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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 79 Comments

Sceptile was revealed for Pokken Tournament following a tease on the game’s Twitter account. Something similar is now taking place once again.

Next week, Bandai Namco will be pulling back the curtain of another fighter on the way to Pokken Tournament. The announcement – which will likely come with a trailer – will be made on January 15. Only one clue has been shared: the Japanese name of the Pokemon has a letter ? (ra) in it. We’ll be hearing about another support Pokemon as well.

50 staff members attempted to predict the Pokemon and their reactions were polled after knowing the result. Here are the results of that:

– My prediction is correct! I’m really happy! – 1
– My prediction missed, but I’m still glad – 13
– My prediction missed, I’m salty – 31
– I’m actually perplexed, so I can’t answer – 5

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

Over 28 million physical games were sold in the UK last year. That’s a 6 percent drop year-over-year, but there is some good news for Nintendo. MCV reports that Wii U game sales rose slightly in 2015.

Data from Chart-Track, which provided the information, is based on 53 weeks of sales from 2015. 2014’s data had only 52 weeks.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 0 comments

A few Nintendo-related items have been discounted on Amazon. The lineup includes big savings on LEGO Dimensions, Skylanders SuperChargers, and more.

Here are some of the notable sales:

Skylanders SuperChargers Starter Pack – $49.99 (save $25)
New Super Mario Bros. U + New Super Luigi U – $44.99 (save $15)
LEGO Dimensions Starter Pack – $43.66 (save $56.33)
Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai DX – $29.99 (save $10)
Animal Crossing amiibo 3-pack – $22.98 (save $12.01)
Snoopy’s Grand Adventure – $19.99 (save $20 on Wii U, $10 on 3DS)

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 10 Comments

Last night, the People’s Choice Awards 2016 were held in at the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles, California. Most of the categories centered around television, movies, and music, but there was also an award handed out for “Favorite Video Game”.

So who picked up the win? That went to Super Smash Bros. for Wii U/3DS having beaten out Batman: Arkham Knight, Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, Grand Theft Auto V, and Minecraft.

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

A few hours ago, Super Mario Maker added the new Southwest Air Adventure Event Course. Check out a full playthrough of the stage below.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 7 Comments

Another new Event Course and costume are now live in Super Mario Maker. After completing Southwest Air Adventure, players will receive the Sky Pop outfit.

Here’s an overview of the course:

“Take to the skies through an adventure course designed by Mario fans from Southwest Airlines! Clear it, and you’ll unlock an exclusive Mystery Mushroom costume based on the Sky Pop airline from Super Mario Land!”

And a video showing the Sky Pop costume:

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 47 Comments

With the latest sales numbers reported by Media Create, we’ve learned that Wii U has now sold over three million units in Japan. The sales tracker has the console at around 3,020,662 units lifetime in the territory. Wii U launched in Japan back in December 2012, so it took around three years to reach this latest milestone.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 0 comments

The Wii U version of Shovel Knight (retail) is on sale again over at Amazon You can save $5 on the game, bringing the price down to $20. The same deal doesn’t apply to 3DS sadly!

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

Thanks to Famitsu, we now have information about overall sales in Japan for 2015. This accounts for data collected between December 29, 2014 and December 27, 2015.

First, here’s a look at the numbers per platform:

3DS – 2,189,900 (3,153,045 last year) (20,036,956 lifetime)
PS4 – 1,205,163 (925,570 last year) (2,130,733 lifetime)
PS Vita – 959,342 (1,147,936 last year) (4,382,417 lifetime)
Wii U – 820,304 (604,856 last year) (2,943,587 lifetime)
PS3 – 188,207 (450,034 last year) (10,206,741 lifetime)
Xbox One – 18,093 (45,958 last year) (64,051 lifetime)

In terms of totals, hardware sold 5,381,009 across all platforms. That’s down from 6,428,837 the previous year.

Lastly, here’s a look at the top best-selling games in Japan during 2015:

01./00. [3DS] Monster Hunter X # (Capcom) {2015.11.28} (¥6.264) – 2.441.977 / NEW
02./00. [3DS] Yo-Kai Watch Busters: Red Cat Team / White Dog Squad (Level 5) {2015.07.11} (¥4.968) – 1.965.202 / NEW
03./00. [3DS] Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer # (Nintendo) {2015.07.30} (¥4.320) – 1.282.880 / NEW
04./00. [WIU] Splatoon # (Nintendo) {2015.05.28} (¥6.156) – 1.064.897 / NEW
05./00. [3DS] Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King (Square Enix) {2015.08.27} (¥6.458) – 864.865 / NEW
06./00. [WIU] Super Mario Maker # (Nintendo) {2015.09.10} (¥6.156) – 674.194 / NEW
07./00. [3DS] Monster Strike (Mixi) {2015.12.17} (¥4.860) – 636.709 / NEW
08./05. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch 2: Shin Uchi (Level 5) {2014.12.13} (¥4.968) – 625.223 / 2.632.550 (-69%)
09./00. [3DS] Rhythm Heaven: The Best+ (Nintendo) {2015.06.11} (¥5.076) – 607.343 / NEW
10./00. [3DS] Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright / Conquest # (Nintendo) {2015.06.25} (¥5.076) – 538.669 / NEW

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

It’s time for another content update in Guitar Hero Live. Two new Premium Shows have been added in GHTV: Festival Anthems and New Rock Revolution. There’s also an extension of The Dead Weather’s three playable songs from their live performance in Nashville.

Here are this week’s new songs:

Festival Anthems

The Killers – Mr. Brightside
Biffy Clyro – Black Chandelier
Kings of Leon – Use Somebody

New Rock Revolution

Don Broco – Priorities
Lower Than Atlantis – English Kids in America
Mallory Knox – When Are We Waking Up?

FreeStyleGames has also announced the top 20 songs that were played most often in GHTV through the holiday break. For the full list, head past the break.

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