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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Wii U | 1 Comment

Last week, Nintendo and Mercedes-Benz teamed up for their latest partnership. The car company created and put out its own level in Super Mario Maker, which unlocks a special costume upon completion.

This was the second time Nintendo and Mercedes-Benz. In 2014, free DLC was added to Mario Kart 8 so that players could access the GLA, W 25 Silver Arrow, 300 SL Roadster, and GLA Tires.

Here’s what Caroline Pilz, head of product placement and fashion sponsoring for Mercedes-Benz Cars, said about its work with Nintendo:

“Many people grew up with Mario during the last 30 years, so there are quite a lot of 30- and 40-somethings around for which Super Mario Maker hails back to their childhood days and gives them a large dose of nostalgia. While we received a lot of positive feedback on the campaign and the integration of our cars into Mario Kart 8, we also learned that many gamers are skeptical about brands appearing in their games, so we made sure to put a lot of effort and passion into designing the actual level.”

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 25 Comments

The November 2015 NPD report was issued on Thursday. But, as usual, we didn’t receive much in terms of concrete sales figures.

Thankfully, NeoGAF’s creamsugar has once again come through by sharing various sales in the U.S. last month. The lineup includes Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival, Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash, Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon, Yo-kai Watch, and more.

Here’s the full list:

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Super Mario Maker – about 140,000 units
Smash Bros. / Splatoon Wii U bundle – about 140,000 units
Splatoon – about 105,000 units
Yoshi’s Woolly World – about 97,000 units
Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival – about 36,000 units
Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash – about 18,000 units

3DS

Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon – about 115,000 units
Yo-kai Watch – about 71,000 units

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

AckkStudios provided another release window update for YIIK today. When we last heard about the game, it was planned for launch between December and late February. We can now count on seeing it sometime between February and March.

AckkStudios wrote in a Tumblr update:

“We estimate we’re about 96% complete with the game, and believe that we can bring it to you between February and March!

Our original plan was to release it this month, however in an effort to avoid having the console versions trailing a few months behind the Steam release, we’ve decided to take time and try and release them on the same day, or within weeks.”

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

Shovel Knight is currently on sale over on Amazon. Currently, the Wii U and 3DS versions of the game can be had for $20. Put in an order here if interested.

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

Wii U owners in Japan have been able to stream over ten thousand anime episodes through the Bandai Channel, which launched in August 2013. In just a matter of months though, the service will be ending.

The Bandai Channel will be taken down from the Wii U eShop on February 29. And on March 31, the actual service will shut down.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 38 Comments

Update 4: Bumped to the top. Added in trophies, possible Mii Fighter hat images, and music.

Update 3: Added in possible Mii Fighter hat/outfit.

Update 2: Added in a stage note. That might be it folks! And I personally see that as a good thing.

Update: Thus far, it’s looking like there are no new characters in the update. Cloud and the Midgar stage seem to be added with the patch. Possibly another stage as well.

Data miners are up to their usual tricks when it comes to Super Smash Bros. for Wii U/3DS. It appears that content from the latest patch has started to leak, which isn’t too surprising given that the new presentation is taking place tomorrow. We won’t be spoiling anything on the front page or our social media accounts, but you can keep track of updates as they happen after the break.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Images, Wii U | 4 Comments

It’s not the biggest image, but we do have a look at the Japanese boxart for Pokken Tournament. Check it out above.

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

Four new support Pokemon have been revealed for Pokken Tournament. Togekiss, Rotom, Dragonite, and Victini are the new additions. At the moment, specifics about each are unknown.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 19 Comments

Pokken Tournament will be compatible with several controllers. Players will be able to use the GamePad, Pro Controller, or Classic Controller Pro. That’s not all though!

Also coming to Japan is a special wired controller. It’s due out on March 18 for 3,480 yen, courtesy of HORI.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 4 Comments

A Japanese Wii U bundle for Pokken Tournament was announced during last month’s Nintendo Direct. Today, concrete details were shared about what the package contains.

Consumers who purchase the bundle will receive several items. A 32GB Wii U console, digital copy of the game, Shadow Mewtwo amiibo card, and “Battle Pokemon Action List” are all included.

Pricing for the bundle is set at 36,800 yen. Reservations begin in Japan on Saturday, while the actual product will be available in time for launch on March 18.

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