Nintendo first launched the Wii U in North America on November 18, 2012. You know what that means! Yup – the Wii U is now two years old. Happy birthday, Wii U!
What were your first Wii U memories like? Mine weren’t as exciting compared to when I went out to purchase the Wii and stood on line at Best Buy for several hours. I reserved the 32GB console at GameStop, but since there were no midnight launches, I simply picked up the console in the morning. Still, playing Nintendo Land was a lot of fun!
Reviews for Pokemon Omega Ruby and Pokemon Alpha Sapphire are now starting to pour in. You’ll find some of the early verdicts rounded up below.
IGN – 7.8 / 10
GameSpot – 8 / 10
Kotaku – “Yes”
Joystiq – 4.5 / 5
CVG – 8 / 10
Nintendo Life – 9 / 10
GamesBeat – 80 / 100
USgamer – 4 / 5
GamesRadar – 4 / 5
Videogamer – 8 / 10
GamesTM – 9 / 10
Destructoid – 9 / 10
NintendoWorldReport – 9 / 10
All Japanese New 3DS systems come with an Internet filter. When using the web browser, inappropriate content is filtered automatically.
The situation is quite different in Australia. There’s absolutely no filter to speak of, meaning all sites are fully accessible. I imagine the New 3DS will operate in a similar fashion once it reaches North America and Europe.
Watch Dogs for Wii U officially launches today (NA) and with it comes two paid for DLC packs.
Although Ubisoft has previously stated that they will not be releasing DLC for the Wii U version, with todays’s launch fans that have been long awaiting this addition to the Wii U library will be able to download the Watch Dogs: Conspiracy! and the Access Granted Pack.
Watch Dogs: Conspiracy! contains a Digital Trip mission
Access Granted Pack has three additional missions, skins, and a few extra character perks
Here is the Japanese boxart for the upcoming title Gotouchi Tetsudou: Gotouchi Kyara to Nihon Zenkoku no Tabi.
The rough english translation for this title is Local Railroads: Local Characters and a Journey all around Japan.
Atlus is planning a special livestream on NicoNico in honor of the launch of Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold: The Knight of the Fafnir.
The livestream will take place on Monday, November 24 at 7PM JST.
The possibility of a special announcement has also been teased by Atlus for the broadcast.
The show will consist of 2 parts:
Part 1 – series of videos
Part 2 – live gameplay
Guests in attendance will be:
– Koichi Nakamura
– Yuzo Koshiro
– Itou Kanako (theme song vocals)
Additional timezones:
Europe: 10AM
UK: 9AM
North America (East): 4AM
North America (West): 1AM
We here at Inti Creates are very happy to announce that Mighty Gunvolt will be receiving a version update and DLC package! The version update will come alongside the release of Mighty Gunvolt as a standalone game on November 28th for $3.99 (USD). The update can be downloaded from the eShop free of charge. The early adoption campaign for Azure Striker Gunvolt which allows you to download Mighty Gunvolt for free will be ending at this time as well, so make sure you pick up Azure Striker Gunvolt by 8:59AM PT on the 28th if you want to receive Mighty Gunvolt for free! A release date for the DLC package is coming very soon, so stay tuned for an update in regards to that. Now, let’s have a look at what is coming with the update and DLC!
Version 2.0.0. Update Information
?Stage Select Screen: Pressing the B Button allows you to return to the Title Screen. Selecting stages is easy to do, and now, you will be able to access the upcoming DLC stages right from the main Stage Select Screen.
?All Playable Characters: All characters have new animations for entering and exiting a stage.
?Gunvolt : The amount of time required for his Charged Attack (Lightning Attack) has been shortened a little bit.
?Ekoro: The maximum number of on-screen shots for Ekoro has been increased from 3 to 4. The endurance of enemies she can convert with her Lock-On Shot has also been changed. Additionally, previously non-convertible enemies, like the baddies that hatch from Stratos’ eggs, are now convertible.
?All stages: Enemies are re-balanced, including changes to their actions and timing. More hidden items have been added as well.
DLC Information
The new DLC package will cost $2.99, and contains 4 brand new stages featuring 4 different boss characters from the worlds of Azure Striker Gunvolt, Mighty No. 9, and Gal*Gun.
Even though Mighty No. 9 hasn’t even been released yet, you get the chance to do battle with Mighty No. 1 and Mighty No. 7!
For DLC character and stage introductions check out the full blog post!
Super Smash Bros. for 3DS’s latest 1.0.4 update is now live, taking up 859 blocks of system memory in Europe and only 658 in North America. The update will block access to all replays / multiplayer with users on 1.0.3 and earlier and supposedly has some balance tweaks, though no official changelog has been released from Nintendo. All that there is to do is give the update a download and try things out for yourself!
