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

This week’s issue of Jump has revealed another two jobs for Bravely Second: End Layer. The magazine shares information about the Bishop as well as the Fencer.

Bravely Second’s Bishop job specializes in healing magic. The Fencer, on the other hand, centers around defense boosts and boosts to attack speed. It additionally has a stance system that allows players to use certain sword attacks.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 5 Comments

Warner Bros. has now officially announced LEGO Dimensions following the game’s leak earlier today.

LEGO Dimensions is described as “an all-new entertainment experience that breaks the rules of traditional gaming to merge physical LEGO brick building with interactive console gameplay in a manner only imaginable in the world of LEGO games.” Warner Bros. is featuring various properties, including DC Comics, The Lord of the Rings, The LEGO Movie, The Wizard of Oz, LEGO Ninjago, Back to the Future, and more.

The LEGO Dimensions Starter Pack, priced at $99.99, is what players will start with. This is comprised of a copy of the game, the LEGO Toy Pad (bring special LEGO minifigures and other LEGO objects into the game), bricks to build the LEGO Gateway, three LEGO Minifigures (LEGO Batman from DC Comics, LEGO Gandalf from The Lord of the Rings and Wyldstyle from The LEGO Movie), and the LEGO Batmobile.

Warner Bros. will release additional packs in 2015 and 2016. Level Packs, Team packs, and Fun packs offer “new buildable characters, vehicles, tools and gadgets, as well as compelling game content with new mission-based levels and unique in-game abilities.” Each expansion pack is based on well-known properties.

Upcoming packs include:

A small sample of packs available in 2015 include the Back to the Future Level Pack with a LEGO Marty McFly minifigure, a LEGO Ninjago Team Pack with Kai and Cole minifigures, three Ninjago Fun Packs with Jay, Nya and Zane minifigures, two DC Comics Fun Packs with Wonder Woman and Cyborg minifigures, three The Lord of the Rings Fun Packs with LEGO Gollum, LEGO Gimli and LEGO Legolas minifigures, four The LEGO Movie Fun packs with Emmet, Bad Cop, Benny and Unikitty characters, and a The Wizard of Oz Fun Pack with a LEGO Wicked Witch of the West minifigure.

LEGO Dimensions will launch on September 27 on Wii U and other platforms.

Source: Warner Bros. Interactive PR

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News, Wii U eShop | 1 Comment

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

Wii U Download

Affordable Space Adventures

Wii U Virtual Console

Yoshi Touch & Go
WarioWare: Touched!

3DS Retail

Xenoblade Chronicles 3D (New 3DS XL only)
Etrian Mystery Dungeon

3DS Download

Pokemon Rumble World
DOOORS
Runny Egg

3DS Themes

Xenoblade Chronicles 3D: Mechonis
Xenoblade Chronicles 3D: Monado

eShop Sales

eShop on Wii U and Nintendo 3DS

Super Spring Sale! Got some time this Spring Break? Check out these deals in the Nintendo eShop for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U starting April 9 at 9:00 a.m. PT until April 20 at 8:59 a.m. PT. Whether you’re planning a getaway or a “stay-cation,” pick up select great games for up to 30 percent off! Check out http://www.nintendo.com/eshop/offers for more details.

Wii U

Tetrobot & Co. is 70 percent off (reduced from $9.99 to $2.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on April 12.
99Moves, 99Seconds and Abyss from EnjoyUp Games are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on May 7.

3DS

3D MahJongg, Gardenscapes, Jewel Match 3 and more games from Joindots are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on April 23.
WRC Official Game of the FIA World Rally Championship is 42 percent off (reduced from $34.99 to $20) until 8:59 a.m. PT on April 16.
Snow Moto Racing 3D is 50 percent off (reduced from $7.99 to $3.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on April 16.
Heavy Fire: Special Operations 3D is 80 percent off (reduced from $4.99 to $0.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on April 23.

Price Reductions

Watch_Dogs on Wii U has been reduced to $29.99 (from $59.99).
LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham on Wii U has been reduced to $29.99 (from $39.99).
LEGO Ninjago: Nindroids on Nintendo 3DS has been reduced to $19.99 (from $29.99).
Tri-Strip on Wii U is reduced to $1.49 (from $1.99) beginning at 9 a.m. PT on April 9.

Activities

Code Name: S.T.E.A.M. “Four Score” 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 “Four Score” tournament runs through April 12. Opt in via the SpotPass feature for notifications on future tournaments. Good luck, agents!

New Pokémon Shuffle Opportunities

Blastoise Competitive Stage – Do your best in a competitive stage featuring Mega Blastoise, available to play until 10 p.m. PT on April 12. Players will be ranked based on the score that they receive on this stage. All those who place in the top 20,000 will be awarded a Blastoisinite, the Mega Stone needed to Mega Evolve Blastoise. You can attempt the competitive stage as many times as you like each day. For more info, please visit http://www.pokemonshuffle.com/en-us/connectivity/#blastoise-launch.

Rayquaza’s Special Stage – Rayquaza’s stage will be available to play until 11 p.m. PT on April 19. Rayquaza can only be caught through this special stage, so use this chance to catch it!

Rayquaza’s Dragon Talon Skill – If you catch Rayquaza, you will be able to use it as one of your own Pokémon. Rayquaza’s skill is Dragon Talon, which will give your attack 1.5 times the regular damage when you clear Rayquaza from the puzzle area.

Source: Nintendo PR

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Update: We’ve added a bunch of posts to the site throughout the day. Here’s a roundup:

Announcement video
Out on September 27, more details
Pre-orders
Various images

Warner Bros.’ new toys-to-life game is official. A leak spotted on Reddit reveals that LEGO Dimensions is heading to Wii U.

LEGO Dimensions allows players to scan characters into the game. Batman, Gandalf, and Wyldstyle are included in Dimensions’ Starter Pack, which includes a copy of the title, LEGO Toy Pad, LEGO Gateway building bricks, the 3 LEGO minifigures, and LEGO Batmobile vehicle.

Here’s LEGO Dimensions’ description:

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Screenshots, Wii U | 4 Comments

The Japanese Xenoblade Chronicles X website was updated once again today. Along with the latest battle videos, we also have a batch of screenshots and art. You can find the full set above.

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This month’s issue of EDGE has a heavy feature on Splatoon. Details from the article have since emerged, which you can find rounded up below.

– Main article has quotes from Amano/Sakaguchi and Nogami and talks about Edge playing the same demo build of the game the media played a few weeks back.
– The prototype had basic block characters and the ink painting mechanic. You were invisible when you were in your own ink. Amano/Sakaguchi added in jumping, hiding in ink, and the ability to shoot up and down. After that, though, they were confused about what they wanted to do with the game. They thought they might put a squid character on the box art but they needed a humanoid character to hold the guns. They thought a “squid human” wouldn’t sell.
– Amano/Sakaguchi were scolded by Miyamoto in 2013 when doing the prototype who said “I don’t understand. What do you want to do? There’s no appeal to this game”.
– They had an epiphany on Jan 6, 2014 that they could have you switch between a squid and human form and they rapidly got a bunch of ideas about how you swim faster in your own ink, you slow down in enemy ink and take damage, you can swim up walls, etc.
– Amano is a fan of “shooting games”, but when he would invite friends to play with him they would get frustrated. He wants to make a game that is different that people who aren’t fans of traditional shooters can play.
– Splatoon has no voice chat and never will. Amano says: “This is coming from personal experience. When I played online games, I didn’t like the negativity I got and people telling me ‘You’re crap. Go away’. So we wanted to focus on the positive aspects of online gaming”. Amano says he’s not saying that chat in an online game can’t contribute to fun but they want to grab new players.
– Confirms that there are some Splat Zone maps with more than one boxed-off area to capture. If you claim all the territories your timer starts to count down, but if your opponent captures one the timer stops.
– The same primary weapon can come in a variation with the different sub/special weapon
– Can start firing after a super jump right before you land
– More online modes besides Turf War/Splat Zones
– One respawn point per team, but you’re invulnerable while on it to discourage campers.
– A lot of the designers on the team are in their 30s, so the 90s style with street fashion and trainers is a big inspiration for the outfits
– Trick to balancing the weapons according to Sakaguchi is to make people want a little more (“if only it could shoot a little farther/shoot faster”). They aren’t going out trying to make the strongest weapon in the game.
– 15 singleplayer challenges and “5 rare pieces of gear” for each of the 3 Amiibos
– Q&A with Katsuya Eguchi. Thinks Splatoon IP has huge potential. Important to have things that will draw attention to the game after release (basically hints at content updates/DLC).

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 3 Comments

Nintendo has shared another video comparing Mario Kart 8’s 150cc option to the upcoming addition of 200cc. This time around, we get a chance to see how Piranha Plant Pipeway looks with the new racing speed. Check out the video above.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS, News, Wii U | 7 Comments

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

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

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

PS4 – 45,446
Vita – 26,324
New 3DS LL – 18,823
New 3DS – 7,290
Wii U – 6,698
PS3 – 6,652
3DS – 2,883
3DS LL – 2,233
Vita TV – 708
Xbox One – 250

And here are the software charts:

1. [PSV] 3rd Super Robot Wars Z Tengoku Hen – 121,219 / NEW
2. [PS3] 3rd Super Robot Wars Z Tengoku Hen – 109,200 / NEW
3. [3DS] Xenoblade Chronicles 3D – 56,923 / NEW
4. [PSV] Sword Art Online: Lost Song – 23,279 / 162,577
5. [PS4] Bloodborne – 22,610 / 175,177
6. [PS3] One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3 – 22,146 / 119,508
7. [PS4] Earth Defense Force 4.1: The Shadow of New Despair – 21,582 / NEW
8. [3DS] Theatrhythm Dragon Quest – 15,995 / 92,854
9. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition – 15,880 / 73,100
10. [PSV] One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3 – 14,945 / 69,252
11. [PS3] Pro Baseball Spirits 2015 – 19,940 / 77,137
12. [WIU] Mario Party 10 – 14,410 / 103,488
13. [PSV] Pro Baseball Spirits 2015 – 11,211 / 66,833
14. [PS4] One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3 – 10,546 / 57,238
15. [3DS] Yo-Kai Watch 2: Shinuchi – 10,439 / 2,573,917
16. [PS3] Sword Art Online: Lost Song – 10,264 / 65,354
17. [PS3] Resident Evil: Revelations 2 – 10,035 / 103,100
18. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire – 8,709 / 2,587,345
19. [3DS] Kuroko’s Basketball: Ties to the Future – 8,311 / 43,726
20. [PSV] Senran Kagura: Estival Versus – 8,297 / 52,845

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