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

A new update has been released for Mario Kart 8. Version 4.1 is available for download right now.

Today’s Mario Kart 8 update has two purposes. 200cc and Mirror Mode are now immediately unlocked in Grand Prix, and Nintendo has made general improvements.

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

Disney Infinity 3.0 has seen another leak – this time from German retailer Saturn. It gives us a first look at the new starter set, which features Anakin Skywalker and Ahsok Tano from Star Wars. Darth Vader, Yoda, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Princess Leia, R2-D2 and C-3PO are also shown on the cover art.

Today’s leak also confirms that Disney Infinity 3.0 will be on Wii U as expected. That version will be priced at €59.99, and may come to Europe on August 20.

We’re expecting to receive an official announcement for Disney Infinity 3.0 soon.

Thanks to seraphimbahamut79 for the tip.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 28 Comments

A new report on IGN unveils brand new details about Project Project Ukulele, which is now known as Yooka-Laylee.

Yooka-Laylee’s lead characters are named Yooka and Laylee. Yooka is the chameleon while Laylee is the bat. Thanks to his tongue, Yooka can use it as a grappling hook. Laylee, meanwhile, can pick up Yooka and fly for a short period of time or unleash a sonar blast. Both characters were designed by Steve Mayles, who designs Banjo and Kazooie and the modern Kong family while at Rare.

Yooka-Laylee’s Kickstarter will launch on May 1. Fans who back the project for £10 / $15 will be able to obtain a copy. Extras include soundtracks, art books, and a special “64-bit”. There are plans to bring Yooka-Laylee to Wii U, but its release timing will depend on the success of the Kickstarter campaign and its stretch goals.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 20 Comments

Nintendo has updated the Fire Emblem If boxarts, and they reveal that the game will have some sort of amiibo support. While the functionality has yet to be detailed, you can probably expect figures like Marth, Lucina, and more to come into play somehow.

The boxarts also confirm that Fire Emblem If is rated CERO C. This will be the first entry in the series with such a rating, which indicates that the game is intended for players 15 and up.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News, Wii U eShop | 2 Comments

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

Wii U Download

amiibo tap: Nintendo’s Greatest Bits

Wii U Virtual Console

Paper Mario

Wii U DLC

Star Wars Pinball

3DS Download

Karous -The Beast of Re:Eden-
Heart Beaten
My Horse 3D – Best Friends

3DS Demo

Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition
Adventure Bar Story

3DS Themes

Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate Hunter’s Weapon Gallery (Available May 1-July 1)

eShop Sales

Wii U and 3DS

– Shin’en Spring Sale – Big savings on select games from Shin’en for spring! Check out these great deals in the Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS and Wii U beginning at 9 a.m. PT on April 30 until 8:59 a.m. PT on May 21. Visit http://www.nintendo.com/eshop/offers for more details.
– How to Train Your Dragon 2 on Wii U and Nintendo 3DS, Monster High: 13 Wishes on Wii U and Nintendo 3DS, Young Justice: Legacy and more titles from Little Orbit are on sale beginning at 9 a.m. PT on May 1 until 8:59 a.m. PT on May 31.
– Kung Fu Rabbit on Wii U and Nintendo 3DS is 70 percent off (reduced from $4.99 to $1.49 each) until 8:59 a.m. PT on May 7.

Wii U

– Pentapuzzle, Toss N Go and other titles from RCMADIAX are up to 50 percent off until 8:59 a.m. PT on June 24.
– Zacisa’s Last Stand is 65 percent off (reduced from $1.99 to $0.69) until 8:59 a.m. PT on May 14.
– TNT Racers – Nitro Machines Edition is 37 percent off (reduced from $7.99 to $4.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on May 14.

3DS

– Castle Conqueror Defender, Demon King Box and Quell Memento from Circle Entertainment are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on May 21.
– Shin Megami Tensei IV is 50 percent off (reduced from $29.99 to $14.99) beginning at 9 a.m. PT on May 4 until 8:59 a.m. PT on May 11.
– 3D Game Collection, FunFair Party Games and Murder on the Titanic from Joindots are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on May 14.
– Tiny Games – Knights & Dragons is 50 percent off (reduced from $2.99 to $1.49) until 8:59 a.m. PT on May 14.
– AeternoBlade is 46 percent off (reduced from $14.99 to $7.99) beginning at 9 a.m. PT on May 1 until 8:59 a.m. PT on May 17.
– Winter Sports: Feel the Spirit is 40 percent off (reduced from $9.99 to $5.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Oct. 1.

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Mega May Starts Next Week – Voting is now over. Check back on May 7 to see which classic Mega Man game fans decided should be released first. For the entire month of May, Nintendo and Capcom are celebrating everyone’s favorite blue bomber with six game releases in the Virtual Console on 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 in the Nintendo eShop throughout the month.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in New Nintendo 3DS, News | 8 Comments

Nintendo will release a special Fire Emblem If cover plate for the New 3DS in Japan. It’s due out on June 25, which is the same day that the game launches. Pricing is set at 2,500 yen.

There are also plans to offer the Fire Emblem If cover plate as part of a New 3DS bundle. A 16GB microSD card is set to be included in the package. The bundle will cost 18,500 yen.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 30 Comments

At least in Japan, Fire Emblem If will come in two releases. Nintendo will distribute White Kingdom and Black Kingdoms as two unique items.

Speaking about the dual releases of Fire Emblem If with 4Gamer, Nintendo producer Hitoshi Yamagami talked about how you’ll have a different impressions of the characters that appear in the game based on the side you choose.

He said:

I believe so; however, you’ll be plenty satisfied even just by playing one of the routes, so please play whichever one piques your interest. After that, if you get curious about what happens on the other route, give that a try. Once you learn about one route, the other one will become more profound.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 62 Comments

Nintendo’s latest financial results won’t be published until next week, but Japanese outlet Nikkei has shared some rough information about what we can expect.

Nikkei reports that Nintendo is estimated to post an operating profit of 25 billion yen for the fiscal year ending March 2015. The previous forecast was a profit of 20 billion yen. During the same period last year, Nintendo posted a 46.4 billion yen operating loss.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS, News, Wii U | 23 Comments

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

PS4 – 20,112
Vita – 15,467
New 3DS LL – 13,981
Wii U – 7,210
New 3DS – 5,329
PS3 – 4,248
3DS LL – 1,253
3DS – 1,095
Vita TV – 558
Xbox One – 201

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

PS4 – 15,419
Vita – 14,568
New 3DS LL – 14,047
Wii U – 6,324
New 3DS – 5,324
PS3 – 4,175
3DS LL – 1,309
3DS – 1,144
Vita TV – 491
Xbox One – 170

And here are the software charts:

1. [3DS] Bravely Second – 100,047 / NEW
2. [PS3] TV Anime Idolm@ster: Cinderella Girls G4U! Pack Vol.1 – 24,341 / NEW
3. [3DS] Girls Mode 3 – 23,724 / 78,903
4. [PS4] Hyperdimension Neptunia Victory II – 22,609 / NEW
5. [PS3] BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma Extend – 9,084 / NEW
6. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition – 12,667 / 109,784
7. [PSP] Meiji Tokyo Renka: Twilight Kiss – 10,083 / NEW
8. [PS4] Tropico 5 – 8,706 / NEW
9. [PS4] BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma Extend – 7,589 / NEW
10. [PS4] Dying Light – 7,030 / 32,560
11. [3DS] Assassination Classroom: Grand Siege on Kurosensei – 6,845 / 56,672
12. [PSV] Clock Zero: Shuuen no Ichibyou – ExTime – 6,306 / NEW
13. [PS4] Toukiden Kiwami – 6,103 / NEW
14. [WIU] Mario Party 10 – 5,033 / 123,465
15. [3DS] Mario Kart 8 – 4,989 / 966,494
16. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire – 4,973 / 2,603,857
17. [3DS] Yo-Kai Watch 2: Shinuchi – 4,851 / 2,591,702
18. [PS3] One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3 – 4,770 / 141,981
19. [3DS] Super Smash Bros. for 3DS – 4,109 / 2,215,255
20. [PSV] Dai-3-Ji Super Robot Taisen Z Tengoku-hen – 4,001 / 147,155

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Posted on 10 years ago by Patrick(@Patricklous) in Features, Game of the Month, GameCube, Wii U, Wii U eShop | 10 Comments

It’s safe to say that Mario Kart 8 takes more than a few cues from F-Zero. Nintendo’s other racing franchise that started out on the SNES gets comparatively little love nowadays, but several features from this series have worked their way into the latest Mario Kart. The new racetracks are the most obvious influence, with gravity-defying courses that are straight out of F-Zero (quite literally in the case of some of the DLC), but the new 200cc class brings Mario Kart’s speed just a little bit closer to its older brother. Heck, you can even play as a Mii approximation of Captain Falcon if you can track down his elusive amiibo. But for all the inspiration that Mario Kart 8 takes from F-Zero, the two series remain distinctly different. Some people are claiming that Mario Kart is now an adequate replacement for the currently MIA F-Zero (and by some people I mean just one guy on Neogaf), but taking a look at the design philosophy behind both titles shows that they’re completely at odds with each other.

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