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

Update (6/22): Bumped to the top. Here’s a look at the clear file attendees will get for trying out Splatoon:

Nintendo will be bringing three games to the World Hobby Fair Summer ’15 in Japan. Yoshi’s Woolly World, Splatoon, and Super Mario Maker will be on display. There will also be stage events for Smash Bros. Wii U and Mario Kart 8.

For Splatoon, players can participate in 4 on 4 Turf Wars. Super Mario Maker will be playable, and features a level made by Yukio Sawada, author of the Super Mario-kun manga.

World Hobby Fair Summer ’15 is taking place on June 27 and June 28 in Japan.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 32 Comments

Reviews for Yoshi’s Woolly World are now starting to hit the web. Continue on below for a roundup of the early verdicts.

NintendoWorldReport – 8.5 / 10
GameReactor – 9 / 10
VideoGamer – 6 / 10
Nintendo Life – 9 / 10
GameSpot – 6 / 10
DigitalSpy – 3 / 5
GamesRadar – 3.5 / 5
IGN – 7.4 / 10

Yoshi’s Woolly World launches this Friday in Europe. In North America, the game is slated for October 16.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 72 Comments

Speaking with Polygon, Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime discussed the Wii U’s slow launch. It all came down to one notable issue: the system lacked big games.

Reggie explained:

“This industry is all about content. I can map out why the Wii took off at launch, it had two killer pieces at launch: Twilight Princess, Wii Sports. Look at our DS business. Our DS business was OK, but it was the launch of DS Lite, the launch of Nintendogs, the launch of the first New Super Mario Bros. where that system sort of dramatically took off.”

“So what happened with Wii U? Once the software came that showcased the capabilities of the system, guess what happened? The hardware took off.”

“I think it began holiday of 2013 as we prepped those launches that gave us some momentum. Then Mario Kart 8 hit, then it was Smash. I think it really was holiday of ’13, when we started to get the momentum.”

Reggie also pointed out that something similar happened with the 3DS. When Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D and Mario Kart 7 launched, the system’s sales began to pick up.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 5 Comments

Natsume had a short demo for Harvest Moon: Seeds of Memories running at its E3 2015 booth last week. PC Gamer saw it in action, and has shared some details about what was shown. Read on below for a quick summary.

– E3 demo was running on the iPad
– 1 month into development
– Out this winter
– Demo was a small town square with a few NPCs to talk to and houses that can’t yet be entered
– Farming, dating, getting married, having a kid will be in the full game
– Terraforming won’t be back
– E3 demo had one other screen available to walk in, with a farm to the east (not built yet) and a mountain to the north (not built yet)
– 2D graphics
– The team wants to go back to the classic 16-bit style of the older Harvest Moon games
– 3D models flattened into 2D objects
– All versions will look the same
– Natsume is planning to add features to Seeds of Memories for the Wii U/PC releases over mobile
– Wii U and PC versions will cost more than the iPad one
– Devs are still discussing what features will be

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

While Yoshi’s Woolly World isn’t officially launching until Friday in Europe, some stores are already stocking the game. Take a look at some photos from the amiibo bundle below.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 0 comments

This week’s Wii U/3DS specific charts are as follows:

Wii U

1. Splatoon – Nintendo

2. Mario Kart 8 – Nintendo

3. Super Smash Bros for Wii U – Nintendo

4. Mario Party 10 – Nintendo

5. The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD – Nintendo

6. Kirby and the Rainbow Paintbrush – Nintendo

7. Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker – Nintendo

8. New Super Mario Bros. U – Nintendo

9. Super Mario 3D World – Nintendo

10. FIFA 13 – Electronic Arts

3DS

1. Lego Jurassic World – Warner Bros. Interactive

2. Tomodachi Life – Nintendo

3. The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D – Nintendo

4. Pokemon Omega Ruby – Nintendo

5. Harvest Moon: The Lost Valley – Rising Star Games

6. Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Nintendo

7. Pokemon Alpha Sapphire- Nintendo

8. Mario Kart 7 – Nintendo

9. Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate – Capcom

10. Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS – Nintendo

Source: Chart-Track

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Posted on 9 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 2 Comments

This week’s UK software sales are as follows:

Individual Formats

All Formats

Source: Chart-Track

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 10 Comments

It’s time for the latest Famitsu’s most wanted games chart! With the latest chart, Fire Emblem If maintains its spot at the top.

Head past the break for the full chart. All votes were cast between June 4 and June 10.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Rumors, Wii U | 10 Comments

Update (6/21): Bumped to the top. We now have a pretty good idea as to why there are two different colored Isabelle sprites. It seems like Isabelle’s amiibo card will unlock the one on the left, while the figure unlocks the one on the right.

Nintendo has shown Isabelle running in Super Mario Maker through an amiibo costume, which is pictured on the left. The image on the right, however, shows a different colored costume from the unlock screen. It’s possible – although certainly not confirmed – that we could be seeing costumes in more than one color.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 12 Comments

A few days ago, Koei Tecmo released the “Classic Tunic” costume for Hyrule Warriors to celebrate the announcement of the new 3DS version. You’ll find some footage of it below.

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