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

A couple of notable deals are currently running on GameStop. First, select 3DS games are part of a “buy 1, get 1 50% off” sale. The lineup includes Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, Kirby Triple Deluxe, and more. New 3DS XL systems are also $25 off.

Lastly, here are a pair of Amazon deals:

Save $28 on Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival
HORI GamePad protectors for $13 (Splatoon, Mario)

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

A listing on GameStop reveals that Prima is planning a guide for The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD. There’s a standard version in the works as well as a collector’s edition. With the latter item, you’ll receive a cloth map plus a gold foil stamped hardcover with a leather-like look/feel and gilded pages.

You can pre-order the Twilight Princess HD guide on GameStop here. The standard and collector’s editions are currently half off.

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

The Play Nintendo YouTube account is continuing its “Super Play Time” video series. Check out the second episode below, which focuses on Splatoon.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 5 Comments

Like pretty much every Wii U game, Genei Ibun Roku #FE is available in Japan as a disc title and as a digital release on the eShop. But if you’re looking for the absolute quickest way to play in terms of loading times, you may want to go with the latter options. While the two are pretty comparable, the download version shaves a few seconds off here and there for things like the initial startup and going into battles.

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

We posted the Japanese boxart for Pokken Tournament a little while back, but it was a bit tough to make out. A higher quality image has since appeared on Amazon Japan – look at it above.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 5 Comments

A few days ago, Nintendo announced the top three games for Wii U and 3DS of 2015 as voted on by Miiverse users. The eShop now has the complete top ten for both platforms.

First, here are the results for Wii U:

1. Splatoon
2. Super Mario Maker
3. Xenoblade Chronicles X
4. Yoshi’s Woolly World
5. Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash
6. Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival
7. Mario Party 10
8. Kirby and the Rainbow Curse
9. Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water
10. LEGO Dimensions

And the full 3DS results:

1. Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D
2. Zelda: Tri Force Heroes
3. Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate
4. Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer
5. Xenoblade Chronicles 3D
6. Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon
7. Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai DX
8. Pokemon Shuffle
9. Nintendo Badge Arcade
10. Code Name: S.T.E.A.M.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 9 Comments

This week’s issue of Famitsu has more coverage of Splatoon. There isn’t any news about the game itself (which was to be expected), but there is a 4-page interview with the game’s developers. Famitsu caught up with producer Hisashi Nogami plus co-directors Tsubasa Sakaguchi and Yusuke Amano. They shared some interesting background information about stages, spoke about the end of updates and why they’re coming to a close, and more.

There is quite a bit here, so let’s get right to it. Head past the break for a summary of the interview.

– Most of the stages in Splatoon are based on marine products, but only Under Deca Line Girder Bridge (Urchin Underpass) isn’t. It’s based on Jujo Road, an actual road in Kyoto which is nearby Nintendo’s office. The ? kanji means ten, which can also become Deca in Greek. And ? means line, hence Deca-Line. Deca-Line is the name of the highway, and this stage is right underneath it, hence the “Under”.

– How the Deca-Line stage came to be included: art director Seita Inoue has a habit of sketching things nearby him. One day he drew a night view seen from the company building. When the development team was thinking about stage designs, they happened to find this sketch, and since it fitted many of the stage designs, it got picked. They were looking for a place with a realistic sense that has an origin of grey-toned neutral color and could be vandalized with colors.

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

Super Mario Maker will once be seeing maintenance next week – Monday for North America, Tuesday for those in Europe. It won’t be too long, however, as Nintendo has scheduled roughly 100 minutes of downtime for the game’s online services.

Here’s when the maintenance will be taking place:

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

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

If the hours of footage we posted yesterday weren’t enough, two more videos have come in for Genei Ibun Roku #FE. View them below.

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

Amazon has posted the boxart for HORI’s Pokken Tournament Pro Pad Limited Edition Controller, which you can find above. More photos of the controller itself are also in the gallery below.

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