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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 3 Comments

A few hours ago, a new Genei Ibun Roku #FE blog post went live on the game’s Japanese website. This one comes from composer Yoshiaki Fujisawa.

You can find a breakdown of Fujisawa’s post below. All translations come courtesy of Siliconera.

– Fujisawa has worked on plenty of music arrangements in the past
– This includes arrangements for talents such as Kenichi “Hyadain” Maeyamada, music for some anime such as Nichijou, and more recently Love Live and GATE
– Working for Avex Group on this game
– His work with Shin Megami Tensei X Fire Emblem all started back with a single phone call in late-fall of 2013
– Avex’s Aburai [George Aburai] asked if he was busy and gave him a proposal
– From there, it was decided that he’d join the staff in the development of a new game
– This would end up being the new Wii U game
– He then met up with the developers and sound team, learned more about the game
– He was a bit nervous, considering that he’s more familiar with working on music for anime and TV shows
– First thing he felt: “it was very difficult!”
– He struggled a lot in the completely different mindset that is required for making video game music, as he’s more familiar with how things are done for TV shows.
– Everything from the timing, flow, and feelings of a song, were all different from the way he usually works on music
– However, the sound team from Atlus gave him all kinds of advice that came in handy for his work
– He says working with the team in an incredibly creative environment, where ideas shapes themselves up, was really fun
– He recalls how excited he felt when they first checked out a demonstration of one of his songs, although he says that he was always nervous whenever it came to presenting the songs
– For this game, “entertainment” is a big theme
– Fujisawa explains that the game is full of songs that bring out the feelings of the stages and floors, and plenty of groovy tracks
– “Especially for the battles—I just can’t help but want to dance [to the music] while fighting!”
– He explains that all the field and event scene tracks have been made with a variety of tracks that have been made through the challenges of ideas provided from the team
– “Oh, and everything about this title is overwhelmingly great, if I do say so myself.”
– The above image is a character that appears in the game, and it was modeled after the composer’s actual look

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 1 Comment

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and 3DS will be undergoing a bit of maintenance next week. The game’s online aspects will be down for 90 minutes on Wednesday.

Here’s the breakdown of times:

– 10:30 PM PT (Tuesday) – 12:00 AM PT
– 1:30 AM ET – 3:00 AM ET
– 6:30 AM in the UK – 8:00 AM in the UK
– 7:30 AM in Europe – 9:00 AM in Europe

I’m mainly bringing this maintenance up since the new Super Mario Maker stage is being added next week. I imagine that it will be available shortly after the servers go back up!

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 0 comments

Nintendo has announced the addition of yet another weapon for Splatoon. Later today (tomorrow if you’re in Europe!), the Tri-Slosher will be made available.

Here’s when the weapon will launch in Splatoon:

– 7 PM PT (Friday)
– 10 PM ET (Friday)
– 3 AM in the UK (Saturday)
– 4 AM in Europe (Saturday)

View a set of screenshots for the Tri-Slosher below.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 0 comments

If you’re a member of Amazon Prime, $10 savings are available for Guitar Hero Live. The game can be reserved here.

That’s not all though. For all Amazon customers, a couple of pre-order bonuses are available. Here’s the full rundown:

“Pre-order now and get access to Bonus Content in GHTV featuring Avenged Sevenfold, including Premium Shows, a Custom Note Highway and More! Premium Shows available from October 20th to November 2nd, 2015. Internet connection required.

Bonus Offer: Pre-order by October 19th, and receive a $10 Amazon Digital Music promotional credit. The credit will be automatically applied to your account within 2 days of your completed shipment.”

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 0 comments

Warner Bros. Interactive has put out another unboxing video for LEGO Dimensions. This time around, a few of the Expansion Packs are the focus. View the full video below, which also has a bit more gameplay.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 0 comments

The European Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water website is now live. Access it here. On the page, you’ll find details and images pertaining to the story, characters, gameplay, and more.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 0 comments

This month’s EDGE review scores are as follows:

Super Mario Maker – 9
Mad Max – 6
Volume – 7
Tearaway Unfolded – 7
Forza 6 – 8
Disney Infinity 3.0 – 7
Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer – 7
Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime – 6

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 25 Comments

A new update for Super Mario Maker is now available to download. Not too long ago, Nintendo released version 1.10.

Nintendo says of today’s update: “Adjustments have been made to make for a more pleasant gaming experience.” To download the patch, you’ll need roughly 223MB of free storage.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 2 Comments

Twitter user NWPlayer123, who is known for data mining Nintendo games, has come across an interesting discovery. It appears that there are files within the game for the Angry Sun. That’s leading to speculation of DLC, though there’s definitely no such confirmation currently.

NWPlayer123 also came across a couple of other interesting things. Also found through data mining, it seems as though there were originally plans to allow players to place Bullet Bills without a launcher. Moreover, Goomba’s Shoe was considered for New Super Mario Bros. U mode.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Videos, Wii U | 1 Comment

The latest episode of Nintendo Minute once again focuses on Super Mario Maker. In today’s video, Kit and Krysta take a look at even more of their favorite levels. You can watch it below.