The final week is upon us (well… those of you in the North America), we’ll all be creating these moments in-game soon and it’ll be us picking up the slack for Sakurai on Miiverse!

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Kamen Rider: SummonRide screenshots/art

Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Screenshots, Wii U | 3 Comments

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Famitsu’s most wanted games (11/16/14)

Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 3 Comments

It’s time for the latest Famitsu’s most wanted games chart! Final Fantasy XV, Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire, Final Fantasy Explorers, Persona 5, and Bravely Second are the new top five.

Head past the break for the full chart. All votes were cast between October 30 and November 5.

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DK Bongos work with Smash Bros. Wii U

Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 8 Comments

BREAKING NEWS: DK Bongos work with Super Smash Bros Wii U! #SSB4 https://t.co/WZMiqPnhQL
— Ben Bertoli (@SuperBentendo) November 16, 2014

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U supports a whole bunch of controllers. You can use a GameCube controller, the GamePad, the 3DS, the Wii Remote, and more.

As it turns out, the DK Bongos are also supported! You know, those controllers that were made for Donkey Konga and Donkey Kong Jungle Beat for the GameCube. Players can use the DK Bongos by plugging them in via the new GameCube Controller Adapter for Wii U.

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Puella Magi Madoka Magica collaboration in the works for Monster Hunter Frontier G

Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 8 Comments

Monster Hunter Frontier G will soon be receiving a fresh collaboration with Puella Magi Madoka Magica. Capcom is providing weapons and costumes based on the franchise as well as a special in-game event. View a short trailer above.

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Full overview of amiibo compatibility in Hyrule Warriors

Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 7 Comments

Nintendo’s updated amiibo website gives a complete overview about the compatibility of the different figures in Hyrule Warriors.

Here’s a look as to what’s posted on the site:

Tap the Link amiibo figure to receive a new weapon to use in battle: the Spinner from The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess game.
Tap the Zelda amiibo figure once per day to get a weapon rated 3 stars or higher.
Tap any other amiibo figure once per day to get a weapon rated 3 starts or lower, Rupee bonus or crafting material bonus.

Hyrule Warriors will receive an update later this month for added amiibo functionality.

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Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric concept art – Sonic designs, Lyric as an owl, more

Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Images, Wii U | 6 Comments

Concept art for Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric has emerged, showing some… interesting things. Craig Harris and Nicolas P Villarreal – two staffers who worked on the game – recently posted the art to their Facebook accounts.

Here are some of the noteworthy tidbits shown in the art:

– Eggman was a Hillbilly type character
– Lyric was to be an owl
– Sonic in trousers
– Sonic Boom was codenamed Project Apollo
– Chao were planned (called Chaos), looked like baby dragons

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Full amiibo site now open

Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News, Wii U | 1 Comment

Nintendo has gone live with the full site for its new amiibo figure line. Access it here. You can check out the figure lineup, read up on how amiibos work, and more.