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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Screenshots, Wii U | 5 Comments

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

Fallen Rosalina. Strange how calm and nonchalant she looks even when she takes damage. Is it because she’s from outer space?

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Images, Wii, Wii U | 1 Comment

This week’s GameStop ad has gone live, and there’s one new highlight this week. Consumers can purchase Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate for $19.99 on Wii U, while the 3DS version is set at $29.99.

Here’s the ad in full:

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Videos, Wii U | 17 Comments

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A game adaptation of How to Train Your Dragon 2 has been announced for a variety of platforms. It’ll be out in June for Wii U, 3DS, Wii, PS3, and Xbox 360.

Here’s the official overview for How to Train Your Dragon 2:

How to Train Your Dragon 2 the video game lets players embark on a heroic adventure on their way to becoming a formidable dragon rider alongside the beloved characters from the film. Choosing from a variety of riders and dragons, players will enter a dragon flight school filled with tournament events, challenging mini-games and exciting training exercises, all throughout the Viking Isle of Berk.

Torus Games is handling development. Little Orbit is responsible for publishing.

Check out the gallery below for first screenshots from How to Train Your Dragon 2.

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

IGN has gone live with a new feature about how Retro goes about making Nintendo games. There’s commentary from Retro’s Michael Kelbaugh as well as Nintendo’s Kensuke Tanabe. You can find quotes from both below, and IGN’s full piece here.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 1 Comment

Sonic Stadium has put up a new interview with SEGA’s Stephen Frost and Kellie Parker. There are a number of highlights, including some teases for the game’s 3DS version.

We’ve picked out a few choice excerpts below. You’ll find the full interview over at Sonic Stadium.

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

Watch Dogs has received an updated rating from the OFLC. In Australia, the game has been upgraded to R18+ after earning a MA15+ classification last year.

VG247 reached out to Ubisoft about the new rating, and was told in turn that Watch Dogs’ delay “allowed the team to include a bit of additional content.”

The statement reads:

“The entire development team has been working hard to polish and fine tune Watch Dogs in order to deliver a truly memorable open world game. In parallel, the extra time also allowed the team to include a bit of additional content.

“As per Australian classification guidelines, Ubisoft resubmitted the updated version with the added content to the Australian Classification Board (ACB). The decision to amend the rating of the game from MA15+ to R18+ was made by the ACB.”

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

The latest Wii U/3DS-specific UK software sales are as follows:

Wii U

1. Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze – Nintendo
2. New Super Luigi U – Nintendo
3. New Super Mario Bros. U – Nintendo
4. The LEGO Movie Videogame – Warner Bros. Interactive
5. Super Mario 3D World – Nintendo
6. Rayman Legends – Ubisoft
7. Sports Connection – Ubisoft
8. Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures – Bandai Namco
9. LEGO Marvel Super Heroes – Warner Bros. Interactive
10. Wii Party U – Nintendo

3DS

1. Yoshi’s New Island – Nintendo
2. Pokemon Y – Nintendo
3. Pokemon X – Nintendo
4. The LEGO Movie Videogame – Warner Bros. Interactive
5. Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Nintendo
6. Mario Party: Island Tour – Nintendo
7. Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures – Namco Bandai
8. Zelda: A Link Between Worlds – Nintendo
9. Mario Kart 7 – Nintendo
10. LEGO Marvel Super Heroes – Warner Bros. Interactive

Source: Chart-Track

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 4 Comments

Amazon Japan is giving out playing cards with Mario Kart 8 pre-orders. Consumers can choose between a set featuring Mario and another featuring Rosalina.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Austin(@NE_Austin) in 3DS, General Gaming, News, Wii U | 1 Comment

Warner Bros. Interactive has revealed today that their LEGO franchise of games– most recently LEGO The Hobbit, which comes out next month– has been a great success for them over the past few years, revealing that it not only sold 1.6 million units last year, but is the number two selling franchise so far in 2014:

“Since the start of 2013, WBIE has sold 1.6 million LEGO games, and it is currently the second biggest game franchise in 2014 year-to-date in terms of units sold, with 420,200 units. Another strong week could see the LEGO game franchise take the number one franchise spot.

“They also completely buck the sales trend with a huge shelf life. LEGO games are no longer seen as kids products and we ensure they’re available on all platforms, both physically and digitally.”

– Warner Bros. Interactive UK sales and marketing director Spencer Crossley

Crossley says he believes strong sales will continue into the new year, and that Warner Bros. has plans to expand the franchise onto new platforms going forward.

MCVUK via VG247

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