Once the update has been applied, mid-level checkpoints can be used. These flags let players start at the selected point if they lose a life instead of having to start again at the beginning of a level. Existing levels that are edited and re-uploaded can be made with checkpoints as well as entirely brand new ones.

Also coming next week is the addition of Event Courses in the Course World online hub, which feature levels from partner creators outside Nintendo. One of these will be the “Ship Love” from Facebook’s “hackathon” event. You’ll also find a new Official Makers section in Course World that contain specially selected courses, including some created by Nintendo.

Finally, the patch introduces a more challenging version of Gnat Attack and allows players to insert power-ups dependent on Mario’s status. For the latter, by attaching a Super Mushroom to a Fire Flower and placing it inside a block, Mario will receive the Super Mushroom when he is small, and the Fire Flower when he is large.

View a trailer for the update below. You can also find today’s full announcement after the break.

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Runbow patch now live

Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 2 Comments

Update: Added the patch notes after the break.

13AM Games issued a patch for Runbow today. No new functionality has been added, though several fixes were implemented.

13AM Games tweeted about the news today with the following message:

A nice big patch for Runbow just went out today! Tons of fun fixes!
— Friday the 13AMGames (@13amgames) October 22, 2015

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Splatoon’s 2.2.0 update is now live

Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 6 Comments

Splatoon’s latest update has gone live. Version 2.2.0 can now be applied to the game.

If you need a recap of what’s new with today’s update, head past the break for Nintendo’s patch notes. A whole slew of changes and adjustments have been made to weapons and more.

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ZaciSa’s Last Stand – upcoming update detailed

Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

ZeNfA Productions has outlined the upcoming update for ZaciSa’s Last Stand (ZaciSa: Defense of the Crayon Dimension! in Europe). Here’s a look at what’s ahead:

Further Improvements to the gameplay performance.
Up to 9 players can control a Drone now! This includes the person on the Wii U GamePad as well as extra controller support like Wii Classic Controller, Pro Controller and 2 people can use a Wii Remote & Nunchuk combo!
Drones now can fire rockets at enemies! The game has a bit more action to it. Each drone will also have a new look Preview
Even AI-controlled Drones will be able fire rockets, with setting of how often.
Rockets do cost money, so will be powerful per shot.
Two new maps! Both will be focused on the local Drone multiplayer. One of the maps will also be another Wii U indie crossover map! Like my BLOK DROP U and PING 1.5+ maps, this one will be interactive as well.
Miiverse Stamps! There will be at least 8 stamps for the game in the update. Will act as a sort of Award/Achievement system. Preview

This new update will be made available for free sometime during the winter. We’ll be seeing it in either late 2015 or early 2016.

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YouTube 3DS app updated

Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 12 Comments

The YouTube application on 3DS has received an update. Based on user reports thus far, it seems to take care of a system exploit. There doesn’t look to be much in the way of improvements or changes to the application itself!

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Update planned for Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition

Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 3 Comments

GungHo Online Entertainment is working on an update for Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition. Primarily, this will add some new transformations to the game.

Those are as follows:

Double Mario

– Main element: Fire
– Secondary element: Fire
– Skill: Double Attack: Light and Heart drops become Fire drops

Boomerang Mario

– Main element: Water
– Secondary element: Fire
– Skill: Boomerang Attack: Heal an ally by 3,000HP, Light drops become Heart drops

Rock Mario

– Main element: Wood
– Secondary element: Light
– Skill: Ground Rock Attack, reduces the damage received during five turns by a little

Gold Mario

– Main element: Light
– Secondary element: Light
– Skill: Gold Shine, Tree drops become Light drops

Metal Mario

– Main element: Dark
– Secondary element: Dark
– Skill: Metal Walk, Water drops become Dark drops

GungHo is also introducing five new Kameks and the Golden Goomba. Check out some screenshots of the update below.