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Posted on 11 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.

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Posted on 11 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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Posted on 11 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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Posted on 11 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.

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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.

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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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Posted on 11 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:

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Nintendo has released a new firmware update for Wii U.

Version 4.1.0 is a bit of a small upgrade. Nintendo says that the new firmware improves system stability and usability – no additional features have been added.

Here’s the official update notes from Nintendo:

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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 0 comments

Ubisoft has no plans to make a demo available for Watch Dogs.

On Twitter, creative director Jonathan Morin told fans that demos take time to make and the team is focusing on the game instead.

Morin wrote:

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