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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 12 Comments

The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening started out as an idea for a modified version of A Link to the Past for the Game Boy. In the end though, that never came together. Link’s Awakening was ultimately born from, as Game Informer puts it, “an unsanctioned after-hours passion project for members of the Link to the Past team.”

Director Takashi Tezuka told the site:

“The main programmer wanted to challenge himself to create a Zelda experience on a portable system to see what he could do, and I was into the idea. We just had a passion to try and do something interesting. We didn’t really have permission to do it necessarily. We were just playing around.”

“Once we got it to a certain level of creation and completion that we wanted to show, then we took it to the company and got permission to continue developing it. But initially it was just a little pet project of ours. Because we started it that way – just making a game we wanted to make – it may defy Zelda conventions. It might have interesting characters and situations we may not have had otherwise.”

During an Iwata Asks discussion for Phantom Hourglass, Tezuka made a comment about how the experience of creating Link’s Awakening was similar to “making a parody of The Legend of Zelda.” He clarified these comments with Game Informer, in which he said:

“When we say parody, I’m not sure where that word comes from because maybe there are translation issues. With Zelda games we usually plan them out, every detail is considered. With Link’s Awakening, we were working on that after our other work was done. Kind of like a club of people who loved Zelda and got together to make it. It has a different feeling for that reason.”

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

A few months ago, it was looking like The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth wouldn’t be on Nintendo platforms. That still holds true for New 3DS, but it seems that the Rebirth expansion will be on Wii U after all.

Nicalis’ Tyrone Rodriguez just sent out several tweets stating that The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth is wrapping up on consoles, and the goal is to have it released next month in both North America and Europe. The subsequent message listed Wii U as one of the included platforms.

The tweets are as follows:

The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth is the biggest expansion for The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth. You can see what it looks like in a previous trailer below.

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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

Steel Rivals – €6.99/ £5.99 / CHF 9.90

Bird Mania Party – €1.99/ £1.79 / CHF 2.80

Dreamals – €4.99/ £4.49 / CHF 7.00

Star Ghost – €8.99/ £7.99 / CHF 12.59

Wii U Demo

World Puzzles by POWGI

Wii U Virtual Console

Super Mario Advance Special: You can get the third game for free if you buy two of Super Mario Advance, Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 or Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 with the same NNID until 24/03/2016

Super Mario Advance (GBA) – €6.99/ £6.29 / CHF 9.80

Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 (GBA) – €6.99/ £6.29 / CHF 9.80

Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 (GBA) – €6.99/ £6.29 / CHF 9.80

3DS Download

Stella Glow (available March 11th) – €39.99/ £34.99 / CHF 51.90 (Download code for the theme “Stella Glow: The Witches and Bubu” for Nintendo 3DS included with every purchase.)

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

3DS Demo

World Puzzles by POWGI

New Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console

Super Metroid (SNES) – €3.99/ £3.59 / CHF 5.60 if you downloaded The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (New Nintendo 3DS) using the same NNID, only until 17/03/2016. Regular price €7.99/ £7.19 / CHF 11.20

The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (SNES) – €3.99/ £3.59 / CHF 5.60 if you downloaded Super Metroid (New Nintendo 3DS) using the same NNID, only until 17/03/2016. Regular price €7.99/ £7.19 / CHF 11.20

3DS DLC

Blast ‘Em Bunnies – Clown Skin Pack – €1.99/ £1.29 / CHF 1.99

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

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

Blast ‘Em Bunnies – Urban Army Skin Pack – €1.99/ £1.29 / CHF 1.99

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

Blast ‘Em Bunnies – Clown Arena Pack – €2.99/ £1.99 / CHF 2.99

Blast ‘Em Bunnies – Luchador Arena Pack – €2.99/ £1.99 / CHF 2.99

Blast ‘Em Bunnies – Ninja Arena Pack –  €2.99/ £1.99 / CHF 2.99

Blast ‘Em Bunnies -Urban Army Arena Pack – €2.99/ £1.99 / CHF 2.99

Blast ‘Em Bunnies -Zombie Arena Pack – €2.99/ £1.99 / CHF 2.99

Blast ‘Em Bunnies -2x Multiplier – free

Blast ‘Em Bunnies -5x Multiplier – €4.99/ £2.99 / CHF 4.99

Blast ‘Em Bunnies -10x Multiplier – €9.99/ £6.49 / CHF 9.99

Blast ‘Em Bunnies -Carrot Rifle – €2.99/ £1.99 / CHF 2.99

Blast ‘Em Bunnies – Turnip Mortar – €4.99/ £2.99 / CHF 4.99

Blast ‘Em Bunnies -Watermelon Machine Gun – €4.99/ £2.99 / CHF 4.99

Blast ‘Em Bunnies – Runner Bean Laser – €4.99/ £2.99 / CHF 4.99

Blast ‘Em Bunnies – Clown Bundle – €3.99/ £2.99 / CHF 3.99

Blast ‘Em Bunnies – Luchador Bundle – €3.99/ £2.99 / CHF 3.99

Blast ‘Em Bunnies – Ninja Bundle – €3.99/ £2.99 / CHF 3.99

Blast ‘Em Bunnies – Urban Army Bundle – €3.99/ £2.99 / CHF 3.99

Blast ‘Em Bunnies – Zombie Bundle – €3.99/ £2.99 / CHF 3.99

Blast ‘Em Bunnies – All Skin & Arena Bundle – €9.99/ £6.49 / CHF 9.99

Blast ‘Em Bunnies – Mega Bundle – €14.99/ £9.99 / CHF 14.99

eShop Sales

Wii U

99 Moves – €1.49/ £1.34 / CHF 2.10 until 07/04/2016, regular price €2.49 / £2.29 / CHF 3.50

Abyss – €1.49/ £1.34 / CHF 2.10 until 07/04/2016, regular price €1.99 / £1.79 / CHF 2.80

Art of Balance – €6.70/ £5.36 / CHF 8.20 until 31/03/2016, regular price €8.99 / £7.15 / CHF 10.95

Jones on Fire – €2.99/ £2.29 / CHF 2.99 until 24/03/2016, regular price €5.99 / £4.59 / CHF 5.99

Never Alone – €4.89/ £4.29 / CHF 4.89 until 23/03/2016, regular price €14.99 / £12.99 / CHF 14.99

Rock ‘N Racing Off Road DX – €4.95/ £4.45 / CHF 6.94 until 07/04/2016, regular price €7.99 / £7.19 / CHF 11.20

Spy Chameleon – €3.99/ £3.59 / CHF 5.60 until 07/04/2016, regular price €4.99 / £4.49 / CHF 7.00

VoxelMaker – €3.59/ £2.79 / CHF 3.99 until 17/03/2016, regular price €4.49 / £3.49 / CHF 4.99

3DS

3D MahJongg – €3.99/ £3.59 / CHF 3.99 until 24/03/2016, regular price €4.99 / £4.49 / CHF 4.99

Fantasy Pirates – €0.99/ £0.99 / CHF 1.00 until 07/04/2016, regular price €4.50 / £4.50 / CHF 4.60

Football Up 3D – €1.99/ £1.79 / CHF 2.80 until 07/04/2016, regular price €2.99 / £2.36 / CHF 3.60

Gardenscapes – €5.99/ £4.49 / CHF 5.99 until 24/03/2016, regular price €7.99 / £5.99 / CHF 7.99

Murder on the Titanic – €5.99/ £4.49 / CHF 5.99 until 24/03/2016, regular price €7.99 / £5.99 / CHF 7.99

Rune Factory 4 – €19.99/ £17.49 / CHF 26.90 until 17/03/2016, regular price €29.99 / £24.99 / CHF 38.90

Safari Quest – €4.99/ £3.99 / CHF 4.99 until 24/03/2016, regular price €6.99 / £4.99 / CHF 6.99

Snow Moto Racing 3D – €3.99/ £3.59 / CHF 5.59 until 17/03/2016, regular price €7.99 / £7.19 / CHF 11.19

The Delusions of Von Sottendorff and his Square Mind – €7.99/ £7.19 / CHF 11.20 until 24/03/2016, regular price €12.99 / £11.69 / CHF 18.20

The Keep – €4.99/ £4.49 / CHF 6.99 until 24/03/2016, regular price €9.99 / £8.99 / CHF 12.99

TOYS VS MONSTERS – €0.99/ £0.99 / CHF 1.22 until 07/04/2016, regular price €3.99 / £3.99 / CHF 4.99

VAN HELSING SNIPER ZX100 – €2.99/ £2.99 / CHF 4.10 until 07/04/2016, regular price €6.66 / £6.66 / CHF 9.20

Darts Up 3D – €0.99/ £0.89 / CHF 1.40 until 07/04/2016, regular price €2.99 / £2.69 / CHF 4.20

Source: Nintendo PR

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Site updates | 21 Comments

It’s kind of amazing what a year can do. At this time last year, I was seriously concerned about Nintendo Everything’s future. I wasn’t sure if the site would continue, and for how long. That was really just the result of the society we live in. I love working on the site each day (well, aside from never sleeping!), but because of our poor financial situation, it would have been impossible to continue at our current pace.

That’s why we ended up trying Patreon last year. It did definitely help NE out a bit, and I can’t stress enough that I’m extremely thankful to those who contributed. But now I’m very happy to say that we no longer need any donations. Some elements came together extremely quickly this week where I now feel much better regarding the site’s financial state. I have no idea what will happen down the road, but for now, things are looking great.

We do have one last order of business! Our final giveaway winner is Jacob Turkowitch. We’ll be in touch shortly to arrange the sending of your prize.

Once again, thank you for the support during this past year!

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 2 Comments

Olympia Rising is coming to Nintendo’s console courtesy of Elliot Quest Wii U developer PlayEveryWare, the studio’s Thomas O’Connor has revealed to Nintendo Everything. The company partnered with creator Paleozoic Games to port and publish on the eShop. It should be available “in all regions” sometime in April.

Originally released last year, Olympia Rising is a 2D action-platformer featuring the young warrior Iola. After meeting an untimely end, she’s found herself in the Underworld. Iola can use a jumping and attack mechanic to take down enemies and help climb the Underworld with great maneuverability.

Here’s a trailer for Olympic Rising:

PlayEveryWare has also told Nintendo Everything that the match-3 puzzle title Jewel Quest is coming to Wii U. While PlayEveryWare worked on the port, iWin will be publishing. O’Connor anticipates that a release date will be shared “very soon.”

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News | 15 Comments

The 3DS is getting another Picross entry from Jupiter based on a specific Nintendo game. Later this month, My Nintendo Picross – The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess will be launching.

This news originated from Twitter user Cellenseres, who found My Nintendo Picross – The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess sitting on Nintendo’s servers (U.S., U.K.) – similar to how Twilight Princess HD was leaked last year. This would be a reward for the My Nintendo service launching later this month. What was uncovered lists a tentative March 31 release date.

This leak also comes with the 3DS icon and main menu screenshot. There are options for standard “Picross”, “Mega Picross”, and “Micross”. Also included is a “How to Play” area, plus icons for Miiverse and settings.

If we hear anything additional about My Nintendo Picross – The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, we’ll be sure to let you know.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 5 Comments

Game Freak’s Junichi Masuda spoke about a number of general Pokemon topics in this month’s issue of GamesMaster. He also commented specifically on Pokemon GO a bit as well, in which he stated that the game “will bring about a new kind of experience, different from that of existing Pokemon titles”.

Masuda’s full comments:

“Amongst other things, this year will see the launch of Pokémon Go – a groundbreaking mobile game that will encourage fans to search far and wide in the real world to discover Pokémon. Players will be able to catch, trade, and battle in the real world by utilizing location information.

“I have been involved personally in the project. It is a game where players can search, trade and battle Pokémon in the real world. I think Pokémon Go will bring about a new kind of experience, different from that of existing Pokémon titles, allowing players to explore their own neighborhoods, searching for Pokémon together with their friends. It is in this way that we hope that Pokémon Go, which will be released in 2016, will provide new enjoyment to our fans.”

Niantic was originally planning on hosting a Pokemon GO session at GDC. However, those plans were cancelled so that the team could focus on the game itself. A field test for Pokemon GO will be held in Japan later this month.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 20 Comments

Capcom is currently hosting a live stream for Ace Attorney 6 to reveal new information about the game. The game’s second trailer was just shown, and we have confirmation about another returning character: Maya Fey.

Here are some images of Maya in Ace Attorney 6:

And some footage:

Pearl Fey will also be featured in some form in Ace Attorney 6. Miles Edgeworth and Klavier Gavin will be in pre-order episodes.

New character Potdino Niwackus was also shown during today’s stream:

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Let's Talk | 80 Comments

Let’s Talk #41: March 2016 Nintendo Direct thoughts

This week’s Nintendo Direct was the first time in awhile that we saw a new presentation that wasn’t about a specific game. A Pokemon broadcast was held just last week, and there was the Smash Bros. video back in December. However, the last actual Direct covering multiple games was held back in November.

Nintendo shared news about both of its current platforms, Wii U and 3DS. In terms of announcements, Paper Mario: Color Splash and Kirby: Planet Robobot were the big ones here. SNES support was also revealed for the New 3DS Virtual Console. That’s in addition to localization of Monster Hunter Generations and Rhythm Heaven Megamix, release dates for games such as Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE and Mario & Sonic Wii U, updates for Super Mario Maker and Splatoon, and more.

Nintendo Directs are always big events, so today’s Let’s Talk is dedicated to this week’s presentation. Were you happy with what was shown? Or maybe you were looking for something more/else? Regardless of how you felt, tell us in the comments below!

Highlights from last week’s topic: What do you want to see from Pokemon Sun/Moon?

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 46 Comments

Following this week’s Nintendo Direct, the Japanese Kirby: Planet Robobot site opened. More details about the game are included there.

In Kirby: Planet Robobot, Haltmann Works Company which controls a robot army turned Kirby and his homeland Planet Popstar into a world mixed with mechanisms. Kirby goes on an adventure to return the world to its original green nature.

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