Big Red Button’s Bob Rafei talks Sonic Boom – Knuckles’ look, sports tape, Sonic’s scarf, more
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 9 Comments
GameSpot has put up a bunch of new comments from Big Red Button Entertainment’s Bob Rafei. For the most part, Rafei’s his pertain to the new character designs in Sonic Boom.
You can find Rafei’s words below, or over on GameSpot. Also be sure to check out some pieces of art above, including a look at Eggman.
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Aonuma: Need to innovate with Zelda, Link Between Worlds a new direction for potential entries with top-down view
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News | 11 Comments
ONM has put up its full interview with Zelda series producer and Zelda: A Link Between Worlds composer Ryo Nagamatsu. Between the two, there’s talk about the need to innovate with the franchise, how A Link Between Worlds has created a new direction for potential Zelda games which make use of the top-down view, and more.
Head past the break for comments from Aonuma and Nagamatsu. You can find even more quotes on ONM here.
Super Smash Bros. for 3DS screenshot (3/14/14)
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Along with today’s screenshot, Sakurai passed along the following message on Miiverse:
Looks like someone’s enjoying the bachelor life in this pad.
Japan gets 9 new Wii Sports Club – Golf holes from Wii Sports Resort
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 0 comments
A new Wii Sports Club update has hit Japan today, which adds a total of nine new holes for the game’s golf section. What’s particularly interesting is that all of the holes come from Wii Sports Resort. The update is free, and I doubt it’ll be too long before it reaches North America and Europe as well.
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February 2014 NPD: Wii U sells about 82,000 units
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 22 Comments
In its monthly NPD response, Nintendo revealed that Wii U sales increased by 25 percent in February compared to the year prior. That statistic allows us to determine a rough estimate of the number of consoles the company sold across the US last month.
So how much did the Wii U sell? About 82,000, based on the calculation. That’s not a whole lot, but Nintendo seems to be pleased that sales are up as a whole.
February 2014 NPD: top 10 best-selling games in the U.S. – Bravely Default in the top 10
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 2 Comments
NPD Group has released a listing of the top ten best-selling games in the U.S. for the month of February 2014. The results can be found below.
- Call of Duty: Ghosts (360, PS3, Xbox One, PS4, Wii U, PC)
- The Lego Movie Videogame (360, PS3, 3DS, Wii U, Xbox One, PS4, Vita)
- NBA 2K14 (360, PS4, PS3, Xbox One, PC)
- Thief (PS4, Xbox One, 360, PS3)
- Grand Theft Auto V (360, PS3)
- Battlefield 4 PS4, Xbox One, 360, PS3, PC)
- Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag (360, PS4, PS3, Xbox One, Wii U, PC)
- Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII (PS3, 360)
- Minecraft (360)
- Bravely Default (3DS)
Kojima wants Snake in the new Smash Bros., but it’s not likely to happen
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 69 Comments
Don’t count on seeing Snake in the new Super Smash Bros. games.
Hideo Kojima briefly touched on the possibility of the character returning for the Wii U and 3DS titles during a live-stream event held earlier today. He essentially shot down the idea, noting that he doesn’t think it’s likely to happen.
Kojima’s comments in full:
I’m not working on that game so I don’t know, but I don’t think that’s likely. I don’t know. Well if Mr. Sakurai is watching this, please use Snake.
February 2014 NPD: Nintendo’s response, Wii U and 3DS sales up
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 8 Comments
Nintendo has issued its monthly response to the latest NPD report. Last month, Wii U and 3DS both experienced positive sales.
On Wii U, hardware sales rose by 25 percent over the same month last year. Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze sold 130,000 copies between physical and digital sales. In total, Wii U software sales are up 180 percent over the same month in 2013.
3DS also saw an increase in software sales – 25 percent specifically. Bravely Default was a success for Nintendo having sold over 200,000 copies in a little over three weeks.
You can find Nintendo’s full NPD response below, which includes more information about the company’s sales performance in the US last month.
Nintendo Download (3/13/14, North America)
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News, Podcast Stories, Wii U eShop | 1 Comment
This week’s North American Nintendo Downloads are as follows:
Wii U Virtual Console
- Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels – $4.99
Wii U Download
- CastleStorm – new DLC
3DS Retail
- Yoshi’s New Island – $39.99 (available March 14)
- Madagascar 3 & The Croods Prehistoric Party Combo Pack – $29.95
3DS Download
- Cube Tactics – $4.99
- Bubble Pop World – $4.99
- Lola’s ABC Party – $3.99
3DS Demo
- Wakedas
3DS Virtual Console
- Galaga – $4.99
eShop sales
- SteamWorld Dig – The acclaimed SteamWorld Dig is 50 percent off in the Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS. But hurry, this promotion only lasts until 9 a.m. PT on March 16.
- Sale by Zen Studios – Zen Pinball 3D, Marvel Pinball 3D and Star Wars Pinball are 50 percent off in the Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS. This offer starts 9 a.m. March 17 and lasts until 9 a.m. PT on March 31.
Source: Nintendo PR
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Super Smash Bros. for Wii U screenshot (3/13/14)
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Along with today’s screenshot, Sakurai passed along the following message on Miiverse:
The tiny Motion-Sensor Bomb is hard to see. If you get any closer, it’s dangerous. I warned you.
