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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 2 Comments

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, New Nintendo 3DS, Rumors | 13 Comments

I’m not usually one to post tidbits coming from Nintendo representatives, in large part because they don’t always know what they’re talking about. However, some interesting information has surfaced from “D” over on NeoGAF, who spoke with a rep while at GameStop.

Below is a quick summary:

– West Coast port strike directly affected amiibo shipments
– Nintendo still has amiibo from January/February on shipping crates that haven’t been unloaded
– Amiibo for the newer wave (King Dedede, Sonic, etc.) were delivered by air
– This costs a lot of money, and Nintendo doesn’t intend to keep on doing that
– There will be a restock of older waves, especially for rare characters such as Wii Fit Trainer
– Nintendo only made so many since they thought there wouldn’t be much demand for some franchises with obscure characters
– Nintendo has been receiving a ton of emails from people that can’t find/are looking for these rare characters, and they are trying to do what they can to get them out there but due to the port strike
– A lot of those characters are still on the ships
– You should keep checking store for some of the older characters to appear
– amiibo for the upcoming wave (Ness, Charizard, etc.) are having their release dates and pre-orders held at due to the port strike and because Nintendo wants to make sure the situation with the strike will not affect shipments again
– Nintendo also wants to gauge the market for demand, which will determine how many to produce
– Once most of the cargo gets offloaded and the situation improves, Nintendo will talk to retailers about stock, and an announcement will be made
– Majora’s Mask New 3DS XL is gone
– It was truly a limited edition release
– There is no stock anywhere in any warehouse, and there are no plans for a restock
– Retailers were apparently informed about 6 months before the Majora’s Mask New 3DS XL release and ordered accordingly
– The rep didn’t know anything about a release date or Nintendo Direct for the remaining Mario Kart 8 or Mewtwo DLC
– Nintendo Directs are somewhat random in nature, and the rep doesn’t really get any sort of heads up
– If Nintendo wants to show gameplay of something, then the Directs are the only way they’ll do it

We can’t officially confirm that the information above is valid. It definitely sounds spot on though!

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 149 Comments

There has been plenty of talk and a fair amount of speculation about Splatoon possibly receiving voice chat support. Unfortunately, however, the title won’t make use of the feature at all. GameXplain has confirmed with Nintendo that Splatoon will not offer any sort of voice chat support.

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

Nintendo will add Ranked Battles to Splatoon following the game’s launch in May, the company has confirmed.

As for what Ranked Battles entail, they’re entirely about objective gametypes. Players will need to have obtained level 10 in online Turf Wars – which was first shown at E3 2014 – in order to participate.

According to a Nintendo representative:

“Once you reach level 10, you’ll be able to play Ranked Battles. However, we’ll be watching the global progress of how many people reach level 10 and, once that’s hit a certain threshold, we’ll turn that on for everyone to play.”

Regarding the decision, Nintendo feels that Turf War will provide players will enough experience with Splatoon’s core mechanics. Nintendo is also emphasizing that these skills are necessary to succeed in Ranked Battles.

Ranked Battles will use a dynamic leveling system that matches players of similar skill levels in online battles. Letter grades are implemented, beginning with C-, and is independent of the player’s overall level.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 21 Comments

TIME has put up another round of quotes from Nintendo president Satoru Iwata. There is plenty of additional mobile talk (such as how he isn’t a fan of the term “free-to-play”), but other topics were discussed as well. Iwata commented on the Wii U’s launch price, how Shigeru Miyamoto’s involvement with the New 3DS led to the inclusion of super-stable 3D, how the characters in Smash Bros. are technically toys, amiibo, and rumors about Netflix’s live-action Zelda series (which are apparently inaccurate).

We’ve rounded up Iwata’s comments below. If you’re interested in checking out TIME’s original report, head on over to this link.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Kirara Koneko(@KiraraKoneko) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 0 comments

This weeks UK software sales are as follows:

Individual Formats

All Formats

Source: Chart-Trak

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Posted on 10 years ago by Kirara Koneko(@KiraraKoneko) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 0 comments

This weeks Wii U/3DS specific UK software sales are as follows:

Wii U

1. Mario Part 10 – Nintendo

2. Mario Kart 8 – Nintendo

3. Super Smash Bros. – Nintendo

4. Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker – Nintendo

5. Super Mario 3D World – Nintendo

6. New Super Mario Bros. U – Nintendo

7. Hyrule Warriors – Nintendo

8. FIFA 13 – EA Sports

9. Lego Marvel Super Heroes – Traveller’s Tales

10. Disney Infinity 2.0 – Avalanche Software

3DS

1. The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask – Nintendo

2. Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate – Capcom

3. Tomodachi Life – Nintendo

4. Super Smash Bros. – Nintendo

5. Pokemon Omega Ruby – Nintendo

6. Pokemon Alpha Sapphire – Nintendo

7. Pokemon Y – Nintendo

8. The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Wolrds – Nintendo

9. Super Mario Bros. 2 – Nintendo

10. Mario Kart 7 – Nintendo

Source: Chart-Track

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Posted on 10 years ago by Kirara Koneko(@KiraraKoneko) in 3DS eShop, News, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

This week’s European Nintendo Downloads are as follows:

Wii U Retail

Trine Enchanted Edition – €12.99/£10.99 (€10.39/£8.79 if you own Trine 2: Director’s Cut)

Wii U Download

Suspension Railroad Simulator – €7.99/£5.99

Wii U Virtual Console

Mega Man Zero – €6.99/£6.29

3DS Retail

Inazuma Eleven GO Chrono Stones: Wildfire (available March 27) – €39.99/£34.99

Inazuma Eleven GO Chrono Stones: Thunderflash (available March 27) – €39.99/£34.99

LEGO Ninjago: Shadow of Ronin (available March 27) – €39.99/£29.99

SpongeBob HeroPants – £19.99

Best Friends – My Horse 3D – €29.99/£24.99

3DS Download

Jet Dog – €7.99/£7.19

Excave – €4.99/£4.49

Adventure Bar Story – €4.99/£3.99

eShop Sales

Wii U

Angry Bunnies: Colossal Carrot Crusade – €3.14/£2.69 (Ends April 23, regular price €6.99/£5.99)

Cake Ninja 3: The Legend Continues – €3.69/£3.33 (Ends April 23, regular price €4.99/£4.49)

Color Zen – €2.24/£2.24 (Ends April 23, regular price €2.99/£2.99)

Color Zen Kids – €2.24/£2.24 (Ends April 23, regular price €2.99/£2.99)

My Style Studio: Hair Salon – €3.74/£3.35 (Ends April 23, regular price €4.99/£4.49)

99Seconds – €1.49/£1.34 (Ends April 23, regular price €2.49/£2.29)

Darts Up – €1.49/£1.34 (Ends April 23, regular price €2.49/£2.29)

TNT Racers – Nitro Machines Edition – €4.99/£4.49 (Ends April 9, regular price €7.99/£6.99)

Paper Monsters Recut – €3.29/£2.79 (Ends April 9, regular price €6.49/£5.49)

Zen Pinball 2: South Park Pinball (Add-on Content) – €2.49/£1.99 (Ends April 2, regular price €4.99/£3.99)

3DS

Conception II: Children of the Seven Stars – €14.99/£13.49 (Ends April 9, regular price €29.99/£24.99)

Shin Megami Tensei IV – €9.99/£8.99 (Ends April 9, regular price €19.99/£17.99)

Asterix The Mansions of the Gods – €19.99/£16.99 (Ends April 9, regular price €34.99/£29.99)

Comic Workshop – €4.49/£3.99 (Ends April 16, regular price €5.99/£5.39)

Painting Workshop – €2.99/£2.69 (Ends April 16, regular price €3.99/£3.59)

Angry Bunnies – €2.92/£2.69 (Ends April 23, regular price €6.49/£5.99)

Bubble Pop World – €3.74/£3.35 (Ends April 23, regular price €4.99/£4.49)

Color Zen – €2.24/£2.24 (Ends April 23, regular price €2.99/£2.99)

Color Zen Kids – €2.24/£2.24 (Ends April 23, regular price €2.99/£2.99)

Fishdom H20: Hidden Odyssey – €3.74/£3.35 (Ends April 23, regular price €4.99/£4.49)

My Style Studio: Hair Salon – €3.74/£3.35 (Ends April 23, regular price €4.99/£4.49)

Darts Up 3D – €1.49/£1.34 (Ends April 23, regular price €2.99/£2.69)

Football Up Online – €2.99/£2.69 (Ends April 23, regular price €3.99/£3.59)

3D MahJongg – €3.59/£3.19 (Ends April 9, regular price €4.99/£4.49)

Atlantic Quest – €4.99/£3.59 (Ends April 9, regular price €6.99/£4.99)

Crazy Construction – €4.99/£3.59 (Ends April 9, regular price €6.99/£4.99)

Undead Bowling  – €4.99/£3.59 (Ends April 9, regular price €6.99/£4.99)

Snow Moto Racing 3D – €3.99/£3.59 (Ends April 9, regular price €7.99/£7.19)

World Conqueror 3D (CIRCLE Ent.) – £3.99 (Permanent, was £4.49)

Permanent Price Drop

World Conqueror 3D – £3.99 (was £4.49)

Source: Nintendo PR

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 105 Comments

Yesterday, a short video surfaced in which Masahiro Sakurai stated that Mewtwo DLC for Smash Bros. Wii U/3DS was nearly finished and will be released “pretty soon”. But that wasn’t the only significant piece of information shared by Sakurai.

According to Sakurai, Takamaru from The Mysterious Murasame Castle was initially considered as a fighter for the new Smash Bros. entries. Unfortunately, he didn’t make the cut due to the perceived lack of familiarity among Nintendo fans. This took place before development on Smash Bros. Wii U/3DS actually began.

We’ll also mention that Sakurai is aware of the crazy Miiverse requests for fighters, like Goku and SpongeBob. Naturally, there’s no way such characters would make it into Smash Bros.

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