March 2014 downloadable rewards now available on Club Nintendo
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Podcast Stories | 2 Comments
This month’s digital rewards on Club Nintendo have gone live. Members can choose from Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters (3DS, 150 coins), Number Battle (3DS, 200 coins), Yoshi (Wii U, 200 coins), and Bonsai Barber (Wii / Wii U, 250 coins). These items last through April 6.
Visit this page to order a downloadable game.
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UK software sales (Week ending 3/8)
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 0 comments
Individual formats
LW | TW | Title | Format | Label | Publisher | |||
– | ![]() | 1 | SOUTH PARK: THE STICK OF TRUTH | XB360 | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | ||
– | ![]() | 2 | SOUTH PARK: THE STICK OF TRUTH | PS3 | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | ||
1 | ![]() | 3 | THIEF | PS4 | SQUARE ENIX | SQUARE ENIX EUROPE | ||
5 | ![]() | 4 | PLANTS VS ZOMBIES: GARDEN WARFARE | XB360 | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
3 | ![]() | 5 | THE LEGO MOVIE VIDEOGAME | XB360 | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | ||
2 | ![]() | 6 | THIEF | XB ONE | SQUARE ENIX | SQUARE ENIX EUROPE | ||
4 | ![]() | 7 | PLANTS VS ZOMBIES: GARDEN WARFARE | XB ONE | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
7 | ![]() | 8 | MINECRAFT: XBOX 360 EDITION | XB360 | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | ||
6 | ![]() | 9 | THIEF | XB360 | SQUARE ENIX | SQUARE ENIX EUROPE | ||
9 | ![]() | 10 | FIFA 14 | XB ONE | EA SPORTS | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
11 | ![]() | 11 | THIEF | PS3 | SQUARE ENIX | SQUARE ENIX EUROPE | ||
10 | ![]() | 12 | THE LEGO MOVIE VIDEOGAME | PS3 | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | ||
8 | ![]() | 13 | FIFA 14 | XB360 | EA SPORTS | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
17 | ![]() | 14 | FIFA 14 | PS4 | EA SPORTS | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
13 | ![]() | 15 | FIFA 14 | PS3 | EA SPORTS | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
12 | ![]() | 16 | CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTS | XB360 | ACTIVISION | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | ||
27 | ![]() | 17 | FORZA MOTORSPORT 5 | XB ONE | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | ||
20 | ![]() | 18 | GRAN TURISMO 6 | PS3 | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | ||
– | ![]() | 19 | SOUTH PARK: THE STICK OF TRUTH | PC | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | ||
16 | ![]() | 20 | LEGO MARVEL SUPER HEROES | XB360 | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | ||
19 | ![]() | 21 | ASSASSIN’S CREED IV: BLACK FLAG | XB360 | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | ||
29 | ![]() | 22 | BATTLEFIELD 4 | XB ONE | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
28 | ![]() | 23 | BATTLEFIELD 4 | PS4 | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
34 | ![]() | 24 | CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTS | XB ONE | ACTIVISION | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | ||
23 | ![]() | 25 | CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTS | PS3 | ACTIVISION | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | ||
32 | ![]() | 26 | ASSASSIN’S CREED IV: BLACK FLAG | PS3 | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | ||
18 | ![]() | 27 | GRAND THEFT AUTO V | XB360 | ROCKSTAR | TAKE 2 | ||
30 | ![]() | 28 | RAYMAN LEGENDS | PS4 | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | ||
26 | ![]() | 29 | THE LEGO MOVIE VIDEOGAME | 3DS | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | ||
38 | ![]() | 30 | CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTS | PS4 | ACTIVISION | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | ||
22 | ![]() | 31 | BATTLEFIELD 4 | XB360 | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
– | ![]() | 32 | ALIENS: COLONIAL MARINES | XB360 | SEGA | SEGA | ||
24 | ![]() | 33 | GRAND THEFT AUTO V | PS3 | ROCKSTAR | TAKE 2 | ||
– | ![]() | 34 | WWE 2K14 | PS3 | 2K SPORTS | TAKE 2 | ||
– | ![]() | 35 | DEAD RISING 3 | XB ONE | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | ||
33 | ![]() | 36 | FOOTBALL MANAGER 2014 | PC | SEGA | SEGA | ||
21 | ![]() | 37 | DONKEY KONG COUNTRY: TROPICAL FREEZE | WII U | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
35 | ![]() | 38 | POKEMON Y | 3DS | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
39 | ![]() | 39 | TOMB RAIDER: DEFINITIVE EDITION | PS4 | SQUARE ENIX | SQUARE ENIX EUROPE | ||
37 | ![]() | 40 | POKEMON X | 3DS | NINTENDO | NINTENDO |
All formats
LW | TW | Title | Developer | Label | Publisher | |||
– | ![]() | 1 | SOUTH PARK: THE STICK OF TRUTH | OBSIDIAN ENTERTAINMENT | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | ||
1 | ![]() | 2 | THIEF | EIDOS MONTREAL | SQUARE ENIX | SQUARE ENIX EUROPE | ||
4 | ![]() | 3 | PLANTS VS ZOMBIES: GARDEN WARFARE | POPCAP GAMES | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
2 | ![]() | 4 | THE LEGO MOVIE VIDEOGAME | TRAVELLER’S TALES | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | ||
3 | ![]() | 5 | FIFA 14 | EA CANADA | EA SPORTS | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
5 | ![]() | 6 | CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTS | INFINITY WARD | ACTIVISION | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | ||
8 | ![]() | 7 | MINECRAFT: XBOX 360 EDITION | 4J STUDIOS | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | ||
6 | ![]() | 8 | BATTLEFIELD 4 | DIGITAL ILLUSIONS | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
7 | ![]() | 9 | LEGO MARVEL SUPER HEROES | TRAVELLER’S TALES | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | ||
9 | ![]() | 10 | ASSASSIN’S CREED IV: BLACK FLAG | UBISOFT (MONTREAL) | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | ||
12 | ![]() | 11 | RAYMAN LEGENDS | UBISOFT (FRANCE) | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | ||
11 | ![]() | 12 | GRAND THEFT AUTO V | ROCKSTAR NORTH | ROCKSTAR | TAKE 2 | ||
14 | ![]() | 13 | NEED FOR SPEED: RIVALS | GHOST GAMES | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
17 | ![]() | 14 | ALIENS: COLONIAL MARINES | GEARBOX SOFTWARE | SEGA | SEGA | ||
19 | ![]() | 15 | WWE 2K14 | YUKE’S | 2K SPORTS | TAKE 2 | ||
25 | ![]() | 16 | FORZA MOTORSPORT 5 | TURN 10 STUDIOS | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | ||
21 | ![]() | 17 | BATMAN: ARKHAM ORIGINS | WB GAMES MONTREAL | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | ||
18 | ![]() | 18 | LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES | TRAVELLER’S TALES | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | ||
24 | ![]() | 19 | TOMB RAIDER: DEFINITIVE EDITION | CRYSTAL DYNAMICS | SQUARE ENIX | SQUARE ENIX EUROPE | ||
15 | ![]() | 20 | GRAN TURISMO 6 | POLYPHONY DIGITAL | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | ||
– | ![]() | 21 | PAC-MAN AND THE GHOSTLY ADVENTURES | NAMCO | BANDAI NAMCO GAMES | BANDAI NAMCO GAMES | ||
22 | ![]() | 22 | NBA 2K14 | VISUAL CONCEPTS | 2K SPORTS | TAKE 2 | ||
20 | ![]() | 23 | LEGO STAR WARS: THE COMPLETE SAGA | TRAVELLER’S TALES | XBOX 360 CLASSICS | DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS | ||
10 | ![]() | 24 | CASTLEVANIA: LORDS OF SHADOW 2 | MERCURYSTEAM | KONAMI | KONAMI | ||
30 | ![]() | 25 | DISNEY INFINITY | AVALANCHE SOFTWARE | DISNEY INFINITY | DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS | ||
27 | ![]() | 26 | JUST DANCE 2014 | UBISOFT (FRANCE) | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | ||
33 | ![]() | 27 | LEGO THE LORD OF THE RINGS | TRAVELLER’S TALES | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | ||
36 | ![]() | 28 | DEAD RISING 3 | CAPCOM VANCOUVER | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | ||
26 | ![]() | 29 | FOOTBALL MANAGER 2014 | SPORTS INTERACTIVE | SEGA | SEGA | ||
16 | ![]() | 30 | DONKEY KONG COUNTRY: TROPICAL FREEZE | RETRO STUDIOS | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
28 | ![]() | 31 | POKEMON Y | GAME FREAK | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
29 | ![]() | 32 | POKEMON X | GAME FREAK | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
– | ![]() | 33 | SKATE 3 | EA BLACK BOX | XBOX 360 CLASSICS | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
34 | ![]() | 34 | THE SIMS 3 | THE SIMS STUDIO | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
– | ![]() | 35 | THE LAST OF US | NAUGHTY DOG | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | ||
23 | ![]() | 36 | LIGHTNING RETURNS: FINAL FANTASY XIII | SQUARE ENIX | SQUARE ENIX | SQUARE ENIX EUROPE | ||
35 | ![]() | 37 | SKYLANDERS SWAP FORCE | VICARIOUS VISIONS | SKYLANDERS | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | ||
– | ![]() | 38 | SONIC GENERATIONS | SONIC TEAM | XBOX 360 CLASSICS | SEGA | ||
– | ![]() | 39 | KNACK | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | ||
– | ![]() | 40 | SONIC & ALL STARS RACING TRANSFORMED | SUMO DIGITAL | XBOX 360 CLASSICS | SEGA |
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Super Smash Bros. for Wii U screenshot (3/10/14)
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Screenshots, Wii U | 1 Comment
Along with today’s screenshot, Sakurai passed along the following message on Miiverse:
This chubby guy is also Little Mac. Burn that fat!
Photos of Nintendo’s new development studio
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Images | 2 Comments
The photos above come from Japanese site Inside Games, which show Nintendo’s new development studio in Kyoto. It’s said to be of roughly the same scale as the company’s headquarters.
[Developer Musings] Jools Watsham, Bertil Hörberg, and Sean Velasco talk about making game trailers
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Developer Musings, Features, General Nintendo | 5 Comments
Nintendo Everything is introducing a brand new feature known as “Developer Musings”. For each entry, a few different Nintendo developers (usually between 3-5) will share their thoughts about a particular topic, ranging from developer-specific ones (like our first topic below) to more “light” subjects (such as their favorite Nintendo games).
We’re kicking things off today with three prominent developers you should recognize if you’ve been keeping up with the indie scene: Renegade Kid’s Jools Watsham, Gunman Clive creator Bertil Hörberg, and Yacht Club Games’ Sean Velasco.
For our first topic, we asked these trio of prominent developers about making game trailers. How do they decide on what elements to include in these videos? Which areas of the game do they choose to focus on? How do they decide on which gameplay features to showcase? How do they determine the amount of gameplay to include? These are just some of the questions we sought to gain insight on.
Head past the break for some thoughts from Watsham, Hörberg, and Velasco about creating game trailers.
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Off-screen Azure Striker Gunvolt footage
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, Videos | 0 comments
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Armillo delayed to May 12
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 0 comments
Fuzzy Wuzzy Games’ Armillo has been delayed. The game, originally slated for March 24, is now moving back to May 12.
With the extra time, Fuzzy Wuzzy will enhance the quality of some of Armillo’s levels. Audio/visuals will also be polished, and any remaining bugs/issues will be addressed.
You can find Fuzzy Wuzzy Games’ full announcement below.
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Alex Ward tweets about problems releasing Need for Speed: Most Wanted U
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 27 Comments

Earlier today we shared a few tweets from Alex Ward. A message published the former Criterion co-founder suggested that he has no interest in supporting Wii U having just created his new company, Three Fields Entertainment.
Additional notes located on Ward’s Twitter account go into detail about the trouble launching Need for Speed: Most Wanted U back when he was with EA. As an example, Ward mentioned that the team working on the game flew to Nintendo “to personally demo a bid” in order to gain marketing support. “There was none,” he said. There were other issues as well, such as EA’s decision not to make Wanted U available in Europe at retail initially.
You’ll find all of the new relevant tweets above.
Lots of Azure Striker Gunvolt details
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News | 0 comments
Azure Striker Gunvolt is playable at BitSummit following its announcement today. Destructoid got some hands-on time with the game and shared a slew of details. You can find them rounded up below. Also be sure to check out Destructoid’s article here.
– Set in the near future
– New psychic power has appeared
– “Sumeragi” have emerged to make sense of these powers, taking to supervising those who posses it
– They’re actually running a concentration camp and holding experiments on captives
– Group known as “Feather” has risen up against them
– Gunvolt is given his first order to carry out
– High speed, high action 2D side-scrolling action adventure game
– Gunvolt is a 14-year-old boy
– Can control lightning
– Lightning works as a secondary weapon and a power-up
– Can wear down the enemy slowly with its power
– Tag up to 3 enemies to focus his primary gunfire from his Conductor Gun onto
– Gunfire is continuous with the button held
– For quick kills, a single enemy can be tagged three times with lightning to turn up the damage
– Charge can also disarm enemies, release traps, unlock doors, and more
– When not in use as a lock-on trigger, the stored charge can be used as a shield against enemy attacks
– Lightning power uses a gauge that depletes when used
– Recharges when dormant
– Successful gameplay involves keeping this power in check, using it when you need to to turn up attacks against enemies, but also setting enough aside to take care of other matters
– Lightning is also used in platforming
– Lightning allows Gunvolt to levitate
– Dash, jump, etc.
– Forest stage requires you to use lightning charges to force tree branches away to clear the way for platforming
– Swarms of insects appear to create a cloud that wipes across the screen
– This forces Gunvolt to use his lightning shield as a defense
– End of the stage has you fighting a multi-tiered flower boss
– Have to dodge slow floating pollen orbs while wall jumping
– When you have an opening against the boss, it’s best to mash a touchscreen button to use a saved special attack, sending a barrage of chains across the screen to kill it off
– Only 3 stages have been made so far
– Working with Nintendo to get the game finished quickly for Japan and North America
New look at Mario Kart 8’s Bone Dry Dunes
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Images, Wii U | 8 Comments
Nintendo has provided a new look at yet another track in Mario Kart 8. Below, you’ll find a couple of new images featuring Bone Dry Dunes.
Here's Bone Dry Dunes a new course in Mario Kart 8, screeching onto #WiiU on 30/5! #MK8 pic.twitter.com/0xfPMT305x
— Nintendo UK (@NintendoUK) March 7, 2014