Today is a pretty important day for Nintendo Everything. That’s right – it’s our eighth anniversary!
I’ve been saying this for the past couple of years, but it boggles my mind that I’m still doing this. Eight years is a long time. Actually, that’s about a third of my life.
As corny as it sounds, Nintendo Everything is really much more than a job to me. I’ve literally poured every morsel of energy I have into the site in hopes of making it the best it can be. That usually means very little sleep, continuing work when I’m deathly ill (I still remember covering the 2011 3DS conference before going to the hospital a couple of days later – that was fun), and putting all free time to the side.
I have a huge love for Nintendo, and that’s why it’s great that I can deliver updates about the company to you all each day. Even though there have been struggles along the way (many of which I tend to keep quiet so that we can focus on what’s happening in the world of Nintendo), knowing that I’m sharing my passion with people who take interest in what the site provides make it all the more enjoyable. So thank you to everyone who has stopped by Nintendo Everything over for the years – be it for eight years or one day. I truly appreciate every single one of you. I hope I can keep this going as long as I can.
A little heads up for everyone! If you see anything strange happening on the site or any downtime throughout the day, know that it’s intentional. Nintendo Everything will be going a bit of a metamorphosis. Once finished, the site will hopefully turn into a beautiful butterfly!
A number of new characters were confirmed for Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash this week. Players will be able to control Waluigi, Rosalina, and more. But there were some additional characters that Nintendo hadn’t officially announced. In new footage from the game, we’re able to determine who the mystery roster additions are.
We’ll be putting the information after the break!
This week’s Wii U eShop charts are as follows:
Software
1. Super Mario Maker
2. Yoshi’s Woolly World
3. Super Mario World
4. Zelda: Ocarina of Time
5. Super Mario 64
6. Super Mario Bros. 3
7. Super Mario Bros.
8. Splatoon
9. Freedom Planet
10. Paper Mario
11. Shovel Knight
12. Zelda: A Link to the Past
13. Donkey Kong 64
14. Zelda: The Wind Waker HD
15. EarthBound
16. Donkey Kong Country
17. The Legend of Zelda
18. Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
19. Mario Kart 8
20. Runbow
Videos
1. Yoshi’s Woolly World PAX Prime 2015 Video
2. Yoshi’s Woolly World E3 2015 Trailer
3. Play Nintendo Introduction Video
4. Nintendo Minute – Super Mario Maker SUP-tember Fav Levels 1
5. Nintendo Treehouse: Live @ E3 2014 – Yoshi’s Woolly World
6. Freedom Planet – E3 Trailer
7. Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash E3 2015 Trailer
8. New Super Mario Bros. U Video
9. Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water Super Spoopy Trailer
10. New Super Luigi U Trailer 6/11/13
11. Splatoon Big Splats Trailer
12. Year Walk Reveal Trailer
13. Great Games to Buy with eShop Cards
14. Nintendo Minute – Super Mario Maker SUP-tember Fav levels 2
15. Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water – E3 2015 Trailer
16. LEGO Dimensions – World Features Trailer
17. Yoshi’s Woolly World E3 2014 Trailer
18. Introducing amiibo
19. Whispering Willows Trailer
20. Splatoon Squid Strats Trailer
Source: Wii U eShop
In 1996, Virgin Interactive Entertainment revealed Freak Boy for the N64. The game would have featured “three-dimensional graphics, addicting play mechanics and cutting-edge technology that uses morphing special effects,” according to the original announcement.
Freak Boy never actually made it to market. It did appear at E3 1996, but the game ended up seeing cancellation soon after. Virgin Interactive Entertainment intended to have Freak Boy ready for early 1997.
Freak Boy is back in the news roughly two decades later, as an Unseen64 reader found and purchased an early prototype of the project from a flea market. You can find several clips below.
Thanks to GameSpot, we have brand new footage of Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash. Check out some doubles gameplay below.
We’ll be seeing Octodad: Dadliest Catch on the Wii U eShop next week. To download the game, you’ll need 2.1GB of free space. That amount may change a bit once actually installed.
A few days ago, Nintendo of America presented fans with a series of possible questions on Twitter that could be submitted to the developers of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes. The first response has now come in, which deals with the game’s placement in the series timeline. Take a look at the image above for the official response.
aPriori Digital put out a new Aperion Cyberstorm trailer today showing another mode in the Wii U eShop title. View the video below for a look at Onslaught mode.
Bandai Namco brought out Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butoden in North America earlier this week. You can check out 14 minutes of footage below.
As Dennis touched upon in his review, Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water is a heavy download. To get the first couple of chapters, you’ll need around 6.35GB, which turns into 6.2GB when installed. The second part of the download is 8.2GB, and 8GB when installed. The total amount should end up being a little over 14GB.
