Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Videos | 0 comments

A new Monster Hunter Generations trailer has come online highlighting the Prowler mode in Monster Hunter Generations. This features makes it possible to play as a Felyne in the game. Check out today’s video below.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 4 Comments

Originally, Nintendo hoped to have the N64 out on the market by Christmas in 1995. The console ended up with a delay though, and wouldn’t be ready until several months later in the following year. Although Nintendo cited a need for more software to be completed, a former Silicon Graphics engineer contended that the extra wait stemmed from issues with the console’s chips.

Ex-Rare staffer and GoldenEye 007 director Martin Hollis was invited to Silicon Graphics before the N64 launched. He actually found a weakness within the hardware, which could have potentially caused another delay had it been addressed.

Hollis told Nintendo Life:

I got to travel to SGI in Mountain View to write test code that would run on some of the few ‘golden chips’ – this is the terminology for the first chips which come off the production line. From the initial run there were very few working chips, and SGI kept them in-house, so a few developers would fly out to use them for a week. I think I might have been the only ‘worker’ from Rare, although Chris Stamper travelled.

I wrote a piece of code which displayed spinning icosahedrons; as many as possible until the framerate dropped below 60Hz. The head of the project at SGI was not too pleased to discover what the performance of the machine was in terms of triangles per second. He asked to see my code in the hope it was inefficient. It wasn’t. He later told me that SGI very nearly did another spin of the hardware to fix the issue, which was with the memory interface.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News, Wii U eShop | 1 Comment

This week’s North American Nintendo Downloads are as follows:

Wii U Retail

Star Fox Zero is available for pre-purchase in Nintendo eShop starting at 9 a.m. PT on April 7. Purchase the digital version of the game in Nintendo eShop on Wii U or at http://starfoxzero.nintendo.com/buy/ and receive an automatic Nintendo eShop discount of $4.99 toward the purchase of the Star Fox Guard game when both games release on April 22. If you pre-purchase Star Fox Zero in Nintendo eShop on Wii U or through Nintendo.com, it will pre-load the game to your system so you’ll be able to play after a small game update when it launches. Be among the first to play!

Wii U Download

Emojikara: A Clever Emoji Match Game – $2.99
Epic Dumpster Bear – $9.99
Super Robo Mouse – $4.99

Wii U Virtual Console

Game & Watch Gallery 4 – $6.99

3DS Download

Doll Fashion Atelier – $4.99

3DS DLC

Fire Emblem Fates – New DLC Map – Anna on the Run – Anna is cornered by thieves! What will her fate be? This new map is available to download in the Fire Emblem Fates game for $1.99. Upon successful completion of this map, Fire Emblem mainstay Anna joins the party.

Fire Emblem Fates – Map Pack 1 – As a reminder, anyone who owns either the Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright or Fire Emblem Fates: Conquest game can purchase Map Pack 1 at the Dragon’s Gate in Chapter 6 of the game for $17.99 to get access to 11 DLC maps plus bonus content as they are released weekly through April 21. Map Pack 1 content is priced at more than $24 when purchased individually.

eShop Sales

Wii U / 3DS

– Spring into savings on Nintendo eShop with the Super Spring Sale! Save up to 30 percent off select games in Nintendo eShop starting at 9 a.m. PT on April 7 until 8:59 a.m. PT on April 21. Remember: Purchasing items from Nintendo eShop is an easy way to earn points for the new My Nintendo rewards program. Just make sure your Nintendo Network ID and Nintendo Account are linked prior to making a purchase. Visit https://my.nintendo.com/ for more information.

Wii U

– Angry Bunnies: Colossal Carrot Crusade, Cube Life: Island Survival and more games from Cypronia are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on April 25.
– Astral Breakers is 40 percent off (reduced from $4.99 to $2.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on April 14.
– Master Reboot is 50 percent off (reduced from $14.99 to $7.49) until 8:59 a.m. PT on May 5.
– Nano Assault Neo is 25 percent off (reduced from $9.99 to $7.49) until 8:59 a.m. PT on April 28.

3DS Themes

Disney Frozen
Mickey & Friends
Stitch & Company
Disney The Little Mermaid

Source: Nintendo PR

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 7 Comments

Super Mario Maker has received a new update, bringing the game to version 1.42. Nintendo says of the patch: “A number of issues have been fixed to make for a more pleasant gaming experience.”

354MB of free space is needed to download the update. Note that it’s required in order to access online features.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 9 Comments

Update: Amazon Japan now has the dioramas up for pre-order, although these do not ship outside of Japan. The page also does give us an image of the Kirby amiibo/diorama bundle, added to the gallery.

Nintendo has revealed two amiibo diorama kits for Japan. Versions based on Smash Bros. and Kirby will both be sold starting on April 28. Pricing is set at 864 yen each.

With Kirby, a bundle will also be available. Customers will receive the diorama and the figure from the Kirby series amiibo for 2,160 yen.

We’ve attached some photos of the two diorama kits below.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Videos | 0 comments

A new episode of Capcom TV just wrapped up a short while ago. During the stream, quite a bit of footage from the game was shown, including a look at Ema Skye and more. We’ve embedded the start point of the gameplay below.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 3 Comments

Update: The update might be coming tomorrow instead. Despite the trailer saying today (and Bandai Namco UK saying the same thing on Twitter), the press release says tomorrow. Regardless, it’s coming very soon!

Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butoden is receiving a significant update today. Bandai Namco has added in three new modes and more.

After downloading the patch, players can participate in “online mode, training mode to practice your skills and the new extreme survival mode which will push you to the limit”. New Z Assist Characters have also been added in, including Goku Farmer. The update also makes balance tweaks and adjustments to some character moves.

Check out a trailer for the Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butoden “Extreme Patch” below.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS, News, Wii U | 49 Comments

The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:

PS4 – 30,081
New 3DS LL – 22,020
Vita – 17,153
New 3DS – 5,376
Wii U – 3,541
3DS – 2,069
PS3 – 1,537
3DS LL – 342
Xbox One – 207

For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:

PS4 – 34,377
New 3DS LL – 22,639
Vita – 20,068
New 3DS – 5,773
Wii U – 4,545
3DS – 2,322
PS3 – 1,290
3DS LL – 365
Xbox One – 55

And here are the software charts:

1. [3DS] Yo-kai Sangokushi – 269,516 / NEW
2. [PS4] Star Ocean 5 – 113,022 / NEW
3. [3DS] Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3 – 98,634 / 467,299
4. [PS4] Dark Souls III – 33,406 / 243,547
5. [WIU] Pokken Tournament – 14,295 / 112,302
6. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition – 10,657 / 723,479
7. [3DS] Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games – 10,294 / 129,482
8. [3DS] Assassination Classroom: Assassin Training Plan – 10,149 / 29,647
9. [PSV] Hatsune Miku: Project Diva X – 10,073 / 79511
10. [PS4] Winning Post 8 2016 – 8,367 / NEW
11. [WIU] Splatoon – 8,120 / 1,318,600
12. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf (Happy Price Selection) – 7,627 / 22,364
13. [PSV] Winning Post 8 2016 – 6,166 / NEW
14. [PS4] The Division – 5,446 / 119,860
15. [3DS] Tomodachi Life (Happy Price Selection) – 4,971 / 13,223
16. [WIU] Super Mario Maker – 4,873 / 834,231
17. [PS4] Dead or Alive: Xtreme 3 – 4,765 / 49,488
18. [PS4] Nobunaga no Yabou: Souzou Sengoku Risshiden – 4,684 / 25,007
19. [PS4] Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain – 4,492 / 454,420
20. [PS3] Winning Post 8 2016 – 4,472 / NEW

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 7 Comments

New previews and footage of Star Fox Zero are starting to drop. We’re a bit limited in terms of what we can show thus far, but we are starting out with two gameplay clips. Below you can see the Black Arwing and Retro Arwing in action as well as the Gyrowing in Planet Zoness.

Both videos were recorded at 60 frames per second. It wasn’t easy, but we also tried capturing audio that comes from the GamePad. That way you can hear the voices of the Star Fox crew!

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 7 Comments

Nintendo has dished out a bunch of details about both Star Fox Zero and Star Fox Guard.

First, a recap of Star Fox Zero:

In the action-packed universe of Star Fox Zero, the TV displays a cinematic view from behind the Arwing while the Wii U GamePad puts players straight into the gunner’s seat, complete with immersive audio and intuitive motion controls for pinpoint aiming. A range of training missions help new recruits to master the game’s unique two-screen gameplay, and as their skills improve, players can return to these training missions to rack up better scores, then take what they’ve learned into the main game to discover new areas and beat their previous best performances.

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