Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 42 Comments

Mojang founder Markus Persson, who also goes by the name Notch, has ruled out Minecraft for Wii U. Rumors of a possible release on Nintendo’s console began to appear last week.

Persson wrote on Twitter that Minecraft “would make sense” on Wii U. “The only reason for no current plans is we’ve got too much work already,” he explained.

Notch’s tweets in full:

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Posted on 10 years ago by Austin(@NE_Austin) in 3DS, Features, Reader Poll, Wii U | 8 Comments

This is a survey that requires no signing up, accounts, clicking through ads, or anything. Just answer a required question, answer a non-required question (if you want) and make your voice heard in yet another NintendoEverything reader survey poll thing! Results will be read on the next podcast! Thanks very much.

Thanks very much. As stated above the topic for you guys this week is “What are the best games of the year on Wii U and 3DS?” Check out two small questions in there.

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

Nintendo’s online store is now offering a blue Wiimote and nunchuck set. The two can be purchased together for $20 – the same discount price available for the other colored sets. Feel free to place an order here.

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

More information has emerged regarding Sony’s potential acquisition of the factory that’s producing Wii U’s eDRAM. You can find the latest below.

– Sony is now considering an acquisition plan that would require an initial purchase investment of seven billion yen (67 million dollars)
– A further investment of 30 Billion Yen (287 million dollars) is being considered to convert production to CMOS sensors for smartphones
– Sony will likely decide on the pros and cons of the acquisition by January’s end
– An acquisition would save the jobs of about 70% of the 1000 employees, excluding those working on semiconductors for automotive, as the factory was scheduled to close before Sony’s intervention
– The low final purchase price has been determined due to the fact that Renesas is planning to move part of the facilities and equipment of the Tsuruoka factory to its main plant at Naka, in the Ibaraki prefecture
– This leads to multiple possible long run outcomes for Nintendo
– Nintendo still hasn’t announced official plans to relocate the production of Wii U’s embedded DRAM
– If Sony converts only part of the production at Tsuruoka to CMOS sensors and retains the ability to produce the DRAM, Nintendo could acquire the chip from the rival
– If Renesas manages to restore production of the DRAM at Naka, Nintendo could continue to receive stock from there
– In this case, Nintendo would just change the location of manufacturing
– If Sony fully converts the production of Tsuruoka to CMOS sensors and Renesas doesn’t manage or intend to restore production of the DRAM at Naka, Nintendo will have to find another supplier for the long run
– Nintendo’s in-house stocks of the chip are expected to last at least for a while

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

Capcom has announced a major update coming to Monster Hunter Frontier G known as “Monster Hunter Frontier GG”. The extra “G” is for “genuine” in this case.

Among Capcom’s plans for Monster Hunter Frontier G in 2014 include the introduction of the “Tonfa” weapon type. Capcom is also introducing Felyne companions, plus some sort of mysterious tower (check out the art above).

Monster Hunter Frontier GG launches in spring.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, GameCube, Images, Wii U | 5 Comments

Nintendo finally confirmed Princess Zelda for the new Smash Bros. games today. How does her model compare to previous entries? You can find out by checking out the comparison above.

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

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

A new update is out now for Nintendo TVii. Users can team up with other fans and earn points by predicting plays, which are tied to leaderboards. TVii has also received an updated remote with easier access to features.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, 3DS eShop, General Nintendo, News, Podcast Stories, Wii U, Wii U eShop | 4 Comments

On Twitter, Nintendo has responded to the online/network issues that have been affecting its various platforms for the past day or so.

Nintendo Europe/UK started out by apologizing for the different problems users have encountered and thanked fans for their patience.

Nintendo of America offered similar comments. Additionally, the company offered some support for issues pertaining to the creation of new Nintendo Network IDs.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, 3DS eShop, DS, News, Podcast Stories, Wii, Wii U, Wii U eShop | 15 Comments

Update 2: Nintendo’s response here.

Update: Wii and DS are having issues as well.

Wii U and 3DS have both been hit with a large amount of issues with regard to online/network services. Users may experience problems accessing the eShop, Miiverse, updates, and online functionality within games.

Nintendo estimates that the Wii U eShop began facing issues at around 2:08 AM PT / 5:08 ET today, though many couldn’t connect starting last night. Wii U’s network services as a whole went down at 5:15 AM PT / 8:15 AM ET.

The 3DS, meanwhile, began seeing network outages at about 2:08 AM PT / 5:08 ET as well.

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