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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 16 Comments

This month’s issue of Nintendo Dream has yet another interview with one of the developers behind Splatoon. This time, the Japanese magazine spoke with producer Hisashi Nogami.

Going back to the origins of Splatoon, Nogami commented on how program director Shintaro Sato came up with the idea of inking. Sato wrote a program for a drawing system, which included affixing textures on models and processing shadows. He thought at the time, “If I replace a shadow with the possibility of repainting with a color, wouldn’t that be a new way to play?”

Nogami also spoke about the decision to feature 4 on 4 matches in Splatoon:

Nogami: It’s not like we couldn’t have made 3 vs. 3 battles, but if just one player is splatted, the balance changes drastically and the enemy team can make a push in one go.

Nogami: On the other hand, when we tried increasing the number of players, the effect of splatting one person was small.

Nogami: However, when we tried 4 vs. 4, just splatting one player got the other team into a quite unfavorable situation. It is like a power play in ice hockey.

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GameStop is giving out a little something extra with Super Mario Maker pre-orders. By reserving the game, you’ll receive a 30th anniversary poster. This will be available while supplies last. You can pre-order Super Mario Maker on GameStop here.

Amazon recently announced a pre-order “bonus” for Prime members as well. Those who put in a reservation at the retailer can get it for $10 off.

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

North America’s third Splatfest in Splatoon kicked off 13 hours ago. In Europe, their third competition is beginning right now.

The third European Splatfest pits the North Pole against the South Pole. Splatoon players can compete for the next day, and the results will then be available soon after it’s finished.

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

Xenoblade Chronicles X was featured during a Gamescom 2015 Twitch live stream, and we saw new footage from the English build. It wasn’t easy getting an archived version, but we have that for you now. Watch the footage below.

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Another batch of art has come in for Super Mario Maker. We’ve weeded through the old images, and have posted the new pieces of art below.

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The third North American Splatfest in Splatoon has gone live. In the latest competition, players can either be on Team Marshmallow or Team Hot Dog.

This latest Splatfest will last through the following day. Once it’s complete, the results will be posted shortly after.

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

The winners for this year’s Gamescom Awards are in. Here’s a look at the Nintendo-related games that received recognition:

Best Console Game Nintendo Wii
Super Mario Maker (Nintendo)

Best Family Game
LEGO Dimensions (Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment)

Best Mobile Game (incl. Handheld, iOS, Android, Windows)
Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes (Nintendo)

Best Social / Casual / Online Game
Super Mario Maker (Nintendo)

The full lineup of winners can be seen here.

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Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker is on sale over on Walmart. It originally costed $40, but the retailer has the game for only $30. An order for Captain Toad can be placed on Walmart’s site here.

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

During Gamescom this week, NintendOn spoke with Vicarious Visions co-founder Guha Bala. There was plenty of talk about the Nintendo collaboration in Skylanders SuperChargers, as well as a few other topics such as the decision to continue using a portal rather than the GamePad’s NFC functionality.

As always, you can find a few excerpts from the interview below. The full discussion is located here.

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

It’s day 3 of Gamescom, and footage of different games continues to be posted online. Just as we did for the previous two days, we’ll add any notable footage we come across to this post.

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