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

Japanese psychologist and professor Akira Tago has passed away at the age of 90. Tago’s death resulted from interstitial pneumonia.

Tago played a big role in the Professor Layton series, and he was even credited as “Puzzle Master” in the different games. His Atama no Taisou / Head Gymnastics book series, which went on to sell millions of copies, is what Level-5’s franchise is based around.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 14 Comments

It was only a few days ago that we received word about Miitomo, Nintendo’s first mobile application, releasing on March 17 in Japan. Interestingly, My Nintendo will also begin service on this day. eShop purchases (aside from tickets, DLC, and 3DS themes) will be eligible.

It’s still unclear when Miitomo and My Nintendo will be launching in the west. This should be taking place before the end of the month, however.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 11 Comments

Update: Japanese update notes are up, confirming that it’s pretty much about stability. When the English notes are published, they should say: “Further improvements to overall system stability and other minor adjustments have been made to enhance the user experience”.

3DS has received a new firmware update. Starting now, system owners can download version 10.7.0-32.

We’ll update this post when Nintendo publishes the official update notes. Given recent version changes though, don’t expect too much other than improved system stability.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 24 Comments

Axiom Verge is making its way to Wii U, creator Tom Happ has announced. A release is planned on the eShop later this year.

Here’s a brief overview of the game:

Axiom Verge is a retro-style action-platform-exploration game done in a 16-bit style and was heavily influenced by games like Metroid, Contra, Blaster Master, and other classics, but with very modern design sensibilities. It also gives you power over glitches like those found in classic games, allowing you to scramble enemies, corrupt environments, and enter hidden areas as you explore this hostile alien world and uncover your role within it.

Axiom Verge features more than 40 weapons and tools, close to 100 upgrades, over 80 creatures, nearly 1,000 rooms, and six supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, and Brazilian Portuguese.

Happ suggested that a Wii U version of Axiom Verge would happen last June. As for 3DS, bringing it to that system would be “more difficult since the hardware is so completely different.”

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

This week’s European Nintendo Downloads are as follows:

Wii U Retail

Pokken Tournament (available March 18th) – €59.99 / £49.99 / CHF 77.90

Wii U Download

Paranautical Activity – €9.99 / £8.99 / CHF 14.00

Mutant Mudds Super Challenge – €9.99/ £8.99 / CHF 14.00

Loyalty offer: €8.49/ £7.64/ CHF 11.90 until 16/04/2016 for users who downloaded Mutant Mudds for Nintendo 3DS with the same NNID.
Nindies@home offer: €8.49/ £7.64/ CHF 11.90 until 17/04/2016 for users who downloaded Mutant Mudds Super Challenge Event Preview with the same NNID.
Free for users who downloaded Mutant Mudds Super Challenge for Nintendo 3DS with the same NNID.

3DS Download

Mutant Mudds Super Challenge – €9.99/ £8.99 / CHF 14.00

Loyalty offer: €8.49/ £7.64/ CHF 11.90 until 16/04/2016 for users who downloaded Mutant Mudds for Nintendo 3DS with the same NNID.
Free for users who downloaded Mutant Mudds Super Challenge for Wii U with the same NNID.

The Legend of Dark Witch – Chronicle 2D ACT – €3.99

3DS Demo

Petit Novel series – Harvest December

New Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console

F-ZERO – €7.99 / £7.19 / CHF 11.20 (€3.99/ £3.59 / CHF 5.60 for users who downloaded Super Mario Kart (New Nintendo 3DS) using the same NNID, only until 24/03/2016.)

Super Mario Kart – €7.99 / £7.19 / CHF 11.20 (€3.99/ £3.59 / CHF 5.60 for users who downloaded F-Zero (New Nintendo 3DS) using the same NNID, only until 24/03/2016.)

3DS Themes

Winter in Centopia – €1.99/ £1.79

Winx Music & Magic: Dancing to the rhythm of magic – €1.99/ £1.79 / CHF 2.80

Miffy & Stars By Mercis – €0.99/ £0.89 / CHF 1.40

Miffy & Ducks By Mercis – €0.99/ £0.89 / CHF 1.40

Miffy & Sun By Mercis – €0.99/ £0.89 / CHF 1.40

Blast ‘Em Bunnies: Bundle – €4.99/ £2.99 / CHF 4.99

Blast ‘Em Bunnies: Luchador – €1.99/ £1.29 / CHF 1.99

Blast ‘Em Bunnies: Ninja – €1.99/ £1.29 / CHF 1.99

Blast ‘Em Bunnies: Western – €1.99/ £1.29 / CHF 1.99

Blast ‘Em Bunnies: Zombie – €1.99/ £1.29 / CHF 1.99

Mighty Switch Force! Theme – €1.79/ £1.59 / CHF 2.49

Shantae Pirate Theme – €1.79/ £1.59 / CHF 2.49

Rottytops Theme – €1.79/ £1.59 / CHF 2.49

Maya the Bee – €0.99/ £0.89 / CHF 1.40

eShop Sales

Wii U

Blocky Bot – €1.29/ £0.94 / CHF 1.29 until 07/04/2016, regular price €2.69 / £1.89 / CHF 2.69

Paper Monsters Recut – €3.19/ £2.69 / CHF 3.99 until 07/04/2016, regular price €6.49 / £5.49 / CHF 7.99

DuckTales: Remastered – €5.99/ £4.79 / CHF 8.40 until 31/03/2016, regular price €14.99 / £11.99 / CHF 21.00

Dungeons & Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara – €5.24/ £4.19 / CHF 7.35 until 31/03/2016, regular price €14.99 / £11.99 / CHF 21.00

Island Flight Simulator – €7.19/ £5.39 / CHF 7.19 until 31/03/2016, regular price €7.99 / £5.99 / CHF 7.99

Nova-111 – €5.99/ £4.79 / CHF 6.40 until 31/03/2016, regular price €14.99 / £11.99 / CHF 16.00

OlliOlli – €3.99/ £3.19 / CHF 5.60 until 31/03/2016, regular price €9.99 / £7.99 / CHF 14.00

Pumped BMX + – €3.99/ £3.19 / CHF 3.99 until 31/03/2016, regular price €9.99 / £7.99 / CHF 9.99

Stealth Inc 2: A Game of Clones – €3.99/ £3.19 / CHF 3.99 until 31/03/2016, regular price €9.99 / £7.99 / CHF 9.99

The Swapper – €5.99/ £4.79 / CHF 7.19 until 31/03/2016, regular price €14.99 / £11.99 / CHF 17.99

The Swindle – €5.99/ £4.79 / CHF 5.99 until 31/03/2016, regular price €14.99 / £11.99 / CHF 14.99

Ultratron – €3.99/ £3.19 / CHF 4.23 until 31/03/2016, regular price €9.99 / £7.99 / CHF 10.59

3DS

OlliOlli – €3.99/ £3.19 / CHF 5.60 until 31/03/2016, regular price €9.99 / £7.99 / CHF 14.00

3D Game Collection – €4.99/ £3.59 / CHF 4.99 until 31/03/2016, regular price €6.99 / £4.99 / CHF 6.99

Atlantic Quest – €4.99/ £3.59 / CHF 4.99 until 31/03/2016, regular price €6.99 / £4.99 / CHF 6.99

Escape from Zombie City – €2.10/ £1.90 / CHF 1.90 until 31/03/2016, regular price €2.99 / £2.69 / CHF 4.20

Mutant Mudds – €4.49/ £4.04 / CHF 6.30 until 31/03/2016, regular price €8.99 / £8.09 / CHF 12.60

Ninja Battle Heroes – €1.39/ £1.25 / CHF 1.95 until 31/03/2016, regular price €1.99 / £1.79 / CHF 2.80

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy – €17.99/ £14.99 / CHF 23.34 until 31/03/2016, regular price €29.99 / £24.99 / CHF 38.90

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual Destinies – €11.24/ £8.99 / CHF 14.35 until 31/03/2016, regular price €24.99 / £19.99 / CHF 31.90

Real Heroes: Firefighter 3D Download Version – €4.99/ £4.49 / CHF 7.00 until 24/03/2016, regular price €9.99 / £8.99 / CHF 14.00

Rytmik Ultimate – €9.99/ £8.99 / CHF 13.99 until 31/03/2016, regular price €17.99 / £15.99 / CHF 23.99

Secret Agent Files: Miami – €5.99/ £4.49 / CHF 5.99 until 31/03/2016, regular price €7.99 / £5.99 / CHF 7.99

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 136 Comments

During the latest Nintendo Direct, it was revealed that Project Guard became Star Fox Guard. This was a title that originally debuted at E3 2014 alongside Project Giant Robot. Some may be curious about that game’s status.

In an interview with TIME, Shigeru Miyamoto indicated that Project Giant Robot hasn’t materialized into a full experience. He told the publication:

“‘Project Giant Robot’ was something we started as a second project, and unfortunately we haven’t yet decided to turn that into a full game.”

Will we eventually see Project Giant Robot become its own thing? Or will it remain as only a temporary E3 demo? Only time will tell!

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

About a year ago, PlayEveryWare published Elliot Quest on Wii U eShop. The company then announced last July that the game, which was well-received by players and critics, would be ported to additional platforms, including 3DS.

We recently caught up with PlayEveryWare’s Thomas O’Connor for a status update on the portable version and to reflect on the experience of bringing the game to Wii U. O’Connor also spoke about a couple of other projects that have kept the company busy.

Head past the break for our full Elliot Quest-focused interview.

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

Just like in Europe, Splatoon’s 12th Splatfest will be held in North America next week. The theme is different in the states though, with players being asked if they’d rather build a snowman or a sand castle.

This new Splatfest will begin on March 19 at 12 AM ET / March 18 at 9 PM PT. It’ll last for a full day, and Nintendo will post the results soon after the competition ends.

Thanks to StreetPass_SW for the tip.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 33 Comments

Pokemon has been around for 20 years, which is a very long time. The series has plenty of longtime fans, but new players come into contact with the series each day as well.

So how does Game Freak – the maker of the Pokemon RPGs – appeal to both types of players? That’s something GamesMaster asked the studio’s Junichi Masuda in an interview this month.

He told the magazine in response:

“Today you will see ’90s kids who played the first Pokémon games, who are now parents playing with their children. But some of the core gameplay elements simply appeal as much now as they did in 1996. The collectable elements of the game still appeal to people’s sense of achievement, and it’s great for strategic thinking.

“You have to make accurate judgements about what to change and what not to change. It is also about not making things too difficult. After two or three generations, games have a tendency to become more difficult. In recent titles, catching Pokémon by throwing PokéBalls is explained in-game, but we also make a point of trying to get into the heads of children who have picked up a Pokémon game for the very first time in order to better understand how the games feel to a first-time audience.”

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

Another Star Fox Zero interview with Shigeru Miyamoto has popped up online. This time around, there’s a discussion published by TIME. Miyamoto talked about the switch in approach (now like a movie instead of a TV series), appealing to new players, his approach to difficulty, improvements that have been made, and building interest in dogfighting games.

We’ve posted some excerpts from the interview below. More comments from Miyamoto can be found on TIME here.

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