Smash Bros. Wii U lets players join online friend sessions via “available to play” feature
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 10 Comments
The 3DS features functionality that allows users to join online sessions of their friends. By heading to the Friend List, you simply tap “Join Friend’s Game” to connect.
With the release of Super Smash Bros., the Wii U now has similar functionality. You can join a friend’s session by touching the “Available to play!” area of the Friend List. It should come in handy!
Video: Jimmy Fallon freaks out on Michael Cera over Mario Kart
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Random, Videos, Wii U | 5 Comments
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Media Create software sales (11/10 – 11/16) – Top 50
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 0 comments
This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
01./00. [PS3] Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare – Subtitled Edition
02./00. [PS3] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2015
03./00. [PS4] Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare – Subtitled Edition
04./01. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate #
05./00. [3DS] One Piece: Super Grand Battle! X
06./00. [PS3] Dengeki Bunko: Fighting Climax
07./00. [WIU] Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker
08./00. [PS4] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2015
09./00. [PSV] Dengeki Bunko: Fighting Climax
10./02. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch 2: Ganso / Honke
11./03. [3DS] Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS
12./10. [WIU] Mario Kart 8 #
13./04. [PS3] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2014
14./00. [PSV] Hanayamata: Yosakoi Live! #
15./00. [XB1] Halo: The Master Chief Collection #
16./05. [PSV] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2014
17./00. [PSV] Marginal 4: Idol of Supernova #
18./06. [PS3] The Evil Within
19./00. [XB1] Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare – Subtitled Edition #
20./07. [3DS] Tales of the World: Reve Unitia
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Rumor: Bayonetta 2 sold 68,000 units in the U.S. last month
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Rumors, Wii U | 66 Comments
Nintendo did not disclose any official numbers for Bayonetta 2 as part of the latest NPD results. However, an important piece of sales data appears to have leaked out.
NeoGAF member “Dartastic” claims that Bayonetta 2 sold 68,000 units in the U.S. during October. We’re generally wary of posting NPD leaks that don’t originate from creamsugar, who is considered to be a reliable source for sales figures. However, Dartastic’s post was apparently verified by a moderator of the NeoGAF community.
Bayonetta 2 launched on October 24. Since NPD’s reporting period ended on November 1, the game only saw about a week of sales.
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Itagaki provides an update on Devil’s Third
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 61 Comments
Devil’s Third creator Tomonobu Itagaki shared an update about the Wii U game over on his Facebook page yesterday.
Itagaki noted that development is progressing well. The team just finished editing the closing movie recently.
Itagaki also hyped the scale of the story mode in Devil’s Third, which “is greater than that of Ninja Gaiden.” He also feels that the project “demolishes the standard of past console games in online multiplayer.”
Read Itagaki’s full update below.
Miyamoto shares more on the Pikmin Short Movies, confirms Pikmin 3DS theme
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News, Wii U | 5 Comments
Shigeru Miyamoto was interviewed over on the Pikmin Miiverse community yesterday and talked quite a bit about the Pikmin Short Movies. While there weren’t any major revelations, he did share some interesting things – including news about a Pikmin 3DS theme.
Here are some excerpts:
On Pikmin being individuals…
Actually, the Pikmin in the game move in a way that is every bit as individual as those in the movies, it’s just that you can’t control them directly, only lead them. And because they’re so small, and there are so many of them, it’s hard to tell what each individual is doing. That is why I wanted to create these Short Movies that focused only on the Pikmin.
On conveying the concept of “affinity” with the shorts…
…the concept of “affinity” was something I really wanted to communicate, so I’m very happy to hear you say that. When I was working on the games, I found this feeling of affinity to build up quite naturally, and even in my normal life I was thinking, “I wonder what would happen if there were Pikmin here?” or “I wonder what this would look like from a Pikmin’s point of view?” Those little ideas became doodles, and that was the beginning of the PIKMIN Short Movies.
On what’s easier: game or movie production…
Game production, I think! But it’s not really that game production is easier, it’s more that movies and games are so fundamentally different that the areas where you must focus your energy are also completely different. For that reason, the easier process to me is the one I’m the most used to, which is game production.
To put it simply, the difference is that with animations and other such visual media the consumer is a viewer, whereas in games the consumer is a player, so they are created from two different mindsets. Being able to make games is no guarantee you’d be any good at making animations, and vice versa. This is another thing the experience of making these movies has taught me!
On the sound for movies versus a video game…
This probably overlaps with what I just said, but games are created for people to play, and if a game is outside the range of the player’s expectations, it creates a kind of wall or a distance between them and the game world. In a film, every frame must be constructed to communicate something to the viewers, and to achieve this purpose, scenes are sometimes intentionally exaggerated or even made absurd.
I worked together with the sound directors from the Pikmin games to create the sound. For the background music and so on, we have a library from the three Pikmin games, so I listened to all of that for the first time in a long time.
On how you can hear sounds when pressing the A button while watching the shorts on 3DS…
Of course I used what I considered to be the right sound for the job in the movies, but I thought I’d add a tiny bit of interactivity here for the viewer!
This hidden feature is only available on the Nintendo 3DS version, but then the Wii U version has those beautiful big-screen visuals, so I don’t think you’re losing out, whichever one you pick!
Final words from Miyamoto…
Now I feel like I’m writing my will or something! Anyway… For a long time I’ve been of the opinion that if a game world is in sync with your personal experiences, it will be more fun to play. By seeing the movies and playing the game like you have, MariChan, I think you can get a deeper level of enjoyment out of the game. For that reason, we’ve created a demo of Pikmin 3! The game now has new control options that make it easier to play, so please enjoy the movies and the game together!
View the gallery below for storyboards, opening art, and a look at the bulletin board that hangs on the wall in Olimar’s room in the first movie.
You’ll also find a photo of a new Pikmin 3DS theme. Miyamoto confirmed that the theme will be releasing next week.
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Bayonetta 2 art book heading to Japan next month
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 1 Comment
An official art book for Bayonetta 2 is launching in Japan next month, according to director Yusuke Hashimoto. Hashimoto shared an Amazon link which confirms that “The Eyes of Bayonetta 2” will be available on December 20. Pricing is set at 3,780 yen.
Thanks to Jake for the tip.
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This defective Samus amiibo has two arm cannons
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, Images, Random, Wii U | 32 Comments
Not all amiibo are created equally! Take this Samus figure for instance, which is actually defective. Two arm cannons are included on the figure for some strange reason.
