Video: An “honest” game trailer for Splatoon
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 7 Comments
The latest “Honest Game Trailer” from Smosh pokes a bit of fun at Splatoon. Check it out below.
Another Shin Megami Tensei X Fire Emblem dev message, this time from Eiji Ishida
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Shin Megami Tensei X Fire Emblem has not one, but two directors. There’s chief director Mitsuru Hirata, who we heard from earlier today. Atlus’ Eiji Ishida of Radiant Historia fame is also a director, and he too shared a message on the official Shin Megami Tensei X Fire Emblem website.
Here’s the translation from Siliconera:
It’s a pleasure to meet you all!
I am Atlus’ Eiji Ishida, the development director and the chief designer for battles. I previously worked as the chief designer for Shin Megami Tensei IV and the development director of Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey.
Hirata, who was the supporting director of Strange Journey, and also provided countless “questionable” maps (in the best way possible, Hirata-san!) in the level design for the game, is who I’m teaming up with as the director of Shin Megami Tensei X Fire Emblem.
25 minutes of off-screen footage from Xenoblade Chronicles X’s title screen sequences
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 6 Comments
Our Xenoblade Chronicles X video coverage has mostly come to a close (at least until the North American version approaches), but we’re making one exception here. The folks at ntower have captured 25 minutes from the RPG’s title screen, showing the game’s various – and beautiful – landscapes. Give it a look below.
LEGO Marvel’s Avengers pushed back to winter
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When LEGO Marvel’s Avengers was announced earlier in the year, Warner Bros. Interactive stated that the title would be available this fall. Those plans have since changed. Along with the new trailer sent out today, Warner Bros. announced that LEGO Marvel’s Avengers will ship sometime this winter.
Activision confirms no Call of Duty: Black Ops III for Wii U
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Activision has officially said that Call of Duty: Black Ops III won’t be on Wii U. Although the game is now confirmed to be for both last-gen and current-gen hardware, Nintendo’s console won’t be included as one of the platforms receiving the new shooter.
A notice on Activision’s blog states: “it should be noted that there’s no version of Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 for Nintendo Wii U planned.”
Even though there was some small talk about the possibility of Call of Duty: Black Ops III coming to Wii U, I suppose we shouldn’t be shocked by this. Advanced Warfare didn’t land on the console, so I suppose Activision is setting a new precedent.
GAME lists Mewtwo and Lucas amiibo
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 3 Comments
Before Smash Bros. Wii U and 3DS hit store shelves, Nintendo said that all characters in the game would be seeing their own amiibo. So it comes as no surprise that retailer GAME has put up tentative listings for both Mewtwo and Lucas. They’re DLC, but still characters in the game, so this was ultimately expected. Maybe Nintendo will have something to say about this at E3 next week.
LEGO Marvel’s Avengers debut trailer
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Warner Bros. Interactive released the first trailer for LEGO Marvel’s Avengers. View it below.
Guitar Hero Live playable at E3 2015
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Activision has announced one of its games set to appear at this year’s E3. Thus far, we know that Guitar Hero Live will be playable.
Jamie Jackson, Creative Director and Co-Head of FreeStyleGames, said in a statement:
“We’ve been working super hard on Guitar Hero Live for years, so we’re so stoked to show people more of the game every chance we get and to give fans a chance to play it themselves – that’s why we’re bringing Guitar Hero Live to E3 and letting you get hands on. Five years is a long time. Not only has technology changed, but we’ve had years to think about what makes Guitar Hero so much fun to play and also to talk to fans about what they loved most about the original game. We’ve developed an awesome new experience built from the ground up and we are integrating new technology and techniques that just weren’t possible back then. GHTV is a huge part of that and comes with a bunch of new songs, of which we’ll announce more next week. See you at E3!”
E3 2015 runs from June 16 to June 18.
Source: Activision PR
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Latest Wii U update removes Nintendo TVii icon in Europe, other tidbits
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 4 Comments
Last night, Nintendo issued a new update for Wii U. The system’s firmware was brought up to version 5.4.0 in all regions.
Regarding the latest update, Nintendo said that it was intended to improve the user experience and stability as a whole. A few more details about what it actually does have since surfaced. In the end, the changes are pretty minor.
One change is specifically for European regions. The Nintendo TVii icon has been removed, which makes sense given that Nintendo announced a few months ago that it has no plans for the service.
The only other changes worth mentioning pertain to the Internet browser. The webkit has been updated, those who have Google set as their default search engine are redirected to this page, and users can post comments on the YouTube website.
Here’s a full listing of items that were modified in the new update:
00050010-10040100 Wii U Menu
00050010-10041100 “Version.bin” file with the current system version
00050010-10047100 System Settings
0005001B-10051000 ErrEula
0005001B-10059100 Wii U Electronic Manual
0005001b-10068000 some list with IDs and codenames for them
00050030-1001010A HOME Menu
00050030-1001210A Internet Browser
00050030-1001a10a AOC Overlay App
That’s about it!
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Shin Megami Tensei x Fire Emblem developer blog post translated
Posted on 9 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in News, Wii U | 2 Comments
Earlier today we posted about two new screenshots of Shin Megami Tensei x Fire Emblem / Illusory Revelations #FE, one of which came from a developer blog post by director Mitsuru Hirata. Now, the folks over at Siliconera have translated that blog post. It’s fairly lengthy, so I’ve placed it after the break.
