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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Images, Wii U | 6 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 Cloudtop Cruise.

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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U eShop | 3 Comments

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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 7 Comments

Two Tribes has put out three classic games on Wii U thus far: Toki Tori, RUSH, and EDGE. One more re-release appears to be on the way, based on a new tweet from the studio.

Earlier today, Two Tribes said on Twitter that it will reveal “a new classic coming to Wii U soon.”

The message in full:

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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Videos, Wii U | 1 Comment

This week’s Japanese software sales are as follows:

1. [3DS] Harvest Moon: Connect to a New Land – 130,782 / NEW
2. [PS4] Knack – 66,772 / 376,076
3. [3DS] Fossil Fighter: Infinite Gear – 58,329 / NEW
4. [PS3] Yakuza Restoration – 51,148 / 192,305
5. [3DS] Dragon Quest Monsters 2 – 53,276 / 687,709
6. [3DS] Youkai Watch – 37,493 / 496,455
7. [PS3] Deception IV: Blood Ties – 23,254 / NEW
8. [PS4] Yakuza Restoration – 22,466 / 105,006
9. [PSV] Deception IV: Blood Ties – 19,322 / NEW
10. [3DS] Kirby Triple Deluxe – 17,706 / 475,502
11. [PSV] Infinite Stratos 2 – 15,213 / NEW
12. [3DS] Puzzle & Dragons Z – 14,479 / 1,388,812
13. [PS4] Battlefield 4 – 13,117 / 37,916
15. [PSV] Valhalla Knights 3 Gold – 11,186 / NEW
16. [3DS] Kuroko’s Basketball – 10,378 / 56,059
17. [WIU] Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze – 10,056 / 60,103
18. [PS4] Killzone: Shadow Fall – 8,501 / 40,837
19. [PS4] Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition – 8,430 / 20,524
20. [PS3] Infinite Stratos 2 – 8,246 / NEW

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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 26 Comments

The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:

PS4 – 65,685
3DS LL – 26,027
Vita – 21,581
PS3 – 13,155
3DS – 11,986
Wii U – 8,204
PSP – 3,652
Vita TV – 1,543
Xbox 360 – 257

For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:

PS4 – 309,154
3DS LL – 22,253
Vita – 16,857
PS3 – 9,983
3DS – 9,898
Wii U – 8,407
PSP – 3,171
Vita TV – 1,383
Xbox 360 – 241

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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 5 Comments

Several months following the game’s launch, Call of Duty: Ghosts players on Wii U can finally pick up a piece of DLC.

“Free Fall”, an extra map offered to users on other platforms as a pre-order bonus, can now be downloaded from the eShop. Activision made the DLC available to Call of Duty: Ghosts owners on other consoles as well today.

Free Fall is completely free to download. If you have the game, you have nothing to lose by downloading it!

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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments

Veteran Nintendo producer Kensuke Tanabe and Retro Studios CEO Michael Kelbaugh have both weighed in on why the Big N is against putting its games on mobile devices.

Tanane told GameSpot that translating the controls available with traditional games is “a really, really difficult task.” Also, when all is said and done, “I want Nintendo games to be played on Nintendo hardware,” he stated.

Tanaba’s quotes in full:

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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 0 comments

Shuuhou Imai, director of the Tokyo Majin Gakuen series and Mato Kurenai Yuugekitai, plans on announcing a new game for the 3DS this week.

Imai wrote on his blog:

“Even though we finished working on Yuugekitai, what with making Yugekiwalker and following the progress of other projects, it’s like there’s no time to relax. Rather than thinking about being able to take any holidays during Obon, I was worried about launching it in time.”

“Also, this week I’ll be able to release information about the new 3DS game that I wrote about previously, the one I wrote and directed.”

It doesn’t seem like we’ll be seeing Imai’s reveal in Famitsu, as news from the magazine has already leaked without word on the title. Still, we’re just a matter of days away from the official announcement.

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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Podcast Stories, Wii U | 17 Comments

Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze allows for local cooperative play, but the game doesn’t offer an online option. Speaking with GameSpot, Retro Studios CEO Michael Kelbaugh said the team did not wish to “shoehorn” the functionality in.

He said:

“If we’re going to create an online component for Donkey Kong, we really need to do it right and not shoehorn in, ‘Oh, let’s play Dixie remotely.’ That just wasn’t an objective for Tropical Freeze. So if we were really go back and create an online environment, I think we owe it to the fans to do it better than just making online co-op. We really need to put some thought and resources into doing it the right way.

“If we were to make a full online experience, I’d want to spend time to do it and make sure that we stay true to the franchise and incorporate this new feature in the right way. And I’m not sure that this game is the right way to start Donkey Kong Country Online [laughs]. I’m really a purist at heart, especially when it comes to Donkey Kong Country, and I’d want to approach it the right way.”

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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Screenshots, Wii U | 0 comments

Along with today’s screenshot, Sakurai passed along the following message on Miiverse:

The Bumper is back with a detailed new design. This also means there will be no Flippers.

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