Sonic Boom trailer shows its Sonic Synergy origins
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 3 Comments
Sonic Boom wasn’t always imagined as a Wii U game. During early development, it started out as Sonic Synergy, and was different from the final product in quite a few ways.
Sonic Stadium managed to obtain an extended version of a Sonic Synergy trailer that surfaced this week. Different designs for Eggman, improved visuals, and more are present in the video. Have a look at it below.
More: Sanzaru Games, SEGA, Sonic Boom
Pre-order updates (4/16/17)
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS, News, Switch, Wii U | 2 Comments
Below are the latest Nintendo products that can be currently pre-ordered at retailers:
* Save 20 percent on pre-orders with Amazon Prime or Best Buy’s GCU. 20 percent off pre-orders on Amazon Canada as well. On Amazon UK, it’s £2 off.
United States
Switch
Puyo Puyo Tetris – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Disgaea 5 Complete – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Ultra Street Fighter II – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Cars 3: Driven to Win – Amazon, GameStop
Cave Story+ – GameStop (pre-order for PVC keychain)
Arms – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Splatoon 2 – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Rime – Amazon, GameStop
NBA 2K18 – Amazon, Best Buy
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Fire Emblem Warriors – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Super Mario Odyssey – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
FIFA – Amazon, Best Buy
Minecraft: Switch Edition – Amazon, Best Buy
Redout – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Minecraft: Story Mode – The Complete Adventure – Amazon, GameStop
Troll & I – Amazon, GameStop
Wii U
Darksiders Warmastered Edition – Amazon
Cars 3: Driven to Win – Amazon, GameStop
3DS
Cooking Mama: Sweet Shop – Amazon
Runbow Pocket Deluxe Edition – New 3DS only – Amazon, GameStop, Best Buy
Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia – Amazon, GameStop
Farming Simulator 18 – Amazon
Ever Oasis (new) – GameStop
RPG Maker Fes – Amazon
Hey! Pikmin (new) – GameStop
Culdcept Revolt – Amazon
Fire Emblem Warriors – Amazon, GameStop
Monster Hunter Stories (new) – GameStop
Yo-kai Watch 2: Psychic Specters – GameStop
Miitopia (new) – Best Buy, GameStop
SNES
Unholy Night: The Darkness Hunter – Amazon
amiibo
Fire Emblem Echoes – Alm & Celica – Best Buy
Cloud (new) – Best Buy, GameStop
Cloud (Player 2) [Exclusive] (new) – GameStop
Bayonetta (new) – Best Buy, GameStop
Corrin (new) – Best Buy, GameStop
Smash Bros. bundle (new) – GameStop
Inkling Girl (Neon Pink) (new) – Best Buy, GameStop
Inkling Boy (Neon Green) (new) – Best Buy, GameStop
Inkling Squid (Neon Purple) (new) – Best Buy, GameStop
Pikmin (new) – Best Buy, GameStop
Accessories
Joy-Con Wheel (set of two) – Amazon
Nintendo-licensed Zelda: Breath of the Wild Starter Kit for Switch – Amazon
Retro Fighters Pro NES Controller to NES Classic Edition Adapter – Amazon
Neon Yellow Joy-Con (new) – GameStop
Neon Yellow Joy-Con straps (new) – GameStop
Books
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe guide – here.
The Legend of Zelda: Legendary Edition, Vol. 4 – Amazon
The Art of Splatoon – Amazon
The Legend of Zelda: Legendary Edition, Vol. 5 Amazon
Other
Zelda: Breath of the Wild: Link Nendoroid (Deluxe Version) – Amazon
Zelda: Breath of the Wild: Link Nendoroid – Amazon
Canada
Switch
Puyo Puyo Tetris
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Disgaea 5 Complete
Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers
Cars 3: Driven to Win
Cave Story+
Arms
Splatoon 2
Rime
Minecraft: Story Mode – The Complete Adventure
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Fire Emblem Warriors
Super Mario Odyssey
Xenoblade Chronicles 2
FIFA
Redout
Troll and I
Wii U
Darksiders Warmastered Edition
Cars 3: Driven to Win
3DS
Runbow Pocket Deluxe Edition – New 3DS only
Fire Emblem Echoes
Farming Simulator 18
RPG Maker Fes
Culdcept Revolt
Books
The Legend of Zelda: Legendary Edition, Vol. 4
Art of Splatoon
The Legend of Zelda: Legendary Edition, Vol. 5
UK
Switch
Puyo Puyo Tetris
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Disgaea 5 Complete
Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers
Arms
Splatoon 2
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Super Mario Odyssey
Fire Emblem Warriors
Xenoblade Chronicles 2
FIFA
Troll & I
Wii U
Darksiders Warmastered Edition
3DS
Cooking Mama: Sweet Shop
Yo-kai Watch 2: Bony Spirits
Yo-kai Watch 2: Fleshy Souls
Fire Emblem Echoes
Harvest Moon: Skytree Village
Faming Simulator 18
RPG Maker Fes
Culdcept Revolt
amiibo
Fire Emblem Echoes: Alm
Fire Emblem Echoes: Ceclia
Books
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe guide (new)
Zelda: Breath of the Wild Deluxe Edition guide
The Legend of Zelda: Legendary Edition, Vol. 4
Art of Splatoon
Super Mario Encyclopedia
The Legend of Zelda: Legendary Edition, Vol. 5
More: pre-order
Zelda: Breath of the Wild players are finding ways to leave The Great Plateau early… sort of
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos, Wii U | 9 Comments
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild has very few restrictions. Even in the opening section, you have a huge area to explore – that being The Great Plateau.
The only limitation is that you need to complete a few tasks before leaving The Great Plateau. Once that’s done, you’ll be given Link’s trusty paraglider. It’s then that you’re free to leave and explore Hyrule to its fullest.
Zelda: Breath of the Wild devs scrapped idea of stabbing and resting on weapons following Miyamoto feedback
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Wii U | 71 Comments
Not every idea made it into The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. For instance, Nintendo considered including tiny people as well as the Hookshot and Beetle items.
Art director Satoru Takizawa and director Hidemaro Fujibayashi revealed another cut idea while speaking with GameSpot. At one point, players would be able to stab their weapon into a wall. Doing so would let Link recover stamina.
Midway through development, the team decided against including the mechanic. This was in large part due to feedback from Shigeru Miyamoto, who essentially vetoed the idea due to it being illogical. The developers thought about stabbing weapons into cracks or crevices, though that wouldn’t work either since you’d be limited in where it could be done.
Takizawa and Fujibayashi said:
Zelda: Breath of the Wild – going for Calamity Ganon while playing flight mini game breaks the world
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos, Wii U | 16 Comments
One mini-game in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild tasks players with gliding as far as they can. With players coming up with interesting ways of flying, what happens if you end up at Hyrule Castle for the showdown with Calamity Ganon?
Digital Foundry compares LEGO City Undercover on Switch to PS4, Wii U original
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos, Wii U | 20 Comments
Digital Foundry has a new comparison video up for LEGO City Undercover. We’re able to get a better look as to how the Switch version compares to the PlayStation 4 and original Wii U releases.
If you’re looking at how LEGO City Undercover has changed since the four years it came to Wii U, the game now features a redone lighting system along with upgrades to the effects pipeline, the quality of the shaders, the detail in the core art assets and normal maps, and more.
Media Create software sales (4/3/17 – 4/9/17) – Top 50
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Switch, Wii U | 1 Comment
This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
01./01. [3DS] Monster Hunter Double Cross
02./05. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild #
03./04. [3DS] Mario Sports Superstars
04./07. [NSW] 1-2-Switch
05./00. [PS4] LEGO Worlds
06./02. [PS4] Warriors All-Stars #
07./10. [PS4] Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Wildlands
08./12. [3DS] Pokemon Sun / Moon
09./11. [PS4] NieR: Automata
10./14. [WIU] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
11./03. [PS4] Blue Reflection: Maboroshi ni Mau – Shoujo no Ken #
12./13. [PS4] Horizon: Zero Dawn #
13./15. [3DS] Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS
14./06. [PSV] Warriors All-Stars #
15./22. [NSW] Super Bomberman R
16./16. [PS4] Kingdom Hearts HD I.5 + II.5 ReMIX
17./20. [PS4] Grand Theft Auto V [New Price Edition]
18./21. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Welcome amiibo
19./29. [WIU] Minecraft: Wii U Edition
20./00. [3DS] Kawaii Pet to Kurasou! Wan Nyan & Mini Mini Animal
More: charts, Japan, Media Create, sales
March 2017: Switch sells 906,000 units in March, Zelda: Breath of the Wild over 1.3 million
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Wii U | 95 Comments
The Switch sold 906,000 units in the United States during March, Nintendo has revealed. Today’s information comes straight from the NPD Group.
According to Nintendo, Switch is “one of the fastest-selling video game systems of all time.” It also comes “in a nontraditional month for a console launch.”
Switch, Wii U, 3DS maintenance taking place next week
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Switch, Wii U | 0 comments
Nintendo already has maintenance lined up for next week. Switch, Wii U, and 3DS will be impacted for a little over an hour on Wednesday / Thursday.
The schedule is as follows:
– 6:45 PM PT (April 19) – 8 PM PT (April 19)
– 9:45 PM ET (April 19) – 11 PM ET (April 19)
– 2:45 AM in the UK (April 20) – 4 AM in the UK (April 20)
– 3:45 AM in Europe (April 20) – 5 AM in Europe (April 20)
More: maintenance
New rewards also available on My Nintendo Europe
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News, Wii U | 2 Comments
A few new rewards were added to My Nintendo in North America yesterday. Over in Europe, the site was updated with prizes as well.
Here’s the lineup:
Discounts
20% discount on Pikmin 3 – 50 Gold Points
20% discount on Nintendo Selects: Yoshi’s Island – 40 Gold Points
3DS Theme
Yoshi’s Springtime Siesta – 20 Gold Points
Wii U Digital Content
Pikmin 3 Add-on Content: Battle Enemies! Stages 7-10 – 20 Gold Points
Pikmin 3 Add-on Content: All-New Mission Stages 12-15 (x2) – 50 Gold Points
Pikmin 3 Add-on Content: Collect Treasure! Stages 7-10 – 20 Gold Points
These rewards will remain on My Nintendo until July 1. Check out the different offerings here.
