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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS, News, Wii U | 15 Comments

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

New 3DS LL – 30,172
PS4 – 25,592
Vita – 18,202
Wii U – 15,398
New 3DS – 6,241
3DS – 4,797
PS3 – 1,939
3DS LL – 1,162
Xbox One – 99

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

New 3DS LL – 37,227
PS4 – 36,559
Vita – 31,338
Wii U – 24,722
New 3DS – 11,610
3DS – 9,698
PS3 – 2,784
3DS LL – 1,944
Xbox One – 293

And here are the software charts:

1. [PSV] Odin Sphere Leifthrasir – 43,394 / NEW
2. [PS4] Odin Sphere Leifthrasir – 42,263 / NEW
3. [3DS] Monster Hunter X – 36,700 / 2,623,786
4. [3DS] Cardfight!! Vanguard G: Stride to Victory! – 20,992 / NEW
5. [3DS] Monster Strike – 19,576 / 757,807
6. [WIU] Splatoon – 18,455 / 1,201,389
7. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch Busters – 14,716 / 2,161,824
8. [WIU] Super Mario Maker – 14,342 / 767,081
9. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition – 13,182 / 621,061
10. [PS3] Odin Sphere Leifthrasir – 9,771 / NEW
11. [PS4] Fallout 4 – 8,793 / 197,670
12. [3DS] Rhythm Heaven: The Best Plus – 6,546 / 636,070
13. [PSV] Mobile Suit Gundam: Extreme VS Force – 6,090 / 127,496
14. [PS4] Call of Duty: Black Ops III – 5,389 / 279,666
15. [3DS] Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer – 5,305 / 1,317,679
16. [PS4] GTA V (4,990 Yen Edition) – 4,679 / 58,978
17. [PS4] Rainbow Six Siege – 4,554 / 56,230
18. [3DS] Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam – 4,408 / 212,221
19. [PS4] Minecraft: PlayStation 4 Edition – 4,136 / 42,386
20. [PSV] Dariusburst: Chronicle Saviours – 3,675 / NEW

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Posted on 9 years ago by Matthew(@matthewburr) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 6 Comments

Nintendo has announced some maintenance on the Nintendo Network ID service that will take place Monday evening. During this time you will be unable to connect to networks with your Nintendo Network ID ad all online services which use the ID will not be functioning. The schedule for this maintenance is:

– 12 PM PT – 4 PM PT
– 3 PM ET – 7 PM ET
– 8 PM in the UK – 12 AM in the UK
– 9 PM in the UK – 1 AM in the UK

In addition, tonight will have the weekly Xenoblade Chronicles X maintenance which will halt online services for a short period of time. The schedule for this is:

– 5:50 PM PT – 7:30 PM PT
– 8:50 PM ET – 10:30 PM ET
– 1:50 AM in the UK – 3:30 AM in the UK
– 2:50 AM in Europe – 4:30 AM in Europe

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 2 Comments

The Ghostbusters Level Pack is among the new content out now for LEGO Dimensions. Check out some footage of it in the video below.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Wii U | 28 Comments

Yesterday, the Japanese Zelda Twitter account began sending out new messages to promote Twilight Princess HD. There’s another post today, though this time it’s more about the series in general. Along with the timeline image above “Malo” wrote the following:

“…it’s Malo. This is a rare article brought by the pops with mustache… (note: likely Aonuma) So according to this, this story is the era of victory of the Hero of Time. The Hero of Time? …I don’t know the details, but why is everyone wearing green clothes? …if they’re of the same brand. That’s gotta be really good product appeal.”

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 0 comments

Splatoon version 2.5.0 is out now. You can grab the update by starting up the game, or waiting for automatic updates to download today’s patch.

For those that missed yesterday’s post, we’re including the 2.5.0 patch notes once again. You can read them in full below.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 0 comments

Update (1/19): Bumped to the top. This is now at a bigger discount – $16 instead of $7.

Original (1/16): Prima’s guide for The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD can now be pre-ordered on Amazon. You can reserve the collector’s edition here, and standard version here. If you pre-order the first one, you can save $7.

Our Canadian friends can pre-order here. If you’re in the UK, visit this link. There don’t appear to be any savings, however.

Here’s a look at the standard guide’s cover by the way:

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Posted on 9 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 9 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 9 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 9 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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