Few games in the last few years have excelled at making me feel truly lost in their world. When these types of experiences come about, they can make you forget who you are, your age, status, and more due to the fact that you’re so invested in them your mind completely clears. Yo-kai Watch manages to accomplish this and delivers an unbelievable experience that excels in everything it has to offer, from its graphics, gameplay, story, mechanics, as well as an art form a lot of games don’t bother utilizing anymore: humor.

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A look at Super Mario Maker’s new Easter egg

Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 0 comments

In Nintendo’s patch notes for Super Mario Maker’s 1.20 update, there was a mention of a new Easter egg. Unsurprisingly, it didn’t take long for that to be revealed. Head past the break for a video showing what the Easter egg entails!

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Super Mario Maker adding Mario-kun on Friday, Nekki on November 12

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Two more Event Courses will be added to Super Mario Maker within the next week. At least in Japan, the Mario-kun course is coming on November 6. The Nekki level, which features Famitsu’s mascot, will follow on November 12. There’s a chance that both will be available worldwide, but we’ll let you know if we hear anything officially.

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Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash – trailer for the latest secret character

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Just as expected, Nintendo has posted a trailer for another one of Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash’s secret characters following today’s screenshots. You can watch it after the break.

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Super Mario Maker gives players a new costume for completing Gnat Attack’s hard mode

Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 15 Comments

Super Mario Maker comes with the Gnat Attack mini-game. As many of you know, by completing it, it’s possible to unlock the Builder Mario costume.

Later today, Nintendo will be launching a new update for Super Mario Maker. This will add several new elements like a hard mode in Gnat Attack. The patch files are already loaded up in Japan, and it’s been revealed that beating this new mode unlocks another costume in the game. Continue on below for a first look.

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Screenshots of another secret character in Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash

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Nintendo has once again unleashed a few more screenshots from Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash. The images show off another one of the secret, unlockable characters. Head past the break for the full gallery.

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Media Create sales (10/26 – 11/1)

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

PS4 – 22,104
New 3DS LL – 16,824
Vita – 14,366
Wii U – 9,127
New 3DS – 3,559
PS3 – 1,931
3DS – 988
Vita TV – 807
Xbox One – 534
3DS LL – 509

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

PS4 – 22,801
New 3DS LL – 16,144
Vita – 12,981
Wii U – 9,961
New 3DS – 3,530
PS3 – 1,909
3DS – 1,277
Xbox One – 1,009
Vita TV – 782
3DS LL – 478

And here are the software charts:

1. [PSV] God Eater Resurrection – 125,876 / NEW
2. [PS4] God Eater Resurrection – 25,700 / NEW
3. [PSV] Yomawari – 22,472 / NEW
4. [3DS] Zelda: Tri Force Heroes – 19,499 / 73,893
5. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch Busters – 19,355 / 1,694,351
6. [PS4] God Eater Resurrection – Cross Play Pack & Anime Vol.1
7. [WIU] Super Mario Maker – 13,764 / 350,803
8. [WIU] Splatoon – 11,969 / 749,447
9. [PS4] NBA 2K16 – 8,707 / NEW
10. [3DS] Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer – 7,679 / 1,106,582
11. [XBO] Halo 5: Guardians – 7,455 / NEW
12. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition – 7,155 / 382,419
13. [3DS] PriPara Mezase! Idol * Grand Prix No.1! – 6,561 / 40,596
14. [3DS] 7th Dragon III Code: VFD – 6,224 / 92,000
15. [3DS] Picross 3D 2 – 6,162 / 64,309
16. [PS3] NBA 2K16 – 5,194 / NEW
17. [PS3] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2016 – 5,040 / 87,453
18. [3DS] Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon – 4,923 / 248,417
19. [PS4] Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain – 4,100 / 415,820
20. [3DS] Pro Yakyuu Famista Returns – 4,026 / 42,447

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Fatal Frame devs on GamePad usage and cut ideas, Ayane inclusion, free chapters in the west

Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 11 Comments

Siliconera recently caught up with a pair of developers behind Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water. The site spoke with Nintendo co-producer Toru Osawa as well as Makoto Shibata. A few interesting topics came up during the discussion. The two creators commented on the idea behind using the GamePad as the Camera Obscura and cut ideas, where Ayane’s inclusion came from, and the decision to make the first two chapters free in the west.

You can find these excerpts from the interview below. Read the full discussion over on Siliconera.

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Concept art of urinal warp zones spotted in the Splatoon art book

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An art book based on Splatoon was recently made available in Japan. Through one of the images, we’re able to see what looks like urinal warp zones. It seems that, at one point, the developers thought about letting players transform into squids and use urinals/sinks to warp to different areas on the map.

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