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

Update: No separate post for the top 10 in December. No Wii U/3DS game (including third-parties) made the list unfortunately. Same goes for the full 2015 year top 10.

Super Mario Maker has sold over one million copies in the United States alone, Nintendo has announced. That news comes as part of the December 2015 NPD report, which we should be hearing more about shortly.

Five other Wii U games have also reached Super Mario Maker’s milestone. Mario Kart 8, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, Super Mario 3D World, New Super Mario Bros. U, and Splatoon have all sold more than one million copies in the United States.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 43 Comments

Bayonetta 2 has been difficult to find at retailers as of late. Nintendo is remedying the situation with a reprint of sorts, though it might not be what some had expected.

Bayonetta 2 will be available on February 19 as a re-release. Wondering why the price is fairly low? That’s because it’s launching as a standalone game – it looks like Bayonetta 1 is not included.

Here’s the news from Nintendo:

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News, Wii U eShop | 7 Comments

Over the next three weeks, digital games on Wii U and 3DS will be discounted as part of a new “Winter Warm-up Sale”. Titles are being discounted by up to 30 percent.

The first set of deals are now up on the North American eShop. Here’s the lineup of deals:

Wii U

Badland: Game of the Year Edition – $8.39 (was $9.99)
F-Zero Maximum Velocity – $4.89 (was $6.99)
Injustice: Gods Among Us – $6.99 (was $19.99)
Knytt Underground – $9.09 (was $12.99)
Mega Man Battle Network – $5.59 (was $7.99)
Ninja Gaiden – $3.49 (was $4.99)
Punch-Out!! – $13.99 (was $19.99)
Race the Sun – $6.99 (was $10.00)
Sin & Punishment – $8.39 (was $11.99)

3DS

Gunman Clive 2 – $1.99 (was $2.99)
Little Battlers eXperience – $27.99 (was $39.99)
Mega Man Xtreme – $3.49 (was $4.99)
Mighty Final Fight – $3.49 (was $4.99)
One Piece: Unlimited World Red – $13.99 (was $19.99)
Retro City Rampage: DX – $6.99 (was $9.99)
Siesta Fiesta – $3.99 (was $5.99)
Star Fox 64 3D – $27.99 (was $39.99)

These deals are valid until January 21 at 8:59 AM PT / 11:59 AM ET.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 4 Comments

Bandai Namco said last month that a demo for Project X Zone 2 would be available in Europe on January 21. In a tweet made earlier this week, the publisher shared a release date for North America. The North American demo is now confirmed for January 26.

Here’s the relevant tweet:

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Videos | 0 comments

Capcom published a video today of the full recording for the stage shows held at Monster Hunter Festa 2016 last weekend. This includes Monster Hunter Stories, which received brand new gameplay footage. Watch the archive below.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

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

Wii U Download

Near Earth Objects – $2.99
The Perplexing Orb – $3.99
Space Hulk – $29.99
Wicked Monsters BLAST! HD+ – $7.99

Wii U Virtual Console

Metroid: Zero Mission – $7.99

3DS Download

Lionel City Builder 3D: Rise of the Rails – $4.99
Slice It! – $5.99

3DS Demo

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eShop Sales

Wii U/3DS

p Winter Warm-Up Sale! – Warm up your new year with three weeks of savings in the Nintendo eShop! You’ll get up to 30 percent off select games in a new genre each week, including action, platforming and adventure. Don’t miss out – check back each week to see what’s on sale. This week’s deals start Jan. 14 at 9 a.m. and end Jan. 21 at 8:59 a.m. PT.
– Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed (Wii U and Nintendo 3DS) is on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on Jan. 25.
– Kung Fu Rabbit (Wii U and Nintendo 3DS), Puddle and more games from Neko Entertainment are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on Jan. 28.
– Spot the Differences: Party! (Wii U), Talking Phrasebook – 7 Languages (Nintendo 3DS) and more from Sanuk Games are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on Jan. 21.

Wii U

– Family Tennis SP is 25 percent off (reduced from $4.99 to $3.74) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Feb. 4.
– Cubemen 2 is 50 percent off (reduced from $7.99 to $3.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Jan. 28.
– Knytt Underground is 30 percent off (reduced from $12.99 to $9.09) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Jan. 21.
– Kung Fu FIGHT! is 25 percent off (reduced from $1.99 to $1.49) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Jan. 18.?

3DS

– Toys vs Monsters, Fantasy Pirates and more from EnjoyUp Games are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on Feb. 11.
– Code of Princess and Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker from ATLUS are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on Jan. 25.

Activities

You have a new client waiting! Louie is looking for a home designer to help decorate his place. In the Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer game, you can fulfill Louie’s request and receive new and unique items for your catalog. This gorilla, who is a fan of the Mushroom Kingdom, is available for a limited time via the SpotPass feature, so check the in-game Nintendo 3DS system on the second floor of Nook’s Homes to meet him and take him on as a client.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in News, Wii U | 88 Comments

Update: The paragraph containing the amiibo info has been removed from the product listing. Looks like Nintendo gave Amazon a slap on the wrist.

The HD remake of The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess will be out in less than two months, however we still don’t know a lot about this version’s new features. A product listing on Amazon France may have just revealed some new details though.

Most importantly, the product listing sheds some light on the game’s amiibo features. Scanning any amiibo from the Legend of Zelda series will allow you to replenish your hearts, arrows and presumably other consumables. Scanning the Wolf Link amiibo, however, unlocks a new dungeon called “The Twilight Cave” – and remember, data recorded on that amiibo can be transferred over to the new Legend of Zelda game on Wii U.

Hero Mode, by now somewhat of a staple of the series, will also be back. You don’t have to unlock it this time – it can be selected right from the start.

Just like in Wind Waker HD, you can also access your inventory directly through the Gamepad’s touch screen, allowing you to select items without pausing the game.

Although product listings on Amazon have traditionally been a pretty reliable source of info, I would still advise you not to take this as 100% confirmed.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Videos, Wii U | 39 Comments

A new video uploaded by Nintendo’s Japanese YouTube page reveals that a Daisy costume is on the way to Super Mario Maker. Here’s the trailer in question:

I’m not seeing any new Event Courses (aside from today’s “Cooooo!” level), so Daisy doesn’t appear to be available just yet. We’ll let you know when that changes!

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

Twitter user Random Talking Bush has been poking around the files of Yoshi’s Woolly World, and in doing so, has managed to come across some interesting content. Quite a bit of what was found seems to be from the early days of development – back when it was going by the tentative Yarn Yoshi name. We see the original Yoshi design, unused texture, and plenty more.

Here’s a look at the various images Random Talking Bush posted on Twitter:

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 33 Comments

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD will feature some changes from the original game. For instance, thanks to a screenshot provided in this week’s Famitsu, we know that you won’t have to collect as many Tears of Light in Lanayru Province. Another change has been spotted as well.

In the image above, we see that Link is holding 2,000 Rupees. That’s actually double the maximum in the original game (1,000). Might the Giant Wallet hold a greater capacity, or will there be a new one introduced in the remake?

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