Wii U

Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News, Wii U | 4 Comments

Update: Bumped to the top. All Amiibos are now available on Amazon.

In December, Nintendo will release a second round of Amiibo figures. Consumers will be able to purchase Amiibos for Zelda, Diddy Kong, Luigi, Little Mac, Pit and Captain Falcon.

Retailers have now opened pre-orders for the new figures. You can find links to each below.

Amazon

Zelda
Diddy Kong
Luigi
Little Mac
Pit
Captain Falcon

Best Buy

Zelda
Diddy Kong
Luigi
Little Mac
Pit
Captain Falcon

GameStop

Zelda
Diddy Kong
Luigi
Little Mac
Pit
Captain Falcon

More: Amiibo, pre-order

Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 125 Comments

Super Smash Bros. director Masahiro Sakurai returns in Famitsu this week with his regular column. Once again, Sakurai addressed questions fans may have about the new Wii U and 3DS games.

One topic Sakurai discussed: “How are characters selected [to be in Smash Bros.]?” His response was a bit lengthy, though the process ultimately comes down to polls, research, and the team’s decisions.

Here’s what Sakurai wrote:

Read More

More: Famitsu, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U/3DS, top

Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 12 Comments

Update: Size is 728MB. Demo has 15 uses.

A Bayonetta 2 demo is now available for download from the European Wii U eShop. The news was announced through a new launch trailer published by Nintendo of Europe just a short while ago. No word yet on a demo for North America, but we’ll keep you updated.

More: Bayonetta 2, demo, PlatinumGames, top

Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 0 comments

More: Bayonetta 2, PlatinumGames

Posted on 10 years ago by Kirara Koneko(@KiraraKoneko) in 3DS, News, Screenshots, Wii U | 4 Comments

Source

More: Dark Pit, Dr. Mario, Super Smash Bros.

Posted on 10 years ago by Jarop(@gamrah) in 3DS, Screenshots, Wii U | 0 comments

More: Bandai Namco, Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures 2

Posted on 10 years ago by Jarop(@gamrah) in News, Screenshots, Wii U | 3 Comments

A Wii U screenshot today! Sakurai gives us a look at the Wii U trophy shop:

More: Masahiro Sakurai, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U/3DS, top

Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Images, Wii U | 2 Comments

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

More: GameStop, sale

Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 23 Comments

This week’s Japanese software sales are as follows:

1. [3DS] Super Smash Bros. for 3DS – 105,616 / 1,481,438
2. [PS3] Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix – 84,935 / NEW
3. [3DS] Youkai Watch 2 – 62,887 / 2,655,326
4. [3DS] Forbidden Magna – 23,250 / NEW
5. [PSV] Danganronpa: Another Episode – 15,334 / 85,930
6. [PSV] The Legend of Heroes: Sen no Kiseki II – 11,600 / 36,773
7. [PS3] The Legend of Heroes: Sen no Kiseki II – 9,645 / 75,143
8. [PS4] Omega Quintet – 9,365 / NEW
9. [PSV] Ar nosurge Plus – 9,240 / NEW
10. [PS3] Destiny – 7,317 / 87,307
11. [WIU] Fatal Frame: The Black Haired Shrine Maiden – 7,105 / 34,610
12. [PSV] Ciel nosurge Offline – 7,078 / NEW
13. [3DS] Nazotoki Battle TORE! Densetsu no Makyuu o Fukkatsu Saseyo! – 6,739 / NEW
14. [3DS] Haikyu!! Tsunage! Itadaki no Keshiki!! – 4,777 / 48,615
15. [3DS] Dragon Quest X – 4,696 / 101,145
16. [WIU] Mario Kart 8 – 4,517 / 682,767
17. [PS3] F1 2014 – 4,366 / NEW
18. [PSV] Dungeon Travelers 2 – 3,843 / 20,303
19. [PS4] Destiny – 3,442 / 114,214
20. [WIU] Bayonetta 2 – 3,398 / 49,196

More: charts, Japan, Media Create, sales, top

Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 13 Comments

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

3DS LL – 16,130
Vita – 13,510
Wii U – 7,805
PS4 – 7,350
3DS – 6,360
PS3 – 5,365
Xbox One – 1,062
Vita TV – 922
PSP – 84
Xbox 360 – 80

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

3DS LL – 22,988
Vita – 15,739
Wii U – 9,950
PS4 – 8,033
3DS – 7,451
PS3 – 6,026
Xbox One – 1,113
Vita TV – 977
Xbox 360 – 143
PSP – 102

More: charts, Japan, Media Create, sales, top