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

Super Mario Maker’s “Mary O’s Lunch Break” Event Course, which comes with a new costume, can now be played. If you’d like to see the level in full, watch the video below.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 0 comments

Update: Even more maintenance:

3DS (certain network services – online play, rankings, etc.)

– 6 PM PT (Sunday) – 8 PM ET (Sunday)
– 9 PM ET (Sunday) – 11 PM ET (Sunday)
– 1 AM in the UK (Monday) – 3 AM in the UK (Monday)
– 2 AM in Europe (Monday) – 4 AM in Europe (Monday)

Wii U/3DS (certain network services – online play, rankings, etc.)

– 9 PM PT (Sunday) – 1 AM PT (Monday)
– 12 AM ET (Monday) – 4 AM ET (Monday)
– 4 AM in the UK (Monday) – 8 AM in the UK (Monday)
– 5 AM in Europe (Monday) – 9 AM in Europe (Monday)

We have another update on maintenance taking place for the rest of the week. Aside from the hour of Xenoblade Chronicles X maintenance we reported on yesterday, which is set to take place this evening, here’s the rest of the lineup for the next few days as of now:

Wii U/3DS (certain network services – online play, rankings, etc.)

– 8 PM PT (Wednesday) – 5 AM PT (Thursday)
– 11 PM ET (Thursday) – 8 AM ET (Thursday)
– 4 AM in the UK (Thursday) – 1 PM in the UK (Thursday)
– 5 AM in Europe (Thursday) – 2 PM in Europe (Thursday)

3DS (certain network services – online play, rankings, etc.)

– 5:30 PM PT (Thursday) – 7 PM PT (Thursday)
– 8:30 PM ET (Thursday) – 10 PM ET (Thursday)
– 1:30 AM in the UK (Friday) – 3 AM in the UK (Friday)
– 2:30 AM in Europe (Friday) – 4 AM in Europe (Friday)

Wii U/3DS (certain network services – online play, rankings, etc.)

– 8 PM PT (Thursday) – 1 AM PT (Friday)
– 11 PM ET (Thursday) – 4 AM ET (Friday)
– 4 AM in the UK (Friday) – 9 AM in the UK (Friday)
– 5 AM in Europe (Friday) – 10 AM in Europe (Friday)

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

A series of “Top Tip” Splatoon videos were uploaded by Nintendo of Europe earlier today. In each one, co-director Tsubasa Sakaguchi gives some advice pertaining to weapons, sub weapons, gear, and Turf Wars. We’ve attached all of the tips below.

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

GameXplain has posted a new video showing the new Super Mario Maker update in-depth. Below, you can get a look at Skewers, keys and locked doors, mandatory boss fights, pink coins, and more.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS, News, Wii U | 28 Comments

The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:

Vita – 29,937
PS4 – 28,863
New 3DS LL – 19,111
Wii U – 7,260
New 3DS – 6,013
3DS – 2,679
PS3 – 1,600
3DS LL – 552
Xbox One – 490

For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:

PS4 – 26,502
Vita – 17,368
New 3DS LL – 17,257
Wii U – 5,392
New 3DS – 4,944
3DS – 2,694
PS3 – 1,493
3DS LL – 550
Xbox One – 60

And here are the software charts:

1. [PSV] Gundam Breaker 3 – 74,639 / NEW
2. [PS4] Gundam Breaker 3 – 66,580 / NEW
3. [3DS] Haikyuu!!: Cross Team Match – 23,440 / NEW
4. [PSV] Atelier Shallie Plus – 19,693 / NEW
5. [3DS] Mario & Sonic at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games – 18,391 / 82,160
6. [PSV] Is the Order a Rabbit? Wonderful Party! – 13,458 / NEW
7. [PSV] Attack on Titan – 12,445 / 96,735
8. [PS4] Life is Strange – 12,111 / NEW
9. [WIU] Splatoon – 10,939 / 1,281,087
10. [PSV] Kan Colle Kai – 9,556 / 171,900
11. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vitga Edition – 8,333 / 684,587
12. [PS4] Attack on Titan – 8,208 / 86,168
13. [3DS] Doraemon: Shin Nobita no Nihon Tanjou – 7,443 / NEW
14. [PSV] Kamen Rider: Battride War Genesis – 6,872 / 29,477
15. [WIU] Super Mario Maker – 6,862 / 812,781
16. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch Busters – 6,467 / 2,223,515
17. [PS4] Street Fighter V – 6,357 / 59,553
18. [3DS] Mega Man Legacy Collection – 6,343 / 30,285
19. [PSV] Dragon Quest Builders – 6,343 / 276,533
20. [3DS] Monster Hunter Generations – 6,301 / 2,705,132

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

Following yesterday’s leak, the Mashiko / Mary O costume and Event Course are now available in Super Mario Maker. After completing the “Mary O.’s Lunch Break” level, the new outfit will be yours.

Here’s an overview of the Event Course:

“Mary O., the friendly guide from the Super Mario Maker manual, finally makes her in-game debut!

‘It’s my lunch break, so I’m heading out for a quick bite to eat. Out of the office, across the street, up some… vines?! Maybe this won’t be so quick after all…'”

And a video for Mashiko / Mary O:

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Posted on 8 years ago by Jake in News, Wii U | 11 Comments

Splatoon continues to set milestones in sales, as Nintendo announced via Twitter that the inky shooter has managed to sell over 1,000,000 units in Europe alone.

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

The latest patch for Super Mario Maker is now live. It will update the game to version 1.40. The update requires 361MB of free space, and will add in Skewers, keys, pink coins, Super Expert Mode in 100-Mario Challenge upon clearing Expert mode, and ranking categories for world records and the number of first clears on courses on the Super Mario Maker Bookmark site.

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

Splatoon’s new update is now available. After applying the patch, your game will be brought up to version 2.6.0.

Missed the update notes we posted a few days ago? If so, head past the break to read them in full.

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