Splatoon concert rehearsal trailer
Posted on 8 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in Videos, Wii U | 8 Comments
As previously announced, on January 30th, Nintendo will hold a Splatoon concert in Chiba, Japan in celebration of the game having sold 1 million copies in Japan. Select pieces of the soundtrack will be played and the Squid Sisters will perform as well. Watch the trailer below for some footage from the rehearsals and a look at the CGI performance of Callie and Marie.
First 15 minutes of LEGO Marvel’s Avengers footage
Posted on 8 years ago by Jake in Videos, Wii U | 0 comments
IGN has shared the opening 15 minutes of the just released LEGO Marvel’s Avengers. Check out the video below:
Zelda: Twilight Princess HD tweet (1/25/16)
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 47 Comments
Yet another new tweet has been posted on the Japanese Zelda Twitter account. Today’s message is a little more interesting, as it contains concept art of Midna.
Here’s the translated tweet:
“…It’s Malo. This is Midna, the gal who is profusely well-informed about the Twilight Realm. Seems like there were various kinds of designs until her appearance became like this. Speaking of which, her name seems to come from midnight… “shadow” = “night” is simple, isn’t it.”
?????HD?…??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????…?????????????? pic.twitter.com/fRq1edrfcR
— ?????? (@ZeldaOfficialJP) January 26, 2016
Super Mario Maker web portal and Minecraft: Wii U edition undergoing maintenance this week
Posted on 8 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in News, Wii U | 0 comments
Nintendo will perform some additional maintenance on a couple of services this week, meaning that online functions won’t be available. Minecraft: Wii U Edition will undergo maintenance at the following times:
January 26, 4:50 PM – January 26, 6:30 PM Pacific Time / January 27th, 1:50 AM – January 27th, 3:30 AM Central European Standard Time / January 27th, 9:50 AM – January 27, 11 AM Japan Standard Time
Super Mario Maker Bookmark, the web portal for Super Mario Maker, will also undergo maintenance and won’t be available at the following time:
January 25, 9 PM – January 25, 10 PM Pacific Time / January 26th, 6 AM – January 26th, 7 AM Central European Standard Time / January 26th, 2 PM – January 26, 3 PM Japan Standard Time
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UK software sales (Week ending 01/23/2016) – Wii U/3DS charts
Posted on 8 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 0 comments
This week’s Wii U/3DS-specific UK software sales are as follows:
Wii U
1. Mario Kart 8 – Nintendo
2. Splatoon – Nintendo
3. Super Mario Maker – Nintendo
4. Yoshi’s Woolly World – Nintendo
5. Super Smash Bros. for Wii U – Nintendo
6. Mario Party 10 – Nintendo
7. Just Dance 2016 – Ubisoft
8. Xenoblade Chronicles X – Nintendo
9. Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker – Nintendo
10. Super Mario 3D World – Nintendo
3DS
1. The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D – Nintendo
2. Pokemon Alpha Sapphire – Nintendo
3. Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer – Nintendo
4. New Super Mario Bros. 2- Nintendo
5. Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam Bros. – Nintendo
6. Mario Kart 7 – Nintendo
7. Pokemon Omega Ruby – Nintendo
8. Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Nintendo
9. Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate – Capcom
10. Tomodachi Life – Nintendo
Source: Chart-Track
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UK software sales (Week ending 01/23/2016)
Posted on 8 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 2 Comments
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LEGO Marvel’s Avengers 3DS and Wii U screenshots
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Screenshots, Wii U | 0 comments
We have a few new screenshots of LEGO Marvel’s Avengers in the gallery below. They specifically show the Nintendo versions of the game. LEGO Marvel’s Avengers on Wii U definitely looks similar to its other console counterparts, but this is our first look at the title on 3DS – which has an open world hub, by the way.
Former Ubisoft dev on porting Assassin’s Creed III to Wii U, making Prince of Persia for Wii
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii, Wii U | 104 Comments
Maxime Beaudoin worked at Ubisoft for several years as a technical architect. Last year, he left the company and founded his own studio. Beaudoin thought it would make sense to look back at his time at Ubisoft in a personal blog post.
One interesting part of the piece has Beaudoin speaking about porting Assassin’s Creed III to Wii U. It was no easy task due to the technical challenges involved, but in the end, the team managed to get it done.
Beaudoin wrote:
After PoP, I contributed on several games here and there, and eventually landed on a technically very challenging project: porting Assassin’s Creed 3 on the WiiU. This was very different from my previous work. The team was super small: we were 2 programmers at the beginning, and at the peak I think we were like 15 or something.
Famitsu’s most wanted games (1/24/16)
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 5 Comments
It’s time for the latest Famitsu’s most wanted games chart! Dragon Quest XI takes a dive, and falls a few spots down the list.
Head past the break for the full chart. All votes were cast between January 7 and January 13.
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Zelda: Twilight Princess HD tweet (1/24/16)
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 19 Comments
A new tweet about Twilight Princess HD was just posted on the Japanese Zelda Twitter page. Once again, “Malo” is the one who shared today’s message. This time we have a recap of Wolf Link’s abilities.
Here’s the tweet:
“…It’s Malo. It’s the first time I’ve seen someone being able to transform into a wolf without having to see the moon… So with sharpened senses, he can look at things that normally couldn’t be seen, track with scents, and even put up a barrier to attack (referring to the shadow circle)… Isn’t that surpassing the boundary of a wolf…?”
We’ve also included the newest screenshot from Twilight Princess HD above.
