World Sports Competition hitting the European Wii U Virtual Console tomorrow
Posted 7 years ago by Brian in News, Wii U eShop | 0 comments
The Turbografx releases on the Wii U Virtual Console continue this week. In Europe, World Sports Competition is confirmed to be launching tomorrow.
The news comes from Nintendo of Europe’s site, which provides the following overview:
“Play through a total of 18 sport events in this action/sports title. Players compete in six categories of events that include shooting, archery, rowing, swimming and track and field.
The game features several modes, where you play all the events over the course of a few days or where you can choose individual events to play.
Depending on your play time and ability, you can enjoy the game a number of different ways. Gather friends and play in competitions with up to five players to get even more out of this great game.”
We also have this trailer:
Even more Switch / Wii U / 3DS maintenance taking place Thursday / Friday
Posted 7 years ago by Brian in 3DS, News, Switch, Wii U | 0 comments
This week is a busy one for Nintendo maintenance, and that will keep up by the end of the week. Even more maintenance will be taking place on Thursday / Friday impacting Switch, Wii U, and 3DS.
The schedule is as follows:
– 9 PM PT – 2 AM PT
– 12 PM ET – 5 AM ET
– 5 AM in the UK – 10 AM in the UK
– 6 AM in Europe – 11 AM in Europe
Like other maintenance happening throughout the week, certain network services such as online play and rankings may be affected.
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Super Mario Run update out now (version 2.0.1)
Posted 7 years ago by Brian in Mobile, News | 3 Comments
A new update is now available for Super Mario Run. On both iOS and Android, users can download version 2.0.1. Nintendo says that the patch implements bug fixes.
More: Super Mario Run, title update
Japanese 3DS themes (4/5/17)
Posted 7 years ago by Brian in 3DS, News | 3 Comments
Two new 3DS themes are out now in Japan. Here’s the lineup:
Shovel Knight – 200 yen
Kimoshiba – 200 yen
Kyokai no Rinne – 200 yen
Brave Dungeon (x2) – 100 yen each
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Upcoming Japanese eShop releases (4/12/17)
Posted 7 years ago by Brian in 3DS eShop, New Nintendo 3DS, News | 7 Comments
Japanese Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia commercials
Posted 7 years ago by Brian in 3DS, Videos | 10 Comments
Nintendo uploaded a trio of commercials for Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia. Find them all below.
Player creates flying contraption in Zelda: Breath of the Wild and ascends to the world’s highest point
Posted 7 years ago by Brian in Switch, Videos, Wii U | 11 Comments
Early on, one popular means of flying in Zelda: Breath of the Wild was done with Octo Balloons. YouTuber mety333 has taken things a significant step further by creating a unique contraption.
mety333 took a metal box and placed it on top of a minecart. Then with the power of Magnesis, he was able to fly across the map and even reach its highest point.
As you can see, there are still plenty of interesting discoveries to be made in Zelda: Breath of the Wild. What will players think of next?
Zelda: Breath of the Wild player takes on two of the game’s toughest enemies at once, avoids all damage
Posted 7 years ago by Brian in Switch, Videos, Wii U | 23 Comments
Zelda: Breath of the Wild has one type of enemy in particular found in various places of the world that aren’t the easiest to overcome. But YouTuber GamingCrusader decided to up the challenge by not only taking on two at once, but also avoiding all damage entirely. Head past the break for more.
LEGO City Undercover Switch update out now (version 1.0.1)
Posted 7 years ago by Brian in News, Switch | 27 Comments
LEGO City Undercover is out today. Alongside the release, Warner Bros. and TT Games have prepared a patch for the game. Players can now download version 1.0.1.
Unfortunately, it’s unclear what the update entails. It’s hefty though, requiring 479MB of space. We’ll let you know if we hear anything further about the update.
Animal Rivals targeted for Switch
Posted 7 years ago by Brian in News, Switch eShop | 9 Comments
Switch has another party game coming its way. According to developer Blue Sunset Games, Animal Rivals should be on the platform.
The studio wrote in a tweet:
@destructoid We are aiming to hit @rNintendoSwitch with our @AnimalRivals too @destructoid 🙂
Party games are the best 😀 pic.twitter.com/0YMKJeFylc— Blue Sunset Games (@BlueSunsetGames) April 4, 2017
We’ve included an overview and trailer for Animal Rivals below so that you can see what the title has to offer.
“Animal Rivals is a classic Party Game, but prepared to meet current standards and offer unique gameplay. The players will have a chance to play as different funny animals, that fight for the Animalonia’s throne. Each animal has his own desires and reasons to fight and uses their own way of fighting. But the tournament itself is not easy – contenders need to use their speed, cleverness and intelligence. Animal Rivals is perfect game for 4 players, that love to compete locally, just like in classic party games. It exists to provide players just what they need. Game presents a uniqe art style mixing the cartoonish looks and satire approach. So both the old and young gamers will find something for themselves. Great and healthy competition, challenges and fun are what Animal Rivals is!”
