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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 83 Comments

It’s been known that Playtonic is working with Team17 on Yooka-Laylee. The latter company will publish the game, but it’s now been revealed that they’re also working on the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 versions. That means Playtonic is able to concentrate on Yooka-Laylee for Wii U and PC.

MCV asked Playtonic about why the studio is working on the Wii U version internally over other platforms. In response, writer Andy Robinson said:

We naturally have so many backers who opted for Wii U. Because of the size of the team, we couldn’t take on all the consoles. You can imagine from a developer stand-point, that porting from PC to PS4 and Xbox One is slightly more straightforward than porting to Wii U. I also think it feels right playing it on a Nintendo system to some people. But the other versions will be fantastic as well.

Technical art director Mark Stevenson also noted:

“We wanted to make sure that Wii U gets the right attention. There is a lot of nostalgia around Banjo, Banjo heralds from Rare’s Nintendo’s days, and we are all massive Nintendo fans as well.”

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U eShop | 5 Comments

Following today’s trailer, several outlets are starting to post new gameplay videos. We’ll be rounding those up below.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Screenshots, Wii U eShop | 3 Comments

Playtonic and Team17 have released several new screenshots and art from Yooka-Laylee. Find them in the gallery below.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U eShop | 12 Comments

Playtonic has come out with the very first trailer for Yooka-Laylee, which you can watch below. The video confirms a new launch timing of Q1 2017. The game was originally planned for release this October.

Playtonic shared the following regarding the delay:

While we felt confident we could ship the game in October as originally projected in our Kickstarter, the Playtonic team has decided that it would prefer to add a few extra months’ polish to the game schedule.

Ultimately, this will allow us to deliver a better game to the tens-of-thousands of you who’ve supported us throughout development. And that’s what we all want, right?

We’re sure some will be disappointed by the prospect of a few extra months’ wait, however the team is confident that we’ve made the right decision for the game and that you’ll be pleased with the results when Yooka-Laylee arrives early next year.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS eShop, News, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

This week’s European Nintendo Downloads are as follows:

Wii U Download

Terraria – €19.99 / £17.99 / CHF 28.00

The Book of Unwritten Tales 2 – €19.99 / £17.99 / CHF 28.00

B3 Game Expo For Bees – €7.99 / £7.99 / CHF 9.99

Sanatory Hallways – €9.99 / £8.99 / CHF 14.00

Wii U Virtual Console

Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs (Nintendo DS) – €6.99 / £6.29 / CHF 9.80

Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia (Nintendo DS) – €6.99 / £6.29 / CHF 9.80

New Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console

Kirby’s Dream Course (SNES) – €7.99/ £7.19 / CHF 11.20

3DS Retail

Kirby: Planet Robobot (available June 10th) – €39.99 / £34.99 / CHF 51.90

3DS Download

Puzzle Labyrinth – €5.00/ £4.29 / CHF 6.10

3DS DLC

Fire Emblem Fates: Revelation – €19.99/ £17.99 / CHF 28.00

Fire Emblem Fates: Map 6 Royal Royale – €2.49/ £2.29 / CHF 3.50

3DS Themes

Fire Emblem Fates Popular Male Characters – €1.99/ £1.79 / CHF 2.80

Fire Emblem Fates Popular Female Characters – €1.99/ £1.79 / CHF 2.80

Kirby: Planet Robobot: Robobot Armour – €1.99/ £1.79 / CHF 2.80

Breakfast with Miffy – €0.99/ £0.89 / CHF 1.40

I Love Miffy – €0.99/ £0.89 / CHF 1.40

Dot Miffy – €0.99/ £0.89 / CHF 1.40

Violet Miffy – €0.99/ £0.89 / CHF 1.40

Hello Kitty Sweet Surprise – €0.99/ £0.89 / CHF 1.40

Hello Kitty in the Clouds – €0.99/ £0.89 / CHF 1.40

Ahoy Hello Kitty – €0.99/ £0.89 / CHF 1.40

Magic Alfea – €1.99/ £1.79 / CHF 2.80

Extreme Football – Gioele – €1.79

Extreme Football – Greg –  €1.79

Extreme Football – Ines –  €1.79

Extreme Football – Samu –  €1.79

Extreme Football 2016 –  €1.79

Extreme Football – Tag –  €1.79

Extreme Football Pack –  €4.99

Legend of Dark Witch: Extra Theme 1 – €0.99/ £0.89 / CHF 1.20

Legend of Dark Witch: Extra Theme 2 – €0.99/ £0.89 / CHF 1.20

Legend of Dark Witch: Extra Theme 3 – €0.99/ £0.89 / CHF 1.20

Legend of Dark Witch: Extra Theme 4 – €0.99/ £0.89 / CHF 1.20

Legend of Dark Witch: Extra Theme 5 – €0.99/ £0.89 / CHF 1.20

eShop Sales

Wii U

Word Puzzles by POWGI – €6.99/ £6.29 / CHF 9.49 until 16/06/2016, regular price €8.99 / £7.99 / CHF 11.99

FreezeME – €9.99/ £8.99 / CHF 11.99 until 23/06/2016, regular price €13.99 / £12.59 / CHF 16.60

Trine Enchanted Edition – €6.49/ £5.49 / CHF 8.99 until 23/06/2016, regular price €12.99 / £10.99 / CHF 17.99

Life of Pixel – €4.99/ £4.49 / CHF 7.00 until 07/07/2016, regular price €9.99 / £8.99 / CHF 14.00

Job the Leprechaun – €1.99/ £1.99 until 07/07/2016, regular price €2.99 / £2.69

The Rivers of Alice: Extended Version – €5.99/ £5.39 until 16/06/2016, regular price €7.99 / £7.19

3DS

Word Puzzles by POWGI – €6.99/ £6.29 / CHF 9.49 until 16/06/2016, regular price €8.99 / £7.99 / CHF 11.99

Retro City Rampage: DX – €4.49/ £3.99 / CHF 6.49 until 23/06/2016, regular price €8.99 / £7.99/ CHF 12.99

The Keep – €4.99/ £4.49/ CHF 6.99 until 30/06/2016, regular price €9.99 / £8.99 / CHF 12.99

Rytmik Ultimate – €9.99/ £8.99 / CHF 13.99 until 30/06/2016, regular price €17.99 / £15.99 / CHF 23.99

The Delusions of Von Sottendorff and his Square Mind – €7.99/ £7.19 / CHF 11.20 until 16/06/2016, regular price €12.99 / £11.69 / CHF 18.20

Tappingo – €1.99/ £1.69 / CHF 2.45 until 30/06/2016, regular price €2.99 / £2.49 / CHF 3.50

The Legend of Dark Witch – Chronicle 2D ACT – €2.99/ £2.39 / CHF 3.60 until 30/06/2016, regular price €3.99 / £3.19 / CHF 4.80

Witch & Hero – €1.99/ £1.59 / CHF 2.35 until 30/06/2016, regular price €3.99 / £3.19 / CHF 4.70

KAMI – €1.99/ £1.59 / CHF 2.45 until 30/06/2016, regular price €2.99 / £2.39 / CHF 3.50

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Comics | 13 Comments

We’re back with the latest part of Ted and Bowser’s adventure today with our new comic. Last time, they ended up in Luigi’s Mansion. So what’s happening next? Let’s take a look:

Missed out on the previous parts of the story? Get caught up with our comics here!

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Interviews, Wii U eShop | 4 Comments

BlitWorks has ported some big indie titles to Wii U. The studio just brought Super Meat Boy to the eShop last month, and previously worked on Don’t Starve as well as Badland. They’re not stopping there though. BlitWorks is currently cooking up Wii U versions of the Metroid-esque Axiom Verge and the F-Zero-inspired racer The Next Penelope.

We recently caught up with BlitWorks co-founder Ángel Horna to learn more about BlitWorks and what it’s like porting games to Wii U. Horna spoke about why the eShop version of Super Meat Boy wasn’t an entirely easy task (and how it came about in the first place), gave updates on The Next Penelope as well as Axiom Verge, and much more.

Head past the break for our full discussion.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 80 Comments

It’s been awhile since Super Smash Bros. for Wii U hit store shelves, but folks are still finding some interesting tidbits about the game. Random Talking Bush has come across two trophy changes in the Japanese release.

First, Lyn’s trophy was modified a bit. In the gallery below you’ll see that her skirt spacing was lessened, and the legs were darkened near the hips compared to the US version. Wonder Pink also had a trophy change, but it was much more drastic. She actually has an entirely different pose.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 2 Comments

A few days ago, news began to circulate about Pokemon fans in Hong Kong setting up petitions and putting on protests related to the series. One of the stronger points players were upset about concerned a name change relating to Pikachu. You can read up on what’s been going on here.

Nintendo’s Hong Kong division, in conjunction with The Pokemon Company, issued a statement within the past week regarding the situation. This was distributed by Lonely Media, one of the organizers of the protest.

Nintendo cited that the new name for Pikachu in Cantonese can, and should be pronounce as Pikachu, not “Pei-kaa-jau”. Additionally, Nintendo never intended to restrict the name’s pronunciation. Instead, they just want a uniform translation for the Chinese sphere, so that it can be communicated across language barriers.

Reader VZ Blade went to the trouble of translating Nintendo’s statement in full. We’ve posted it below.

To ‘Petition to Keep Regional Chinese Translations of Pokémon’:

Thank you very much for your support.

After the announcement of Pokémon Sun/Moon being release globally this winter, the news of the Pokémon Sun/Moon’s inclusion of the Chinese language caused many reactions. At the same time, we received many opinions, which included the worry and the unfamiliarity to the new game title ??????* (Pokémon)?and the new names for the Pokémon that appeared in past games.

Following the announcement of Pokémon Sun/Moon info in May 10th, the new names of the 151 Pokémon appeared in Pokémon Red/Green was also announced. However, the suggestions in the petition was not reflected in the info announcement. At the same time, we did not give detailed explanations, causing severe negative reactions. We sincerely apologize for causing this inconvenience.

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

A couple of months ago, we posted some Xenoblade Chronicles X images from the art book that released in Japan at the end of last year. What we put up at the time wasn’t the entire set though. We’re finishing that off today with the last batch of images and translations.

First, the last round of concept art:

And now the translations for the various pages:

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