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

Nintendo has updated the official Mario Kart 8 website with first details regarding the game’s amiibo functionality.

According to the site, players will be able to dress their Mii characters in racing suits based on the different looks of the amiibo characters. The feature will be possible with an update scheduled to be released November 13 – next Thursday.

The Mario Kart 8 amiibo page seems to be a bit broken at the moment, so it’s possible that this information wasn’t intended to be revealed just yet. Maybe we’ll see an official announcement during tomorrow’s Nintendo Direct!

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 80 Comments

Update: Nintendo’s Japanese Twitter account confirms that the Direct is covering games leading up to Spring 2015.

A new Nintendo Direct presentation will be held tomorrow, Nintendo has announced. The broadcast will go live at 5 PM ET / 2 PM PT.

As of late, most of the Nintendo Directs have been game-specific. But tomorrow’s presentation will provide updates on upcoming games for both Wii U and 3DS.

Nintendo’s European PR states that the presentation will focus on “titles releasing by the end of this year, while looking ahead to 2015.” The European stream will be hosted by Nintendo president Satoru Iwata and Nintendo of Europe president Satoru Shibata.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Jarop(@gamrah) in General Nintendo, News | 1 Comment

Some details about Luigi’s Mansion Arcade have surfaced and been translated over on NeoGAF and while it doesn’t get into the meat of the gameplay too much it does help provide a bit more of an overview on what to expect. Here’s the quote:

-Coming Summer 2015.
-1st person perspective. Luigi does appear in some cutscenes.
-Professor E. Gadd gives the tutorial and some in-game advice.
-Based on LM2 – Gloomy Mansion was the only mansion featured in the location test. More stages in the final game.
-Controller shaped like the Poltergust (including rectangular end), two buttons (trigger + strobe). Shake left and right to suck in ghosts.
-The main unit itself had a start button and a bomb button.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Jarop(@gamrah) in News, Screenshots, Wii U | 0 comments

A couple of comparisons to the 3DS version today, this time looking at the Fiend’s Scale in Classic mode! Here’s what Sakurai had to say:

The field in Classic mode has five different backgrounds determined by the intensity level. On low intensity, the background looks peaceful, but on high intensity, the atmosphere gets pretty intimidating.

 

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News | 6 Comments

SEGA is bringing a new round of 3D Classics to the overseas eShop next year. 3D After Burner II will be released first in early 2015, and will be followed by 3D Fantasy Zone, 3D OutRun, 3D Fantasy Zone II and 3D Thunder Blade on a monthly basis.

Each retro game provides additional elements like new modes, options, and original musical tracks. Pricing is set at $5.99 / €4.99 / £4.49 per title.

Source: SEGA PR

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

Here’s an interesting piece of news coming out of Japan. Since October 30, Capcom has been running a location test for Luigi’s Mansion Arcade. As far as we can tell, it’s an arcade version of Luigi’s Mansion 2.

It’s strange that nothing has been said about Luigi’s Mansion Arcade previously, but it apparently does exist! The final location ran on November 3.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Jarop(@gamrah) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 6 Comments

This week’s Wii U/3DS specific charts are as follows:

Wii U

1. Bayonetta 2 – Platinum Games
2. Mario Kart 8 – Nintendo
3. Nintendo Land – Nintendo
4. New Super Mario Bros. U – Nintendo
5. Hyrule Warriors – Omega Force
6. Wii Party U – ND CLube
7. Just Dance 2015 – Ubisoft (France)
8. Super Mario 3D World – Nintendo
9. Disney Infinity 2.0 – Avalanche Software

3DS

1. Super Smash Bros. – Sora LTD
2. Tomodachi Life – Nintendo
3. Frozen: Olaf’s Quest – 1st Playable
4. Mario Kart 7 – Nintendo
5. Fantasy Life – Level 5
6. New Super Mario Bros. 2 – Nintendo
7. Pokemon X – Game Freak
8. Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Nintendo
9. Pokemon Y – Game Freak
10. The Lego Movie Videogame – Traveller’s Tales

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Posted on 9 years ago by Jarop(@gamrah) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 3 Comments

The latest UK software sales are as follows:

All Formats

Individual Units

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Posted on 9 years ago by Jarop(@gamrah) in 3DS eShop, Screenshots, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

Thanks NintenDaan!

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Posted on 9 years ago by Jarop(@gamrah) in 3DS eShop, News, Wii U eShop | 3 Comments

This week’s Nintendo Downloads are as follows:

Wii U

The Swapper – €14.99/£11.99
Disney Infinity 2.0: Play without limits – €19.99/£17.99 (Until November 13, then €29.99/£24.99)
Disney Planes: Fire & Rescue – € 39.99/£34.99

Wii U VC

Mega Man X3 (SNES) – €7.99 /£5.49
Mega Man 7 (SNES) – €7.99/£5.49

Wii U Special offers

99Seconds – €1.49/£1.37 (If you have downloaded Abyss on Wii U. Ends November 20)
Abyss – €0.99/£0.89 (If you have downloaded 99Seconds on Wii U. Ends November 20.)
Flowerworks HD: Follie’s Adventure – €2.50/£2.00 (Permanent, was €5.00/£4.00)

3DS

Disney Planes: Fire & Rescue – €29.99/£24.99
Ultimate NES Remix (from November 7) – €39.99/£34.99
I Love My Horse – €24.99/£19.99
Pets Beach – €19.99/£19.99
Pets Countryside – €19.99/£19.99
Football Up Online – €3.99/£3.59 (€0.99/£0.89 for those who already own Football Up 3D)

3DS Special offers

Siesta Fiesta- €2.99/£2.49 (Ends November 13)
Football Up 3D – €2.99/£2.36 (Permanent, was €6.99/£5.99)

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