A look at the Xenoblade Chronicles X disc art
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Images, Wii U | 14 Comments
It seems that review copies of Xenoblade Chronicles X is starting to make its out to members of the media. That means we know what the final English disc art looks like, which we’ve attached above.
Thanks to uPadWatcher for the tip.
Super Mario Maker’s new update removes some glitches
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 4 Comments
Super Mario Maker’s new update introduced some new features and functionality. But it also looks like it removed a number of glitches.
Those are as follows:
– There’s no longer permanent invulnerability triggered by entering doors on the last invulnerability frame after taking damage
– Super Mario World Trampolines no longer allow higher jumps when holding an item
– Invisible platforms created with Cloud Blocks and Hidden Question Blocks have been fixed
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Heavy Splatling Deco coming to Splatoon
Posted on 8 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in News, Wii U | 0 comments
Update: Seems like Nintendo got their dates mixed up a bit. The weapon will be available 24 hours later than initially announced, so Saturday morning in Japan, Saturday night in Europe and Friday evening in North America.
The next free weapon will be added to Splatoon at the usual times today / tomorrow (morning in Japan, nighttime in Europe and evening in North America): the Heavy Splatling Deco is a variant of the Heavy Splatling with Point Sensors and the Kraken special.
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A look at Super Mario Maker’s new Easter egg
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In Nintendo’s patch notes for Super Mario Maker’s 1.20 update, there was a mention of a new Easter egg. Unsurprisingly, it didn’t take long for that to be revealed. Head past the break for a video showing what the Easter egg entails!
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Super Mario Maker adding Mario-kun on Friday, Nekki on November 12
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 0 comments
Two more Event Courses will be added to Super Mario Maker within the next week. At least in Japan, the Mario-kun course is coming on November 6. The Nekki level, which features Famitsu’s mascot, will follow on November 12. There’s a chance that both will be available worldwide, but we’ll let you know if we hear anything officially.
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Super Mario Maker version 1.20 update videos
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 5 Comments
Now that Super Mario Maker’s latest update is live, we’re expecting a bunch of footage to come in. We’re rounding up the notable videos we come across below. There’s also one after the break showing one of the new costumes.
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Super Mario Maker – lineup of initial Event Courses, new costume revealed
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 2 Comments
Nintendo has added Event Courses in Super Mario Maker’s Course World online hub as part of today’s update. We now have the initial lineup of levels, some of which unlock new costumes. There’s one here that we didn’t actually know about before.
Head past the break for the full list.
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Shovel Knight dev makes a Super Mario Maker level
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Polygon has put up the latest video in its “Devs Make Mario” series. In today’s feature, Yacht Club Games level designer Michael Herbster creates a level in the game. View it below.
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Super Mario Maker version 1.20 out now
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 1 Comment
Nintendo is now sending out Super Mario Maker’s latest update – version 1.20. It features the addition of checkpoints, a hard mode for Gnat Attack, Official Makers in Course World, and more.
We’ve posted the full patch notes as a refresher below. Note that you’ll need about 314.5MB of storage space for the download.
– Added the functionality to play Event Courses Users can unlock new Mystery Mushroom costumes when they clear certain Event Courses.
– Users will be able to play courses created by Official Makers in Course World.
– Added checkpoint flags.
– Added a small Easter egg in Course Maker.
– Added a hard mode in Gnat Attack minigame.
– Other adjustments for a more pleasant gaming experience.
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20% off Splatoon from the eShop if you’ve played Global Testfire
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 0 comments
Did you download and play Splatoon Global Testfire back when the demo was made available? If so, you should be eligible for a 20% discount on the full game from the eShop. This offer is valid in North America through November 16 at 11:59 AM ET / 8:59 AM PT.
