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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 4 Comments

Nintendo is teaming up with the San Francisco Public Library to teach kids the basics of video game level design with Super Mario Maker. An event will be hosted later this month at The Mix, a creative space at the Main Library. Kids and teens will be able to create, learn, engage and share using all sorts of different tools. This comes as a nationwide push for more computer science education and digital learning for children.

Here’s an overview of the event:

“During the Super Mario Maker event, kids and their parents will have the opportunity to attend special workshops hosted by Nintendo game experts that will introduce them to video game level design using the Super Mario Maker game. Kids will be split into groups and given hands-on time with the game and shown the ins and outs of game level design. The kids will be encouraged to work together to design their own courses in the game – the more creative, the better! The courses will then be available to play by anyone that owns Super Mario Maker and has Internet access by entering special course codes in the game. Course codes will be shared after the event concludes.”

The Super Mario Maker event at the San Francisco Public Library will be held on March 30. Activities will take place between 3 PM and 7 PM.

Source: Nintendo PR

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 0 comments

Warner Bros. has announced that the Classic Captain Marvel Character & Level Pack and The Masters of Evil Character & Level Pack are coming to LEGO Marvel’s Avengers as the game’s first DLC. This content is set to arrive on March 29.

Here’s a rundown of the different DLC:

Available starting March 29:

Classic Captain Marvel Character & Level Pack

• After an exploding alien machine grants her amazing super powers, Carol Danvers became the interstellar Super Hero known as Captain Marvel! Now, when arch-enemies reappear in her life, it’s up to Captain Marvel to save the city of New York. This pack features eight playable characters, a new vehicle, and one new level.
• Characters and vehicles included: Captain Marvel, Captain Marvel’s Skycycle, Helen Cobb’s Plane, Kang The Conqueror, Magnitron, Moonstone, Poundcakes, Tic, Warbird, and Wonder Man

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Posted on 8 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in Videos, Wii U | 0 comments

Continuing its series of “Countdown Clash” videos leading up to the launch of Pokken Tournament this week, Nintendo UK published the results video for battles 5 and 6.  Check it out below:

The finals will be held live on Twitch.tv/nintendouk, today at 5pm GMT.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Jake in News, Wii U | 0 comments

A new trailer from Nintendo’s Japanese Youtube page shows off a new course with a Toadette costume, coming soon to Super Mario Maker. The trailer suggests that she will be added tomorrow, March 18th.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 80 Comments

Last week’s Super Mario Maker update made a small but notable tweak to one of the game’s items. The P-Switch’s hitbox has been modified, meaning it’s now more difficult to jump off it. Some players aren’t even sure if this was an intentional change or a glitch.

In any case, how the P-Switch works now is causing some issues. Courses made before the latest Mario Maker update use the old way of jumping off the item. However, levels made after the patch use the new method. And finally, if you were making a level before the patch and now make a change post-patch, the new P-Switch rules are applied. Because of this, it can be tough for players to determine how they should jump off a P-Switch in the game.

“Keiichi1996” attempts to show the change in this video:

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 0 comments

Thanks to Kotaku, we have a few more videos for the new Disney Infinity 3.0 – Marvel Battlegrounds Play Set. Check them out below.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Images, Wii U | 3 Comments

This week’s Famitsu scans are now available. Highlighted games include Star Fox Zero, Star Fox Guard, Kirby: Planet Robobot, Disney Art Academy, Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3, Yo-kai Sangokushi, Azure Striker Gunvolt 2, and My Hero Academia: Battle for All. Scans of each title can be found in the gallery below.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 11 Comments

Just like with previous updates, the folks over on Smash Boards have started compiling their own patch notes for the latest Smash Bros. Wii U/3DS version. These notes indicate what sort of changes were made to certain characters.

Head past the break for a look at all of the balance changes discovered thus far. This is all based on the latest Smash Bros. Wii U/3DS update, version 1.1.5.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Wii U | 11 Comments

Last week, Videogamer spoke with Rebellion CEO Jason Kingsley to talk Nintendo, including the NX.

Regarding the company in general, Kingsley had only good things to say about the Big N. He told the site:

“Nintendo are brilliant. They’re a fabulous company and I love them. I always feel they’re quite eccentric. They come up with some incredible hardware. Even the Virtual Boy back in the day was really intriguing, and then the clamshell design of their handhelds. To be honest, I just don’t know [whether Rebellion will support NX]. The only way I can answer the question is, when we know what the machine is we’ll see and we’ll have a look. I’ve always loved Nintendo, I love their games and love their hardware.”

As for NX, Kingsley has no idea about what the system actually is at this point. He therefore can’t commit to or rule out support until more information has surfaced, though the door is being left open.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 0 comments

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U/3DS underwent maintenance last night. Tomorrow, another Nintendo game will be getting the same treatment.

Super Mario Maker maintenance is set to take place during Thursday evening (very early on Friday in Europe) for a little over two hours. This will impact all of the game’s network services.

The maintenance period is scheduled for the following times:

– 5:50 PM PT – 8 PM PT
– 8:50 PM ET – 11 PM ET
– 12:50 AM in the UK – 3 AM in the UK
– 1:50 AM in Europe – 4 AM in Europe

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