Sony confirms acquisition of Japanese factory producing Wii U’s eDRAM
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Wii U | 0 comments
Sony has officially announced its acquisition of a Japanese factory operated by Renesas Electronics, the plant which produces Wii U’s embedded DRAM. Going forward, the factory will be known as the Yamagata Technology Center under Sony Semiconductor Corp.
Renesas will need to transfer its Tsuruoka assets to Sony by March 31. Sony Semiconductor Corp. will still produce some semiconductors (which may include Wii U’s eDRAM chip) “for a certain period of time,” but will eventually move manufacturing to its Naka plant or completely cease production.
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U/3DS – Lucario screenshots
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Super Smash Bros. for Wii U screenshot (01/31/14) – Lucario joins the battle
Posted on 10 years ago by Austin(@NE_Austin) in News, Screenshots, Wii U | 1 Comment
Along with the above screenshot, Sakurai passed along the following messages via Miiverse:
Pic of the day. The heroic Aura Pokémon, Lucario, joins the battle!! We’ve increased the influence of Aura this time, so a damaged Lucario is truly a force to be reckoned with.
Lucario joined the battle for the first time in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, which was released six years ago. The production staff of Brawl worked really hard to expand the character roster–without their efforts, Lucario probably never would have joined the battle.
Iwata on smartphone apps, reviving home console business, not thinking about successor for the near future, more
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Japanese publication Nikkei recently posted an interview with Nintendo president Satoru Iwata. Iwata commented on the company’s plans for smartphone apps, reviving the home console business, and a successor for Nintendo’s CEO position – of which he’s not thinking about in the near term.
Read on below for some paraphrases of Iwata’s quotes.
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Nintendo providing refunds for Batman: Arkham Origins season pass on Wii U, new story campaign canned
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 50 Comments
Nintendo is refunding Wii U owners who have purchased Batman: Arkham Origins’ season pass.
In an official message, Nintendo customer support explained that Warner Bros. has decided against bringing the game’s upcoming story campaign to Wii U. And so season pass owners are receiving refunds for the item – which costs $19.99 (plus tax) – in the form of eShop credit.
You can find Nintendo’s notice in full after the break.
Save $25 on refurbished Wii U Deluxe Set/Nintendo Land bundle from Nintendo’s online store
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Nintendo’s online store has discounted its refurbished Wii U Deluxe Set with Nintendo Land bundle by $25. Instead of plopping down $250 for the console, you’ll only need to fork over $225.
Since this is a temporary price, place an order before time runs out! You can do so here.
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Assassin’s Creed writer stresses focus on historical time periods, “present day stuff … not the point”
Posted on 10 years ago by Austin(@NE_Austin) in News, Wii U | 5 Comments
Every Assassin’s Creed game has featured a particular historical time period– old Italy, the Caribbean, revolutionary America, etc– in addition to smaller present-day sections that serve as story tie-ins and lore-builders. Those present-day sections, however, really aren’t the point according to series writer Darby McDevitt:
– Assassin’s Creed series writer Darby McDevitt
McDevitt talks about a lot more regarding the series in a great interview with EDGE Online. Check it out if you have the time.
