Fire Emblem 25th anniversary book shows unreleased Wii game
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii | 3 Comments
Earlier this month, a scan appeared from the Fire Emblem 25th anniversary book showing an in-development photo of what was thought to be Radiant Dawn. Fresh information has since surfaced indicating that this was to be an entirely new title/experiment all together.
This mystery game was in development for Wii after Radiant Dawn had shipped. However, due to poor sales stemming from previous console entries, Nintendo and interior staff were trying to create “something new” and appeal to the broader audience brought in by the Wii and DS.
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GameStop: $10 off Yoshi, Toad, and Bowser Wii Remote Plus controllers
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii | 6 Comments
GameStop has discounted its exclusive Wii Remote Plus controllers by $10. The Yoshi, Toad, and Bowser ones are down to $30 each. To get an order in, head on over here.
A look at Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn during early development
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Images, Wii | 0 comments
A book for Fire Emblem’s 25th anniversary was published in Japan not too long ago. It’s filled with all sorts of interesting information and images, such as the cancelled Fire Emblem 64.
Another notable item to be featured in the book is an early development photo of Fire Emblem on Wii, which is posted above. This went on to become Radiant Dawn.
November 2015 NPD: top 10 best-selling games in the U.S.
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii, Wii U | 20 Comments
NPD Group has released a listing of the top ten best-selling games in the U.S. for the month of November 2015. The results can be found below.
1. Call of Duty: Black Ops III (Xbox One, PS4, 360, PS3, PC)
2. Fallout 4 (PS4, Xbox One, PC)
3. Star Wars: Battlefront (PS4, Xbox One, PC)
4. Madden NFL 16 (PS4, Xbox One, 360, PS3)
5. NBA 2K16 (PS4, Xbox One, 360, PS3)
6. FIFA 16 (PS4, Xbox One, 360, PS3)
7. Need For Speed (PS4, Xbox One)
8. Halo 5: Guardians (Xbox One)
9. Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate (PS4, Xbox One, PC)
10. Just Dance 2016 (Wii, Wii U, 360, Xbox One, PS4, PS3)
Project M closes up shop
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii | 212 Comments
Fans created Project M, a popular Super Smash Bros. Brawl mod, in hopes of changing the Wii title so that it would line up more closely with Melee. Adjustments were made to the overall gameplay, characters, stages, and more. This has been an ongoing effort since 2011.
Sadly, Project M is no more, and development is finished. A final blog post added to the official website acknowledges that the news “will come as a shock to many of our fans.” It goes on to explain: “We’ve spent six years polishing Project M, and rather than let it drag on through another several years of dwindling development and change-fatigue in the competitive circle, we’re going to consider our work complete.”
Project M was most recently updated during the summer. Version 3.6 came out in late June.
Head past the break for the full farewell message.
Zelda: Skyward Sword gets exclusive Dark Horse Comics statues at GameStop, EB Games
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Wii | 4 Comments
A pair of new statues based on The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword came out at GameStop and EB Games just a few days ago. There’s one featuring Link as well as the robotic, skeletal pirate Scervo. Pricing is set at $79.99 ($119.99 CAD) and $124.99 ($139.99 CAD) respectively.
If you’re in North America, you can order the statues here. Canadian gamers can grab them here.
EA says it doesn’t make Wii U games anymore “because the market is not big enough”
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii, Wii U | 101 Comments
EA dropped its support for Wii U long ago. The publisher’s last game was Need for Speed: Most Wanted U, a title that shipped in March 2013.
EA’s chief financial officer Blake Jorgensen explained why the company is no longer creating games for Wii U during the UBS Global Technology Conference. At the end of the day, “the market is too small,” he said. This applies to Wii as well, though the limelight on that console faded long ago and support for it was expected to end with the introduction of Wii U a few years ago.
Below are Jorgensen’s comments in full:
“We don’t make games anymore for the Wii or the Wii U because the market is not big enough, the PS Vita – the Sony product – we don’t make games for that anymore because the market is too small, so it’s all about the size of the market. As one of the largest software producers we have all of the manufacturers of equipment coming to us to try to sell us on their equipment and giving us development kits to try to build software for it. So we’ll build software for various ones but we’ll really wait and see how big the market is going to be.”
While EA has moved on from Wii U, perhaps it could support NX in the future. CEO Andrew Wilson stated a couple of weeks ago that the company will “evaluate any and all opportunities” concerning Nintendo.
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Happy 9th birthday to the Wii
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii | 108 Comments
November tends to be a busy month for gaming birthdays. Many consoles launch during the month, and the same goes for several high-profile games.
Yesterday we celebrated the Wii U’s third birthday plus the fact that the GameCube had come out in North America fourteen years ago. It’s another birthday for Nintendo, as the Wii U debuted nine years ago today. Who would have thought that the console would go on to have the type of success that it did?!
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Toys “R” Us: buy 1, get 1 40% off Wii U, 3DS, and Wii games on Friday and Saturday
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii, Wii U | 4 Comments
Later this week, Toys “R” Us will be holding a two-day sale on Nintendo games. All Wii U, 3DS, and Wii games will be eligible for a buy 1, get 1 40% off offer. This deal is planned for Friday and Saturday.
Rodea: The Sky Soldier’s Wii version comes in the same case as the Wii U game
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii | 4 Comments
Some folks have been asking about how NIS America handled the Wii version of Rodea: The Sky Soldier in terms of packaging. As many of you know, that version of the game came with all pre-orders (plus first-print copies).
Rodea: The Sky Soldier’s Wii edition doesn’t have its own box. Instead, NIS America included it in the same Wii U case. A separate case would have been nice, but at least we did end up getting the Wii version in the end!
