Animal Crossing: New Leaf, Splatoon, Pokemon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon, Pokemon Sun/Moon maintenance set for early next week
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 0 comments
Nintendo’s maintenance schedule for next week has updated once again, and a bunch of additional games have been added in. Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Welcome amiibo, Splatoon, Pokemon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon, and Pokemon Sun/Moon will all be impacted early next week.
The maintenance for each game will be taking place at the following times:
– 5 PM PT (December 18) – 7 PM PT (December 18)
– 8 PM ET (December 18) – 10 PM ET (December 18)
– 1 AM in the UK (December 19) – 3 AM in the UK (December 19)
– 2 AM in Europe (December 19) – 4 AM in Europe (December 19)
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Photos from the new Zelda: Breath of the Wild Master Works book
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Images, Switch, Wii U | 0 comments
A new Zelda: Breath of the Wild Master Works book just arrived in Japan yesterday. It features a ton of art from the game and other goodies as well.
We have a few new pages showing what the book has to offer below:
Zelda: Breath of the Wild Master Works may eventually be released in the west (and it’ll probably take a long while for that to happen). If you’d like to order a Japanese copy, you can do so on Play-Asia here.
Zelda: Breath of the Wild director on why you can’t pet dogs in the game
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Wii U | 27 Comments
While journeying through Hyrule in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, you may encounter dogs. They tend to be found at stables and towns.
Dogs aren’t just there to make areas more lively. You can bond with them, they’ll follow you around, and can lead you someplace special. Unfortunately, you can’t actually pet them.
Splatoon 2 vs. Splatoon 1 Walleye Warehouse video comparison
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos, Wii U | 0 comments
Splatoon 2 added in the new Walleye Warehouse map last night, a returning stage from the original game. Check out how the map compares in both titles below.
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My Nintendo adds several new discounts in Europe
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 4 Comments
My Nintendo updated today with a bunch of new discounts for European members. Savings are available for Wii U and 3DS titles using Platinum and Gold Points.
Here’s the full roundup:
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Zelda: Breath of the Wild update out now on Wii U (version 1.4.1)
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 3 Comments
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild has been updated once again, but only on Wii U. The console’s latest version is 1.4.1.
Nintendo’s patch notes make mention of only one thing: “Various fixes to improve gameplay”. Nothing else has been added or changed beyond this. And again, as far as we know, the update is not available on Switch.
Zelda: Breath of the Wild devs on The Champions’ Ballad DLC – approach to the story, dungeon design, new outfits, more
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Wii U | 23 Comments
Nintendo has published the latest parts of its interview with Zelda: Breath of the Wild director Hideomaro Fujibayashi and series producer Eiji Aonuma. Once again, the discussion focuses mostly on The Champions’ Ballad DLC. The two talked about how they went about approaching new story content this time around, dungeon design, the new outfits, and more.
You can read the discussion in full below. Nintendo warns of spoilers, but there’s not really anything that’s discussed in terms of the story scenes or sequences specifically. Still, keep that warning in mind before proceeding.
Shantae: Half-Genie Hero – Friends to the End footage
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos, Wii U | 0 comments
The new Friends to the End expansion for Shantae: Half-Genie Hero was introduced yesterday. Have a look at some footage below.
Media Create sales (12/4/17 – 12/10/17)
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS, News, Switch, Wii U | 24 Comments
The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
Switch -164,908
PS4 Pro – 45,163
PS4 – 40,524
New 2DS LL – 27,074
New 3DS LL – 15,059
Vita – 8,483
2DS – 3,192
Xbox One – 406
New 3DS – 248
Xbox One X – 75
Wii U – 70
PS3 – 48
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
Switch – 124,770
PS4 – 25,163
New 2DS LL – 20,712
New 3DS LL – 12,431
PS4 Pro – 8,244
Vita – 6,127
2DS – 2,747
New 3DS – 348
Xbox One – 295
Xbox One X – 213
PS3 – 48
Wii U – 45
And here are the software charts:
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Shantae: Half-Genie Hero – Friends to the End delayed slightly on Wii U
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 2 Comments
You can pick up the new Friends to the End expansion for Shantae: Half-Genie Hero. Well, if you’re playing on Switch that is. The Wii U version seems to be experiencing a small delay.
WayForward says that Friends to the End for Wii U is now arriving on December 21 in North America. We’re unsure about Europe, but it’s possible that the DLC will still be launching today.
"Friends to the End" launches tomorrow for Switch, Steam, PS4, XB1, Vita, Wii U! (PS Vita [NA] on 12/14. Wii U [NA] arrives on 12/21) pic.twitter.com/xq0waPcpsH
— WayForward (@WayForward) December 12, 2017
Thanks to HerosShade for the tip.
