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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 16 Comments

Update: Now sold out!

The GameCube Controller Adapter can currently be purchased on Nintendo’s online store. It carries the standard price of $19.99, though you’ll need to pay a bit more for shipping. Place an order here.

Note: it may say out of stock in your cart. Checking out should work in any case. If/when it actually sells out, we’ll update this post.

Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 7 Comments

Today’s Xenoblade Chronicles X Twitter update once again comes from director Tetsuya Takahashi. He (very) briefly touches on the game’s music – specifically composer Hiroyuki Sawano.

Here’s the latest from Takahashi:

“I was thinking of discussing a new topic today, but… Mr. Sawano, thank you for inviting me to your year-end party. I had a great time there.”

“And so, let me talk about the composer, Mr. Hiroyuki Sawano. I’ve long been a big fan of Mr. Sawano’s, and fervently suggested (almost insisted?) that we ask him to compose for this game no matter what.”

“He and Mr. [Yasushi] Horiguchi, from his company Legendoor, are both open-hearted and we were able to have a frank discussion regarding our requirements.”

“Of course, the compositions are wonderful and I’m very glad we asked Mr. Sawano [to come aboard]. As a fan, I look forward to the soundtrack CD that will eventually be released.”

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

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

Fans have put together a comparison of Xenoblade Chronicles X, showing the improvements from the E3 2014 footage and November 2014 footage. We see things like improved textures, UI modifications, and a change to the logo itself.

View all of the comparisons below:

We also have a pair of GIF comparisons:

Thanks to uPadWatcher for the tip.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS, News, Wii U | 11 Comments

The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:

New 3DS LL – 76,439
Vita – 56,700
PS4 – 42,216
New 3DS – 40,338
Wii U – 30,031
3DS LL – 19,096
PS3 – 17,867
3DS – 17,293
Vita TV – 1,305
Xbox One – 637

For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:

New 3DS LL – 105,947
New 3DS – 49,503
Wii U – 43,950
Vita – 42,405
PS4 – 33,150
3DS LL – 25,653
3DS – 15,171
PS3 – 12,578
Xbox One – 1,162
Vita TV – 1,090
Xbox 360 – 121
PSP – 7

And here are the software charts:

1. [3DS] Youkai Watch 2: Shinuchi – 207,923 / 2,247,129
2. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire – 110,895 / 2,394,239
3. [3DS] Super Smash Bros. for 3DS – 70,913 / 2,072,848
4. [WIU] Super Smash Bros. for Wii U – 58,008 / 529,244
5. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate – 45,754 / 2,391,014
6. [WIU] Mario Kart 8 – 28,403 / 880,180
7. [3DS] Youkai Watch 2 – 24,121 / 3,064,221
8. [3DS] Final Fantasy Explorers – 22,928 / 233,796
9. [PSV] Gundam Breaker 2 – 18,104 / 101,768
10. [PS4] Grand Theft Auto V – 17,451 / 135,665
11. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf – 20,271 / 3,885,120
12. [PS3] Gundam Breaker 2 – 15,464 / 104,410
13. [3DS] Gotouchi Tetsudou: Gotouchi Chara to Nihon Zenkoku no Tabi – 13,854 / 60,984
14. [3DS] Mario Kart 7 – 12,913 / 2,450,300
15. [3DS] Sumikko Gurashi Koko Ga Ochitsukundesu – 11,875 / 86,516
16. [3DS] Attack on Titan: The Last Wings of Mankind Chain – 11,052 / 70,018
17. [3DS] Aikatsu! 365 Idol Days – 10,863 / 96,401
18. [3DS] Tomodachi Life – 10,648 / 1,773,200
19. [WIU] Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker – 10,421 / 130,381
20. [3DS] Kirby Triple Deluxe – 9,160 / 686,479

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

We now have a lineup of the top 100 best-selling games in Germany for 2014. Fourteen 3DS games are on the list as well as five Wii U titles and five older Wii releases. Tomodachi Life was the best-performing game having come in at the sixth spot.

Here’s the full listing:

01 PS4 FIFA 2015 (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
02 PS3 FIFA 2015 (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
03 PS4 GRAND THEFT AUTO V (TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE)
04 PS4 CALL OF DUTY: ADVANCED WARFARE (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD)
05 PC DIABLO 3: REAPER OF SOULS (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD)
06 3DS TOMODACHI LIFE (NINTENDO)
07 PS4 ASSASSIN’S CREED: UNITY (UBISOFT)
08 PS3 MINECRAFT (SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT)
09 PS4 WATCH DOGS (UBISOFT)
10 PC THE SIMS 4 (ELECTRONIC ARTS)

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Screenshots, Wii U | 7 Comments

Update: Translation is below:

This just in! One of our senior research assistants just faxed over a fascinating new image. At first glance, this looks like a typical back alley, but word on the street is that it’s a favorite battleground for these crazy squids. Apparently it’s a popular place to hone one’s skills in one-on-one duels. If fact, it looks familiar for some reason…

As usual, we’ll add in Nintendo’s official translation when it’s available. It should come in shortly.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Images, Wii U | 1 Comment

It’s a light issue of Famitsu this week, meaning there isn’t much to post! You can at least get another look at Kenka Bancho 6 and a few ads in the gallery above.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Images, Wii U | 0 comments

This week’s GameStop ad has gone live. You can find it in full below.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS, News, Wii U | 6 Comments

Media Create is a bit behind on sales information from Japan. Due to the holidays, we now have two sets of data.

Here are the hardware sales between December 22 and December 28:

New 3DS LL – 105,947
New 3DS – 49,503
Wii U – 43,950
Vita – 42,405
PS4 – 33,150
3DS LL – 25,653
3DS – 15,171
PS3 – 12,578
Xbox One – 1,162
Vita TV – 1,090
Xbox 360 – 121
PSP – 7

For comparison’s sake, below are the hardware numbers from the previous week:

New 3DS LL – 108,235
New 3DS – 46,815
Wii U – 38,314
Vita – 32,834
PS4 – 30,951
3DS LL – 27,469
3DS – 13,832
PS3 – 9,956
Vita TV – 963
Xbox One – 893
Xbox 360 – 129
PSP – 6

And below are the software charts:

1. [3DS] Youkai Watch 2: Shinuchi – 262,310 / 2,039/205
2. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire – 165,329 / 2,283,344
3. [3DS] Super Smash Bros. for 3DS – 91,857 / 2,001,935
4. [WIU] Super Smash Bros. for Wii U – 85,776 / 471,236
5. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate – 51,306 / 2,345,260
6. [3DS] Final Fantasy Explorers – 49,671 / 210,869
7. [3DS] Youkai Watch 2 – 42,765 / 3,040,100
8. [WIU] Mario Kart 8 – 38,637 / 851,776
9. [PSV] Gundam Breaker 2 – 26,477 / 83,665
10. [PS3] Gundam Breaker 2 – 22,414 / 88,946
11. [PSV] The Irregular at Magic High School: Out of Order – 21,978 / NEW
12. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf – 20,882 / 3,868,448
13. [WIU] Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker – 19,074 / 119,961
14. [3DS] Sumikko Gurashi Koko Ga Ochitsukundesu – 18,741 / 74,642
15. [3DS] Aikatsu! 365 Idol Days – 17,301 / 74,642
16. [PS4] Grand Theft Auto V – 16,425 / 118,214
17. [3DS] Attack on Titan: The Last Wings of Mankind Chain – 14,866 / 58,966
18. [3DS] Gotouchi Tetsudou: Gotouchi Chara to Nihon Zenkoku no Tabi – 14,549 / 47,130
19. [PS4] Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor – 14,113 / NEW
20. [3DS] Mario Kart 7 – 13,629 / 2,437,387

The data for the previous week should be released tomorrow.

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