Is 3D Steets of Rage 2 in the works? Game rated in Australia
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, Rumors | 5 Comments
3D Steets of Rage 2 doesn’t seem exist yet. That’s why it’s peculiar how the game has been rated over in Australia. Could 3D Steets of Rage 2 be happening at some point?
More: 3D Steets of Rage 2, SEGA, top
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze appears to have a cut achievement system
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Rumors, Wii U | 7 Comments
The Cutting Room Floor has discovered a strings file labeled “miiverse” inside Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze. This seems to have strings for some kind of cut achievement system.
There’s a ton of text included in the file. Players would have received achievements for defeating bosses, uncovering new areas, collecting KONG letters and puzzle pieces, and more. Perhaps it would have been possible to share achievements on Miiverse?
If you’re interested in checking out the full text from the achievements-related file, continue on below.
Playtonic working on Banjo Kazooie spiritual successor, interested in Wii U
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Wii U eShop | 18 Comments
Update 2: Name update: the game is going by the tentative name “Project Ukulele”. Additionally, reader Noble Wrot tried adjusting the levels and contrasts of the image below to bring out the forms of the shadowy figures. We might be looking at a bird and some kind of reptile!

Update: Teaser site open here. The team is entirely comprised of those who were formerly from Rare. We also have this piece of art:

This month’s issue of EDGE contains an interview with Playtonic. The studio’s first game will be a spiritual successor to Banjo Kazooie, and the team seems to have quite a bit of interest in the Wii U.
As stated in the magazine:
“There’s a history of working with Nintendo so we’d naturally love to see our game on a Nintendo platform. If people tell us to make Wii U our target console platform then we’ve got the flexibility to do that.”
Playtonic has funding, but the company would like to team up with a publisher if the two sides were interesting in working together. The plan is to first release this game on Steam Early Access, followed by consoles.
More: indie, Playtonic, Project Ukulele, top
Smash Bros. 3DS update version 1.0.5 out now – amiibo support, share mode
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 12 Comments
The 1.0.5 update for Super Smash Bros. 3DS is out now. Players in North America, Europe, and Japan can download the patch.
Today’s update is rather significant. amiibo figures are now supported, meaning players can train their fighters on the go. amiibo in Smash Bros. Wii U are compatible with the 3DS game.
Nintendo and Bandai Namco have also prepared a share mode. Players can post photos, replay data, and Mii Fighter data to the server to share with other users around the world. Other users can search and download the content. In addition, posting photos to Miiverse is now possible.
Read on below for the full update notes from Nintendo.
More: Super Smash Bros. for 3DS, title update, top
UK software sales (Week ending 2/7)
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 0 comments
More: Chart-Track, charts, sales, top, UK
Nintendo tried to secure the rights to Harry Potter in the late ’90s
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Rumors | 14 Comments
In a new report, Unseen64 claims that Nintendo Software Technology created a pitch in 1998 to obtain exclusive access to the Harry Potter franchise. Had Nintendo been successful, it would have “secured the rights to produce all adaptations of the book series for the indefinite future in video game form; potentially preventing the eventual movie adaptations from being created altogether”.
Unseen64 says – via a former artist at NST – that two groups planned separate pitches. One group would focus on a third-person adventure title, while the other (including Marvel comic book artist Adi Granov) would concentrate its efforts on a game based on Quidditch.
More: Harry Potter, top
Rumor: Details emerge about cancelled Metroid 3DS project
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Rumors | 40 Comments
Back in December, there was talk about a cancelled Metroid project for 3DS. Not much was known about it at the time, but a few concrete details have since surfaced.
The folks over at Unseen64 put up a new podcast on Patreon that shares a bit more on the mysterious Metroid project. It was made clear by the site’s Liam Robertson that this was an attempt to revive 2D Metroid on 3DS. Based on a rough prototype Robertson saw, the title was a tad faster than Super Metroid and Metroid Fusion.
Rumor: Netflix working on live-action The Legend of Zelda TV series
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Rumors | 27 Comments
If a new report from the Wall Street Journal is to be believed, Netflix is cooking up a new live-action television show based on The Legend of Zelda.
The site says that things are “in the early stages” at present. A source close to the Wall Street Journal claims that the series is “about an ordinary boy named Link who must rescue a princess named Zelda and save a fantasy world called Hyrule” – essentially Zelda as we know it. It’s being described as a family-friendly Game of Thrones, with Nintendo having a heavy involvement.
At present, Netflix is seeking a writer for the project. Since it’s such a long ways off, the Wall Street Journal points out that Netflix or Nintendo could kill the series off before things progress too far.
Keep in mind that this report has not been officially confirmed. Netflix declined to comment, and Nintendo has not yet responded.
More: Netflix, The Legend of Zelda, top
Iwata shares a bit more on Nintendo’s Quality of Life plans
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 11 Comments
Satoru Iwata opened up a bit more regarding Nintendo’s Quality of Life plans while speaking with Japanese outlet Asahi News. Here’s a brief overview about what was shared, courtesy of Kotaku:
– Game hardware, game software, and health care are Nintendo’s three main pillars
– Iwata: “It’s not necessary to be particular about game hardware”
– Iwata seems to be saying that Nintendo’s health care business doesn’t need to be tied to its video game consoles
– Nintendo considering making a service that analyzes data from its sleep sensor
– Users would be given ways for exercising and eating right
– Iwata: “Leveraging our video game know-how, we’ll make it so even those who have trouble following through can stick with this program and have fun”
– Nintendo believes health care is a way it can reclaim customers
– Nintendo is also thinking of ways to get into the education field
More: Satoru Iwata, top
Xenoblade Chronicles 3D coming to North America on April 10, new trailer
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in New Nintendo 3DS, News | 3 Comments
Nintendo announced today that Xenoblade Chronicles 3D will be available in North America on April 10. Additionally, a new trailer was shared. You can find it above.
Xenoblade Chronicles 3D, the handheld remake of the Wii RPG, launches exclusively for New Nintendo #3DS XL on 4/10! http://t.co/iEpLMb6hz4
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) February 6, 2015
Also, in case you missed it, here’s the news about amiibo/StreetPass support from Nintendo’s Twitter account:
Use StreetPass in #Xenoblade Chronicles 3D to help you earn in-game tokens to unlock music and character models! pic.twitter.com/2jNAOvBalf
— Nintendo UK (@NintendoUK) February 6, 2015
You can also earn in-game tokens in #Xenoblade Chronicles 3D by tapping a Shulk #amiibo to the New Nintendo #3DS pic.twitter.com/J7JXT118uJ
— Nintendo UK (@NintendoUK) February 6, 2015