Rumor: Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice now slated for Fall 2016, Mario & Sonic Wii U in June
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Rumors, Wii U | 24 Comments
Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice was originally slated for Fall 2015. Last September though, SEGA ended up pushing the game back to sometime this year. We’ve yet to receive any news updates since then.
A photo taken at Tomy’s booth from the New York Toy Fair may have revealed an updated release window. If what’s mentioned by the toy manufacturer is accurate, we won’t be seeing Fire & Ice until sometime this fall.
That’s not all though. Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games on Wii U is rumored for June. And for those interested in the Sonic Boom cartoon, that’s apparently set to return this fall as well.
Video: A look at all amiibo support in Zelda: Twilight Princess HD
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 11 Comments
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD supports a few different amiibo – Zelda, Link, Toon Link, Sheik, Ganondorf, and Wolf Link. You can get a close look as to how each of these work in the video below.
Pre-order updates (2/21/16)
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 0 comments
Below are the latest titles that can be currently pre-ordered at retailers:
North America
* Save 20 percent on pre-orders with Amazon Prime or Best Buy’s GCU.
Wii U
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD with amiibo – Amazon
, Best Buy, GameStop
Pokken Tournament (pre-order for Shadow Mewtwo amiibo card) – Amazon
, Best Buy, GameStop
Star Fox Zero – Amazon
, Best Buy, GameStop
Mighty No. 9 – Amazon
, Best Buy, GameStop
Terraria – Amazon
, Best Buy, GameStop
Shin Megami Tensei x Fire Emblem – Best Buy
LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens – Amazon
, Best Buy, GameStop
The Legend of Zelda – Amazon
, Best Buy
3DS
Mega Man Legacy Collection Collector’s Edition – Best Buy
Mega Man Legacy Collection – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Pokémon Blue Version [Digital Code] – Amazon
, GameStop
Pokémon Red Version [Digital Code] – Amazon
, GameStop
Pokémon Yellow Version [Digital Code] – Amazon
, GameStop
Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games – Amazon
, Best Buy, GameStop
Hyrule Warriors Legends – Amazon
, Best Buy , GameStop
Return to PopoloCrois: A Story of Seasons Fairlytale – Amazon
, Best Buy, GameStop
Bravely Second: End Layer Collector’s Edition – Best Buy, GameStop
Bravely Second: End Layer – Amazon
, Best Buy, GameStop
Terraria – Amazon
, Best Buy , GameStop
Langrisser Re: Incarnation – Tensei – – Amazon
, Best Buy, GameStop
SEGA 3D Classics Collection – Amazon
, Best Buy (new), GameStop
LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens – Amazon
, Best Buy, GameStop
7th Dragon III Code: VFD – Amazon
Dragon Quest VII – Amazon
, Best Buy, GameStop
Zero Escape: Zero Time Dilemma – Amazon
, Best Buy, GameStop
Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice – Amazon
, Best Buy, GameStop
Dragon Quest VIII – Amazon
, Best Buy
Metroid Prime: Federation Force – Amazon
amiibo
Roy – GameStop (exclusive)
Ryu – Amazon
, Best Buy, GameStop
Famicom R.O.B. – Amazon
, Best Buy, GameStop
Kapp’n – Amazon
, Best Buy, GameStop
Rover – Amazon
, Best Buy, GameStop
Timmy & Tommy Nook – Amazon
Animal Crossing amiibo cards series 3 – Amazon
, GameStop
Guides/Books
Zelda: Twilight Princess HD Collector’s Edition guide – Amazon
(save $15)
Zelda: Twilight Princess HD guide (standard) – Amazon
(save $7)
Hyrule Warriors Legends Collector’s Edition guide – Amazon
(save $8)
Star Fox Zero Collector’s Edition Guide – Amazon
(save $10)
The Art of Fire Emblem: Awakening – Amazon
(save $14)
Other
HORI Pokken Tournament Pro Pad Limited Edition Controller – Amazon
Canada
Wii U
Mighty No. 9
Pokken Tournament
Terraria
Star Fox Zero
LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens
3DS
Mega Man Legacy Collection
Return to PopoloCrois: A Story of Seasons Fairytale
Hyrule Warriors Legends
Langrisser Re: Incarnation -TENSEI- – Nintendo 3DS
SEGA 3D Classics Collection
LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice
Metroid Prime: Federation Force
Zero Escape: Zero Time Dilemma
Books
Zelda: Twilight Princess HD guide (including collector’s)
The Art of Fire Emblem: Awakening
UK
Wii U
Mighty No. 9
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD
Pokken Tournament
The Book of Unwritten Tales 2 
Star Fox Zero
LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens
3DS
Bravely Second: End Layer
Stella Glow
Hyrule Warriors Legends
Mario and Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games
(new)
LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Systems
Hyrule Edition New 3DS XL
Pokemon Red 2DS
Pokemon Blue 2DS
Pokemon Yellow 2DS
amiibo
Books
Zelda: Twilight Princess HD guide (including collector’s)
The Art of Fire Emblem: Awakening
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Bandai Namco on how Pokken Tournament evolved into more than just a Tekken engine game
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 11 Comments
Pokken Tournament’s connection to Tekken is known. The game does take some elements from that series, but the two are very much different.
Speaking with IGN, Bandai Namco’s Katsuhiro Harada said that the project began as “a Tekken engine [game] with some Pokemon characters.” Yet with the introduction of the Field Phase, a new rendering engine, and an “entire new battle system,” Pokken Tournament became its own unique title.
Harada’s full words:
“(Pokken Tournament started life as a Tekken engine [game] with some Pokemon characters. As we worked on it. We knew we wanted to show off the Pokemon, and that led to implementing the [free movement] Field Phase, and we just really realized quickly in that prototype phase that we needed to just kind of create this whole thing from scratch. We even built an entire new rendering engine, and kind of came up with and entire new battle system for it. But it really is just built from the ground up for this entirely new type of fighting game.”
More: Bandai Namco, interview, Pokken Tournament
Zelda: Twilight Princess HD – GameCube and Wii U comparison from Nintendo
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in GameCube, Videos, Wii U | 28 Comments
Nintendo is joining in on the fun of comparing The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess on GameCube to the new HD version on Wii U. Check out a brief video from the company below.
Splatoon – Splatfest #11 results
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 14 Comments
After a day of intense battles, Splatoon’s latest Splatfest has ended. The results of the Pokemon Red vs. Blue competition in North America/Europe and Pokemon Red vs. Green event in Japan are now in.
You can see how things panned out in North America above. As for Europe and Japan, those results are below.
Genei Ibun Roku #FE devs on reproducing Shibuya, game structure, scrapped battle intro idea
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 14 Comments
Several developers behind Genei Ibun Roku #FE were interviewed in Nintendo Dream’s February issue. Surprisingly, the March edition has another interview with the team as well. The lengthy lineup of staff who participated include producer Hitoshi Yamagami (Nintendo), director Kaori Ando (Nintendo), producer Shinjiro Takata (Atlus), director Eiji Ishida (Atlus), chief director Wataru Hirata (Atlus), art director Fumitaka Yano (Atlus).
Nintendo Dream’s latest feature isn’t quite as interesting as last month’s where we learned that Genei Ibun Roku #FE was originally planned for 3DS and considered a wide array of genres. But there are still quite a few juicy tidbits. After the break, you can see what the developers had to say about reproducing Shibuya, the game structure, and an idea for battle intros that was scrapped.
Sakurai considered Geno for Smash Bros.
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii, Wii U | 189 Comments
There’s a pretty big interview with Masahiro Sakurai in this month’s issue of Nintendo Dream. We already covered quite a bit of it earlier today, but there’s additional news emerging from the magazine as well.
As spotted by Source Gaming, Sakurai states that he wanted Geno to be a playable fighter in Brawl, and apparently Wii U/3DS as well. He also acknowledged that Geno is popular, especially when talking about old characters.
We did end up with a Geno costume in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and 3DS. Obviously that’s very different from a playable fighter, however. Maybe we’ll see him in the franchise’s next entry?
Pokken Tournament – brief amiibo footage
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 9 Comments
Pokken Tournament works with all amiibo to unlock in-game items. You can get a brief look at that in the video below.
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Sakurai on ending Smash Bros. DLC, wanting to appeal to all players
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 101 Comments
This month’s issue of Nintendo Dream features an interview with Masahiro Sakurai. During the discussion, the Smash Bros. director talked about ending DLC in the Wii U and 3DS games, including how development differed with the main title and why now is an appropriate time to stop adding characters. There’s also quite a bit of discussion about how Sakurai wants Smash Bros. to appeal to all types of players.
Head past the break for the interview breakdown. Please note that this particular post is more of an abridged/summary version rather than a word-for-word translation.
