Shantae: Half-Genie Hero – Hard Core Mode footage
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 0 comments
Polygon has shared several minutes of footage from Shantae: Half-Genie Hero’s new Hard Core Mode. Get a look at the gameplay below.
Shantae: Half Genie-Hero update 1.01 delayed on Wii U, goes live Thursday
Posted on 8 years ago by Zack in News, Wii U | 0 comments
In a recent Twitter post by Matt Bozon, the creative director of WayForward, it was confirmed that the 1.01 update for Wii U version of Shantae: Half-Genie Hero has been delayed to Thursday in North America.
As the new hard core mode that was announced a few days ago was a part of this update, this means that North American Wii U owners will have to wait a few extra days to try their hand at it. Other platforms and regions are not affected, including Wii U owners in other regions. You can find the original Twitter post below.
This just in – Wii U (North America) update 1.01 arrives Thursday. All other versions & regions should be live now. Sorry to make you wait! pic.twitter.com/YbDHn56dxC
— Matt Bozon (@MrBozon) March 7, 2017
Zelda: Breath of the Wild director on how the game initially came together, Miyamoto climbing trees in the prototype
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Wii U | 6 Comments
The concept for Zelda: Breath of the Wild began with Shigeru Miyamoto and series producer Eiji Aonuma asking what would players would be able to do in the new game. Hidemaro Fujibayashi, who became the project’s director, responded by saying you could do everything.
Fujibayashi told Kotaku:
“But I had to sell it to them. How we’re going to make this happen. And I felt like the best way to convey this idea to them was to show them that you could climb walls.”
Work on Breath of the Wild began with a prototype. The team created a starting area with a small field and trees, along with rupees hidden throughout. Fujibayashi describes how Miyamoto played the demo:
Shantae: Half-Genie Hero – Hard Core Mode trailer
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 0 comments
WayForward issued a trailer for the new Hard Core Mode coming to Shantae: Half-Genie Hero with update 1.01. The mode has additional enemies that hit harder, are quicker, and have reshuffled locations plus new boss patterns, attacks, and stats, faster scroll speeds, a cap of Healing Items at six, and re-balanced magic items.
You can watch the new trailer below. The Hard Core Mode should be going live at some point today.
Zelda: Breath of the Wild’s map is based on Kyoto
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Wii U | 0 comments
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild’s huge map is based on Kyoto, Japan. That’s according to director Hidemaro Fujibayashi, who revealed the information while speaking with The Verge.
Fujibayashi told the site:
“When I first started looking at this game, I had Link in an empty game field and I would just walk around and try to map out and get a feel for the distance and where landmarks should be. What helped me with this was my hometown, Kyoto. I took a map of Kyoto and overlaid it on the game world, and I tried to imagine going to places that I know in Kyoto. I’d think ‘It takes this much time to get from point A to point B, so how does that translate to the game?’ And that’s how we started mapping out the world in Breath of the Wild.”
Fujibayashi added that using Kyoto as a base was helpful during development since developers were familiar with the region:
UK software sales (Week ending 03/04/2017) – Wii U/3DS charts
Posted on 8 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 2 Comments
This week’s Wii U/3DS-specific UK software sales are as follows:
Wii U
1. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Nintendo
2. Super Mario 3D World – Nintendo
3. Minecraft: Wii U Edition – Nintendo
4. Mario Kart 8 – Nintendo
5. New Super Mario Bros. U + Super Luigi U
6. Mario Party 10 – Nintendo
7. The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD – Nintendo
8. Star Fox Zero – Nintendo
9. Just Dance 2017 – Ubisoft
10. Paper Mario: Color Splash – Nintendo
3DS
1. Pokemon Sun – Nintendo
2. Pokemon Moon – Nintendo
3. New Super Mario Bros. 2 – Nintendo
4. Mario Kart 7 – Nintendo
5. Super Mario Maker – Nintendo
6. Tomodachi Life – Nintendo
7. Poochy & Yoshi’s Woolly World – Nintendo
8. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D – Nintendo
9. Mario Party: Star Rush – Nintendo
10. Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Nintendo
Source: Chart-Track
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UK software sales (Week ending 03/04/2017)
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Zelda: Breath of the Wild director on cutting Wii U touch features
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Wii U | 77 Comments
Before the Switch version of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, the game was planned to have some touch features on the Wii U GamePad. Ultimately, those ideas were scrapped. The GamePad simply tells players that they can tap on the controller to enable off-TV play.
Zelda: Breath of the Wild director Hidemaro Fujibayashi recently chatted with IGN about the decision to cut the game’s touch features on Wii U. Once Switch was brought in and tests were done, Nintendo “noticed looking back and forth between the GamePad and the screen actually took a little something away from this type of Zelda game.”
Fujibayashi’s full comments are below.
Pre-order updates (3/5/17)
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Mobile, News, Switch, Wii U | 0 comments
Below are the latest Nintendo products that can be currently pre-ordered at retailers:
* Save 20 percent on pre-orders with Amazon Prime or Best Buy’s GCU. 20 percent off pre-orders on Amazon Canada as well. On Amazon UK, it’s £2 off.
United States
Switch
The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+ – Amazon, GameStop
Skylanders Imaginators – Amazon, GameStop
Has Been Heroes – GameStop
LEGO City Undercover – Amazon, GameStop
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Puyo Puyo Tetris – Amazon, GameStop
Disgaea 5 Complete – Amazon
Ultra Street Fighter II (new) – GameStop
Ultra Street Fighter II [digital] (new) – Amazon
Arms – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Sonic Mania Collector’s Edition – GameStop
Splatoon 2 – Amazon, Best Buy, Splatoon
NBA 2K18 – Amazon, Best Buy
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – Amazon, Best Buy
Fire Emblem Warriors – Amazon, Best Buy
Super Mario Odyssey – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Amazon, Best Buy
FIFA – Amazon, Best Buy
Minecraft: Switch Edition – Amazon, Best Buy
Redout – Amazon, GameStop
Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 – Amazon, Best Buy
Minecraft: Story Mode – The Complete Adventure – GameStop
Troll & I (new) – Amazon
Wii U
Darksiders Warmastered Edition – Amazon
3DS
Mario Sports Superstars – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Runbow Pocket Deluxe Edition – New 3DS only – Amazon, GameStop, Best Buy
Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia – Amazon, GameStop
Farming Simulator 18 – Amazon
RPG Maker Fes – Amazon
Culdcept Revolt – Amazon
Fire Emblem Warriors – Amazon, GameStop
amiibo
Fire Emblem Echoes – Alm & Celica – Best Buy
Accessories
Retro Fighters Pro NES Controller to NES Classic Edition Adapter – Amazon
Books
Pokemon Sun/Moon: Alola Region Collector’s Edition Pokedex & Postgame Adventure Guide – Amazon
Pokemon Sun/Moon: Alola Region Edition Pokedex & Postgame Adventure Guide – Amazon
The Legend of Zelda: Legendary Edition, Vol. 3 – Amazon
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Vol. 1 – Amazon
The Legend of Zelda: Legendary Edition, Vol. 4 – Amazon
The Art of Splatoon – Amazon
The Legend of Zelda: Legendary Edition, Vol. 5 Amazon
Other
Zelda: Breath of the Wild: Link Nendoroid (Deluxe Version) – Amazon
Zelda: Breath of the Wild: Link Nendoroid – Amazon
Canada
Switch
The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+
Puyo Puyo Tetris
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
LEGO City Undercover
Disgaea 5 Complete
Arms
Splatoon 2
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Fire Emblem Warriors
Super Mario Odyssey
Xenoblade Chronicles 2
FIFA
Redout
Wii U
Darksiders Warmastered Edition
3DS
Mario Sports Superstars (with amiibo card)
Runbow Pocket Deluxe Edition – New 3DS only
Fire Emblem Echoes (new)
Farming Simulator 18 (new)
RPG Maker Fes
Culdcept Revolt
Books
Pokemon Sun/Moon: Alola Region Collector’s Edition Pokedex & Postgame Adventure Guide
Pokemon Sun/Moon: Alola Region Pokedex & Postgame Adventure Guide
The Legend of Zelda: Legendary Edition, Vol. 3
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Vol. 1
The Legend of Zelda: Legendary Edition, Vol. 4
Art of Splatoon
The Legend of Zelda: Legendary Edition, Vol. 5
UK
Switch
LEGO City Undercover
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Disgaea 5 Complete
Arms
Splatoon 2
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Super Mario Odyssey
Fire Emblem Warriors
Xenoblade Chronicles 2
FIFA
Troll & I (new)
Wii U
Darksiders Warmastered Edition
3DS
Mario Sports Superstars (with amiibo card)
Yo-kai Watch 2: Bony Spirits
Yo-kai Watch 2: Fleeshy Souls
RPG Maker Fes (new)
Culdcept Revolt (new)
amiibo
Mario Sports Superstars amiibo cards
Books
Pokemon Sun/Moon: Alola Region Collector’s Edition Pokedex & Postgame Adventure Guide
Pokemon Sun/Moon: Alola Region Pokedex & Postgame Adventure Guide
Zelda: Breath of the Wild Deluxe Edition guide (new)
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Vol. 1
The Legend of Zelda: Legendary Edition, Vol. 3
The Legend of Zelda: Legendary Edition, Vol. 4
Art of Splatoon
Super Mario Encyclopedia
The Legend of Zelda: Legendary Edition, Vol. 5
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Switch, Wii U, 3DS maintenance taking place on Monday / Tuesday
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Switch, Wii U | 2 Comments
Update (3/5): Even more maintenance has been scheduled for 3DS tomorrow on top of what’s already posted below. The schedule is as follows:
– 5 PM PT – 6 PM PT
– 8 PM ET – 9 PM ET
– 1 AM in the UK – 2 AM in the UK
– 2 AM in Europe – 3 AM in Europe
From Monday, March 6, 2017 5 :00 PM – Monday, March 6, 2017 6 :00 PM Pacific Time
Original (3/3): On Monday / Tuesday, Nintendo will be conducting its latest platform maintenance. Certain network services such as online play, rankings, etc. may be impacted on Switch, Wii U, and 3DS while this is taking place.
The maintenance schedule is as follows:
– 8 PM PT (March 6) – 2 AM PT (March 7)
– 11 PM ET (March 6) – 5 AM ET (March 7)
– 4 AM in the UK (March 7) – 10 AM in the UK (March 7)
– 5 AM in Europe (March 7) – 11 AM in Europe (March 7)
