Posted on 10 years ago by Jarop(@gamrah) in Images, News, Videos, Wii U | 18 Comments

So this is a collaboration I don’t think anybody expected. Nintendo are partnering with car manufacturer Mercedes Benz to bring a GLA class model into Mario Kart 8 through free DLC. At present it’s only for Japan but this is interesting because it confirms that the infrastructure for DLC has been built into the game and could potentially be used again in the future. If that’s not bonkers enough for you, Mercedes Benz Japan has released a 30 second ad of the partnership.

Update: Nintendo UK have commented to CVG on the possibility of a Western release:

“The announcement this time was made by Mercedes-Benz Japan regarding their collaboration in Japan with NCL. As for the information relating to the distribution of the GLA kart for MK8 outside Japan, we will be able to announce in the near future.”

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Our first look at Ike since his reveal! Sakurai explains how his Eruption attack will work:

You can charge up Ike’s Eruption attack by holding the button down, but remember to release it right before it fully charges to avoid recoil damage. Let go of the button at the moment the sword shines!

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Nintendo has gone live with the official Mario Kart TV web app for Mario Kart 8. You can find it here.

By visiting the site, visitors can view Mario Kart 8 highlight reels uploaded by friends, strangers, or even themselves. Things seem to be slightly buggy at the moment (at least on my end!), but everything should work well soon enough.

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Update: Nintendo has removed the video. We’ll re-post once it’s live again!

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This week’s GameStop ad has gone live. You can find it in full below.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 14 Comments

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

3DS LL – 18,374
Vita – 14,070
Wii U – 9,024
PS3 – 7,565
PS4 – 7,543
3DS – 4,850
PSP – 1,479
Vita TV – 1,142
Xbox 360 – 202

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

3DS LL – 18,350
Vita – 12,810
PS3 – 7,339
PS4 – 6,792
Wii U – 6,716
3DS – 5,250
PSP – 1,642
Vita TV – 1,055
Xbox 360 – 201

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A PR stunt has gone seriously wrong for Watch Dogs in Australia, as Mumbrella report that a bomb squad had to be called to newsstation Ninemsn’s office. Apparently a package arrived with a letter and a small safe, with instructions for the addressee to check their voicemail. Of course with no voicemail to check, a pin was punched into the safe, it started beeping and… Things started to escalate. After checking with other newsrooms to see if they’d received something similar, staff eventually were evacuated and the bomb squad was called. Ninemsn’s Hal Crawford told Mumbrella “This is definitely the other side of the line in terms of what is safe for a PR company to send anonymously to a newsroom. The thing was black, heavy and slightly creepy.” After the bomb squad was called, the safe was carefully opened… and a copy of Watch Dogs was found.

But any publicity is good publicity right?

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Posted on 10 years ago by Jarop(@gamrah) in Videos, Wii U | 1 Comment

You’ll be performing a lot of tricks when Mario Kart 8 drops this week, but it’ll probably be because of the speed boost you get as opposed to being able to watch your character pull off some fancy stunts. If you’re curious to see how the characters will look before the game drops (and you know, before blue shells and collecting coins are occupying all your thought power) check out the video below

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It seems Pullblox /Pushmo World will be hitting more than Japan on June 19th as Nintendo of Europe announced today Pullblox world will be coming to the Wii U eShop on June 19th. With the launch they also provided the following information:

• Take control of Mallo for another 250 3D, block-based puzzles
• Different blocks have unique behaviours
• It will be the series’ first Wii U entry meaning it will make its HD debut
• Create your own puzzles in Pullblox Studio and share it via the World Pullblox Fair on Miiverse

To celebrate the release of this new game, owners of either Pullblox and Fallblox will be able to get 30% off Pullblox World if purchased before July 31st.

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