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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 45 Comments

Update: North American Nintendo Direct page can be found here while the Japanese page is here.

A Super Smash Bros. Direct will be streamed on Tuesday, Nintendo announced today.

The company shared the news on Twitter, writing:

In an email sent out to the press, Nintendo states that the presentation “will provide new details on the Super Smash Bros. games coming to Wii U and Nintendo 3DS.”

You can watch the Direct at 6 PM PT / 3 PM PT on April 8.

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

Best Buy has the Luigi Wii Remote Plus on sale. Normally $40, the controller can be purchased for just $26. You can also bring the price down to $22 by purchasing a game along with the Wiimote.

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We have an updated listing of all confirmed tracks for Mario Kart 8 thus far. Check it out below:

Mushroom Cup

1. Mario Kart Stadium
2. Water Park
3. Sweet Sweet Canyon
4. Thwomp Ruins

Flower Cup

1. Mario Circuit
2. Toad Harbor
3. Twisted Mansion
4. Shy Guy Falls

Star Cup

• Sunshine Airport
• Electrodome
• ???
• ???

Special Cup

• ???
• ???
• ???
• ???

Unassigned Tracks

• Bone Dry Ruins
• Cloudtop Cruise
• Dolphin Shoals 

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 6 Comments

GameSpot has published a series of articles featuring commentary from Mario Kart 8 producer Hideki Konno and director Kosuke Yabuki. During a roundtable session held at GDC last month, the two touched on the game’s graphics, balance, brand new Rainbow Road course, and more. You can find the Q&A roundup below.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Rumors, Wii U | 14 Comments

Update: Debunked. The quote now reads:

“Let me think about that. Well the Metal Gear series is always coming in and out of my ‘field’. We have put bids out on it a couple of times. Raiden was always a character that I had wanted to play. I did end up playing him on PlayStation All-Stars (*amended at the request of Mr.Langdon); so I actually did kind of end up playing him eventually (* Amended- Reuben here is referring to playing Raiden in Mocap- not as a voice actor). But NOT to the extent that he exists in the other games.”

Original: I’m only going to mention this in passing – at least for now – since this may be a misunderstanding or plain confusion. But as the title reads, there’s talk of Raiden playing some sort of role in the new Smash Bros.

When asked in a recent interview about a franchise he’d like to appear in, voice actor Reuben Langdon said:

Let me think about that. Well the Metal Gear series is always coming in and out of my ‘field’. We have put bids out on it a couple of times. Raiden was always a character that I had wanted to play. I did end up playing him on Super Smash Bros; so I did end up playing him eventually. NOT to the extent that he is in the other games.

Langdon’s comments have led to speculation that Raiden will be in the upcoming Super Smash Bros. That doesn’t necessarily mean he’ll be playable though, nor does it exactly confirm Snake’s appearance. I’d personally advise taking all of this with a grain of salt until we have some sort of clarification.

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This is something that we covered in our Mario Kart 8 press release today, though this nugget deserves a bit of extra attention.

Yep – Mario Kart 8 does in fact feature music recorded by live performers. It’s not for all tracks, but it’s a fantastic addition in any case!

Live recorded music: For the first time in the Mario Kart series, select courses in Mario Kart 8 feature music recorded by live performers.

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Remember how Retro Studios contributed to some of the retro tracks in Mario Kart 7? Well, that seems to have been a one time thing. While not absolutely confirmed, a Nintendo representative indicated to NintendoWorldReport that Retro Studios is not involved with Mario Kart 8.

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