Nintendo Download (1/1/15, North America)
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This week’s North American Nintendo Downloads are as follows:
Wii U Virtual Console
Pokemon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire
3DS Virtual Console
Bionic Commando: Elite Forces
eShop Sales
Shovel Knight on Wii U and Nintendo 3DS is 33 percent off until 8:59 a.m. PT on Jan. 8.
Unepic is 30 percent off (reduced from $9.99 to $6.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Jan. 29.
Dress to Play: Cute Witches! is 50 percent off (reduced from $3.99 to $1.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Feb. 1
Dress to Play: Magic Bubbles! is 50 percent off (reduced from $3.99 to $1.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Feb. 1
eShop Must-Haves
Start the new year off right in the Nintendo eShop, which features must-have classic and current games. Check the Nintendo eShop each week in January (from Jan. 1 at 9 a.m. PT until Jan. 29 at 8:59 a.m. PT) for Nintendo eShop Must-Haves – they’re the perfect way to build a collection of great games that you can enjoy for years to come.
Source: Nintendo PR
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Sakurai talks Smash Bros. patches, thoughts on competitive play
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News, Wii U | 71 Comments
More excerpts from Nintendo Dream’s interview with Smash Bros. director Masahiro Sakurai are now available.
In these latest translations, Sakurai talks about patches – such as the timeframe for the latest patch, and the possibility of future updates. He also shares some thoughts regarding competitive Smash Bros. play.
Head past the break for all of Sakurai’s comments.
More photos from the 1993 Nintendo Character Manual – Wario was Mario’s childhood friend
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Another round of photos from the 1993 Nintendo Character Manual have been posted online.
Some interesting tidbits are shared in the various scans – such as how Wario was once Mario’s childhood friend, and not his evil brother.
Did you know that Bowser “decided to conquer the Mushroom Kingdom because he could not stand the idea of happy fungi”? Or how about the fact that Toad also apparently goes by the name “Little Toadie”?
View the gallery above for all of the recently-scanned character bios.
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One newcomer was almost cut from Smash Bros. Wii U/3DS
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 8 Comments
In this month’s issue of Nintendo Dream, Smash Bros. director Masahiro Sakurai discussed the process of choosing characters for the game’s roster.
Sakurai confirmed that he looked into featuring characters from unreleased new games at the very beginning of development. By the time the project proposal finished – which was May 2012 – “all characters were already decided.” As production continues, the team decides which characters to cut from the proposal given their priority.
Speaking of cut characters, Sakurai revealed that there was one newcomer who was almost cut. We won’t reveal who it was just to be safe with spoilers, though most of you should know who the character is at this point.
Head past the break for the character in question plus the full excerpt from Nintendo Dream.
Sakurai explains why Bandai Namco was brought in for Smash Bros. development
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Super Smash Bros. for Wii U/3DS marks the first time that Bandai Namco worked on new entries in Nintendo’s well-known series.
As for why Bandai Namco was chosen to handle development, director Masahiro Sakurai told Nintendo Dream in the magazine’s latest issue that having a single company create the games was thought to be the best option. And since Bandai Namco has the capability to create “a large-scale fighting-game, there was only this one company.” Sakurai feels that it would have been a difficult challenge for other developers to attempt.
Here are Sakurai’s full words:
Mod makes online play in New Super Mario Bros. Wii possible
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii | 6 Comments
New Super Mario Bros. Wii does feature multiplayer, but it’s limited to local play. It was simply impossible to play with a friend online… until now!
Fans have come up with a mod to allow for online multiplayer in New Super Mario Bros. Wii. You can see a demonstration above.
As for how it works on a technical level, YouTube user “MrBean35000vr” explains:
It works by sending a long stream of inputs over the Internet; button presses on a controller. An assigned host dictates RNG (random number generator, random elements in games like which item you get from a box in MKW for instance), and synchronises level loads so that everyone plays the game at the same speed. It also has an adjustable lag threshold, to allow smoother gameplay with people far away with you, at the cost of slight input delay.
There’s no word yet as to when the mod will be widely available. At the moment, its creator is still working through various issues. This is very neat though, and it sounds like online multiplayer could be implemented in other Wii games that have local multiplayer.
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Reggie on Nintendo’s performance and sales, high-demand amiibo, more
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Last week, The Seattle Times put up a few new quotes from Reggie Fils-Aime. The Nintendo of America addressed the company’s performance and talked a bit about sales, high-demand amiibo, and more.
You’ll find a roundup of Reggie’s comments below. You can find The Seattle Times’ full article here.
On whether Nintendo is now on a rebound…
“(Nintendo is) doing better this year than we did last year. The way I would frame it: Our goal is to drive an ongoing positive trajectory. Certainly with the momentum we’re seeing with our hardware, the momentum we’re seeing with our key software titles, that gives us a lot of confidence.”
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UK software sales (Week ending 12/27)
Posted on 9 years ago by Kirara Koneko(@KiraraKoneko) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 5 Comments
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UK software sales (Week ending 12/27) – Wii U/3DS charts
Posted on 9 years ago by Kirara Koneko(@KiraraKoneko) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 2 Comments
This week’s UK Wii U/3DS specific software sales are as follows;
Wii U
1. Super Smash Bros. – Nintendo
2. Mario Kart 8 – Nintendo
3. New Super Mario Bros. U – Nintendo
4. Super Mario 3D World – Nintendo
5. Just Dance 2015 – Ubisoft
6. Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham – Traveller’s Tales
7. Bayonetta 2 – Nintendo
8. Hyrule Warriors – Nintendo
9. Nintendoland – Nintendo
10. Disney Infinity 2.0 – Avalanche Software
3DS
1. Pokemon Omega Ruby – Nintendo
2. Pokemon Alpha Sapphire – Nintendo
3. Super Smash Bros. – Nintendo
4. Tomodachi Life – Nintendo
5. Mario Kart 7 – Nintendo
6. New Super Mario Bros. 2 – Nintendo
7. Frozen: Olaf’s Quest – 1st Playable
8. Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Nintendo
9. Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham – Traveller’s Tales
10. Luigi’s Mansion 2 – Nintendo
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Nintendo Download (1/1/15, Europe)
Posted on 9 years ago by Jarop(@gamrah) in 3DS eShop, News, Wii U eShop | 2 Comments
This week’s Nintendo downloads are as follows:
Wii U
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (from January 2nd) – €39.99/£34.99
Wii U VC
Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones (GBA) – €6.99/£6.29
F-Zero GP Legend (GBA) – €6.99/£6.29
Wii U Special Offers
New Super Mario Bros. U & New Super Luigi U – €59.99/£49.99 (Ends January 8)*
*New Super Luigi U is a free download if you buy New Super Mario Bros. U off the eShop until January 8th
Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate – €29.99/£24.99 (Ends January 8)
Shovel Knight – €9.99/£8.66 (Ends January 8th)
3DS Themes
Pokémon: Slowpoke – €1.99/£1.79
NES Fire-Breathing Bowser – €1.99/£1.79
3DS Special Offers
Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate – €22.49/£19.99 (Ends January 8)
Shovel Knight (Yacht Club Games) – €9.99/£8.66 (Ends January 8)
