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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 35 Comments

Update 2: Bumped to the top. Another email has been found. Arad said in one message that Keiko Erikawa, one of the founders of Koei Tecmo, was “instrumental to the Mario deal” – likely because of her relationship with Nintendo.

Update: We’ve posted a couple of other email exchanges below. It sounds like Sony was interested in Nintendo’s full stable of IPs!

You may remember that, last year, there was talk about Sony securing the rights to a Mario movie. That news came about due to a leak within Sony – specifically emails between top executives within the company and producer Avi Arad.

As it turns out, Sony wasn’t just interested in Mario. WikiLeaks has now obtained emails which reveal that the company was very much interested in creating a Smash Bros. movie as well. It seems that Arad would have been involved with this film, too.

Just like the Mario movie, specific details are not available at this time. There’s a good chance that both projects will never happen!

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

NPD Group has released a listing of the top ten best-selling games in the U.S. for the month of March 2015. The results can be found below.

1. Battlefield: Hardline (Xbox One, PlayStation 4, 360, PS3, PC)
2. Bloodborne (PS4)
3. Grand Theft Auto V (Xbox One, PS4, 360, PS3)
4. Mario Party 10 (Wii U) (sold 290,000 copies physical and digital, according to Nintendo)
5. Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (PS4, Xbox One, 360, PS3, PC)
6. MLB 15: The Show (PS4, PS3)
7. Minecraft (360, PS3, Xbox One, PS4)
8. NBA 2K15 (PS4, Xbox One, 360, PS3, PC)
9. Borderlands: The Handsome Collection (PS4, Xbox One)
10. Final Fantasy: Type 0 HD (PS4, Xbox One)

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

We’re still waiting on the March 2015 NPD chart, but Nintendo has already delivered its response for the month.

Several statistics were highlighted in the new press release. According to the company, sales for Nintendo hardware systems thus far in 2015 “have increased by nearly 60 percent over sales during the same time frame in 2014.”

Other than that, we know that Mario Party 10 sold close to 290,000 copies in its first two weeks on the U.S. market, cumulative Smash Bros. Wii U and Mario Kart 8 sales are at 1.6 million and 1.9 million units respectively, and more.

Head past the break for today’s full announcement and sales data.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 2 Comments

Yesterday, various reports surfaced about issues with Super Smash Bros. for Wii U after players downloaded the game’s new Mewtwo DLC. Nintendo is already on the case though, and a patch is in the works to address all problems.

Issues come about when experiencing the single-player modes, and it’s apparently not just limited to 10-Man Smash in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U. You may encounter a bug after trying out Classic, All-Star, Stadium, Trophy Rush, or Smash Run (for 3DS). If you play these modes after downloading the Mewtwo DLC and attempt to connect online, you may be unable to do so.

For the time being, Nintendo advises Mewtwo owners to avoid the aforementioned modes until the new patch has been released. Note that regular Smash, Smash Tour (for Wii U) and online play are unaffected by the latest bug.

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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

Word Search by POWGI
Tilelicious: Delicious Tiles

Wii U Virtual Console

Donkey Kong 64

Wii U Demo

Word Search by POWGI

3DS Download

3D Fantasy Zone II
A-Train 3D: City Simulator
DOOORS
Word Search by POWGI
Pazuru

3DS Demo

Word Search by POWGI

3DS Themes

Yoshi’s Springtime Siesta

StreetPass Mii Plaza on Nintendo 3DS

Battleground Z and Ultimate Angler – The next evolution of StreetPass Mii Plaza has arrived with new features and two new games! Fight your way through hordes of zombies in Battleground Z, or kick back and reel in a few fish and some legendary monsters on the StreetPass Islands in Ultimate Angler. Buy either game for $4.99 each or both for $7.99, and purchase StreetPass Mii Plaza Upgrade for $4.99 to unlock several new features like StreetPass Birthdays and a Mii character VIP Room.

Smash Bros. Update

Required Super Smash Bros. Update for Online Play – A new software update for Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and Nintendo 3DS is now available! Users will be required to download this update prior to using the game’s online multiplayer features. After the update, players can also purchase more costumes for their Mii Fighters, including ones inspired by Mega Man X and Proto Man from Capcom’s Mega Man series.

eShop Sales

Wii U/3DS

– Super Spring Sale! It’s the last chance to save during the Super Spring Sale! Visit http://www.nintendo.com/eshop/offers to check out great deals and save up to 30 percent off on select games. The Super Spring Sale ends April 20 at 8:59 a.m. PT.
– Darts Up and Darts Up 3D from EnjoyUp Games are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on May 14.

Wii U

– Paparazzi is 40 percent off (reduced from $4.99 to $2.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on April 28.
Lucadian Chronicles DLC is 37 percent off (reduced from $7.99 to $4.99) beginning at 9 a.m. PT on April 21 until 8:59 a.m. PT on April 28.
– Costume Quest 2 is 33 percent off (reduced from $14.99 to $9.99) beginning at 9 a.m. PT on April 17 until 8:59 a.m. PT on April 24.

3DS

– Castle Conqueror EX, Fairune and Parking Star 3D from Circle Entertainment are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on May 7.
– Code of Princess, Etrian Odyssey Untold: Millennium Girl and more from ATLUS are on sale beginning at 9 a.m. PT on April 20 until 8:59 a.m. PT on April 27.
– Real Heroes: Firefighter 3D is 50 percent off (reduced from $9.99 to $4.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on April 30.

Permanent Price Reduction

Breezeblox is reduced to $4.99 (from $9.99) beginning at 9 a.m. PT on April 16.

Activities

International StreetPass Week

Take your Nintendo 3DS system on a whirlwind tour without leaving your hometown! From April 16 to April 26, collect up to six Mii characters from across Europe, the United States and Canada when you stop by a Nintendo Zone location. U.S. and Canada visitors will even get a special Mii of Reggie Fils-Aime, president of Nintendo of America. Find a Nintendo Zone hotspot near you here.

Code Name: S.T.E.A.M. “Declaration” Tournament

See how your Code Name: S.T.E.A.M. squad stacks up online in Nintendo’s Public Tournaments. Top players earn unique titles that are visible online and earn major bragging rights with their friends and around the world. The new “Declaration” tournament runs through April 20. Opt in via the SpotPass feature for notifications on future tournaments, and click here for more information on multiplayer tournaments. Good luck, agents!

Mega May is Back! – Vote Today

During the entire month of May, Nintendo and Capcom are celebrating our favorite blue bomber, Mega Man, with six game releases on the Virtual Console service for Wii U. The Game Boy Advance versions of Mega Man Zero 2, Mega Man Battle Network 3 Blue, Mega Man Battle Network 3 White, Mega Man Battle Network 4 Red Sun, Mega Man Battle Network 4 Blue Moon and Mega Man & Bass will land on the Nintendo eShop throughout the month. Click here to vote for the first game of Mega May, which will release May 7. Voting is open until 11:59 p.m. PT on April 29.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 2 Comments

Nintendo and Monolith Soft uploaded three new Xenoblade Chronicles X videos to show more of the Dolls in action. We’ve rounded them up below.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS, News, Wii, Wii U | 2 Comments

Game Informer was able to conduct an interview with Monolith Soft’s Tetsuya Takahashi, Nintendo, and Monster Games about Xenoblade Chronicles. Takahashi was able to speak about the original game while discussing cut ideas like wanting to have the ability to fly. He also revealed Smash Bros. director Masahiro Sakurai wanted Shulk in the Wii U/3DS games, and had the idea for the bathing suit skin. Other than that, there’s some Xenoblade Chronicles 3D-specific comments from Monster Games.

We’ve rounded up all of the various quotes below. For those that are interested, you can find Game Informer’s original article here.

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

Some Smash Bros. players on Wii U are experiencing issues playing the game online after obtaining today’s Mewtwo DLC.

The issue comes about for those who have cleared 10-Man Smash with all characters and then beating it again with Mewtwo. After doing so, they encounter a corruption of save data, which resets the overall GPS for the mini-game to zero. When these players attempt to play online, they receive the message: “You have been disconnected because of irregular save data.”

Players will just need to be patient while Nintendo comes up with a fix. Fortunately, this problem only appears to be affecting the Wii U version of Smash Bros., so the 3DS edition should be safe.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS, News, Wii U | 21 Comments

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

PS4 – 17,885
Vita – 17,517
New 3DS LL – 16,955
Wii U – 6,654
New 3DS – 6,222
PS3 – 4,221
3DS LL – 1,986
3DS – 1,678
Vita TV – 511
Xbox One – 238

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

PS4 – 26,738
New 3DS LL – 22,183
Vita – 21,584
New 3DS – 8,242
Wii U – 7,486
PS3 – 5,743
3DS LL – 2,256
3DS – 1,893
Xbox One – 902
Vita TV – 672

And here are the software charts:

1. [PS4] Dark Souls II Scholar of the First Sin – 20,494 / NEW\
2. [PSV] 3rd Super Robot Wars Z Tengoku Hen – 15,394 / 136,613
3. [PS3] 3rd Super Robot Wars Z Tengoku Hen – 14,582 / 123,783
4. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition – 11,842 / 84,942
5. [PS3] One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3 – 10,777 / 130,285
6. [PS4] Bloodborne – 9,780 / 184,957
7. [PSV] Sword Art Online: Lost Song – 9,037 / 171,613
8. [WIU] Mario Party 10 – 8,954 / 112,442
9. [3DS] Xenoblade Chronicles 3D – 8,905 / 65,837
10. [3DS] Assassination Classroom: Grand Siege on Kurosensei – 8,555 / 44,631
11. [3DS] Yo-Kai Watch 2: Shinuchi – 7,275 / 2,581,192
12. [3DS] Theatrhythm Dragon Quest – 7,111 / 99,965
13. [PSV] One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3 – 6,984 / 76,236
14. [PS4] Earth Defense Force 4.1: The Shadow of New Despair – 6,362 / 27,944
15. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire – 6,057 / 2,593,401
16. [PS3] Pro Baseball Spirits 2015 – 5,993 / 83,131
17. [PSV] Pro Baseball Spirits 2015 – 5,251 / 62,788
18. [PSV] Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth – 5,218 / 123,656
19. [WIU] Mario Kart 8 – 4,961 / 956,963
20. [PS3] Resident Evil: Revelations 2 – 4,892 / 107,992

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

Nintendo of Europe published a new press release for next week’s Mario Kart 8 DLC.

Perhaps the most notable piece of information is that Baby Park will be 7 laps long. We also have official English names for the new courses: Animal Crossing, Big Blue, Super Bell Subway, and Wild Woods. Other than that, the new vehicles are Bone Rattler (Bike), City Tripper (Bike), Streetle (Kart), and P-Wing (Kart).

You can find everything you need to know about Mario Kart 8’s second DLC pack below.

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