Super Mario Maker – Barbara the Bat outfit, new Event Course now live
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 1 Comment
Super Mario Maker’s latest costume and Event Course have gone live. After finishing “Barbara in Tomatoland”, you’ll receive the Barbara the Bat outfit.
Here’s an overview of the level:
“Hello, my dears! I’m Barbara the Bat. …What are those blank looks for? Don’t you know who I am?! I’m the star of a little series called Jam with the Band. It’s quite big in Japan! You should all be thankful for this precious opportunity to join the ranks of my minions!”
And here’s a full playthrough of the Event Course:
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Zelda: Twilight Princess HD has Zelda Wii U Easter eggs
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 37 Comments
A few Zelda Wii U Easter eggs have been spotted in The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD. In Chudley’s Fine Goods and Fancy Trinkets Emporium, pieces of art from the upcoming game can be found. It’s nothing mindblowing, but it’s still pretty neat!
Zelda: Twilight Princess HD “Embrace the Dark” commercial
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iSpot has the North American commercial for The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD. As usual, we’ve attached the video below.
Zelda: Twilight Princess HD tweet (2/24/16)
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The Japanese Zelda Twitter account continues its tweets about Twilight Princess HD with a new message from Malo. Today, the topic is the Gale Boomerang.
Here’s our translation:
“…It’s Malo. A boomerang that generates a tornado the same time it’s thrown, huh… It can pull items and spin windmills, so it’s handy indeed. …Hey, don’t use it inside the shop, okay? If you break my goods you’ll have to compensate for it in double.”
A look at how the Ghost Lantern works in Zelda: Twilight Princess HD
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Zelda: Twilight Princess HD features a new item in the Ghost Lantern. By using it, you can more easily track down Poes. GameXplain’s video below goes more in-depth with the item, including a simple explanation as to how you’ll acquire it.
Video: TT Games on pushing the LEGO formula forward
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Game Informer recently caught up with TT Fusion’s design director Mike Taylor and game director Jamie Eden to talk about pushing the LEGO formula forward. Listen to what the two developers shared in the video below.
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Zelda: Twilight Princess retrospective – episode 1: “A Look Back”
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Nintendo has kicked off a new retrospective video series for The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD. Check out the first episode below, which has a few staff members looking back at the initial reveal and development.
Xenoblade Chronicles X maintenance taking place in a few hours
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Xenoblade Chronicles X’s regular maintenance has been scheduled for today once again. It’ll take place during the following times:
– 5:50 PM PT (Wednesday) – 7:30 PM PT (Wednesday)
– 8:50 PM ET (Wednesday) – 10:30 PM ET (Wednesday)
– 1:50 AM in the UK (Thursday) – 3:30 AM in the UK (Thursday)
– 2:50 AM in Europe (Thursday) – 4:30 AM in Europe (Thursday)
The maintenance for Xenoblade Chronicles X will impact all of the game’s network services.
Media Create sales (2/15/16 – 2/21/16)
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS, News, Wii U | 22 Comments
The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
PS4 – 29,363
Vita – 22,191
New 3DS LL – 16,533
New 3DS – 4,363
Wii U – 3,902
3DS – 2,427
PS3 – 1,665
3DS LL – 569
Xbox One – 162
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
PS4 – 27,576
New 3DS LL – 19,691
Vita – 17,104
New 3DS – 4,695
Wii U – 3,933
3DS – 2,717
PS3 – 1,633
3DS LL – 452
Xbox One – 101
And here are the software charts:
1. [PSV] Kan Colle Kai – 140,757
2. [PSV] Attack on Titan – 62,111 / NEW
3. [PS4] Attack on Titan – 61,156 / NEW
4. [PS4] Street Fighter V – 41,990 / NEW
5. [3DS] Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games – 41,736 / NEW
6. [PS4] Project Setsuna – 33,629 / NEW
7. [PSV] Project Setsuna – 27,994 / NEW
8. [PS3] Attack on Titan – 27,415 / NEW
9. [3DS] Shin Megami Tensei IV Final – 14,408 / 110,757
10. [PSV] Dragon Quest Builders – 13,239 / 262,182
11. [WIU] Splatoon – 8,053 / 1,260,770
12. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition – 7,860 / 668,003
13. [PS4] Dragon Quest Builders – 7,757 / 198,344
14. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch Busters – 7,669 / 2,210,704
15. [3DS] Monster Hunter X – 7,660 / 2,691,475
16. [WIU] Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash – 7,596 / 93,879
17. [PS3] Dragon Quest Builders – 7,107 / 92,645
18. [WIU] Super Mario Maker – 6,477 / 802,007
19. [PS4] Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 – 5,301 / 81,934
20. [3DS] Monster Strike – 5,083 / 800,205
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Genei Ibun Roku #FE version 1.1 out now
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 2 Comments
Nintendo and Atlus have released a new update for Genei Ibun Roku #FE. Players can download version 1.1 starting today.
Perhaps as expected, this new update doesn’t appear to do a whole lot. Nintendo’s patch notes say some problems have been fixed so that the game can be played more comfortably.
