New Super Mario Bros. U/Luigi U Deluxe Set bundle confirmed, Nintendo Land price dropped to $30
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Nintendo has officially confirmed the New Super Mario Bros. U and New Super Luigi U Wii U Deluxe Set bundle following a leak from a Target ad yesterday.
The package will contain both Wii U games for $299.99. Consumers can purchase the bundle starting on November 1. This will replace the older Nintendo Land bundle made available for the Wii U’s launch, Nintendo has confirmed.
In other news, Nintendo has announced a new price for Nintendo Land: $29.99. The price drop also takes effect on November 1.
Nintendo Everything celebrates sixth anniversary with first major redesign
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Podcast Stories, Site updates | 35 Comments
Unbelievably, Nintendo Everything is celebrating its sixth anniversary today. That number alone – “six” – completely boggles my mind. When our doors opened in 2007, I could never have predicted that the site would still be alive and kicking today.
Now, it’s true that we’ve gone through plenty of other anniversaries since NE came about, but this one is particularly special. I wanted it to be special in order to commemorate today’s occasion. And so for the first time in Nintendo Everything’s history, we’re introducing a major redesign.
Aonuma says he wouldn’t want to work on Mario because he’s not good at it
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Kotaku recently asked Zelda producer about which Nintendo franchise he’d like to work on next if given the opportunity.
We know one thing: it wouldn’t be Mario.
Aonuma told Kotaku that he’s “not any good at that type of jumping game.”
He was next suggested Pikmin. He believes that if he were to make a new entry in this series, it could turn into Zelda because he feels the two share some parallel idaes.
Here’s the full exchange between Aonuma and Kotaku:
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Nintendo says more games with cross-play functionality are in the works
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, General Nintendo, News, Podcast Stories, Wii U eShop | 0 comments
VG247 has received official confirmation from Nintendo regarding the Wii U and 3DS’ ability to not only communicate with each other through online play, but other devices as well.
Disney Infinity, Cubeman 2, and Pure Chess are just a few titles to incorporate such functionality. More are on the way, Nintendo says.
A representative told VG247:
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Nintendo Download (10/24/13, Europe)
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News, Podcast Stories, Wii U eShop | 0 comments
This week’s European Nintendo Downloads are as follows:
Wii U Download
Mighty Switch Force! 2 – €5.00 / £5.00
Wii U Retail
Deus Ex: Human Revolution Director’s Cut – €39.99 / £29.99
Just Dance Kids 2014 – €39.99 / £29.99
Wii U VC
Donkey Kong 3 (US version) – €4.99 / £3.49
Baseball (US version) – €4.99 / £3.49
Pinball (US version) – €4.99 / £3.49
3DS Retail
Beyblade Evolution – €29.99 / £29.99
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 – €24.99 / £19.99
Hakuoki: Memories of the Shinsengumi – €29.99 / £29.99
Animal Hospital – €24.99 / £19.99
Reel Fishing Paradise 3D – €13.99 / £12.59
Gabrielle’s Ghostly Groove 3D – €13.99 / £12.59
3DS Download
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual Destinies – €24.99 / £19.99
Snow Moto Racing 3D – €5.99 (£5.39). Will be €7.99 (£7.19) from 8/11/13, 0:00 local time.
Crazy Chicken: Director’s Cut 3D – €1.99 / £1.79
Gummy Bears – Mini Golf – €2.99 (£2.50). Will be €3.99 (£3.30) from 14/11/13, 0:00 local time.
Gummy Bears Magical Medallion – €2.99 (£2.50). Will be €3.99 (£3.30) from 14/11/13, 0:00 local time.
Bowling Bonanza 3D – €2.99 (£2.50). Will be €3.99 (£3.30) from 14/11/13, 0:00 local time.
Treasures of the World (Barcelona, Paris, Rome) – €1.99 / £1.79
3DS VC
Wario’s Woods – €3.99 / £3.59
DSiWare
Crazy Chicken: Director’s Cut – 200 points
Special offers
Urban Trial Freestyle – €4.89 (£4.29) Until 31/10/13 23:59 local time. Was €6.99 (£6.29)
Myst – €9.99 (£8.99) Until 31/10/13 23:59 local time. Was €19.99 (£17.99)
Source: Nintendo PR
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Aonuma on A Link Between Worlds – stealth, Ravio, Nabbit comparisons, never considered for Wii U, more
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News, Podcast Stories | 10 Comments
Spike just recently put up an interview with Zelda producer Eiji Aonuma. It’s filled with lots of questions about A Link Between Worlds, such as stealth elements, Ravio’s role, comparisons to New Super Mario Bros. U’s Nabbit, and whether it was ever considered for Wii U (nope). Aside from that, there are also some off-beat topics like localizing Marvelous: Another Treasure (directed by Aonuma many years ago).
You can find some excerpts from the interview below. Spike’s full piece is located here.
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Other GameStop Black Friday highlights: Xenoblade/Metroid Prime Trilogy for $40, Skylanders Wii U bundle
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Podcast Stories, Wii, Wii U | 0 comments
We posted GameStop’s full Black Friday ad earlier today, but wanted to highlight a few offers.
First, Xenoblade and Metroid Prime Trilogy will both be dropped to $40. The two games are currently priced at $69.99 and $59.99 respectively.
Nintendo and Activision will also prepare a Skylanders Swap Force Wii U bundle. For $299.99, consumers will receive an 8GB console (yep, it’s back), a copy of the game, three figures, and a $25 gift card.
Also, don’t forget the Zelda and Luigi 3DS bundles, which we posted about earlier today.
VD-Dev shares first details for its Gears of War-styled 3DS shooter, IronFall
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News, Podcast Stories | 8 Comments
IronFall is an ambitious third-person shooter from developer VD-Dev – the same team behind C.O.P. The Recruit (fully open world on the DS) and the V-Rally Game Boy titles. Even though the studio has shared just one off-screen image thus far, comparisons have already been made to a well-known Xbox franchise.
The 3DS eShop title “will offer gameplay like a Gears of War game, so if you like Gears of War, IronFall is a game for you,” VD-Dev co-founder Fernando Velez says. But in order to keep things fresh, mini-games and other elements will be included.
September 2013 NPD: Nintendo’s response, Wii U hardware sales rise by 200% over August
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Nintendo’s has responded to the latest NPD sales results.
The 3DS was once again the best-selling console in the US, and Wii U hardware sales saw a boost as well. The console saw a 200 percent rise over August – and that’s with only 15 days of data being reported at the new $299.99 price point.
You can find Nintendo’s full response below.
Zelda: A Link Between Worlds unlocks new difficulty level after beating the game, dev info
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Players will unlock a new difficulty level after completing A Link Between Worlds. That comes directly from Eiji Aonuma, producer of the series.
Gameswelt has obtained information from Aonuma about A Link Between Worlds’ development as well. Over 90 staffers worked on the game, and first ideas for the game were collected after Spirit Tracks was completed.
