Bike Rider UltraDX – World Tour now has a release date in Europe. According to a listing on the eShop, the game will arriving for Wii U on November 5. Pricing is set at €6.99.
This week’s North American Nintendo Downloads are as follows:
Wii U Retail
Just Dance 2016 – $49.99
Just Dance: Disney Party 2 – $39.99
Wii U Download
Ascent of Kings – $1.99
Color Bombs – $1.49
Cutie Pets Pick Berries – $4.99
Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water – $49.99
Slender: The Arrival – $9.99
Wii U Virtual Console
Super Ghouls’n Ghosts (GBA) – $7.99
3DS Retail
Adventure Time: Finn & Jake Investigations – $29.99
Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butoden – $29.99
Gravity Falls – Legend of the Gnome Gemulets – $29.99
The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes – $39.99
3DS Download
Gunslugs 2 – $4.99
Wizdom – $9.99
3DS Demos
Fairune
Stella Glow
Yo-kai Watch
3DS Themes
Master System Theme
The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes : Brave Trio – Available Oct. 23
The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes : Totem Time – Available Oct. 23
eShop Sales
Wii U
– Costume Quest 2 is more than 65 percent off (reduced from $14.99 to $4.99) starting at 9 a.m. PT on Oct 26 until 8:59 a.m. PT on Nov. 2.
– Bombing Bastards and Spot the Differences: Party! from Sanuk are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on Oct. 29.
– Funky Physics is 50 percent off (reduced from $1.99 to $0.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Nov. 12.
– The Quiet Collection is 20 percent off (reduced from $4.99 to $3.99) starting at 9 a.m. on Oct. 24 until 8:59 a.m. PT on Nov. 7.
– 99Moves, 99Seconds and more games from EnjoyUp Games are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on Nov. 19.
3DS
– Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth and Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers from ATLUS are on sale starting at 9 a.m. PT on Oct. 26 until 8:59 a.m. PT on Nov. 9.
– Talking Phrasebook – 7 Languages is 40 percent off (reduced from $4.99 to $2.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Oct. 29.
– Big Hero 6 Battle in the Bay, Disney Frozen: Olaf’s Quest and more games from Gamemill Entertainment are on sale starting at 9 a.m. on Oct. 24 until 8:59 a.m. PT on Dec. 1.
0 Quell Memento, Demon King Box and other select games from CIRCLE Entertainment are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on Nov. 12.
Activities
Miiverse Monster-a-thon – Celebrate Halloween early in the Miiverse Monster-a-thon community! From Oct. 23 to Nov. 1, take part in all kinds of spooky special events, including fun polls and challenges. Don’t miss out on game events featuring the Super Mario Maker, Mario Party 10 and Yoshi’s Woolly World games for the Wii U system, as well as the The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes and Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer games for the Nintendo 3DS system. Happy gaming!
Code Name: S.T.E.A.M. “Election Day” Tournament – See how your squad stacks up online in Nintendo’s Public Tournaments. Top players earn unique titles that are visible online and earn major bragging rights with your friends and around the world. The new “Election Day” tournament runs Oct. 27 through Nov. 3. Opt in via the SpotPass feature on your Nintendo 3DS system for notifications about future tournaments. Good luck, agents!
Source: Nintendo PR
Nintendo published a bunch of art from Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash today. View all of the various images in the gallery below.
Nintendo shop maintenance, Wii U and 3DS online maintenance scheduled for Monday
Nintendo has another round of maintenance scheduled for next week. Though if anything ends up like this week, there could be changes to the schedule or cancellations to certain maintenance.
In any case, here’s what’s on top for Monday:
Wii U/3DS – online play, rankings, etc.
– 2 PM PT – 7 PM PT
– 5 PM ET – 10 PM ET
– 10 PM in the UK – 3 AM in the UK (Tuesday)
– 11 PM in Europe – 4 PM in Europe (Tuesday)
Shop maintenance (eShop, DSi Shop, Wii Shopping Channel)
– 1 PM PT – 7 PM PT
– 4 PM ET – 10 PM ET
– 9 PM in the UK – 3 AM in the UK (Tuesday)
– 10 PM in Europe – 4 PM in Europe (Tuesday)
Below is Nintendo of Europe’s press release mail for Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash. An interesting new piece of information is the fact that anyone who buys the digital version of Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash will receive a free download code for the Virtual Console (N64) version of Mario Tennis. Also, the currently available amiibo that are compatible with Ultra Smash are Mario, Luigi, Peach, Bowser, Yoshi, Rosalina, Wario, Toad and Donkey Kong.
22nd October, 2015 – Coming exclusively to Wii U in Europe on November 20th, Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash offers brand new fun for court competitors, including the ability to team up with amiibo. Supported amiibo* can be your partner in online doubles matches, or join you to battle strong computer-controlled opponents in the offline Knockout Challenge mode. The more matches your amiibo plays, the more experience it’ll gain, becoming a uniquely powerful team-mate as its abilities increase over time.
New faces like Rosalina also hit the courts, along with returning characters like Luigi, Waluigi, Boo and more for tennis with a distinct Mushroom Kingdom twist. On top of standard shots like topspin, lobs, slices and more, the new Ultra Smash move sees characters leap high into the air and smash the ball down to devastating effect. Adept tennis tacticians can also gain the advantage by hitting the right shot while standing in the coloured Chance Areas that occasionally appear, unleashing super-strong smashes or bamboozling slices to flummox adversaries on the other side of the net.
Using a combination of controllers including the Wii U GamePad, Wii Remote, Wii U Pro Controller and Classic Controller Pro, up to four players can get together in supported modes for lively tennis battles. And with a choice of camera angles, there’ll be no more defeats blamed on having to play on the far side of the court – the TV and GamePad screen can each show a different end of the court, so both teams will always have the perfect view.
An array of gameplay modes offer plenty of opportunities for tennis tomfoolery:
· Knockout Challenge: Tense tiebreak matches against increasingly difficult computer-controlled opponents await in this single-player mode. If the going gets too tough, you can call in a supported amiibo as your doubles partner.
· Mega Battle: Your character grows to gigantic proportions after grabbing a Mega Mushroom, dominating the court with their increased power and range. When rivals on both sides of the net are giant-sized, anything can happen!
· Classic Tennis: For those who prefer their tennis a little more traditional, Classic Tennis offers two variations: Standard mode features Chance Shots and Jump Shots but no Mega Mushrooms, while Simple puts competitors between the tramlines with no Chance Shots or power-ups – a real test of tennis prowess.
· Online multiplayer: Go up against distant adversaries from all over the world in competitive ranked play in either Mega Battle or Classic Tennis modes, or quickly jump into more casual matches. Two players on the same console can team up to take on all-comers, or a supported amiibo can join you on as your doubles partner on the online courts.
As a limited launch offer, anyone who purchases Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash from Nintendo eShop in its first four weeks on sale will receive a download code for the Nintendo 64 game Mario Tennis on Wii U Virtual Console. This N64 title not only kick-started Mario’s tennis career, it also introduced the world to Waluigi for the very first time.
Compete to see who’s the top seed in your household, train up a compatible amiibo as a powerful doubles partner and match up against online opponents in Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash, coming to Wii U in Europe on November 20th. Two colourful new controller designs – Wii Remote Plus Toad and Wii Remote Plus Bowser – will also be available on the same day. To get a taste of the tennis action, check out the Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash trailer on YouTube.
Check out the final European version of the boxart of Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam Bros above. The game will be released in Europe on December 4th.
Nintendo have uploaded a new Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash trailer, which highlights some of the new features mentioned in in our previous post, such as online play and amiibo functionality. Check it out below:
The folks over at GameXplain recently had to chance to play Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash and revealed some exciting new infos in their preview video:
- The starting roster consists of Mario, Luigi, Toad, Peach, Daisy, Bowser, Wario, Waluigi, Yoshi, Boo, Donkey Kong and Rosalina
- The “chance shots” mechanics from Mario Tennis Open makes a return
- You can use the Wii Remote, Wii U Pro Controller and the Classic Controller Pro in addition to the Gamepad to play the game
- No motion controls or touch screen controls
- You can play online against other players, including a mode where you and another person on the same Wii U can play together against other teams online
- When you scan a supported amiibo, you can use them as a doubles partner. Similar to how amiibo work in Smash Bros, you can level them up.
Check out GameXplain’s full preview video below:
Nintendo just announced another Wii U hardware bundle for Japan. Starting on November 12th, a Splatoon bundle will be available for a limited time in stores for 34,000 yen. The bundle includes a white 32GB Wii U and a digital version of Splatoon. Given the game’s ongoing popularity in Japan, it’s not surprising that Nintendo is including it in a hardware bundle.
Starting tomorrow, Slender: The Arrival will be available on the North American Wii U eShop. We have the launch trailer below.
