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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 3 and 4.  Check it out below:

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

Update: Added boxarts.

Back in September, Nintendo announced the Nintendo Selects program for Europe – select Nintendo 3DS titles getting both a reprint and a permanent discount. Today, Nintendo announced that several Wii U games will be added to the lineup on April 15th. Each game will cost €24,99 / £19.99, both in stores and on Nintendo eShop. The games are:

• New Super Mario Bros. U & New Super Luigi U (bundle pack; the standard version of New Super Mario Bros. U will be removed from the eShop on April 15th)
• Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
• Wii Party U
• The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD
• Lego City Undercover

Head past the break for today’s full announcement.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 1 Comment

Update: Here’s a full playthrough of the Event Course:

Another new costume and Event Course have come to Super Mario Maker. Once you’ve completed the Twilight Princess HD level, you can unlock Wolf Link as an outfit. Using the Wolf Link amiibo also unlocks the costume.

Here’s an overview of the Event Course:

“While exploring the Twilight Realm in The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD, somehow Link and Midna’s souls have found their way into Super Mario Maker.

Now, to protect peace throughout all worlds, they must seal away a new menace – Bowser Jr., who has split himself in three!”

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii, Wii U | 7 Comments

Update 3 (3/9): Bumped to the top for the final time. All of the Nintendo Selects are now up on Best Buy.

Update 2: Bumped to the top again. The Nintendo Selects are up on Amazon Canada.

Update (3/8): Bumped to the top. Some, but not all, of the Nintendo Selects are now up on Best Buy.

Original (3/7): Later this week, a new batch of Nintendo Selects will be arriving in North America. The lineup includes the following games:

Wii U

Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
NES Remix Pack
Pikmin 3
Super Mario 3D World

3DS

Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D
Mario Party: Island Tour
Yoshi’s New Island

Wii

Super Mario Galaxy 2
Animal Crossing: City Folk
Donkey Kong Country Returns
Super Mario All-Stars

All of these Nintendo Selects can be ordered from Amazon here. They’ll be priced at $19.99 each. Note that they’ll be down to $16 for Prime members.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 5 Comments

Did you know that you can lock Mario out of the castle in Super Mario Maker? With the new 1.40 update and key functionality, this is actually possible. If you use a locked door in the original Super Mario Bros. style, Mario won’t be able to enter! It’s a neat little Easter Egg included by Nintendo.

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

Last night, a Pokken Tournament update came out which allowed reviewers to try out the game’s online functionality. A couple of matches can be seen below.

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

Another Star Fox Zero gameplay clip has come in from GameXplain showing a secret path in Corneria. We’ve posted the video below.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 19 Comments

Update 2: Bumped to the top again. Added in an image showing all of the new costumes.

Update: Bumped to the top. Added three more costumes that has been discovered after the video.

Super Mario Maker added several new costumes with its update today. Some of these were actually added to the “Normal” and “Expert” modes in 100 Mario Challenge, while several more can be obtained in the new “Super Expert” difficulty.

It was previously revealed that today’s update would be adding new costumes like Tetra. We now have confirmation about a few other outfits, as well as some footage for three of the additions. Head past the break for the latest content.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 2 Comments

Nintendo of Europe prepared yet another Zelda: Twilight Princess HD trailer today to highlight the game’s critical reception. You can give the UK version a look below.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 1 Comment

Splatoon’s 2.6.0 update went live last night. YouTube user “Nintendome” took a closer look at the latest patch, which you can view in the video below.

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