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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 152 Comments

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD appears to be in this week’s Famitsu once again. While last week’s article was only a recap of the game as a whole, the latest issue touches on some new features. Leaks stemming from Famitsu talk about amiibo functionality.

Using the Wolf Link amiibo at a certain place will allow you to play “Thorough Battle: Trial of the Beast” (perhaps this is the Twilight Cave we heard about last week). If you clear this while owning the “Giant Wallet”, you’ll earn the “Bottomless Wallet”. This lets you hold up to 9,999 Rupees, compared to Giant Wallet’s maximum of 1,000. The leak also mentions something about how Link’s health inside normal dungeons can be recovered by the amount of hearts you preserved in the exclusive dungeon (which I assume is this one).

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 1 Comment

Nintendo has more maintenance lined up, as both the Wii U and 3DS will be experiencing some downtime later today. This will affect online play, rankings, and other network services.

Here’s when the maintenance will be taking place:

– 9 PM PT – 11 PM PT
– 12 AM ET – 2 AM ET
– 5 AM in the UK – 7 AM in the UK
– 6 AM in Europe – 8 AM in Europe

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

Today, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment is bringing out five LEGO Dimensions expansion packs based on Ghostbusters, DC Comics, Doctor Who, Back to the Future, and LEGO Ninjago. Watch a trailer for the new content below.

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

This week’s Famitsu review scores are as follows:

Sangokushi 13 (PS4/PS3) – 10/8/9/9
Dragon Quest Builders (PS4/PS3/PSV) – 9/9/9/9
BoxBoy! One More Box (3DS) – 8/8/9/9
Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash (Wii U) – 7/7/9/7
Uta no * Prince-Sama: Music 3 (PSV) – 8/7/7/7
The Asterisk War: The Academy City on the Water Houaa Kenran (PSV) – 7/7/7/7
Koihime Enbu (PS4/PS3) – 7/7/7/7
Infinity Runner (PS4) – 6/7/7/8
Alien Panic! (3DS) – 7/6/7/6
Castle Conqueror Defender (3DS) – 6/6/6/6

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 25 Comments

Update: Bumped to the top. Added in Nintendo’s official patch notes.

Splatoon’s next update has been announced, and it’s due out very shortly. Version 2.5.0 is actually slated for release in roughly 24 hours.

The new update will be accompanied by the latest round of maintenance. This is set between 9:50 AM and 11:30 AM Japan time, which should translate to:

– 4:50 PM PT (Tuesday) – 6:30 PM PT (Tuesday)
– 7:50 PM ET (Tuesday) – 9:30 PM ET (Tuesday)
– 12:50 AM in the UK (Wednesday) – 2:30 AM in the UK (Wednesday)
– 1:50 AM in Europe (Wednesday) – 3:30 AM in Europe (Wednesday)

Regarding the update itself, players will mainly find stage adjustments and fixes. 124MB of free space is required.

You can find a rough translation of the 2.5.0 patch notes after the break. We’ll add in the official ones when they’re posted.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 31 Comments

Nintendo is finally ready to talk about The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD again in an official capacity. The series’ Japanese Twitter account was updated today with a brief introduction from Eiji Aonuma… as well as Malo, a character in the game.

Nintendo didn’t touch on new features just yet. However, some art was posted (pictured above). We also have this translation of the various tweets:

“Hello, this is Aonuma. This year the world of Twilight returns in HD after 10 years. From today we’d like to introduce information on Twilight Princess for a while.

Twilight Princess is a story about the 2 worlds of ‘Light’ and ‘Darkness’. The game’s scale was getting bigger, and at the early stages of the original [GameCube version], we drew a lot of setting scenes. We also plan to publish [things like] discussions and [hidden] treasured images at times, so please look forward to them!

The introductions from now on will be brought by Malo who appears in this game. Malo, I’m leaving it to you!

…I’m Malo. I may look like this, but I’m the owner of ‘Malo Mart’, the hero of prices. …I won’t forgive you if you think I’m a child and ridicule me [because of that]…”

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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. Just Dance 2016 –  Ubisoft
6. Super Smash Bros. for Wii U – Nintendo
7. Mario Party 10 – Nintendo
8. Xenoblade Chronicles X – Nintendo
9. Super Mario 3D World – Nintendo
10. Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker – Nintendo

3DS

1. Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer – Nintendo
2. Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam Bros. – Nintendo
3. Pokemon Alpha Sapphire – Nintendo
4. Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Nintendo
5. New Super Mario Bros. 2 – Nintendo
6. Tomodachi Life – Nintendo
7. Mario Kart 7 – Nintendo
8. Mario & Luigi: Dream Team Bros. – Nintendo
9. Pokemon Y – Nintendo
10. Pokemon Omega Ruby – Nintendo

Source: Chart-Track

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Posted on 8 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 2 Comments

This week’s UK software sales are as follows:

Individual formats

All formats

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 12 Comments

It’s time for the latest Famitsu’s most wanted games chart! Dragon Quest XI remains the top pick.

Head past the break for the full chart. All votes were cast between December 24 and January 6.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 78 Comments

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD is going for $60 at retail. At the moment, the only way to pick up the game physically is by snagging the amiibo bundle. If you opt for the digital release though, you can save a little bit of cash.

Amazon just recently opened up pre-orders for the digital version of Twilight Princess HD. If you choose this option, it’ll only cost $50. You’ll miss out on the Wolf Link amiibo of course, but I do know that some of you aren’t interested in the figure. It’s almost certain that purchasing the game directly from the eShop will also cost $50.

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