Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 4 Comments

Among the new DLC added to Minecraft: Wii U Edition this week is the Power Rangers Skin Pack. Take a look at some footage below.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Wii U | 0 comments

Battlefy is hosting an online Splatoon tournament, and it’s offering a pretty huge prize in the end: a trip to E3 2017. Those who are 18 and up living in the United States with a Wii U, a copy of Splatoon, and internet access are eligible to enter. The winning team will be granted a trip to this year’s E3 and an opportunity to see what Nintendo has in store at the expo.

Nintendo has the following information about the tournament:

“The qualifying round (Turf War) is on April 22 at 11 a.m. PT, but make sure to log in early and click the ‘Check In’ button an hour before tournament time. Once the bracket is seeded, you can set up your qualifying match using Battlefy’s Private Match Chat and then proceed to splat your way to hopeful victory. The top 16 teams in the qualifying round will then move on to the finals. In the finals, teams will play Turf War, Splat Zones and Tower Control in succession in single-elimination best-of-five play until only two teams remain. The Grand Finals will see the final two teams doing battle in Rainmaker mode to determine the winner. The finals will begin on April 29 at 11 a.m. PT.”

You’ll need to enter the tournament with three other friends and an optional backup. Then register your team here.

Source: Nintendo PR

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 7 Comments

GameStop and Amazon are both running a few notable deals currently. The two retailers have discounted games as well as merchandise.

Below are the highlights:

Waluigi amiibo – $6.83 (was $12.99) – Amazon
Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival – $9.97 (was $14.97) – GameStop
Zelda: Tri Force Heroes – $14.97 (was $19.99) – GameStop
Pokemon Sun/Moon Z-Ring Set – $16.97 (was $29.99) – Amazon
Dragon Quest VII – $29.97 (was $39.99) – Amazon / GameStop

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS, News, Switch, Wii U | 42 Comments

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

Switch – 78,441
New 3DS LL – 29,771
PS4 – 25,472
Vita – 7,574
2DS – 6,722
PS4 Pro – 5,261
PS3 – 2,930
New 3DS – 2,866
Wii U – 411
Xbox One – 115

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

Switch – 49,913
New 3DS LL – 33,352
PS4 – 28,805
Vita – 8,004
2DS – 6,131
PS4 Pro – 5,823
New 3DS – 2,796
PS3 – 2,212
Wii U – 368
Xbox One – 135

And here are the software charts:

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Random, Switch, Videos, Wii U | 70 Comments

The folks over at Smosh have once again produced an “honest trailer” for a game. This time, the video focuses on Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Check it out below.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 2 Comments

Alongside the new Glide Mini Game, two new skin packs are coming to Minecraft: Wii U Edition. All of the new content should be out tonight / tomorrow at the latest.

First up is the Power Rangers Skin Pack. Skins for characters from the franchise are featured here.

Minecraft: Wii U Edition is also receiving the Mini Game Masters Skin Pack. It’ll include various outfits tying into the new mini-game.

One other small note by the way: Minecraft Wii U’s new update will include a fix for the following: MCCE-3984 – Enderdragon is able to use an End Gateway.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in News, Wii U | 0 comments

Nintendo just announced an impromptu Wii U maintenance taking place later today / tomorrow. Some network services, such as online play and rankings, will be unavailable for three hours. Below are the exact times:

• 5 PM PT (March 28) – 8 PM PT (March 28)
• 8 PM ET (March 28) – 11 PM ET (March 28)
• 1 AM in the UK (March 29) – 4 AM in the UK (March 29)
• 2 AM in Europe (March 29) – 5 AM in Europe (March 29)

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Wii U | 0 comments

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild maintained strong positioning on the UK charts. As mentioned yesterday, it was the sixth best-selling individual game for the week of March 25, and the tenth best-seller on the all formats chart.

According to GamesIndustry, sales of Zelda experienced a 50 percent boost. The site attributes that to Switch stock, as “units begin to trickle their way back into retailers”.

Thanks to Arison for the tip.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 0 comments

Earlier today, the Glide Mini Game was announced for Minecraft on consoles. It should be coming to various systems tomorrow, including Wii U. Tons of footage can be found after the break from a live stream on Twitch.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Wii U | 24 Comments

One mini-game in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild tasks you with gliding as far as you can. Players are now trying to come up with inventive ways of extending their run and going for the world record.

In a new run, one person used Link’s paraglider to travel 7,616 meters across Hyrule. This was done in 22 minutes, as shown in the video below. It wasn’t easy, and some tricks were used – such as using bomb arrows and the wind as well as plenty of potions to restore Link’s stamina.

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