Wii U

Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Podcast Stories, Wii U | 0 comments

There are rumblings about that Nintendo could be removing stock of the Wii U Basic Set in just a couple of weeks. Kotaku obtained an internal GameStop email that recalls all such systems on June 18.

Regardless of the situation in North America, Nintendo is keeping the Wii U Basic Set around in the UK. A statement from the company states that pulling the console option is “definitely not something that’s happening in the UK.”

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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii, Wii U | 0 comments

The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:

3DS LL – 28,807
3DS – 14,057
PS3 – 11,832
Vita – 11,783
Wii U – 6,680
PSP – 5,807
Wii – 1,171
Xbox 360 – 441

For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:

3DS LL – 40,651
3DS – 14,059
PS3 – 13,318
Vita – 12,171
PSP – 5,749
Wii U – 5,648
Wii – 1,192
Xbox 360 – 382

Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News, Wii U | 0 comments

This month’s EDGE review scores are as follows:

The Last of Us – 10
Animal Crossing: New Leaf – 9
Remember Me – 8
Dust 514 – 4
Game & Wario – 6
Grid 2 – 9
Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons – 7
Impossible Road – 9
Surgeon Simulator 2013 – 7
Mario & Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move – 7

Thanks to joclo for the tip

Posted on 11 years ago by Spencer(@spencerstevens) in 3DS, Features, Wii U | 0 comments

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Sonic’s last few outings have been moving (slowly) in the right direction, but can ‘Lost World’ bring the series all the way back?

System: Nintendo Wii U/3DS
Release Date: TBA, Late 2013
Developer: Sonic Team
Publisher: SEGA

Author: Spencer

This year, Sega announced a partnership with Nintendo to bring three Sonic the Hedgehog games exclusively to Nintendo platforms, namely the Wii U and 3DS. The first game they announced was Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games, a new entry in the Mario & Sonic Olympics series. The second game is a core Sonic title, Sonic: Lost World. Coming later this year to Wii U and 3DS, this new game will see Sonic on a whole new adventure in a new world.

Hit the jump to see what we know so far about Sonic: Lost World.

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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 0 comments

Sniper Elite V2 is a fairly bare bones experience on Wii U. Unlike the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions, there is no online co-op of any sort. There isn’t any downloadable content either.

This won’t be changing anytime soon; publisher 505 Games told Coffee With Games: “We currently do not have any plans for DLC.”

Developer Rebellion doesn’t have much to discuss when it comes to future game updates. When asked about the possibility of posting in-game screenshots to Miiverse, CEO and creative director Jason Kingsley responded:

“With the game just launched, it’s probably a bit early to talk about updates or new content yet!”

Kingsley was similarly quiet when asked about Sniper Elite V2’s engine, but he did mention how the Wii U version runs at a higher resolution than that of the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 original.

“We can’t really go into specifics, but all versions of Sniper Elite V2 are running off our powerful in-house engine – Asura – which is very adaptable. We even use it to power our mobile games. The game also runs at a higher resolution on Wii U than it does on Xbox 360 and PS3 due to the platform’s hardware strengths.”

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

Nintendo seems to have taken an interest in farting. Or something like that.

While speaking with Kotaku about Nintendo’s peculiar sense of humor in April, director of product marketing Bill Trinen mentioned Game & Wario and noted how the team making the game possesses “their own very, very distinct, off-kilter humor.”

“And then you have a game like Game & Wario. The Wario team, they have their own very, very distinct, off-kilter humor. Which I love, because any time I can talk about farting in an official capacity, it’s fantastic. You’ll see a lot of that when that game comes out for Wii U.”

When asked later what it would take for the Wii U to reach the 3DS’ success, Trinen mentioned farts once again:

“I think we’re on the way [there], certainly, we’ve got games like Game & Wario. And I mean, who doesn’t want a game that’s gonna openly talk about farts?”

And here’s another interesting tidbit. When Nintendo kicked off the Game & Wario “Crowdfarter” to promote the game, Kotaku pointed out that the site was lacking in the farting department. Perhaps in response, the site now contains a “Take This” button that plays a farting sound when hovered over or clicked on.

Yeah… this is an odd post.

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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 0 comments

Kotaku has gotten its hands on the rumored GameStop email that requests the recall of all Wii U Basic Sets. The retailer will no longer sell the console option starting on June 18 – one week after the E3 Nintendo Direct.

The site’s source provided the image above, which says the following:

“Nintendo Wii U Basic Recall – Two Week Preparation On Tuesday, 6/18, all stories will need to return all new/unopened Wii U Basic (020359). .. Stores that have 10 or more in stock will receive shipping cartons from the [distribution center]. .. All other stores will need to save shipping cartons for this recall.”

Nintendo isn’t saying much about the situation for now. When asked for a comment, a representative said: “We do not comment on our business practices with retailers.”

We’ll be left to speculate as to what Nintendo has planned here…

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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 0 comments

A pair of weapons and upgrade packs are now available for Resident Evil: Revelations. The Resistance Set and Enhancement Set, previously included as pre-order bonuses/Wii U launch bonuses, can now be purchased for $1.99.

An overview of each can be found below.

Resistance Set – There are 6 weapons and 28 parts in all. Parts include Giant Rabbit’s Foot 3, Green Belt 3, Poisonous Lure 3, Hunting Gear 3, Dehumanizer 3, and more.

Enhancement Set – There are 6 weapons and 27 parts in all. Parts include Long Magazine 10, Fire Rate 4, Damage 5, Piercing 2, Aura of Strength 3, and more.

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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News, Wii U | 0 comments

Two new games have been rated by the OFLC today: Pikmin 3 and Mighty Switch Force! 2. Pikmin 3 is hitting Europe on July 26, meaning that it should be out in Australia around the same time. Mighty Switch Force is due out on the European 3DS eShop on June 27.

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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Rumors, Wii U | 0 comments

Is Nintendo recalling all Wii U Basic Set consoles? That’s what the latest rumor suggests.

An alleged company-wide email coming from GameStop states that all Basic Sets are being recalled, which could potentially pave the way for new bundles or a repackaging of some sort.

Perhaps introducing a white version of the Wii U Premium Set would be the way to go? Nintendo just announced last week that it will be making this very product available in Japan next month.

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