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Gaijin Games was a staunch supporter of the Wii– and Nintendo in general– over the last generation, but believe it or not they had initially planned on skipping the Wii U with their upcoming game Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien. The following comes from an interview with NES:

They weren’t always completely happy with the system, however, and they say that if they had to complain about anything it would be the way Nintendo does online. They say it “isn’t as robust as Sony or Microsoft’s”, but note that it’s “WAY better than the Wii” and in the end it’s easy enough to work with once you get the hang of it.

Via Nintendo Life

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New Super Mario Bros. director Masataka Takemoto and producer Takashi Tezuka answered a whole slew of questions about their Wii U launch game. Nintendo Land director Takayuki Shimamura chimed in with a few thoughts about his title as well.

Below you’ll find talk about how it was decided to approach Mario’s first romp on the Wii U and the origins of its Challenge mode. For Nintendo Land, Shimamura discusses the decision behind the game’s attractions and art style, plus comments on the lack of online multiplayer.

All comments for New Super Mario Bros. U and Nintendo Land are posted below.

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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, DS, General Nintendo, News, Podcast Stories, Wii Shop Channel, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

Nintendo has scheduled a new round of “emergency maintenance” for its services next week. Two different stages are planned.

The first stage will affect network services, the DS itself, and Pokemon games:

From Monday, February 25, 2013 11:00 PM – Tuesday, February 26, 2013 5:00 PM Pacific Time

Affected Services:

• Nintendo DS
• Network Services
• Pokémon Black Version
• Pokémon White Version
• Pokémon Black Version 2
• Pokémon White Version 2

Meanwhile, Wii U services will be down for only an hour on Monday:

From Monday, February 25, 2013 4:00 PM – Monday, February 25, 2013 5:00 PM Pacific Time

Affected Services:

• Wii U
• Match Making, Ranking, etc.
• Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor’s Edge
• Warriors Orochi 3 Hyper

As Nintendo notes: “During the emergency maintenance, parts of the affected services may be intermittently unavailable.”

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Game Overview

GAME FREAK inc. brings all of the polish players have come to expect from their Pokémon franchise to a brand-new action-packed rhythm game! Use Tempo’s Music Note Staff to beat drums, crash cymbals, and smack enemies through more than 50 levels with unique boss fights. On your journey, you’ll team up with multiple characters like Lyra, who can slide under obstacles and shoot musical arrows, and Tyko, who can pound out powerful beats with his drums! More challenging speeds and unlockable stages await those locked onto the beat. Feel the music and find your rhythm to save Melodia!

• A new rhythm-based action game from the makers of Pokémon!
• Jump, Hit, and Groove your way through 8 huge worlds
• More than 50 replayable levels in a digital package
• Bob your head to original music

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Quick heads up: Nintendo has kicked off the second week of its 3DS eShop sales promotion in North America. Through February 28 mid-day, Crashmo can be purchased at a discount. You can buy it right now for $5.99 as opposed to the standard $8.99 price point. Fractured Soul will be next week’s eShop discount.

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We haven’t seen Ace Attorney 5 in awhile. Capcom has mostly been keeping quiet about the game since last year’s Tokyo Game Show.

Thankfully, an update on Ace Attorney 5 is on the way. Capcom’s Christian Svensson wrote on the company’s official forums that there will be “news in the not so distant future to share”.

Maybe we’ll hear something at this year’s Captivate event?

Thanks to Jake for the tip.

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I’m not sure how long this is going to be on sale (no word on the sale at all from WayForward), but you can pick up Mighty Switch Force! Hyper Drive Edition for but five dollars on the North American Wii U eShop. This price finally got me to jump in and pick up the game, and I bet it’ll convince one or two of you as well. :]

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Braid creator Jonathan Blow finally lifted the curtain on his next project, The Witness, during the PlayStation 4’s unveiling last night. While the game will initially act as an exclusive to the console, Blow hopes to bring it to additional platforms. The Wii U may very well be in the team’s plans.

According to Blow:

“Basically, you’ll see The Witness on PS4 before you’ll see it on the next Microsoft console or on the Wii U, presuming we eventually do ports to those consoles. Ideally we want the game to be in as many places as we can get it, but since we are a small developer and it’s a complicated game, we can only do so much at once.”

If you wish to learn more about The Witness, you can find a few details here.

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