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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U eShop | 3 Comments

Shin’en announced last month that DLC is in the works for FAST Racing Neo. At Gamescom, it’s now playable for the first time. Watch some off-screen footage of new tracks below.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 28 Comments

We’ve seen a couple of third-parties announce titles for NX even though the system still hasn’t been properly unveiled. We’ve also heard about some publishers who have left the door open to support. With EA though, their intentions are less clear.

Game Informer asked EA executive vice president Patrick Soderlund about NX at Gamescom today. While he was quick to praise the big N, he wasn’t willing to come out and comment on the new platform for now.

He said:

“Nintendo is such an instrumental part of our whole industry. They deserve to be successful, and they deserve to be a major player in the business, given their pedigree. It’s not only the machines that they’ve built, but also the IPs they’ve brought to market. There are very few companies like Nintendo. Whenever they bring something to market that we see an addressable market for, we’ll be there. Given that they haven’t announced [a new console] officially or shown it, I can’t comment specifically.”

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

We have some brand new footage of Crash, Cortex, and Thumpin’ Wumpa Islands in Skylanders Imaginators. Take a look at it all below.

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

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

New 3DS LL – 24,382
PS4 – 17,433
Vita – 11,240
Wii U – 5,593
New 3DS – 5,354
PS3 – 1,064
3DS – 931
3DS LL – 225
Xbox One – 56

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

New 3DS LL – 24,123
PS4 – 16,469
Vita – 10,005
New 3DS – 6,403
Wii U – 4,435
PS3 – 1,120
3DS – 804
3DS LL – 219
Xbox One – 45

And here are the software charts:

1. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch 3 – 92,833 / 1,058,036
2. [3DS] Dragon Ball: Fusions – 31,801 / 109,310
3. [PS4] Ratchet & Clank – 27,534 / NEW
4. [3DS] Puzzle & Dragons X – 19,355 / 127,736
5. [3DS] Kirby: Planet Robobot – 15,461 / 394,932
6. [3DS] Etrian Odyssey V – 12,522 / 105,040
7. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire – 10,258 / 2,861,907
8. [3DS] Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games – 9,207 / 215,355
9. [WIU] Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games – 8,751 / 74,148
10. [WIU] Minecraft: Wii U Edition – 8,321 / 81,624
11. [PSV] Toukiden 2 – 8,249 / 80,688
12. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition – 6,768 / 847,602
13. [PS4] Toukiden 2 – 6,637 / 64,519
14. [WIU] Splatoon – 6,285 / 1,446,295
15. [PSV] Ys VIII – 5,688 / 69,878
16. [3DS] Sumikko Gurashi: Mura o Tsukurundesu – 5,600 / 38,541
17. [3DS] 12-Sai. Koisuru Diary – 5,556 / 20,360
18. [PSV] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2016 – 3,718 / 168,552
19. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf (Happy Price
20. [3DS] Story of Seasons: Trio of Towns – 3,514 / 175,048

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 1 Comment

Earlier this week, news leaked out about plans for a Dr. Neo Cortex figure in Skylanders Imaginators. Activision has now officially shared the news, and provided more details about the additional Crash Bandicoot representation.

Those who intend on picking up the Wii U version of Skylanders Imaginators can obtain a figure based on Cortex this holiday. He’ll be included in the Thumpin’ Wumpa Islands Adventure Pack for $29.99. It’ll also contain the Crash Bandicoot as a toy and the Thumpin’ Wumpa Islands level.

Here’s what that course offers:

“In the game, a ‘Synchronization Celebration’ has aligned the world of Skylands with the Wumpa Islands. Upon arriving, Spyro and Mags discover that Dr. Neo Cortex (voiced by Lex Lang) has created a terrible machine to harness the rhythmic power of the island’s celebration for his newest evil scheme! When the machine goes awry, something occurs that throws the whole party out of sync. Crash (voiced by Jess Harnell) must team up with the Skylanders and his old enemy Neo Cortex to restore the celebration before the Wumpa Islands are syncopated right out of existence!”

“The level includes special Crash Zones that bring back the classic massive boulder chases from the original games. And, as with any Skylanders level, there are secrets and hidden areas all along the way. In paying homage to this iconic character on his 20th anniversary, the level is packed with TNT boxes, crabs, hazards, temple ruins, Wumpa Fruit, exploding crates and many more elements from the original Crash. But it all takes place in the Skylands – which means a new twist of Skylanders combat and action brought into the world of the Wumpa Islands.”

Get a first look at Cortex in the gallery below. We also have some new screenshots of Crash.

Source: Activision PR

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News | 1 Comment

Forbes was given the opportunity to speak with Akihiro Hino, CEO of Level-5. The two sides talked about topics like the company’s cross-media push, avoiding market saturation, and the brand new project Megaton Musashi.

Head past the break for some excerpts from the piece. You can read the full article here.

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

Puyo Puyo Chronicle is in development for 3DS, according to the latest issue of Famitsu. The new game is being made in celebration of the series’ 25th anniversary.

Puyo Puyo Chronicle is a puzzle RPG. The RPG mode features Arle as the protagonist, who gets sucked into an alternate world with her partner Carbuncle. In order to return home, they’ll need to work with a mysterious girl named Arie. Characters and fields are all represented in 3D, and fields can be explored freely.

The voice cast includes:

Arle (CV: Mioe Sonozaki)
Carbuncle (CV: Tamaki Nakanishi)
Arie (CV: Honoka Inoue)
Amitie (CV: Shiho Kikuchi)
Ringo (CV: Asami Imai)

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Posted on 9 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

PONCHO – €8.99/ £7.99 / CHF 12.60

Blasting Agent: Ultimate Edition – €4.99/ £4.49 / CHF 7.00

Word Logic by POWGI – €8.99/ £7.99 / CHF 11.99 (free if you own the Nintendo 3DS version)

Citadale – €4.52/ £4.09 / CHF 6.40

Collateral Thinking – €2.99/ £2.69 / CHF 4.20

Wii U Virtual Console

Pokemon Snap (N64) – €9.99/ £8.99 / CHF 14.00

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky (DS) – €9.99/ £8.99 / CHF 14.00

3DS Download

Blasting Agent: Ultimate Edition – €4.99/ £4.49 / CHF 7.00

Word Logic by POWGI – €8.99/ £7.99 / CHF 11.99 (free if you own the Wii U version)

Jump Trials Supreme – €4.99/ £4.19 / CHF 5.39

New Nintendo 3DS Download

Brick Race – €1.49/ £1.39 / CHF 2.10

3DS Demo

Jump Trials Supreme

3DS Video

Inazuma Eleven The Movie – €3.99/ £3.59 / CHF 5.60

3DS Themes

Monster Hunter Generations Hunter’s Journey – €1.99/ £1.79 / CHF 1.95

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Posted on 9 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 7 Comments

gamescom 2016 is right around the corner and Nintendo just sent out a press release announcing their full lineup and plans for the show.

The biggest highlight is probably a live gameplay demonstration of Pokemon Sun & Moon by Game Freak’s Shigeki Morimoto. This will only be the second ever live gameplay of Sun & Moon, after its initial demonstration at E3 in June. The gameplay demonstration will be streamed live on Nintendo’s German Twitch channel this Thursday, August 18th, at 17:00 CEST.

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

Crash Bandicoot will be joining Skylanders Imaginators later this year, as he’ll be getting his own figure. However, that’s not the only character from the classic platforming series on the way to Activision’s new toys-to-life title.

An image on GameSpot’s website (now removed) reveals the existence of a Doctor Neo Cortex figure. Of course, he’s the primary antagonist of the Crash series.

Cortex will be included in a Starter Pack on the PlayStation 4. But just like Crash, he should be playable in all versions, including Wii U. Activision will likely bring out standalone figures of both Crash and Cortex at some point in the future.

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