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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Rumors, Wii U | 1 Comment

Rodea: The Sky Soldier was originally slated for a September release. However, in June, NIS America said that the game would be shipping in October instead. Now it may have slipped to November.

Last Wednesday, I received an email from Best Buy stating that Rodea: The Sky Soldier’s launch date had been changed to November 10. I didn’t make too much of it at the time, since one retailer isn’t enough to make any sort of conclusion about a delay. But other prominent retailers like Amazon and GameStop have since modified their listings to this date as well.

Obviously we still don’t have a confirmation about what’s happening with Rodea: The Sky Soldier. These could be retailer mistakes, or the game may have been pushed back for a second time. We’ll try and see if we can get a response out of NIS America.

Thanks to zanmadyne for the tip.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 12 Comments

Courses uploaded by the community in Super Mario Maker will feature different difficulty labels. For the most part, this is chosen dynamically as more players try out the level. As an example, if a course has only been completed 10 times out of 150 attempts, you’ll probably notice that it’s in the hard category.

This isn’t the only way that a course in Super Mario Maker will earn its difficulty label. Engadget reports, “user-created levels are also vetted by Nintendo moderators to determine level difficulty before it’s available for anyone to download.”

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 10 Comments

Yesterday, Nintendo announced that Splatoon’s third North American Splatfest will be taking place next week. The same can now be said of Europe.

Europe’s third Splatfest in Splatoon begins on August 8 at 7 PM, and it will last through the following day. The competition pits the North Pole up against the South Pole.

Nintendo sent out the following message on Twitter earlier today:

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 0 comments

Another couple of weapons have been added to Splatoon. Today, players can begin using the Inkbrush Nouveau in addition to the Range Blaster.

Here’s an overview of each:

Introducing the Inkbrush Nouveau, which brings the same abilities as the Inkbrush but has a different sub and special! You’ll be able to lay Ink Mines to catch your foes off guard, and then use the Bubbler when you’re ready to go in for your attack!

As the name suggests, the Range Blaster is a Blaster with shots that travel farther before exploding. It has a lower rate of fire, but who cares when you’re taking people out from clear across the battle field!? The Range Blaster comes complete with the Splash Wall and Inkstrike.

Check out some footage of today’s Splatoon weapons below.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Videos, Wii U | 2 Comments

The latest episode of Nintendo Minute has now gone live. This week, Kit and Krysta look at some of the previous DLC that came to Super Smash Bros. for Wii U. Check out the full video below.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 0 comments

Earlier today, IGN held a lengthy stream for Super Mario Maker. The archive has since been posted online. You’ll be able to watch 2 hours of footage from Super Mario Maker below.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Videos, Wii U | 0 comments

GameXplain has uploaded another comparison video for Smash Bros. In this latest one, we get to see how Hyrule Castle compares between the Wii U version and N64 original. Watch the video below.

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The Play Nintendo YouTube account has put up the fourth video of its Splatoon-centric series called “Splatoon Splatter Center”. The new episode, focusing on amiibo, can be seen below.

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GameXplain put together a new video comparing the Peach’s Castle stage on Wii U to the N64 original. Take a look at it below.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 48 Comments

Splatoon’s third North American Splatfest is taking place next week, Nintendo has revealed. Players will be able to choose between two sides: roasting marshmallows or hot dogs.

The Splatfest will kick off at 12 PM ET on August 8, and 9 PM PT on August 7. It will last through the following day.

So how about it – which side will you choose?

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