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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 36 Comments

New details regarding Splatoon have come out of this week’s issue of Famitsu. You’ll find the information in the summary below (thanks StreetsAhead):

-Team made up of lots of staff that worked on Wii U launch titles. Once they’d grasped the hardware, they wanted to create something innovative.
-Working on a local multiplayer mode in addition to online and Hero Mode
-Hero mode is predominantly a 3D platformer with heavy emphasis on human-squid transformations
-Random matching is done world wide, game tries to place you with players close to your skill level based on ratings
-Tried implementing a system whereby you could give orders to your team mates, but battles were too quick and hectic for them to be effective so they got rid of the feature
-Game won’t use CPU fighters; only once 8 human players have been found will a match start
-Having multiple modes with random matching would limit the number of players per mode, so all the focus is on the 4 vs. 4 for that
-No communication with players you are matched with
-They didn’t think of using Bloopers when they decided on squids (they apparently forgot they existed)
-No money can be earned in Hero Mode. Your points, as displayed at the end of the match, are turned into money and experience points.
-A lot of the music is written by Tooru Minegishi (who has worked on Zelda, Animal Crossing, and Super Mario)

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News | 0 comments

I’m not entirely sure what Woah Dave! Deluxe is, but it’s something that exists. It it a new game? A new mode for the original game? The developer is keeping quiet for now, so we can only speculate!

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 0 comments

A new set of downloadable tracks have arrived for Japanese Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call players. As of today, the following songs can be purchased:

BMS Final Fantasy IX — “Vamo’ alla Flamenco”
BMS Sword of Mana 2 / Seiken Densetsu 3 — “Swivel”
BMS SaGa Frontier 2 — “Mi?gestalt”
BMS Chrono Trigger — “Frog’s Theme”
FMS Legend of Mana — “Ruined Sparkling City”
FMS NieR Gestalt/RepliCant — “Kainé/Salvation”

These tracks should be coming west on February 19.

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

Curve Studios confirmed today that OlliOlli will be coming to both Wii U and 3DS in March. A specific date hasn’t been shared just yet, but it should be launching during the middle of the month. View some screenshots above.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News | 0 comments

Sales of the first Gunman Clive have topped 400,000 units, creator Bertil Hörberg has announced.

Hörberg shared the news on Twitter through the following message:

The sequel to Gunman Clive, Gunman Clive 2, just launched on the 3DS eShop last week. It’s out in both North America and Europe.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Patrick(@Patricklous) in 3DS, 3DS eShop, Features, News, Podcast, Reader Poll, Reader Poll, Wii U, Wii U eShop | 2 Comments

Hello everyone, here’s another podcast! All of your votes have been tallied on to put together the definitive list of the top ten game soundtracks (on Nintendo platforms) from 2014. In this almost two-hour podcast you can expect to hear excerpts from all of the soundtracks that made the list with commentary from myself and those who sent in their thoughts. Thank you to everyone who helped make this feature possible and sorry about the delay.

Unlike last year’s show, it’s now available in video podcast form on Youtube (note: podcast may not contain moving images):

If you want the audio version to stick on your MP3 player or whatever, you can download it here. And if you really want to spoil yourself, the results and and a full track list (with timestamps!) can be found over the break:

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 17 Comments

A new 3DS firmware update is now available for download. By grabbing the latest firmware, your system will be brought up to version 9.5.0-22.

It appears that today’s update is on the simpler side of things, as it’s mostly about stability. Nintendo says of the firmware: “Further improvements to overall system stability and other minor adjustments have been made to enhance the user experience”. That’s it!

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Rumors | 14 Comments

Update (2/2) Destructoid appears to have confirmed this news. Check out the following:

A Target employee has confirmed the authenticity of this document, an internal newsletter called “The Vibe in Electronics.” They state that running out of stock and not getting more shipments for a Target exclusive item is common. They also cement the fact that Sheik may be rare as there haven’t been many shipments coming in at all, but Toon Link is in fact common.

If you’re living in the U.S. and have interest in the Rosalina amiibo, you may want to try finding product sooner rather than later. An internal memo from Target indicates that the figure will not be restocked. As many of you know, Target is the only retailer selling the Rosalina amiibo in the United States.

There are some other interesting points from the memo as well. For instance, Target will apparently not stock the Mega Man, Sonic, King Dedede, and Ike amiibo in store. Consumers will instead be directed to order from the retailer’s website.

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

This week’s UK software sales are as follows:

Individual Formats

All Formats

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

This week’s UK software Wii U/3DS specific software sales are as follows:

Wii U

1. Super Smash Bros. – Nintendo

2. Mario Kart 8 – Nintendo

3. Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker – Nintendo

4. Super Mario 3D World – Nintendo

5. New Super Mario Bros. U – Nintendo

6. Hyrule Warriors – Nintendo

7. The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker – Nintendo

8. Bayonetta 2 – Nintendo

9. Disney Infinity 2.0 – Avalanche Software

10. Just Dance 2015 – Ubisoft

3DS

1. Tomodachi Life – Nintendo

2. Pokemon Omega Ruby – Nintendo

3. Pokemon Alpha Sapphire – Nintendo

4. Super Smash Bros. – Nintendo

5. Mario Kart 7 – Nintendo

6. New Super Mario Bros. 2 – Nintendo

7. Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Nintendo

8. Frozen: Olaf’s Quest – 1st Playable

9. Big Hero 6: Battle in the Bay – 1st Playable

10. Luigi’s Mansion 2 – Nintendo

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