Sakurai on why Smash Bros. 3DS came out before the Wii U version, changes in Final Smashes, stage tidbit
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 16 Comments
Super Smash Bros. director Masahiro Sakurai published a new column in this week’s issue of Famitsu. That was a bit of a surprise, as Sakurai only tends to write columns on a bi-weekly basis.
In any case, numerous topics about Super Smash Bros. for Wii U/3DS were once again discussed. Sakurai commented on why the 3DS version launched before the Wii U game as well as changes in Final Smashes. He also shared a tidbit about one of the unlockable stages in the 3DS version.
Head past the break for the full Q&A.
Pre-order Smash Bros. Wii U at Toys “R” Us, get a free Amiibo
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 12 Comments
Toys “R” Us has a special pre-order bonus running for Super Smash Bros. Wii U. If you reserve the game, you’ll receive an Amiibo free of charge. The promotion is only valid online and while supplies last.
Wii U GamePad High Capacity Battery back in stock
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 3 Comments
The Wii U GamePad High Capacity Battery has returned to Nintendo’s online store. If interested, you can place an order here. The battery is priced at $32, though you’ll need to add a bit extra for tax and shipping.
Thanks to Jake for the tip.
Disney Infinity 2.0 “Walk It” accolades trailer
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 0 comments
Fatal Frame: The Black Haired Shrine Maiden Ayane footage
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 0 comments
Video: Senran Kagura producer interview – would want Samus/Peach to appear, more
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, Videos, Wii U | 8 Comments
Marvelous published a new interview with Senran Kagura producer Kenichiro Takaki on its website. All of his responses can be found above.
If you don’t want to sit through the whole video, you can check out these interesting excerpts:
More: Kenichiro Takaki, marvelous, Senran Kagura
Bayonetta 2 character design highlighted in new PlatinumGames blog post
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 6 Comments
PlatinumGames has posted a new Bayonetta 2 blog post covering the game’s character design.
First, check out a few excerpts below:
After acquiring the Super Mirror 2, Bayonetta can become an Umbran Gekka, Policewoman, Schoolgirl… They’re what’d you’d call “unlockable costumes.”
The basic design process I went through for these costumes was to brainstorm with Hashimoto and think about what costumes the fans would like. Then, out of those, Kamiya, Hashimoto, and I each chose a costume of our liking.
For the first Bayonetta, Kamiya was the director, so he chose the P.E. Uniform.
For Bayonetta 2, Hashimoto was the director, and he chose the Umbran Gekka.
Kamiya admitted that he probably indulged himself a bit too much when he made his choices for the first Bayonetta, so he chose something with a bit more mass appeal for this game: the policewoman. Hashimoto chose the Umbran Gekka, and I chose the schoolgirl outfit.
The process taught us about each other’s individual preferences, which was fun.
And be sure to read the full thing here with lots of information (and extra clips).
More: Bayonetta 2, PlatinumGames
The Voice screenshots
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Wii, Wii U, Wii U eShop | 0 comments
More: Activision, The Voice
Smash Wii U lets you build stages, has Master Hand/Crazy Hand challenges, board game mode
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 26 Comments
New features for the Wii U version of Super Smash Bros. have been leaked via an Amazon listing
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According to the retailer, players will be able to make stages on the GamePad, take on challenges “crafted by Master Hand and Crazy Hand”, and participate “in a brand new board game mode”. Amazon also mentions previously-revealed Amiibo functionality.
Here’s the full overview from Amazon:
More: Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, top
Nintendo Network to receive online maintenance from October 23
Posted on 9 years ago by Jarop(@gamrah) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 0 comments
Select Nintendo Network services for the Wii U and 3DS will be receiving maintenance from Thursday October 23rd and may impact the availability of certain features. It’s unknown at the moment what the reason for this maintenance is, if it’s anything major we suspect information will appear soon enough. The full list of affected services can be found below:
From Thursday, October 23, 2014 6:00 PM
– Friday, October 24, 2014 4:00 AM Pacific Time
Affected Services:Wii U
– Online Play, Rankings, etc.
Nintendo 3DS
– Online Play, Rankings, etc.
From Wednesday, October 22, 2014 6:00 PM
– Thursday, October 23, 2014 4:00 AM Pacific Time
Affected Services:Wii U
– Online Play, Rankings, etc.
Nintendo 3DS
– Online Play, Rankings, etc.
From Tuesday, October 21, 2014 6:00 PM
– Wednesday, October 22, 2014 4:00 AM Pacific Time
Affected Services:Wii U
– Online Play, Rankings, etc.
Nintendo 3DS
– Online Play, Rankings, etc.
From Monday, October 20, 2014 6:00 PM
– Tuesday, October 21, 2014 4:00 AM Pacific Time
Affected Services:Wii U
– Online Play, Rankings, etc.
Nintendo 3DS
– Online Play, Rankings, etc.
From Monday, October 20, 2014 5:00 PM
– Monday, October 20, 2014 7:00 PM Pacific Time
Affected Services:Nintendo 3DS
– Online Play, Rankings, etc. for Poké Transporter
– Online Play, Rankings, etc. for Pokémon Bank
– Online Play, Rankings, etc. for Pokémon™ X, Pokémon™ Y
From Sunday, October 19, 2014 6:00 PM
– Monday, October 20, 2014 4:00 AM Pacific Time
Affected Services:Wii U
– Online Play, Rankings, etc.
Nintendo 3DS
– Online Play, Rankings, etc.
*During the extended maintenance, parts of the affected services
may be intermittently unavailable.
