Super Smash Bros. for Wii U screenshot (4/2/14) – Gust Bellows
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Screenshots, Wii U | 1 Comment
Along with today’s screenshot, Sakurai passed along the following message on Miiverse:
The Gust Bellows can blow opponents away with its powerful wind blasts. When someone drops it, though, the gusts run wild! Out of the new items, more than a few will be from The Legend of Zelda series. We’ll take the most interesting and straightforward ones and reformulate them to match the Smash Bros. world.
Peter Moore apologizes for “unacceptable” April Fools’ tweets made on Frostbite account poking fun at Wii U
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Wii U | 46 Comments
I’ll be the first to admit that I’m not a big fan of April Fools. That’s one of the many reasons why we shy away from posting related content each year.
That said, one attempted April Fools’ joke did spiral a bit out of control earlier today, and developed into a more mainstream piece of news worth covering.
Essentially, a few tweets were posted on EA’s official Frostbite Engine Twitter account earlier today, which completed backfired. They are as follows:
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Oddworld’s Lorne Lanning compares Wii U to Vita, owners are “invested and they want good experiences”
Posted on 10 years ago by Austin(@NE_Austin) in General Gaming, News, Wii U | 1 Comment
Lorne Lannning and the folks over at Oddworld Inhabitants have generally been pretty positive on the Wii U since announcing the Oddworld: New ‘n’ Tasty and Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath HD would be coming to the console, and today they’ve spoken with VentureBeat about Nintendo’s struggling system further, saying that despite a small install base it’s still well worth supporting:
“We’re self-publishing. With Sony that’s a breeze. With Steam it’s a breeze. With Microsoft it’s not a breeze. With Nintendo, something’s going to happen there shortly,” said Lanning. “Even on the Wii U, though, how many people did buy it? It’s kind of how we looked at Vita in the Christmas of 2012.
“We did Stranger HD on Vita, and the publishers were kind of snubbing Vita at the time, because there wasn’t enough installed base to move their dial. We said, yeah, but that small base is pretty passionate. They invested and they want good experiences that are designed to maximize that control scheme. Why don’t we spend a little more time and attention – because we’re small and we can – and a result we took number two in the US and number one in Europe that Christmas on Vita.
“So far we’ve had zero on Nintendo. We’ve had zero brand visibility on Nintendo since day one. We never built for Nintendo. Today, we’re looking at it and we say, ‘We’ll get over to Wii U.’ As a business model it might not completely make sense, but we want to get to work on Nintendo, get to self-publishing on Nintendo. Everything’s a new store. Everything’s more shelf space. We’re trying to get the brand across that as widely as possible.”
Venturebeat via IGN
Save a little bit on Zelda: Wind Waker HD
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 0 comments
Although it’s not huge savings, Amazon does have Zelda: Wind Waker HD available at a small discount.
You can purchase the Wii U title for $41.41. That amounts to about $9 in savings. Since this is a Zelda game we’re talking about, that’s not too terrible of a deal.
Update: Ninja Gaiden 3, Game & Wario as well – The Wonderful 101 reduced to $30 on the eShop
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 9 Comments
Update: Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor’s Edge and Game & Wario are also available for $30 each.
Original: The Wonderful 101 was given a discount a few months back, but the Wii U eShop has finally been updated to reflect the new price. You can now grab a digital copy for $30 – well worth the price of entry!
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Another look at BLOK DROP U’s upcoming update
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Screenshots, Wii U | 0 comments
RCMADIAX has shared another look at BLOK DROP U’s upcoming update. You can find a new screenshot above, and an overview below.
It’s day 2 of the BLOK DROP U future update reveal. Today’s screenshot is of stage 21 and you will see the new art for the Bounce Bloks. In addition to the new art for the bounce bloks, I took the feedback I received yesterday and added a small white border around the gray bloks to space them out a little better. Thanks again for the feedback and don’t forget to comment and check back again tomorrow!
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Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate – Deluxe Edition out today, screenshots
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Screenshots, Wii U | 8 Comments
Update: The European release will follow later this month.
Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate – Deluxe Edition is launching today on various digital platforms, including the Wii U eShop. Pricing is set at $19.99.
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U screenshot (4/1/14)
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Screenshots, Wii U | 3 Comments
Along with today’s screenshot, Sakurai passed along the following message on Miiverse:
This may look like a side-scrolling action game, but it’s actually one of the stages.
Takashi Iizuka on Sonic Lost World’s Yoshi/Zelda DLC – development, no Mario stage, more
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 0 comments
When Sonic Lost World was first revealed, not many would have predicted that the game would eventually feature crossover DLC with Yoshi and The Legend of Zelda. So how the heck did these two Nintendo collaborations come to be?
Producer Takashi Iizuka, speaking with Japanese outlet 4Gamer, said the concept came to him about six months prior to releasing the game. “This time, Sonic Lost World is a title that only released on Nintendo hardware, which is an opportunity that I couldn’t believe, collaborating together,” he said.
Originally, Iizuka hoped to include the Yoshi and Zelda Zones in the main game. But scheduling was too late, and they became free DLC items instead.
4Gamer did ask if Mario was ever considered as a potential candidate for Nintendo DLC. The short answer: not really.
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Tidbits from Nikkei about Nintendo/Iwata – theme park had been planned, Wii U, June an important test
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Wii U | 60 Comments
Japanese publication Nikkei posted a new article today covering various bits about Nintendo president Satoru Iwata and the company in general. There isn’t really one particular theme here, but we do hear more about smartphones, a theme park in Kyoto that never came to be, Wii U, June being a big test for Iwata, and more.
Here’s a comprehensive summary of Nikkei’s article:
