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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 19 Comments

Xenoblade Chronicles X director Tetsuya Takahashi has shared more about the game on the official Japanese Twitter account. He spoke about art designers Takayuki Yanase and Kouichi Mugitani as well as the title’s Dolls.

First, here’s Takahashi on Yanase:

“Mr. Yanase is a well-known designer that has worked on Gundam 00 among other things. The concept for the Dolls in this project was that one single convertible frame be able to transform into several vehicles, so I asked for his help, knowing that he would be able to realize that [concept]. If I recall correctly, I asked for his help around the time that Kotobukiya announced its new plastic model “Frame Arms Series.”

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 7 Comments

Update: The “Master Quest” portion of The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses is actually planned worldwide. You’ll notice that some of the locations include Boston and even Japan.

Plus, we now have Nintendo’s North American announcement – find that after the break. We learn that Zelda: A Link Between Worlds and Majora’s Mask

The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses – Master Quest is kicking off in Europe next year.

Nintendo just announced the news through a message published on its Twitter account a short while ago.

For the full lineup of dates, check out this link.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 8 Comments

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U appears to be causing major issues for some users.

Players have encountered error code 160-0103, which may be caused by the game’s update data. The error seems to occur at random points though some say it happens after playing For Glory and booting the Wii U again.

Error code 160-0103 may stem from update data created by Super Smash Bros. for Wii U. While all other parts of the console can be accessed, the real trouble begins when launching Smash or the Data Management page.

Opening the latter results in error code 160-1710. After seeing this code, Wii U owners have encountered issues like complete Wii U memory wipes and bricked systems.

Those who came across the original error are apparently advised to format their systems. However, they’re then presented with the second error code with no option but to send in their console to Nintendo.

Despite all of these issues, Nintendo is said to be working on a fix.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Patrick(@Patricklous) in DS, Features, Reader Poll | 30 Comments

Like Fred Durst, our series of “Best of DS” lists keeps on rollin’ with a double feature of the top five most under-appreciated and disappointing titles on the console. Let’s start off with the good and recognise the games that might have scored well with critics, but fell under the radar for whatever reason.

Even though I’m happy with the games you guys picked, the “most under-appreciated” might also be the “most unnecessary” list, because how do you use a popularity contest to determine if something is the most under-appreciated? Of course, the deepest cuts were the ones that didn’t get enough votes to make the list so consider the real victors to be Bangai-O Spirits and Kira Kira: Pop Princess:
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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Wii U | 1 Comment

alistdaily has a new interview up with Scott Moffitt, executive vice president of sales and marketing at Nintendo of America. You can find the full discussion here, though there are a couple of noteworthy excerpts that we’ve highlighted below.

On the topic of how eSports has played in the success of Super Smash Bros., Moffitt said:

There does seem to be a ton of pent-up demand for this franchise. ESports has helped to rekindle gamers’ love for this franchise and really prepare the environment for a fantastic launch. I do believe that the record sales are due to a lot of the pre-awareness activity that has gone on, including eSports. The 3DS game also helped satisfy gamers’ demand temporarily before the Wii U game. ESports is one of the things that has helped drive the pre-launch excitement for this game to a fever pitch.

Moffitt also said the following on how the Nintendo gaming audience differs from that of Sony and Microsoft:
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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 4 Comments

A few more updates hit the Japanese Xenoblade Chronicles X Twitter account today. Director Tetsuya Takahashi shared news about a pair of artists working on the game.

Siliconera provides the following translations:

“First up, Mr. Takayuki Yanase. He always manages to give shape to the exact image I communicate, so I have faith in him. For this game, too, he’s created some very cool Dolls (robots).”

“Then there’s Mr. Kouichi Mugitani. Xeno fans already know him, though. Naturally, I’ve asked for his help as a core member of the staff.”

For those wondering, Yanase has worked on Ghost in the Shell: Arise, Tenkai Knights, and Metal Gear Rising. On Rising, Yanase did mechanical designs.

Mugitani’s previous works include production designer on Xenosaga I, Xenosaga II, and Xenosaga III. He also provided character illustrations for Xenosaga III.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 4 Comments

Best Buy is running a pretty great deal on Wii U games at the moment as part of a new Cyber Monday sale.

If you buy one title with the retailer, you can get a second for 40 percent off. The selection includes Super Smash Bros., Bayonetta 2, Hyrule Warriors, and more.

You can find the deal here. All games are currently available for shipping and in-store pickup, though this may change throughout the day.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

This week’s European Nintendo Downloads are as follows:

3DS Download

The Legend of Dark Witch – Chronicle 2D ACT – €3.99 / £3.49 / CHF4.80
WRC FIA World Rally Championship The Official Game – €34.99 / £29.99 / CHF44.90
Riding Star 3D – €29.99 / £24.99 / CHF38.90
Christmas Wonderland 4 – €4.99 / £4.49 / CHF7.00
Mindfeud – €4.99 / £4.49 / CHF6.99

3DS Demo

Urban Trial Freestyle Demo – Free

3DS DLC

Shin Megami Tensei IV: Radiant Equipment – €0.99 / £0.75 / CHF1.20
Shin Megami Tensei IV: For the Past… For the Future – €1.99 / £1.59 / CHF2.40
Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth: Sub-Persona: Thanatos – €1.99 / £1.79 / CHF2.80
Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth: Sub-Persona: Magatsu-Izanagi – €1.99 / £1.79 / CHF2.80
Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth: Sub-Persona: Orpheus Telos – free

Wii U Download

Cake Ninja 3 – €4.99 / £4.49 / CHF6.99

Wii U Demo

Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric demo – free

Wii U Virtual Console

Crash ‘n the Boys Street Challenge – €4.99 / £3.49 / CHF7.00
S.C.A.T. – €4.99 / £3.49 / CHF7.00
Shadow of the Ninja – €4.99 / £3.49 / CHF7.00

3DS Virtual Console

S.C.A.T. – €4.99 / £3.49 / CHF7.00
Shadow of the Ninja – €4.99 / £3.49 / CHF7.00

3DS Themes

A Merry Mario Holiday – €1.99 / £1.79 / CHF2.80
Animal Crossing: New Leaf Jingle’s Toy Day – €1.99 / £1.79 / CHF2.80
Amy Rose Theme – €1.99 / £1.79 / CHF2.80
Chao Theme – €1.99 / £1.79 / CHF2.80
Sonic the Hedgehog – €1.99 / £1.79 / CHF2.80
Shadow the Hedgehog – €1.99 / £1.79 / CHF2.80

Special Offers

Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two – €17.49 / £14.99 / CHF21.90 until 11.12.2014, 23:59 UTC. Regular price is €34.99 / £29.99 / CHF49.99
Fit Music for Wii U – €14.90 / £12.40 / CHF19.40 until 30.01.2015, 23:59 UTC. Regular price is €29.90 / £24.90 / CHF38.90
Luv Me Buddies Wonderland – €14.90 / £12.40 / CHF19.40 until 30.01.2015, 23:59 UTC. Regular price is €29.90 / £24.90 / CHF38.90
DuckTales Remastered – €7.49 / £5.99 / CHF10.50 until 11.12.2014, 23:59 UTC. Regular price is €14.99 / £11.99 / CHF21.00
Abyss – €1.49 / £1.34 / CHF2.10 until 25.12.2014, 23:59 UTC. Regular price is €1.99 / £1.79 / CHF2.80
99Seconds – €1.49 / £1.34 / CHF2.10 until 25.12.2014, 23:59 UTC. Regular price is €2.49 / £2.29 / CHF3.50
Crash City Mayhem – €7.99 / £6.99 / CHF11.00 until 18.12.2014, 23:59 UTC. Regular price is €19.99 / £17.99 / CHF28.00
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor Overclocked – €11.99 / £9.99 / CHF16.00 until 18.12.2014, 23:59 UTC. Regular price is €34.99 / £29.99 / CHF44.90
Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion – €9.99 / £8.99 / CHF14.00 until 11.12.2014, 23:59 UTC. Regular price is €19.99 / £17.99 / CHF28.00

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Site updates | 65 Comments

Update: Max has now sent along the winners!

For North America, we have…

MadCrain
Kody B.
HigiCura

And Europe:

Beta
Giovanni “Frulla” Moglia
MrLip

We’ll be in touch with the codes shortly. As always, thanks to those who entered!

It’s time for another giveaway! With the launch of Thomas Was Alone on the Wii U eShop this week, we’re ready to hand out six codes (thanks Max Criden and Curve Studios!). We have three codes for North America and three for Europe.

To enter, leave a comment below about a game whose story emotionally affected you (note: please specify your region in your comment!). We’ll give more consideration to those who put some effort into their post, as it’s only fair! That being said, we’re not expecting you to write a novel or anything – far from that!

We’ll let this latest giveaway run through Saturday. Good luck to everyone!

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 19 Comments

The last Zelda game, Skyward Sword, featured visuals inspired by impressionistic paintings. The new Zelda game for Wii U also takes inspiration from another source.

Producer Eiji Aonuma told Famitsu in an interview earlier this month:

“Everyone has been imitating this (snaps fingers) (laughs). I was told by many people that it was ‘beautiful.’ I thought about various ways to make the graphical style fit the vast new Zelda world; imitating the real world attached an important feeling of realism, and making it look different to the past [Zelda titles], this was done by drawing inspiration from Japanese animations.”

We’ll next be seeing Zelda Wii U at next year’s E3. The game itself is expected to launch sometime in 2015.

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