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A new software update for Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and 3DS is now available. The next time you launch the game, you’ll be prompted to download the new 1.0.6 update. This will also allow you to download Mewtwo once you receive your codes. The patch on 3DS is 1388 blocks, while Wii U’s is 551mb.

Update details are below:

    3DS
    Note: Replay data that is saved in the game prior to the patch update will no longer be playable after the update.
    – Added a new functionality for purchasing DLC
    – Adjustments have also been made to balance the game and make for a more pleasant gaming experience.
     
    Wii U:
    – Users will be able to purchase DLC from Nintendo eShop.
    – Share mode has been added:
    – Users will be able to post photos, replay data, Mii Fighter data, and Custom stage data to the official server to share with other users around the world. Users will also be able to search and download the content as well
            *Users can only post their own content. Content posted to the server will be deleted after 30 days.
    – Users will be able to post photos and Custom stages to Miiverse from within the game (Photos will be posted to the official Snapshot Sharing Community and Custom stages will be posted to the official Stage Sharing Community
    – Users can download data from the server to Super Smash Bros. for Wii U if there is an activation button in the images posted on Miiverse.
    – Users will be able to share and exchange photos, replay data, Mii Fighter data, and Custom stage data with users on their Nintendo 3DS Friend List.
            • Content will be received when the Nintendo 3DS is connected to the Internet
            • It may take some time to receive the data
            • Content uploaded to the server will be deleted from the server after 30 days.
    – Added 6 new 8-Player Stages
        – Omega Stages:
            • Delfino Plaza
            • Port Town Aero Dive
            • Woolly World
            • Orbital Gate Assault
            • Wii Fit Studio
            • Pilotwings
    – Adjustments have also been made to balance the game and make for a more pleasant gaming experience.

 

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New screenshots and patch notes are out for the second batch of DLC heading to Mario Kart 8 on April 23rd. Check them out below:

– Download of DLC2 possible
– 9 new Mii (amiibo activated) suits
– 200cc class added
– Grand Prix: Must beat all cups on 150cc to activate
– VS Race: available from the start
– Online Custom Rules: available from the start
– Friend Lobby: available from the start
– Tournament Settings: available from the start
– When breaking while drifting during 200c mode, sparks will fly from your tires
– Breaking now possible while drifting using the Wii Remote by pushing B, 1, & 2 buttons at the same time
– Able to add CPU players to Online Custom Rules, but only human players will count for scoring
– Pressing the minus button on the following controllers will now put the map on the screen:
       • Wii U Pro Controller
       • Classic Controller
       • Wii Remote + Nun-chuck
– The seasons on the Animal Crossing course are random, except in Time Attack mode, which is limited to Summer only.
– 10 new stamps added for use in Miiverse posts

 

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Everyone around the world who’s registered both their 3DS and Wii U copies of the latest iteration of Super Smash Bros. is patiently waiting to get their email containing two codes for the legendary Pokémon. To help ease your worries and speculations as to when Mewtwo will finally arrive in your inbox, do note that Smash will be undergoing maintenance until 5PM JST, 4AM EST / 9AM GMT, so you can expect to see Mewtwo arrive sometime around then at the earliest.

Remember that if you didn’t register both your Wii U and 3DS copies of Super Smash Bros. with Club Nintendo before March 31st, you’ll be able to get your hands on Mewtwo when the DLC becomes available on April 28th for $3.99 for one version and $4.99 for both.

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Nintendo has revealed the full set of courses coming to Mario Kart 8’s next DLC pack. Baby Park (GameCube), Ribbon Road (GBA), Neo Bowser City (3DS), and Cheese Land (GBA) are the returning courses. Nature Road, Big Blue, Lingling Metro, and Animal Crossing are the new ones.

Check out the full set of videos for the new DLC below.

Update: Pre-orders are open now on Best Buy and GameStop. And for what it’s worth, Amazon changed its release date to “December 31”.


Amazon is the first retailer to be taking pre-orders for Guitar Hero Live. You can reserve the game here.

Guitar Hero Live will cost $99.99. Activision has pinned down a Fall 2015 launch, though Amazon lists it for October 20.

Polygon was recently given an opportunity to go hands-on with Guitar Hero Live, and published an extensive report about the game. We’ve rounded up a ton of details below, though you can find the full article here.

– Fist-person perspective live-action video
– Always online music
– Game comes with one guitar
– In development for about 3 years

“Guitar Hero created this pop culture phenomenon. Really, I would argue, it was one of the first titles to transcend our entire category and become this household name. But it’s been a while. It’s been five years since the last release. There’s so much emotion and passion around the Guitar Hero brand at the company. It’s something we always intended to bring back, when we had that legit innovation that would transform the way you play the game in a fundamental way. It’s taken until now to have that. FreeStyle delivered that vision. I believe this truly is the reinvention of Guitar Hero.” – Tyler Michaud, senior director of product management at Activision

“We always knew, like Tyler said, if we ever brought Guitar Hero back it had to be because we came up with some great innovation and made some big changes. The way we started it, we took it right to its core, its base. We said, what was it about Guitar Hero that was so cool in the first place? Why did it become the game it became?” – Jamie Jackson, creative director and studio head at FreeStyleGames

– The team was examining the game and plastic controller, and felt they could make mastering the game easier/deeper with a more prolonged experience
– The new guitar keeps the whammy bar and strummer of the original
– This version shifts all of the buttons to the top of the neck
– Controller has 6 buttons in 2 rows of 3

GameStop is once again taking orders for the GameCube Controller Adapter with 1 controller. Get yours here.

Pricing for the “bundle” is set at $49.99. Orders will begin shipping on May 8.

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