European Splatoon players will have until this time tomorrow to participate in the Splatfest. Once it ends, we’ll post the results as soon as they’re made available.

Yacht Club on how the Shovel Knight amiibo came to be, Nintendo’s role, cut idea

Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News, Wii U | 0 comments

In an interview with Nintendo Life, Ian Flood and David D’Angelo from Yacht Club Games spoke all about Shovel Knight. One prominent topic was the Shovel Knight amiibo.

Speaking about how the figure came to be, the two developers stated:

David D’Angelo: That started in 2014, the possibility of it even happening – what it would look like, what it could do.
David: Yeah, Nintendo said “pitch us on it” when they showed us the New 3DS. We started chatting about ideas with amiibo and they asked us whether we wanted to formally pitch to do an amiibo. That kind of thing is strange, like you’re sending a paper to no-one! But the whole thing was shocking, really, they kept saying let’s move this forward, and we couldn’t believe it was going to happen.
Ian: The excitement leading up to it was something else. What was funny was that we were waiting for the announcement, website, trailer and stuff like that, and retailers kept leaking it. It was tricky to get the information out there. It’s one thing to leak that it’s a thing, but it’s another to leak that it’s in a game series it’s not! There was a lot of information around, and we couldn’t easily say it was wrong without talking about it fully.
Ian: Yeah, we had to say it was a mis-listing, so not denying everything. We had people getting pre-emptively mad about the release date, pricing. All mad at details that were incorrect. We’re pretty receptive online and tried to answer queries.
Ian: So we tried to calm everyone down and put out a definitive update with full details. But that was fun, a few guys were at PAX for the reveal at the Nindies@Night event, and we were all excited that we had prototypes in a box. The guys were keeping them under their coats at the hotel so that we kept a lid on it, yet the whole time that was happening images were online. It was a bubble where the guys at the event were keeping a secret, but EVERYONE in the entire would knew about it.
But still, it was an immensely exciting day with everything coming together.

More: Amiibo, interview, top, Yacht Club Games

Footage of Splatoon’s new Octobrush Nouveau weapon

Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 2 Comments

A few hours ago, Splatoon went live with the Octobrush Nouveau. Check out some footage of the weapon below.

Splatoon adding the Octobrush Nouveau weapon in a few hours

Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 4 Comments

It’s almost time for another weapon update in Splatoon. In just a few hours from now, the game will be adding the Octobrush Nouveau.

This latest weapon should be going live at the following times:

– 2 AM PT
– 5 AM ET
– 10 AM in the UK
– 11 AM in Europe

View some screenshots of the Octobrush Nouveau below.

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GamesTM #169 review scores

Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii, Wii U | 6 Comments

This month’s GamesTM review scores are as follows:

Star Wars Battlefront – 7
Just Cause 3 – 6
Rainbow Six: Siege – 7
Rise of the Tomb Raider – 7
Xenoblade Chronicles X – 8
Sword Art Online: Lost Song – 4
Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam – 8
Football Manager 2016 – 9
Just Dance 2016 – 7
Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash – 5
Sonic Lost World PC – 6

Thanks to joclo for the tip.

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Pokken Tournament screenshots

Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Screenshots, Wii U | 4 Comments

A whole bunch of screenshots are now available of Pokken Tournament on Wii U. Find the full set below.

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Super Mario Maker – new NES Remix courses, Birdo and Excitebike costumes now live

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

Two new Super Mario Maker courses have gone live. After completing the latest NES Remix levels in Event Courses, players can unlock the Birdo and Excitebike costumes.

Below are overviews of the official courses:

NES Remix (Excitebike)

“In the NES Remix series, a variety of classic Nintendo Entertainment Sysgtem games are given a new lease on life. This time, we’ve picked the Excitebike stage to recreate in Super Mario Maker! Hold the dash button and right on the +Control Pad from the moment the course begins to replicate the authentic motocross experience.”

NES Remix (Super Mario Bros. 2)

“In the NES Remix series, a variety of classic Nintendo Entertainment System games are given a new lease on life. This time, we’ve picked the Super Mario Bros. 2 stages to recreate! If you’ve played the original game, you’ll recognize many of the locations and elements. In true NES Remix style, it’s all very familiar, yet somehow a little different.”

And gameplay of each:

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Guitar Hero Live introduces new playable tracks from The Dead Weather and more

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

Another round of content has been added to Guitar Hero Live. In GHTV, three tracks from The Dead Weather are playable:

Be Still (Live)
I Feel Love (Every Million Miles) (Live)
Let It Through (Live)

Activision is also adding six more tracks via two Premium Shows: Party Party Party! and Nothing But Classics. The new tracks that are also now available are as follows:

Party Party Party!

– Andrew WK – Party Hard
– Twin Atlantic – Fall Into the Party
– Steel Panther – Party Like Tomorrow Is The End of the World

Nothing But Classics

– Pat Benetar – You Better Run
– Loverboy – Working For The Weekend
– Survivor – Children of the Night

Source: Activision PR

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Control 8 characters at once with this Smash Bros. Wii U glitch

Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 7 Comments

Reddit user Gluetendo has stumbled upon an interesting glitch in Smash Bros. Wii U. By taking advantage of it, it’s possible to control eight characters at once.

Here are the full steps, as described by Gluetendo:

Have 8 amiibo.
Use a controller that can “desync” (a GameCube controller preferably).
Go to the 8-Player Smash mode.
Just move your joystick until the “Player #” or port space pops up.
Click the name part of your port until it says “None”.
Remove your controller from the port or desync it.
Scan your amiibo.
Plug everything back in.
Move your joystick again and now you will be the Player in the next available space after your scanned amiibo. Nothing out of the ordinary, but trust me, it’s working.
Repeat Steps 5-9 until all the Player spaces are filled with the 8 amiibo.
Go to the Settings (where Time or Stock and Item rules are). Then simply exit.
Enjoy controlling 8 characters simultaneously

If you’d like to see the glitch working, give the video below a look.

Source, Via

More: Super Smash Bros. for Wii U/3DS

Photos of the Genei Ibun Roku #FE Fortissimo Edition

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

Alongside Genei Ibun Roku #FE’s standalone release in Japan, Nintendo shipped two special items. Consumers have been able to pick up the Fortissimo Edition as well as the Fortissimo Edition Set (Wii U bundle). There are some neat goodies included such as a six-song soundtrack, art book, and more. Check out the gallery below for a look at the various extras.