Satoru Iwata to be honored with Lifetime Achievement Award from D.I.C.E.
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Wii U | 3 Comments
Late Nintendo president Satoru Iwata will be honored at the 19th D.I.C.E. Awards ceremony. When the event takes place on February 18, Iwata will be remembered with a Lifetime Achievement Award.
A few Nintendo games have also been selected as nominees for various awards. Those are as follows:
Action Game of the Year
Destiny: The Taken King
HELLDIVERS
Just Cause 3
Star Wars Battlefront
Splatoon
Family Game of the Year
Guitar Hero Live
LEGO Dimensions
Rock Band 4
Super Mario Maker
Tearaway Unfolded
Handheld Game of the Year
Earth Defense Force 2: Invaders from Planet Space
HELLDIVERS
Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon
Yo-Kai Watch
Outstanding Achievement in Online Gameplay
Destiny: The Taken King
Halo 5: Guardians
Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft
Rocket League
Splatoon
More: Satoru Iwata, top
Scans roundup – Monster Hunter Stories, new Story of Seasons, Zelda: Twilight Princess HD
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Wii U | 28 Comments
Update 2: Not mentioned in the article specifically, but a Tears of Light change has been spotted in one of the images. See this post.
Update: Having gone through the Twilight Princess HD pages, it seems that it doesn’t talk about new features. Instead it re-introduces the whole game – story, Link’s abilities, etc. Famitsu only mentions that everything is redrawn in full HD… so pretty much nothing new. Enjoy the screenshots though!
This week’s Famitsu scans are now available. Highlighted games include Hyrule Warriors Legends, Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (3DS), Monster Hunter Stories, Story of Seasons: Good Friends of Three Villages, and Zelda: Twilight Princess HD. Scans of each title can be found in the gallery below.
Super Mario Maker – “Cooooo!” Event Course and Yamamura costume now live
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 2 Comments
Super Mario Maker’s latest Event Course and costume unlock have gone live. After completing the “Cooooo!” level, players will receive Yamamura as the latest outfit.
Here’s an overview of the course:
“This course was created by Yamamura of ‘Super Mario Maker: Crash Course’ fame! He might look like a humble pigeon, but don’t let that fool you – he’s a master course creator! Here’s what he had to say: ‘Coo! (To please my fans across the world, I had a special Yamamura costume made. I hope you all clear my course and get it!)'”
And here’s a video for the costume:
More: Super Mario Maker
Media Create sales (1/4/16 – 1/10/16)
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS, News, Wii U | 33 Comments
The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
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
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
New 3DS LL – 73,778
PS4 – 65,427
Vita – 63,811
Wii U – 53,547
3DS – 21,621
New 3DS – 21,501
PS3 – 4,221
3DS LL – 3,205
Xbox One – 765
Vita TV – 670
And here are the software charts:
1. [3DS] Monster Hunter X – 65,227 / 2,587,086
2. [3DS] Monster Strike – 38,795 / 738,231
3. [WIU] Splatoon – 28,945 / 1,182,934
4. [WIU] Super Mario Maker – 25,854 / 752,739
5. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition – 23,161 / 607,878
6. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch Busters – 22,681 / 2,147,108
7. [PSV] Mobile Suit Gundam Extreme Vs Force – 13,643 / 121,406
8. [3DS] Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer – 10,689 / 1,312,374
9. [PS4] Fallout 4 – 10,457 / 188,877
10. [3DS] Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam – 9,497 / 207,812
11. [3DS] Rhythm Heaven: The Best Plus – 8,742 / 629,524
12. [PS4] Call of Duty: Black Ops III – 7,819 / 274,277
13. [PS4] Star Wars Battlefront – 6,036 / 198,511
14. [PS4] Rainbow Six Siege – 5,912 / 51,676
15. [PS4] Grand Theft Auto V (4,990 Yen Edition) – 5,654 / 54,300
16. [3DS] Disney Magical World 2 – 5,351 / 257,705
17. [PS4] Minecraft: PlayStation 4 Edition – 5,350 / 38,251
18. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf – 5,186 / 4,115,727
19. [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 – 5,002 / 2,426,042
20. [3DS] Downtown no Gaki no Tsukai ya Arahende!! Zettai Ni Tsukamatte Ha Ikenai Gasu Kuropikari Land – 4,860 / 27,280
More: charts, Japan, Media Create, sales, top
European Zelda: Twilight Princess HD boxart
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Images, Wii U | 7 Comments
We’ve already seen the bundle packaging for The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD. But how about the boxart itself? Have a look above, courtesy of Amazon France.
New fighters revealed for Pokken Tournament
Posted on 8 years ago by Matthew(@matthewburr) in News, Wii U | 51 Comments
Shortly after Nintendo stated that the list of fighters will be growing before the Spring release of the game, three more have been revealed today in CoroCoro magazine scans, and apparently all three are different than the one Nintendo plans to reveal on Friday. The three new fighters revealed are:
- Mewtwo
- Garchomp
- Braixen
All three seem like great choices, now we wait and see who’s next to be added to the lineup.
More: Pokken Tournament, scans
More Xenoblade Chronicles X maintenance taking place tomorrow
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 0 comments
Xenoblade Chronicles X will be experiencing more maintenance tomorrow. Network services for the RPG may be affected.
Here’s when the maintenance period is scheduled for:
– 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)
Japanese Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash commercials
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 4 Comments
Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash launched a couple of months ago in the west, but Japan is finally getting the game next week. View a few commercials below.
Amazon Prime: 20% off pre-orders – Zelda Wii U, Hyrule Warriors Legends, FE Fates, lots more
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 19 Comments
Update 2: Bumped to the top again. This should work on all existing Prime pre-orders – see the FAQ here.
Update: Bumped to the top. This appears to apply to other items as well like the Lucas and Animal Crossing amiibo. Updated the link below.
Amazon has once again discounted game pre-orders for Prime members, and the selection and savings appear to be bigger than ever before. Zelda Wii U, Hyrule Warriors Legends, and Fire Emblem Fates are all eligible for 20 percent off at checkout. The same goes for the upcoming Dragon Quest 3DS remakes, Bravely Second, and more.
You can find the full selection here.
It’s not yet known how long these discounts will last, and if they were intentional.
Zelda: Twilight Princess HD featured in this week’s Famitsu
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 14 Comments
We last heard about The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD when it was made official during the November 2015 Nintendo Direct. A couple of months later, Nintendo is now ready to show more of the game.
Famitsu has a four-page feature on Twilight Princess HD this week. It remains to be seen what’s actually included since early magazine leaks lack concrete information. We should be getting new screenshots at the very least! Scans will hit the site tomorrow morning.
