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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Wii U | 12 Comments

Secure Axcess, LLC has initiated patent infringement cases against several companies, including Nintendo Co. Ltd and Nintendo of America. The company believes that its February 2003 patent was violated, which is for “a computer providing multiple display capability where one display presents the current document and another display may show a true display of a previously opened document.” Secure Axcess hopes to gain compensatory damages, costs, and other reliefs for companies selling the Wii U without license or authorization.

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

Earlier this month, Little Orbit announced a new Cartoon Network multi-property as well as an Adventure Time title. The company also slipped in the confirmation that the Falling Skies Planetary Warfare mobile game would be made for consoles.

We weren’t entirely sure at the time if Nintendo platforms would be included in Little Orbit’s Falling Skies plans. Well, now we have an answer. Amazon has listed a Wii SKU of “Falling Skies: The Game”, confirming the game for Nintendo’s console.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii, Wii U | 25 Comments

During the early stages of Skylanders’ development, Toys for Bob and Activision approached Nintendo in hopes of finding a partner for its new IP. Toys for Bob traveled to Nintendo of America’s offices and presented its idea, co-founder Fred Ford told Polygon.

He said:

“We had been directed towards thinking about something that would play well with Nintendo. I think there was some co-marketing money and the Wii was doing well. They had some success with peripherals.”

“They spent a long time looking and looking. They were just like ‘we have never seen anything like this before.’ I’ve always wondered about the full meaning of that comment [laughs].”

Polygon adds that there there was a limited co-marketing deal, but Nintendo didn’t want to make a full commitment to Skylanders.

“We have no idea why. Clearly, they have got properties well suited to this world. Why it is that they didn’t rush in here will probably haunt them for the rest of their days.”

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

This week’s GameStop ad has gone live. Highlights include Shin Megami Tensei IV for $30.

For the full ad, check out the images below.

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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 Rumors, Wii U | 5 Comments

Nintendo could be planning a Mario Kart 8 Wii U Premium Pack for Europe, if the image above is to be believed.

French website Gameblog reports that the bundle will be available on May 30 – the racer’s release date. It’ll include a black 32GB console, GamePad, a copy of Mario Kart 8, and a free 7 day trial for Wii U Karaoke.

A price point of €299 is expected for the Mario Kart 8 Wii U Premium Pack. An official announcement should be made soon.

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

Some interesting things in this video. It’s mostly stuff we’ve seen before, though we do get a (very) brief look at Mario Kart TV, and there’s also a mysterious star count towards the end after one of the races is finished.

Thanks to PS4forever for the tip.

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

This week’s Japanese software sales are as follows:

1. [PS3] 3rd Super Robot Wars Z – 142,433 / NEW
2. [PSV] 3rd Super Robot Wars Z – 128,236 / NEW
3. [3DS] Youkai Watch – 33,833 / 720,220
4. [3DS] Mario Party: Island Tour – 28,114 / 285,987
5. [3DS] Crayon Shin-chan: Arashi o Yobu Kasukabe Eiga Stars – 16,409 / NEW
6. [PSV] Mato Kurenai Yuugekitai: Tokyo Twilight Ghosthunters – 14,468 / NEW
7. [PS3] Sengoku Musou 4 – 13,552 / 206,066
8. [PS3] Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes – 11,005 / 190,036
9. [360] Titanfall – 10,478 / NEW
10. [PS3] Mato Kurenai Yuugekitai: Tokyo Twilight Ghosthunters – 8,469 / NEW
11. [PS3] J-Stars Victory Vs. – 7,461 / 164,418
12. [WIU] Just Dance Wii U – 7,164 / 25,567
13. [3DS] Kirby Triple Deluxe – 6,987 / 547,360
14. [PSV] Hatsune Miku: Project Diva F 2nd – 6,333 / 121,071
15. [3DS] Pokemon X/Y – 6,020 / 4,029,314
16. [3DS] Fossil Fighters: Infinte Gear – 5,951 / 136,033
17. [PS3] Pro Baseball Spirits 2014 – 5,609 / 96,485
18. [PSV] Sengoku Musou 4 – 5,369 / 74,165
19. [PSV] J-Stars Victory Vs. – 5,353 / 139,875
20. [PS3] Dark Souls II – 5,286 / 325,463

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 9 Comments

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

Vita – 24,078
3DS LL – 17,291
PS4 – 13,034
PS3 – 7,305
3DS – 6,271
Wii U – 5,512
PSP – 2,027
Vita TV – 1,220
Xbox 360 – 229

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

Vita – 25,017
3DS LL – 22,947
PS4 – 13,401
PS3 – 10,871
3DS – 9,091
Wii U – 7,962
PSP – 2,892
Vita TV – 1,371
Xbox 360 – 276

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

Along with today’s screenshot, Sakurai passed along the following message on Miiverse:

Ready now? Together with me!

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