Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival full site open – videos, new mini-games
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 7 Comments
Nintendo has now opened up the full North American website for Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival. You can visit it here. There are a few new videos on the page, which we’ve rounded up for you below.
The Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival website also reveals a few new mini-games as showcased in the second video. I believe Resetti Bop, Mystery Campers, Acorn Chase, Fruit Path, and amiibo Card Battle are all new. That’s on top of the previously-revealed Balloon Island and Quiz Show.
Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash’s online elements detailed, no support for lobbies/communities
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 39 Comments
Some Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash players may find that the game is a bit limited in terms of content. It doesn’t sound like there’s much there in the way of modes, which also extends to online play.
This is a bit bizarre, but Ultra Smash lacks support for lobbies or communities. Essentially, that will take it tough for players to connect with friends online. The only modes available for Internet play include Single and Doubles.
Both of these feature Relaxed and Serious options. For the latter, it’s possible to play ranked battles and grow your standing among other players worldwide. Doubles lets players team up with another person locally or with an amiibo. It’s also worth mentioning that you can’t control the length of the match unlike local multiplayer. However, players can choose for a tiebreaker or a two-game, one-set match.
More: Camelot, Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash, top
Splatoon – North American Splatfest #7 now live
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 3 Comments
Splatoon’s latest North American Splatfest has gone live, just in time for Halloween. Players can either be on Team Pirate or Team Ninja.
Like usual, the Splatfest will end after a full day – 12 AM ET on Sunday and 9 PM PT on Saturday. The results will be available soon after the event is finished.
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Pokken Tournament adds Dark Mewtwo
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Wii U | 39 Comments
The image above is a look at Dark Mewtwo, who was just added to the arcade version via a surprise update. He’s an exclusive boss in the fighting game – for now anyway. In any case, get a look at Dark Mewtwo below.
More: Bandai Namco, Pokken Tournament, top
Satoru Iwata honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award at Golden Joystick Awards, Splatoon picks up a couple of wins
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Wii U | 19 Comments
The 33rd Golden Joystick Awards were held at the indigO2 at London’s O2 Arena. During the event, the late Satoru Iwata was honored with a Lifetime Achievement award.
Here’s the news on that front:
Satoru Iwata, the Nintendo CEO who sadly died in July this year at the age of 55, was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award. A revered man of the gaming industry, Satoru was the driving force behind many of Nintendo’s products including the Wii and DS, and is credited for bringing gaming to the masses by making it family entertainment. Starting out as a programmer in the 1980’s for a subsidiary of Nintendo, he became president in 2002, the first outside of the company’s founding family. He was renowned for first and foremost being a gamer and was described as “… having the brain of a game developer and the heart of a gamer”. His contribution and impact on modern gaming is second to none.
Splatoon also saw a couple of wins at the Golden Joystick Awards. The Wii U title was chosen as “Best Family Game” and “Best Nintendo Game”.
Source: Golden Joystick Awards PR
More: Satoru Iwata, Splatoon
Super Mario Maker – Nindie courses #5 – Shin’en
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 2 Comments
Nintendo UK is showing off some of the indie-made courses in Super Mario Maker in a new video series. Get a look at the latest video below, which focuses on FAST Racing Neo developer Shin’en.
More: indie, Shin'en, Super Mario Maker
New Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash trailer shows a pair of secret characters
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 19 Comments
Nintendo released another new Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash trailer today, which shows a couple of the secret characters we’ve previously heard about. You can view it after the break.
More: Camelot, Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash, top
More Genei Ibun Roku #FE details, screenshots, art
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Screenshots, Wii U | 6 Comments
Even more details and screenshots for Genei Ibun Roku #FE have been made available. Check out the latest below.
– From the real world of Tokyo, players will visit an area known as the “Idolsphere”
– This other world has various gimmicks that block players’ paths
– There are many enemy Mirages here as well
– Gimmicks are tailored to each location
– Ex: in Shibuya’s “106” building dungeon, the goal is to get to the top floor by moving floors using a giant mannequin arm
– Break into battle when you make contact with an enemy symbol
– Characters will perform actions when you give them commands
– When you strike an enemy’s weak point, a “Session Attack” will occur and you’ll let out a number of continuous attacks
– Get experience points, skill points, and Performa by winning battles
– As you amass skill points, you can acquire new skills
– Use Performa as material to create new weapons
More: Atlus, details roundup, Genei Ibun Roku #FE
Photos of Shovel Knight’s physical version
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Images, Wii U | 8 Comments
The physical version of Shovel Knight is out today in Europe, and will be available early next week in North America. Take a look at some photos of the retail title below.
More: indie, Shovel Knight, Yacht Club Games
Media Create software sales (10/19 – 10/25) – Top 50
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 0 comments
This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
01./00. [3DS] The Legend of Zelda: TriForce Heroes
02./00. [3DS] PriPara Mezase! Idol Grand Prix No.1!
03./02. [3DS] Yo-Kai Watch Busters: Red Cat Team / White Dog Squad
04./03. [WIU] Super Mario Maker #
05./01. [3DS] 7th Dragon III Code: VFD
06./05. [WIU] Splatoon
07./06. [3DS] Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer #
08./09. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition
09./07. [PS3] Winning Eleven 2016
10./08. [3DS] Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon
11./14. [3DS] Picross 3D 2
12./16. [3DS] Pro Baseball Famista Returns
13./10. [PS4] Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain #
14./12. [PSV] Tokyo Xanadu #
15./13. [PS4] Winning Eleven 2016
16./11. [PS4] Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection
17./17. [3DS] Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King
18./22. [PS4] Grand Theft Auto V [1/1][New Price Edition]
19./15. [3DS] Chibi-Robo! Zip Lash #
20./18. [PS3] Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain #
