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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 1 Comment

There were a few unexpected trophy inclusions in the new Smash Bros. One of these was CommanderVideo, the star of the Bit.Trip series.

CommanderVideo’s inclusion in Smash Bros. Wii U came about thanks to some persistence from Choice Provisions. The company reached out to Nintendo, and that’s pretty much all it took!

Associate producer Dant Rambo Nintendo Life:

We were the ones to approach Nintendo. We’ve always loved the idea of CommanderVideo showing up in a Smash Bros. game in some capacity, and thanks to our longstanding relationship with Nintendo, we were able to make it happen!

But yes, the “process” here was really just us emailing Nintendo a lot and being annoying.

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

The Wii U may be missing out on Rock Band 4, but Activision is filling the music gap with Guitar Hero Live. Following plenty of speculation, the game was made official today – and we also know that it’s bound for Nintendo’s console.

Guitar Hero Live is being developed by DJ Hero creator FreeStyleGames. There are a couple of new gimmicks in this entry, including a first-person view.

Here’s the full rundown:

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Posted on 9 years ago by Dennis Gagliardotto(@LyonHart_) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 31 Comments

As you know, those who have registered both the 3DS and Wii U version of Super Smash Bros. are eligible for free Mewtwo DLC coming out on April 15th. Codes are now being distributed through e-mail from Club Nintendo in Japan, with Europe and North America to follow within the next 24 hours.

To redeem Mewtwo on your Nintendo 3DS, head over to the in-game shop. On Wii U, the code can be redeemed through the Nintendo eShop. Do note that the code will only work after the new patch has been applied to the game. Once that’s done, you can download Mewtwo and start playing right away.

For those of you that haven’t registered both versions of the game with Club Nintendo, Mewtwo will be available for both 3DS and Wii U on April 28th – $3.99 for either the Wii U or 3DS, or $4.99 for both games.

NOTE: All codes expire on September 30th

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

LEGO Dimensions players will be able to transport special figures into the game when it launches later this year. Thanks to a blurry box image, we know of a few characters that will be sold once LEGO Dimensions hits store shelves.

The image seems to show minifigures like Krusty, Superman, and Bart. It’s also thought that Chell from Portal will be featured. The extreme blurriness of the picture makes it difficult to make out some characters, but we should be seeing announcements from Warner Bros. at some point in the future.

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

Those who purchase the Wii U version of Rodea: The Sky Solider will be treated to a special bonus. NIS America is including a copy of the original Wii title, which was how creator Yuji Naka envisioned the game.

In Japan, the Wii version had its own separate disc. We weren’t sure if this would be the case in the west as well, but NIS America has since confirmed this to be the case.

The publisher wrote on Twitter today:

It’ll be interesting to see what NIS America does with the Wii boxart. Will they use the Japanese version (see above), or something new?

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

Nintendo uploaded another video from Mario Kart 8 today. This time around, we get a look at the Mute City track with the 200cc class.

Check out the new video below.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 5 Comments

Update 2 (4/13): Smash Bros. 3DS also price-matched on Amazon. Code Name: S.T.E.A.M. is also available for $33.49.

Update: Majora’s Mask price-matched on Amazon.

There are a few sales taking place over at Best Buy. First up, you can save $5 on Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D, Super Smash Bros. for 3DS, and Code Name: S.T.E.A.M. Best Buy also has Watch Dogs for $20. All of these prices should be valid through April 18.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Rumors, Wii U | 48 Comments

Update: The dream seems to be dead (thanks EdLambdaTeos). This goes back as far as November of last year, with a GameFAQs member claiming to have found a file with similar contents as what’s posted below. The same user said last week that he made the whole thing up. Doh!

Mario Kart 8 has a file system with a listing of tracks and corresponding streaming audio. Following the release of the game’s first round of DLC, there were 8 tracks in the pack and 13 entries.

Here’s a listing of what we received from the initial batch of downloadable content:

GC_YOSHI_CIRCUIT = GCN Yoshi Circuit
SFC_RAINBOW_ROAD = SNES Rainbow Road
WII_WARIOSMINE = Wii Wario’s Gold Mine
WU_DRAGONROAD = Dragon Driftway
WU_EXCITEBIKE = Excitebike Arena
WU_HYRULE = Hyrule Circuit
WU_ICEPARK = Ice Ice Outpost
WU_MUTECITY = Mute City

These tracks were also included, but did not show up as DLC:

3DS_NEOBOWSERCITY = 3DS Neo Bowser City
GC_BABYPARK = GCN Baby Park
WU_ANIMAL = Animal Crossing
WU_METRO = ?
WU_WOODS = ?

Could these tracks be featured in the next wave of Mario Kart 8 DLC? This is complete speculation at the moment, but if it’s accurate, we could be seeing tracks like Neo Bowser City and Baby Park. People are also wondering if “Metro” could be implying “Metroid”, but I’m not too sure at the moment!

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Images, Videos, Wii U | 2 Comments

Two more Splatoon updates have arrived on the Japanese Twitter account. Take a look at the latest image above, and a short clip below.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 2 Comments

Xenoblade Chronicles X director Koh Kojima has once again taken to the game’s Japanese Twitter account to share additional information. Kojima shared a few more details regarding Squads and Unions.

Here’s the latest:

Two more bits of information relating to the ‘Doll/Network’ video presentation. You can join Squads once you’ve reached a certain point in the game. You can choose from Solo Play and Multi-Play. You can also join Squads that your friends are in.

While online, the Player can change the Union they belong to by paying a set fee (using in-game currency). You can be calculating and switch to a Union with good results or you can help raise the rank of the Union you’re already in.

The Union you belong to affects the contents of the Union Salary, which you receive once per day, (which can include repair tickets [possible that they mean ‘coupons’] for Dolls that have exceed their insurance limit) so it’s a good idea to try various ones out.

Xenoblade Chronicles X launches in Japan on April 29. It should be out later this year in North America and Europe.

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