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

A few hours ago, Nintendo posted comments from Monolith Soft about the armor in Xenoblade Chronicles X. The team took some inspiration from samurai in creating the designs. Read up on the full developer comments above.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 48 Comments

Details continue to trickle out about Minecraft: Wii U Edition. This time information, we have some extra information about how multiplayer will be handled.

Here’s some information straight from a Microsoft Studios blog post:

“Minecraft: Wii U Edition will have full play on the GamePad controller’s screen and split-screen play. As with the rest of the versions in Minecraft: Console Edition, it will support four players locally and up to eight players online.”

It’s definitely good to see that Minecraft’s Wii U version will be keeping in line with other platforms. No compromises!

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 29 Comments

In North America (and presumably Europe), Mojang is publishing Minecraft: Wii U Edition. But that’s not the case in Japan. Microsoft, the new owner of the IP, is publishing the game directly over there. Kind of makes for an interesting situation!

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 27 Comments

This Friday, Devil’s Third will finally be released in North America. Take a look at the launch trailer below.

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

Minecraft: Wii U Edition was announced as a Wii U eShop title earlier today, but it will also be sold in stores down the road. Mojang’s Kristoffer Jelbring confirmed the news on Twitter while responding to a fan question. A release date for the physical version has not been determined, as Jelbring said it will be offered “at a later date.”

Here’s the relevant tweet:

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 5 Comments

Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival is currently on sale over on Amazon. The title shipped at $60, but you can grab it for $50 ($10 less). Put in an order here.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Matthew(@matthewburr) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 4 Comments

Nintendo announced the scheduling of this week’s maintenance which includes a number of major titles. The maintenance rolls out in 5 waves starting December 7 (December 8 in Japan.)

The first wave includes:

• Some Wii U online services  and online play
• All online services for Mario Kart 8
• Some Nintendo 3DS online services and online play

The schedule for this wave is:

– Europe: December 7th (10PM) to December 8th (3AM)
– UK: December 7th (9PM) to December 8th (2AM)
– North America (EDT): December 7th (4PM to 9PM)
– North America (PDT): December 7th (1PM to 6PM)
– Japan: December 8th (6AM to 11AM)

The second wave includes:

• All online services for Super Mario Maker

The schedule for this wave is:

– Europe: December 7th (10PM to 11.30PM)
– UK: December 7th (9PM to 10.30PM)
– North America (EDT): December 7th (4PM to 5.30PM)
– North America (PDT): December 7th (1PM to 2.30PM)
– Japan: December 8th (6AM to 7.30AM)

The third wave includes:

• All online services for Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
• All online services for Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS

The schedule for this wave is:

– Europe: December 7th (11PM) to December 8th (3AM)
– UK: December 7th (10PM) to December 8th(2AM)
– North America (EDT): December 7th (5PM to 9PM)
– North America (PDT): December 7th (2PM to 6PM)
– Japan: December 8th (7AM to 11AM)

The fourth wave includes:

• All online services for Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate (Nintendo 3DS)

The schedule for this wave is:

– Europe: December 8th (0.30AM to 3AM)
– UK: December 7th (11.30PM) to December 8th (2AM)
– North America (EDT): December 7th (6.30PM to 9PM)
– North America (PDT): December 7th (3.30PM to 6PM)
– Japan: December 8th (8.30AM to 11AM)

The fifth wave includes:

• All online services for Nintendo Badge Arcade (Nintendo 3DS)

The schedule for this wave is:

– Europe: December 8th (2AM to 3AM)
– UK: December 8th (1AM to 2AM)
– North America (EDT): December 7th (8PM to 9PM)
– North America (PDT): December 7th (5PM to 6PM)
– Japan: December 8th (10AM to 11AM)

Lastly, there is also the weekly maintenance for Devil’s Third on the Wii U which this week works on online play and leaderboards. The schedule for this maintenance is:

– Europe: 1AM to 4AM
– UK: 12AM to 3AM
– North America (EDT): 7PM to 10PM
– North America (PDT): 4PM to 7PM
– Japan: 9AM to 12PM

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

This week’s Wii U/3DS-specific UK software sales are as follows:

Wii U

1. Mario Kart 8 – Nintendo
2. Splatoon – Nintendo
3. Xenoblade Chronicles X – Nintendo
4. Super Mario Maker – Nintendo
5. Yoshi’s Woolly World – Nintendo
6. Just Dance 2016 – Ubisoft
7. Skylanders SuperChargers – Activision
8. Disney Infinity 3.0 – Disney Interactive
9. Super Smash Bros. – Nintendo
10. Mario Party 10 – Nintendo

3DS

1. Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer – Nintendo
2. Tomodachi Life – Nintendo
3. Mario Kart 7 – Nintendo
4. New Super Mario Bros. 2 – Nintendo
5. Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam Bros. – Nintendo
6. Pokemon Y – Nintendo
7. Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Nintendo
8. Mario & Luigi: Dream Team Bros. – Nintendo
9. Pokemon X – Nintendo
10. Mario Golf: World Tour – Nintendo

Source: Chart-Track

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Posted on 9 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 1 Comment

This week’s UK software sales are as follows:

Individual formats

All formats

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

Last week, it was announced that this Thursday a new fighter plus new support Pokemon would be revealed for Pokken Tournament. However, it seems that we already know who that new fighter is going to be. An image was published today which shows Pokemon variety show Pokenchi presenter Shoko Nakagawa playing the game. In the background, a poster is visible which shows that Sceptile is a playable character and that Electrode and probably Farfetch’d (although it’s hard to tell since the poster is so small) are two new support Pokemon.

As always with images like this there’s a chance that it could be photoshopped so don’t take this as a 100% confirmation yet, however it does seem pretty likely. We will know for sure on Thursday.

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