Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 13 Comments

Splatoon’s Rainmaker mode is launching this weekend, Nintendo has announced. It’s arriving tomorrow evening in North America (7 PM PT / 10 PM ET), and Saturday morning in Europe.

Watch a brief introduction of Rainmaker below.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News, Wii U eShop | 10 Comments

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

Wii U Download

Wind-up Knight 2 – $7.50

Wii Download for Wii U

Pandora’s Tower – $19.99

3DS Retail

Garfield Kart – $29.99
Paddington: Adventures in London – $29.99

3DS Download

Best of Arcade Games – Air Hockey – $9.99
Best of Arcade Games – Bubble Buster – $9.99
Brave Tank Hero – $4.99

3DS Demo

I Love My Dogs

eShop Sales

Wii U/3DS

– 3D Game Collection (Nintendo 3DS), Murder on the Titanic (Nintendo 3DS) and Suspension Railroad Simulator (Wii U) from Joindots are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on Aug. 27.
– Bombing Bastards (Wii U), Spot the Differences: Party! (Wii U) and Talking Phrasebook – 7 Languages (Nintendo 3DS) from Sanuk Games are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on Aug. 20.

Wii U

– TNT Racers – Nitro Machines Edition is 37 percent off (reduced from $7.99 to $4.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Aug. 13.
– Blocky Bot and Paper Monsters Recut from Mobot Studios are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on Aug. 27.
– Jeopardy!, Wheel of Fortune and more titles from Nordic Games are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on Aug. 27.
– Stone Shire is 25 percent off (reduced from $7.99 to $5.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on October 1.

3DS

– Excave II: Wizard of the Underworld is 50 percent off (reduced from $10 to $5) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Aug. 20.
– Alien on the Run, Undead Storm Nightmare and Jump Trials Supreme from G-style are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on Aug. 27.
– Nano Assault EX is 25 percent off (reduced from $9.99 to $7.49) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Sept. 3.
– Van Helsing Sniper Zx100 is 47 percent off (reduced from $6.66 to $3.49) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Sept. 10.

Activities

Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire – Get Shiny Rayquaza with Dragon Ascent – Soar into battle with Shiny Rayquaza, available now via the Nintendo Network. This Shiny Rayquaza is not only rare, it is also amazingly powerful. Shiny Rayquaza knows the Dragon Ascent move, which allows it to Mega Evolve and dominate its opponents. This Shiny Rayquaza will be available via Nintendo Network until Sept. 14, so don’t miss this limited opportunity! For more details, go to Pokemon.com/Rayquaza.

Code Name: S.T.E.A.M. “Second Star” Tournament – See how your squad stacks up online in Nintendo’s Public Tournaments. Top players earn unique titles that are visible online and earn major bragging rights with your friends and around the world. The new “Second Star” tournament runs Aug. 14 through Aug. 17. Opt in via the SpotPass feature for notifications about future tournaments. Good luck, agents!

Pokémon Shuffle Summer Special – Buy Jewels and Get Six More Free! – Now until Aug. 16, when you purchase six or more Jewels in the Pokémon Shuffle game with your Nintendo eShop funds, you’ll be eligible for a one-time gift of six additional Jewels for free. For more details, head to http://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/a-deal-on-pokemon-shuffle-jewels.

Art Academy: Home Studio Art Contest – It’s not too late to enter the Art Academy: Home Studio art contest for your chance to win a $20 Nintendo eShop Card! Upload a time-lapse video of your work to YouTube using the “Recordings” feature in the game and tweet us @NintendoAmerica with a link to your video and the hashtags #ContestEntry and #NintendoArtContest until Aug. 20 at 5 p.m. PT. Check here to view a video about the contest.

Source: Nintendo PR

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 55 Comments

Pandora’s Tower is coming to the North American Wii U eShop tomorrow as a Wii download, Nintendo’s website reveals. The game should be available for $19.99.

For those who haven’t heard of Pandora’s Tower previously, here’s a handy overview:

Pandora’s Tower tells a haunting tale about a cursed young woman’s slow transformation into a hideous beast and the lengths to which the man she loves will go in order to save her. Aeron must brave the Thirteen Towers, which are suspended in the middle of a valley by chains connected to surrounding cliffs, and use his magical Oraclos Chain weapon to retrieve the flesh of the giant monsters that reside within each tower. He must feed this “master flesh” to Elena in order to reverse her transformation. Aeron’s interactions with Elena during their time together have a direct impact on the story, as the strength of their bond will determine which of the multiple endings is achieved.

Pandora’s Tower arrived on the European Wii U eShop back in April.

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Update: The Super Mario Maker amiibo page is now fully updated. The Animal Crossing amiibo cards should work (thanks NicoRobin!).

We have one last piece of important news coming from today’s Super Mario Maker trailer. Over 50 amiibo are supported, including Link, Wii Fit Trainer, and Kirby.

The official amiibo website indicates that all existing and upcoming figures work with the game, with one exception: the Mii Fighters. It’s also unclear if the Animal Crossing amiibo cards will be compatible.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 19 Comments

At launch, Super Mario Maker players won’t be able to experience everything the game has to offer. New content will need to be unlocked over a series of days.

As revealed in today’s trailer, spending at least five minutes with the creation tools unlocks more course elements and themes for the following day.

Here’s what things look like on day two:

And on day nine:

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

Today’s Super Mario Maker revealed a brand new element of the game: sound customization.

Players can eventually unlock the sound effect frog, which lets them drag sound effects into the editor. It’s also possible to create entirely new sound effects. A demonstration in the video seemed to show the player talking into the Wii U GamePad, and then using their voice in-game.

Here’s the news about Super Mario Maker’s sound effect options straight from Nintendo:

New sound effects and music block customisation – You can create your own sound effects in Super Mario Maker, with some sounds even generating fun visuals! And by shaking a classic Note Block during level creation, it becomes a Music Block. When something activates one of these Music Blocks, it will play a note based on its height, allowing players to arrange songs of all types.

Source: Nintendo PR

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

Nintendo has published a new overview trailer for Super Mario Maker. We’ve included it below.

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

Square Enix released the first direct-feed screenshots from Dragon Quest XI on 3DS today. View them in the gallery below.

Note: although it seems likely that the PlayStation 4 (“console version”) will be on NX, we won’t be covering that edition until we receive complete confirmation.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS, News, Wii U | 36 Comments

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

New 3DS LL – 29,203
PS4 – 14,619
Wii U – 13,007
Vita – 12,841
New 3DS – 7,250
PS3 – 2,567
3DS – 1,657
3DS LL – 898
Vita TV – 496
Xbox One – 200

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

New 3DS LL – 44,994
PS4 – 18,740
Vita – 13,214
Wii U – 11,938
New 3DS – 7,671
PS3 – 2,540
3DS – 1,585
3DS LL – 874
Vita TV – 527
Xbox One – 186

And here are the software charts:

1. [3DS] Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer – 181,377 / 703,933
2. [3DS] Yo-Kai Watch Busters – 84,939 / 1,202,789
3. [WIU] Splatoon – 35,620 / 519,034
4. [3DS] Rhythm Heaven: The Best Plus – 18,852 / 392,837
5. [PSV] Luminous Arc Infinity – 16,217 / NEW
6. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition – 8,100 / 280,140
7. [3DS] Fire Emblem Fates – 7,916 / 396,710
8. [WIU] Mario Kart 8 – 7,256 / 1,088,732
9. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf – 6,098 / 4,019,151
10. [PSV] IA / VT Colorful – 5,902 / 44,783
11. [PS3] Sengoku Basara 4 Sumeragi – 5,839 / 76,757
12. [PSV] Gal Gun: Double Peace – 5,792 / NEW
13. [PS4] Gal Gun: Double Peace – 5,020 / NEW
14. [WIU] Yoshi’s Woolly World – 4,913 / 54,980
15. [PSV] Taiko No Tatsujin V Version – 4,879 / 79,302
16. [3DS] The Great Ace Attorney – 4,554 / 179,804
17. [3DS] Nobunaga’s Ambition 2 – 4,552 / NEW
18. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire – 4,486 / 2,677,443
19. [3DS] Cho Tousouchuu Atsumare Saikyou no Tousousya Tachi – 3,729 / 33,289
20. [3DS] Romance of the Three Kingdoms 2 – 3,433 / NEW

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 20 Comments

Here’s a neat little piece of information that some folks may have overlooked when Xenoblade Chronicles launched on the European Wii U eShop last week. Thanks to the RPG’s support of the Classic Controller, the GamePad can be used. That essentially means that off-TV play is supported.

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