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

During the latest episode of IGN’s Nintendo Voice Chat podcast, former GameSpy Technology general manager Todd Northcutt revealed some interesting behind the scenes tidbits about the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. As many of you know, the big N partnered with GameSpy back in the day for Wii and DS titles incorporating online play.

Here’s a summary of what was shared:

– Not getting a copy of Monster Hunter from Capcom and having the game go live in Japan and kill server capacity while not having anyone that spoke Japanese on staff

– Not being able to patch games so Smash on Wii was broken and Gamespy had to fix it all server side

– Meeting with 2 separate Nintendo teams at once and having them go off for 10 mins arguing against each other cause one side wanted one friend code per user/system and messaging and invites and such and the other didn’t all in Japanese while Gamespy Tech sat there seeing it unfold

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

Performance Designed Products – in partnership with Nintendo – is developing the “Wired Fight Pad”, a new line of Classic Controller that takes inspiration from the GameCube controller.

The Wired Fight Pad is compatible with the Wii U as well as the original Wii. It plugs directly into the Wiimote’s extension connector and can be used with games that support the Classic Controller, the Classic Controller Pro, and some Virtual Console games. Mario, Yoshi, and Princess Peach are among the fan-favorite characters featured by the Wired Fight Pad.

PDP will release its product this holiday season for $24.99.

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

After revealing plans to revive the cancelled Wii project Sadness as a Wii U exclusive, HullBreach Studios and Cthulhi Games have now said that they do not, in reality, actually possess rights to the IP.

A statement from the two developers reads:

The Sadness IP is in the hands of a consortium with 4 studios currently fighting for the bid, and that while we at HullBreach and Cthulhi would like to make a competing bid and secure rights to Sadness, unfortunately we cannot at this time. Sorry to fans for any inconvenience.

HullBreach and Cthulhi are still very much interested in their own project. However, they may be forced to change the game’s title, meaning what little connection it had to the original Sadness could end up being lost.

Cthuli’s Jeremy Kleve told Eurogamer:

“We very recently have contacted the old developers to obtain rights to the what little IP actually existed and their blessing. Should they work against us we are prepared to change the title of the game and drop any usage of their IP, this however will not slow us down in the least since most of their ideas were just ideas.

“Sadness had us intrigued since it began years ago, and we decided recently that we didn’t want to let it die off completely. We would have acted sooner if we were capable back then, but as you know the consoles weren’t as open to indies as they are now.”

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii, Wii U eShop | 8 Comments

“Sadness” is a game that should sound familiar to many Nintendo fans. Nibris announced the project as a Wii exclusive way back in 2006 before ultimately pulling the plug in 2010, which was accompanied by news of the studio’s closure.

In a bit of odd and unexpected news, HullBreach Studios and Cthulhi Games have announced plans to revive Sadness as a Wii U exclusive. The title is tentatively targeted for a 2016 release.

Here’s what you should know:

– Nibris struggled with development with their Gamebryo engine programmers at Frontline and their graphics partner Digital Amigos
– Will stick to the game’s original idea
– Could be some changes and there with regard to characters, mechanics, setting
– Will keep the Gothic noir visual style with a few exceptions
– Will likely be made in Unity
– Starting from scratch
– New elements will be introduced including RPG and puzzle-based mechanics
– There’s also a shift to 2D
– Cthulhi and HullBreach are working as equal partners on the project
– More news at “Indie Sanctum 2014” in October

You can find more quotes from HullBreach Studios and Cthulhi Games over at Nintendo Life.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in DS, General Nintendo, News, Wii | 5 Comments

The Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection is officially no more.

All services were terminated just a few minutes ago, meaning it’s no longer possible to play the various Wii and DS titles that took advantage of the functionality (at least through traditional means). DLC offered through the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection is now unavailable as well.

It was nice while it lasted!

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii | 1 Comment

Rodea: The Sky Soldier is kind of like the game that never was. The title was first announced in 2011 for Wii and 3DS, but still has yet to release.

Nearly a year ago, publisher Kadokawa Games said Rodea was still in the works. The 3DS version was in a “plus alpha” state at the time.

Unfortunately, there hasn’t been an update on Rodea since. But Kadokawa may still intend to bring out the title having recently re-registered a trademark in Japan. Perhaps one day we’ll finally see it launch!

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii, Wii U | 31 Comments

The Natural Resources Defense Council has put together a report that investigates the amount of energy used by current-gen and last-gen consoles. Wii U seems to come out on top of all systems – even beating out its predecessor. Check out the full results in the graphic above.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in DS, News, Wii | 1 Comment

In just a few days, the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection service will be discontinued. This affects a whole slew of games – see a listing of first-party releases here.

Even though the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection is reaching its end, fans have put together an alternative method of playing some titles online. The “Wiimmfi” essentially patches the server addresses in the game to play on custom servers once May 20th has passed.

There’s lots more information about the project here.

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

This month’s digital rewards on Club Nintendo have gone live. Members can choose from Super Metroid (Wii U, 200 coins), 3D Classics: Kirby’s Adventure (3DS, 200 coins), Brain Age Express: Arts & Letters (3DS, 200 coins), and Mario Kart 64 (Wii/Wii U, 250 coins). These items last through June 8.

Visit this page to order a downloadable game.

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

At the end of this month, GameSpy will be ending all hosted services for games. This move will affect titles produced by a variety of companies, including EA.

Due to GameSpy’s shutdown, the following Nintendo-related games will no longer offer online functionality starting on June 30:

Bejeweled 2 for the Wii
Dracula – Undead Awakening for the Wii
Dragon Sakura for Nintendo DS
FIFA Soccer 08 (KOR) for the Wii
FIFA Soccer 08 for Nintendo DS
FIFA Soccer 09 for Nintendo DS
FIFA Soccer 10 for Nintendo DS
FIFA Street 3 for Nintendo DS
GREEN DAY: ROCK BAND for the Wii
Madden NFL 08 for Nintendo DS
Madden NFL 09 for Nintendo DS
MySims Party for Wii
MySims Racing for Nintendo DS
MySims SkyHeroes for the Wii and DS
Need for Speed: ProStreet for Nintendo DS
Need for Speed: Undercover for Nintendo DS
SimCity Creator for Wii
Skate It for Nintendo DS
Sneezies for the Wii
Spore Creatures for Nintendo DS
Spore Hero Arena for Nintendo DS
THE BEATLES: ROCK BAND for the Wii
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08 for Nintendo DS

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