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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 0 comments

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Marvelous published a new interview with Senran Kagura producer Kenichiro Takaki on its website. All of his responses can be found above.

If you don’t want to sit through the whole video, you can check out these interesting excerpts:

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 6 Comments

PlatinumGames has posted a new Bayonetta 2 blog post covering the game’s character design.

First, check out a few excerpts below:

After acquiring the Super Mirror 2, Bayonetta can become an Umbran Gekka, Policewoman, Schoolgirl… They’re what’d you’d call “unlockable costumes.”

The basic design process I went through for these costumes was to brainstorm with Hashimoto and think about what costumes the fans would like. Then, out of those, Kamiya, Hashimoto, and I each chose a costume of our liking.

For the first Bayonetta, Kamiya was the director, so he chose the P.E. Uniform.

For Bayonetta 2, Hashimoto was the director, and he chose the Umbran Gekka.

Kamiya admitted that he probably indulged himself a bit too much when he made his choices for the first Bayonetta, so he chose something with a bit more mass appeal for this game: the policewoman. Hashimoto chose the Umbran Gekka, and I chose the schoolgirl outfit.

The process taught us about each other’s individual preferences, which was fun.

And be sure to read the full thing here with lots of information (and extra clips).

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 26 Comments

New features for the Wii U version of Super Smash Bros. have been leaked via an Amazon listing.

According to the retailer, players will be able to make stages on the GamePad, take on challenges “crafted by Master Hand and Crazy Hand”, and participate “in a brand new board game mode”. Amazon also mentions previously-revealed Amiibo functionality.

Here’s the full overview from Amazon:

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Posted on 10 years ago by Jarop(@gamrah) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 0 comments

Select Nintendo Network services for the Wii U and 3DS will be receiving maintenance from Thursday October 23rd and may impact the availability of certain features. It’s unknown at the moment what the reason for this maintenance is, if it’s anything major we suspect information will appear soon enough. The full list of affected services can be found below:

From Thursday, October 23, 2014 6:00 PM
– Friday, October 24, 2014 4:00 AM Pacific Time
Affected Services:

Wii U

– Online Play, Rankings, etc.

Nintendo 3DS

– Online Play, Rankings, etc.

From Wednesday, October 22, 2014 6:00 PM
– Thursday, October 23, 2014 4:00 AM Pacific Time
Affected Services:

Wii U

– Online Play, Rankings, etc.

Nintendo 3DS

– Online Play, Rankings, etc.

From Tuesday, October 21, 2014 6:00 PM
– Wednesday, October 22, 2014 4:00 AM Pacific Time
Affected Services:

Wii U

– Online Play, Rankings, etc.

Nintendo 3DS

– Online Play, Rankings, etc.

From Monday, October 20, 2014 6:00 PM
– Tuesday, October 21, 2014 4:00 AM Pacific Time
Affected Services:

Wii U

– Online Play, Rankings, etc.

Nintendo 3DS

– Online Play, Rankings, etc.

From Monday, October 20, 2014 5:00 PM
– Monday, October 20, 2014 7:00 PM Pacific Time
Affected Services:

Nintendo 3DS

– Online Play, Rankings, etc. for Poké Transporter

– Online Play, Rankings, etc. for Pokémon Bank

– Online Play, Rankings, etc. for Pokémon™ X, Pokémon™ Y

From Sunday, October 19, 2014 6:00 PM
– Monday, October 20, 2014 4:00 AM Pacific Time
Affected Services:

Wii U

– Online Play, Rankings, etc.

Nintendo 3DS

– Online Play, Rankings, etc.

*During the extended maintenance, parts of the affected services
may be intermittently unavailable.

Source

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Posted on 10 years ago by Jarop(@gamrah) in News, Screenshots, Wii U | 11 Comments

A look at a returning feature from Brawl today, Sakurai details Photo Studio which will be making a return to Wii U:

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 9 Comments

Ubisoft’s Watch Dogs companion app recently received an update. It is now compatible with the game’s Wii U version, which hits store shelves next month.

By using the app, you’ll be able to play with friends on Wii U (or any other console/PC). Race and Free Ride modes are both supported.

Watch Dogs launches for Wii U on November 18.

Thanks to Derek B for the tip.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii, Wii U | 2 Comments

NPD Group has released a listing of the top ten best-selling games in the U.S. for the month of September 2014. The results can be found below.

1. Destiny (Xbox One, PS4, 360, PS3)
2. Madden NFL 15 (360, PS4, PS3, Xbox One)
3. FIFA 15 (PS4, 360, PS3, Xbox One, Wii, Vita, 3DS)
4. Super Smash Bros. for 3DS (3DS)
5. Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (PS4, Xbox One, PC)
6. NHL 15 (PS4, Xbox One, 360, PS3)
7. Minecraft (360, PS3)
8. The Sims 4 (PC)
9. Disney Infinity 2.0 (360, PS3, Wii U, PS4, Xbox One)
10. Diablo III: Reaper of Souls (PS4, 360, PS3, Xbox One, PC)

You can find more details from this month’s NPD report over on GamesBeat.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 23 Comments

Today’s NPD day, and Nintendo has once again provided its regular response to the latest US sales data.

Super Smash Bros. for 3DS managed to sell over 705,000 copies in its first two days, making the game the fourth best-selling software SKU for the month. 135,000 of those sales came from eShop downloads.

3DS sales came in at 140,000 for September – up 55 percent compared to August. Wii U sales also increased by nearly 50 percent over sales in August thanks to Hyrule Warriors (190,000 units sold) and Mario Kart 8 (60,000 units sold).

Look for Nintendo’s full response to this month’s NPD report below.

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