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A small update has arrived for Wii Street U. The patch “improves security for more enjoyable gameplay” and “fixes a number of issues to enhance the user’s experience and enjoyment”. Nothing too major, but it’s an update nonetheless!

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Today’s screenshots have Charizard in the spotlight. Sakurai detailed a change to his Side+B move:

Here’s Charizard’s new special attack, Flare Blitz. It’s a very powerful attack–however, you’ll take recoil damage if you make contact. Pretty true to the original game, huh? Flare Blitz is Charizard’s side special move, and Rock Smash is the down special move.

We also got a look at Charizard’s Final Smash:

And here’s Mega Charizard X. This will appear as Charizard’s Final Smash.

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Walmart is offering a pair of items with Mario Kart 8 pre-orders. If you reserve Nintendo’s racer at the retailer, you’ll be given a “PowerA Wii Mario Kart 8 Racing Wheel” as well as $4.99 in VUDU movie credits. The latter bonus will be sent out via email.

You can pre-order Mario Kart 8 on Walmart here.

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Disney Infinity 2.0 may include Maleficent, if the tweet above is any indication. Although an official announcement hasn’t been made, the silhouette seems to match up with the infamous villain.

Maleficent’s appearance could tie in to the live-action Maleficent film, which is set to launch later this year.

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

Last month, Bandai Namco confirmed that One Piece: Unlimited World Red would be reaching North America in July. The publisher shared a final release date today: July 8.

In Europe, One Piece: Unlimited World Red will be available on June 27.

Source: Bandai Namco PR

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

This month’s digital rewards on Club Nintendo have gone live. Members can choose from Super Metroid (Wii U, 200 coins), 3D Classics: Kirby’s Adventure (3DS, 200 coins), Brain Age Express: Arts & Letters (3DS, 200 coins), and Mario Kart 64 (Wii/Wii U, 250 coins). These items last through June 8.

Visit this page to order a downloadable game.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 0 comments

The latest Wii U/3DS-specific UK software sales are as follows:

Wii U

1. New Super Mario Bros. U – Nintendo
2. New Super Luigi U – Nintendo
3. Super Mario 3D World – Nintendo
4. Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze – Nintendo
5. The LEGO Movie Videogame – Warner Bros. Interactive
6. Sports Connection – Ubisoft
7. Nintendo Land – Nintendo
8. LEGO Marvel Super Heroes – Warner Bros. Interactive
9. Zelda: Wind Waker HD – Nintendo
10. Rayman Legends – Ubisoft

3DS

1. Mario Golf: World Tour – Nintendo
2. Pokemon X – Nintendo
3. Pokemon Y – Nintendo
4. Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Nintendo
5. The LEGO Movie Videogame – Warner Bros. Interactive
6. Mario Kart 7 – Nintendo
7. Yoshi’s New Island – Nintendo
8. Frozen: Olaf’s Quest – GSP/Avanquest
9. Mario Party: Island Tour
10. Zelda: A Link Between Worlds – Nintendo

Source: Chart-Track

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 93 Comments

Mario Kart 8 introduces a major change for Battle Mode. For the first time, tracks from the main game are used as opposed to dedicated arenas.

You might be wondering why Nintendo decided to implement such a drastic alteration for Battle Mode. Kosuke Yabuki, director of the title, did explain the thought process to EDGE this month.

Yabuki said the following when asked why the team replaced arenas with tracks:

We’ve changed the style of Battle mode for Mario Kart 8 to use circuits that lots of people can play on. Players won’t know when a rival will appear from around a corner, which will bring a new sense of excitement and strategy to this mode. In terms of rules, we designed it for playing with 12 players, including the CPU. In the beginning, you have to defeat the CPU players and earn your score, and towards the end it becomes a battle between just human players. That’s the real thrill of it! It should also be a fresh experience for users to be able to race backwards around the circuits they are familiar with. I’m sure there will be a few people who aren’t so sure about us moving away from how we’ve done things previously, but I hope they try it out for themselves first. I’m sure it will be a new experience for everyone, [and] like no other battles in Mario Kart before

Thanks to joclo for the tip.

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

Square Enix still appears to be thinking about bringing Dragon Quest X to western territories.

That’s according to analyst David Gibson, who tweeted the following earlier today:

Dragon Quest X originally launched in Japan back in August 2012 for Wii. The Wii U version followed in March 2013.

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