All Mario Kart games are made from scratch
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Wii U | 8 Comments
Here’s a little bit of trivia for you: all Mario Kart games are made from scratch. Nintendo doesn’t reuse its programming, assets, or other material across entries in the series.
We know this thanks to a Mario Kart 8 interview with director Kosuke Yabuki recently conducted by EDGE. The magazine mentioned that vehicles are easy to handle once acclimatized to, but wondered if Yabuki ever worried about the possibility of making the game less immediate.
He said in response:
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Nintendo holding two E3 Q&As/presentations – Smash Bros., new 3DS game
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News, Wii U | 21 Comments
Nintendo will be hosting a pair of important events at E3 2014 next month.
The first, taking place on Tuesday (7 – 8:30 PM PT / 10 – 11:30 PM ET), will be dedicated to the new Super Smash Bros. games. Masahiro Sakurai will be in attendance, of course.
The one on Wednesday (6 – 7:30 PM PT / 9 – 10:30 PM ET) is certainly more mysterious. Nintendo plans to discuss some sort of new 3DS game. No one knows what that one is about at the moment!
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U screenshot (5/16/14)
Posted on 10 years ago by Jarop(@gamrah) in Images, Wii U | 17 Comments
The Villager’s alternate colors were showcased today and they’re not what we were expecting:
You can choose to play as the girl villager too!! How lovely.
April 2014 NPD: top 10 best-selling games in the U.S.
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 7 Comments
NPD Group has released a listing of the top ten best-selling games in the U.S. for the month of April 2014. The results can be found above.
Watch Dogs breaks record for pre-orders of a new IP
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 11 Comments
Ubisoft has set a new record with Watch Dogs pre-orders.
The game, set to be released later this month, is now the most pre-ordered new IP in Ubisoft’s history and the second-highest pre-ordered Ubisoft game ever. If that wasn’t enough, Watch Dogs is the most pre-ordered new IP in the entire industry this year as well.
Tony Key, senior vice president of sales and marketing at Ubisoft, commented:
“These strong pre-orders are a clear indication of players’ anticipation and excitement for Watch Dogs. The teams have worked tirelessly to ensure that players will enjoy a top quality game with enormous scope, and we can’t wait to get the game into their hands.”
Gamestop pre-order sales data indicate that Watch Dogs “is the highest pre-ordered next-gen title to date and most pre-ordered new IP of the year.”
GameStop senior vice president of merchandising Bob Puzon said:
“There is massive buzz in all of our stores around Watch Dogs. Based on the current level of customer pre-orders we have received, Watch Dogs is the highest pre-ordered next-gen title to date and most pre-ordered new IP of the year.”
Source: Ubisoft PR
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Rumor: A look at a new Sonic Boom character
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, Images, Wii U | 6 Comments
The image above has been surfacing in various Twitter and Instagram posts. Unfortunately, no one seems to be sure of the original source at the moment.
It was initially thought that the character in question could be Marine. But there are quite a few differences between the two, leading many to believe that it’s a completely new character.
This is all assuming the image above is legitimate, of course!
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Nintendo Download (5/15/14, North America)
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News, Wii U eShop | 2 Comments
This week’s North American Nintendo Downloads are as follows:
Wii U Retail
- Wii Party U (available May 16)
Wii U Download
- Scram Kitty and his Buddy on Rails
- Color Zen
Wii U Virtual Console
- Adventures of Lolo
3DS Download
- Moon Chronicles
- Arc Style: Baseball 3D
- Candy Match 3
3DS Virtual Console
- Mega Man IV
DSiWare
- Deep Sea Creatures
eShop sales
- Big John Games Sale – For a limited time, Big John Games is discounting select games in the Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS, including Smash Bowling 3D and Big Bass Arcade No Limit. This offer ends at 9 a.m. PT on June 5.
- ATLUS Sale – For two weeks, Code of Princess, Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor Overclocked and more will be at their lowest prices yet! Starting at 9 a.m. PT on May 19 through 9 a.m. PT on June 2, get these cool ATLUS games for $14.99 each in the Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS.
Source: Nintendo PR
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The Band of Thieves and 1000 Pokemon debut trailer
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, Videos | 0 comments
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U screenshot (5/15/14)
Posted on 10 years ago by Jarop(@gamrah) in Screenshots, Wii U | 12 Comments
Today’s screenshot gives us a look at a particularly odd Assist Trophy. I don’t think anybody could have seen this one coming:
The unexpected Assist Trophy, the TV-Game 15! Color TV-Game 15 is a home entertainment system that was released in 1977 in Japan before the release of Space Invaders. This is the oldest game to join the Smash Bros. series.
Sakurai even doubled down on explanations:
Normally, controllers for these types of games had knobs with variable resistors–these allowed the players to control in-game movement by how far they twisted the knobs. The TV-Game 15 used microswitches instead. We’ve worked a little too hard to reenact the behavior of the original, so the paddles always move in linear paths with the same, consistent speed. We pay attention to such peculiar details!
Take-Two: Nintendo still an “important business partner”
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 7 Comments
In a wide-ranging interview with GamesIndustry, Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick discussed the company’s current stance when it comes to Nintendo. Zelnick did say that the company still considers Nintendo to be an “important business partner,” though “we haven’t talked much about it and have nothing announced at the moment.”
Take-Two and its subsidiaries have backed away from Nintendo platforms in recent years. For instance, the company’s only Wii U-related release was the launch title NBA 2K13 through its 2K Sports division.
