Wii U

Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Just a Chat, Videos, Wii U | 8 Comments

Bumping this to the front page so that those of you who missed the video last night can check it out. I also forgot to mention that towards the end, Austin and I go over some of the feedback you guys left in the form we posted last weekend!

Now that Mario Kart 8 is officially here, Austin and Brian devote nearly an hour to talk about Nintendo’s new racer. Might this be the start of another new series on Nintendo Everything? That’s up to you guys!

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

LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham will offer Plastic Man among the playable characters, Warner Bros. Interactive has revealed. More information about the game will be shared at E3 2014 next week.

Warner Bros. posted the following to its Instagram account just a short while ago:

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

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News, Wii U | 8 Comments

A new Miiverse update has gone live for all versions of the social network.

Today’s update brings about four notable changes. The amount of time you need to wait between posting comments has been reduced from 3 minutes to 2 minutes, the character count for posts and comments has been increased to 400, the notifications screen will now display up to 50 notifications, and Your Activity Feed now shows posts that your friends or people you’re following have given a Yeah to.

You can find the full update notes from Miiverse’s Marty below.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Images, Wii U | 5 Comments

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

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 8 Comments

This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:

1. [WIU] Mario Kart 8 – 325,892 / NEW
2. [PS3] Mobile Suit Gundam Side Stories – 82,048 / NEW
3. [3DS] Youkai Watch 36,868 / 1,020,877
4. [PSV] Cho Megami Shinko Noire: Gekishin Black Heart – 26,015 / NEW
5. [PS3] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2014: Aoki Samurai no Chousen – 27,406 / 63,062
6. [3DS] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2014: Aoki Samurai no Chousen – 12,265 / 29,028
7. [PS4] inFamous: Second Son – 8,622 / 43,423
8. [PS3] IdolMaster: One For All – 6,910 / 102,793
9. [PS3] Arcana Heart 3: Love Max – 6,273 / NEW
10. [3DS] Mario Party: Island Tour – 6,064 / 383,989
11. [PSP] Heart no Kuni no Alice Wonderful Twin World – 5,920 / NEW
12. [PSV] Nobunaga no Yabou: Souzou – 5,648 / NEW
13. [3DS] Mario Golf: World Tour – 5,388 / 98,666
14. [PSV] Moero Chronicle – 5,160 / 47,609
15. [3DS] Pokemon X/Y – 4,960 / 4,073,915
16. [PSP] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2014: Aoki Samurai no Chousen – 4,552 / 11,798
17. [3DS] Mario Kart 7 – 4,406 / 2,326,944
18. [PSV] To Love -Ru: Darkness Battle Ecstasy – 3,963 / 26,289
19. [PSV] Amnesia World – 3,898 / 12,548
20. [3DS] Kirby Triple Deluxe – 3,858 / 592,422

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 30 Comments

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

Wii U – 19,312
3DS LL – 18,776
Vita – 12,859
PS3 – 6,922
PS4 – 6,508
3DS – 4,957
PSP – 1,421
Vita TV – 1,098
Xbox 360 – 225

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

3DS LL – 18,374
Vita – 14,070
Wii U – 9,024
PS3 – 7,565
PS4 – 7,543
3DS – 4,850
PSP – 1,479
Vita TV – 1,142
Xbox 360 – 202

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

Much like Japan, Nintendo has announced plans to bring out a retail version of Wii Sports Club in Europe featuring all five sports. This will launch on July 11, Nintendo has confirmed.

Additionally, the final two sports from Wii Sports Club – baseball and boxing – are due out individually on June 27.

Here’s an overview of both new sports:

In Baseball, the use of the Wii Remote Plus controller enables novice hitters and expert sluggers alike greater control and precision when going for that all-important home run. In the field, pitching is performed by holding the GamePad upright, with the action taking place in first-person view. Different types of pitch can be selected to attempt to bamboozle the batsman, but it’s down to you to adjust the power and aim of your throw. If the opponent does manage to return your pitch, try to keep the centre of the GamePad aimed at the ball, as a catching opportunity may even come your way…

With Boxing, bobbing and weaving your way to victory is now more fun and challenging than ever before, with players able to use one Wii Remote Plus controller in each hand to allow for more precise offensive and defensive manoeuvres. Before you enter the ring and represent your regional club online however, don’t forget to hone your technique by taking on Skill Shaper challenges such as Speed Bag, which requires players to keep an eye on an overhead display and pull off the right punches in the order instructed, or Pro Puncher, where players must use speed and accuracy to smash targets that appear in front of them.

Those who download Wii Sports Club for the launches of baseball and boxing on June 27 will receive a 48-hour free trial to play any of the five sports. This trial will be available to all, including Wii U owners who previously sampled a free trial of Wii Sports Club. After the trial period is complete, players can purchase a Day Pass on the eShop for £1.79 for a 24-hour period, or can purchase permanent access to both boxing and baseball for £8.99.

Source: Nintendo PR

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Posted on 10 years ago by Demelza(@ReporterDem) in News, Wii U | 24 Comments

When Watch Dogs released across a number of platforms last week it quickly became one of Ubisoft’s best selling titles. However, many Nintendo fans are still itching to play the game and hoping for a solid release date for the Wii U version. Well, Ubisoft have confirmed today through PR communications that the game is still slated for a 2014 Fall release on Wii U.

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

Looking at a new item today, Sakurai explains the new Boomerang item as recently seen in Mario Kart 8:

Here’s a new item that we’ve thrown in–the boomerang. As you’d guess, it’ll fly back into your hands after you throw it, and if you keep catching it, its attack power grows with each throw! However, opponents can nab the boomerang out of the air, so it might be an easier item to use in Smash Run.

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