Media Create hardware sales (5/19 – 5/25)
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 14 Comments
The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
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
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
3DS LL – 18,350
Vita – 12,810
PS3 – 7,339
PS4 – 6,792
Wii U – 6,716
3DS – 5,250
PSP – 1,642
Vita TV – 1,055
Xbox 360 – 201
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Watch Dogs PR Stunt backfires, Bomb Squad called
Posted on 10 years ago by Jarop(@gamrah) in News, Wii U | 8 Comments
A PR stunt has gone seriously wrong for Watch Dogs in Australia, as Mumbrella report that a bomb squad had to be called to newsstation Ninemsn’s office. Apparently a package arrived with a letter and a small safe, with instructions for the addressee to check their voicemail. Of course with no voicemail to check, a pin was punched into the safe, it started beeping and… Things started to escalate. After checking with other newsrooms to see if they’d received something similar, staff eventually were evacuated and the bomb squad was called. Ninemsn’s Hal Crawford told Mumbrella “This is definitely the other side of the line in terms of what is safe for a PR company to send anonymously to a newsroom. The thing was black, heavy and slightly creepy.” After the bomb squad was called, the safe was carefully opened… and a copy of Watch Dogs was found.
But any publicity is good publicity right?
More: PR, Ubisoft, Watch Dogs
Mario Kart 8 – Tricks Reel Video
Posted on 10 years ago by Jarop(@gamrah) in Videos, Wii U | 1 Comment
You’ll be performing a lot of tricks when Mario Kart 8 drops this week, but it’ll probably be because of the speed boost you get as opposed to being able to watch your character pull off some fancy stunts. If you’re curious to see how the characters will look before the game drops (and you know, before blue shells and collecting coins are occupying all your thought power) check out the video below
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Pullblox World coming to Wii U June 19th in Europe
Posted on 10 years ago by Jarop(@gamrah) in News, Wii U | 0 comments
It seems Pullblox /Pushmo World will be hitting more than Japan on June 19th as Nintendo of Europe announced today Pullblox world will be coming to the Wii U eShop on June 19th. With the launch they also provided the following information:
- Take control of Mallo for another 250 3D, block-based puzzles
- Different blocks have unique behaviours
- It will be the series’ first Wii U entry meaning it will make its HD debut
- Create your own puzzles in Pullblox Studio and share it via the World Pullblox Fair on Miiverse
To celebrate the release of this new game, owners of either Pullblox and Fallblox will be able to get 30% off Pullblox World if purchased before July 31st.
More: Pullblox World, Pushmo World
Another look at all 32 Courses in Mario Kart 8
Posted on 10 years ago by Jarop(@gamrah) in Videos, Wii U | 0 comments
Counting down the days until it’s out in the wild, here’s another look at all the tracks in Mario Kart 8 for those who can’t wait!
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Super Smash Bros. for Wii U screenshot (5/28/14)
Posted on 10 years ago by Jarop(@gamrah) in Screenshots, Wii U | 9 Comments
Today’s screenshot touches on another minor detail, this time pertaining to how the amount of damage taken affects character models. Previously as percentage got higher on a character in the Smash Bros. series, their models don’t change but as Sakurai explains:
Characters that have heavy damage slowly start to emit steam. When your opponent starts to get nice and smoky, give ’em a solid attack!
Dragon Quest X: All in One Package hitting Japan in August
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii, Wii U | 5 Comments
Square Enix has announced the “Dragon Quest X: All in One Package” for Japan. It will be available on August 7 for 4,800 yen.
As an initial investor incentive, each new copy will come bundled in with 20 lottery tickets and 10 Health Balls. The package contains the original game as well as the expansion released towards the end of last year.
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Over 100 million LEGO games have been sold
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, DS, General Nintendo, News, Wii, Wii U | 0 comments
In total, over 100 million LEGO games have been sold, Warner Bros. has confirmed. The series joins other notable franchises such as Mario, Pokemon, and Final Fantasy to accomplish the same feat.
The latest LEGO game – LEGO Batman 3 – will launch this fall.
More: LEGO, sales, Warner Bros. Interactive
Hyrule Warriors will feature Zelda’s traditional voice acting
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 26 Comments
Hyrule Warriors won’t feature any major voice acting, according to the game’s official Twitter account. Players will instead by presented with the standard types of voices that the Zelda series has been known for.
“Each character’s voice is modeled after the Zelda universe,” a message posted on the game’s Japanese Twitter account states. “It will have that ‘Hey! Listen!’ kind of feeling.”
I imagine that most won’t be surprised by this news. Still, I’m curious: how do you guys feel about the lack of expanded voice acting?
