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on 11 June 2013 - 06:10 AM
Nintendo just announced that Pokemon X and Y are launching worldwide on the Nintendo 3DS on October 12th. Also, Fairy-Type was confirmed and is also to be super-effect against dragon among other strengths and weaknesses. Old Pokemon which will be fairy type include the Ralts family, Marill family, and indeed, Sylveon!
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on 10 June 2013 - 07:59 PM
The competition for the Nintendo Wii U, the PlayStation 4 and XBox One, have had their prices revealed in their company conferences. Sony’s PlayStation 4 will launch at $399 in autumn 2013 while Microsoft’s Xbox One will be sold $499, with no release date given. Nintendo’s Wii U currently sells for $299 for the basic and $349 for the deluxe. The Wii U clearly will be selling as the cheapest console.
Also, Sony will not be imposing any fee on pre-used games nor does the PlayStation 4 have to be connected to the internet.
However, many fan favourite series have revealed games for the PlayStation 4 and XBox One, including Kingdom Hearts 3, Metal Gear Solid V, and Final Fantasy XV. At this point, it appears any console could have the upper hand by the end of E3.
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on 06 June 2013 - 09:46 AM
Donkey Kong is so ready for this.
Masahiro Sakurai, the main developer of Super Smash Bros. that everybody loves, has declared on twitter that a Super Smash Bros. trailer video will be revealed at E3 this year.
お知らせしておきます。6月11日23時配信のNintendo Directで、新作『スマブラ』の映像が初披露となります。世界同時、ここが初！ お見逃しなく。
— 桜井 政博 (@Sora_Sakurai) June 6, 2013
The above tweet roughly translates into this:
Should note. In Nintendo Direct delivery of 23:00, June 11, New video of “Smash Bros.” will be unveiled for the first time. Simultaneously worldwide, here for the first time! Do not miss.
What do you think we should expect from this video?
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on 04 June 2013 - 03:29 PM
Yesterday, we reported a press release from Nintendo of Germany revealing three sonic games were to be announced for the Nintendo 3DS and Wii U this year. However, Sega has denied that the third game will be available in 2013.
A tweet from an IGN writer confirms this:
Been busy but just re-confirmed with SEGA that the ‘third’ Sonic game in Nintendo’s three-game deal will not arrive in 2013.
— Rich (@RichIGN) June 3, 2013
We still have both Sonic: Lost Worlds and Mario & Sonic at the Winter Olympics to look forward to this year, however.
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on 03 June 2013 - 06:08 PM
According to a press release from Nintendo of Germany, three Sonic the Hedgehog games will be revealed for the Wii U and Nintendo 3DS this year, two of which already have: Sonic: Lost Worlds, Mario & Sonic at the Winter Olympics. However, a third, unheard of game has also been hinted at.
This new comes from a post on NeoGAF, which also includes this quote:
Today, they (Sega) revealed further details of the second of three titles, which the two companies will release exclusively on Wii U and 3DS. All three games will be released this year.
What are your thoughts on the exclusive Sonic the Hedgehog games for Nintendo?
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on 29 May 2013 - 10:44 AM
Nintendo has revealed the Best Buy stores in which you can play their E3 games. The list contains the 75 cities in the United States (but not the 21 in Canada) where the demos of the games can be played during four hour blocks on two different days during the week of the event.
Although the list of games which will be available has not been disclosed, we do know that the games can be played from 4PM to 8PM (local time of the state) on Wednesday, June 12th, and from 1PM to 5PM on Saturday, June 15.
You can check if your city or a city near you will be holding the demo after the break:
Source: Kotaku
Birmingham, Huntsville
Fort Smith, North Little Rock
Phoenix
Culver City, Elk Grove, Emeryville, San Jose, Tracy, Visalia
Denver
Manchester
Wilmington
Brandon, Fort Myers, Gainesville, Kissimmee, Miami, Pensacola
Augusta, Duluth, Savannah, Smyrna
Cedar Rapids, West Des Moines
Bloomington, Schaumburg
Greenwood
Overland Park, Wichita
Florence, Lexington, Louisville
Harvey
Cambridge, Dedham, Worcester
Frederick, Glen Burnie, Wheaton
Ann Arbor, Flint, Grand Rapids, Rochester Hills
Eden Prairie
St. Louis
Cary, Fayetteville, Pineville, Winston-Salem
Iselin, West Paterson, Woodbury
Albany, Amherst, Long Island City, Syracuse, Valley Stream, West Nyack
Fairborn, North Olmsted, Reynoldsburg, Toledo
Oklahoma City
Portland
Erie, King of Prussia, Pittsburgh, Reading, Whitehall
Greenville, North Charleston
Brentwood, Knoxville, Memphis
Arlington, Austin, Houston, McAllen, The Woodlands, Tyler
Sandy
Charlottesville, Glen Allen, Virginia Beach
Williston
Lynnwood
Greenfield
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on 28 May 2013 - 09:53 AM
For my 21st birthday, we have all received a gift, the debut trailer for Sonic: Lost Worlds.
The environment for the game seems to be Super Mario Galaxy -esque, but to be brutally honest, the graphics for the environment seem really out of place. It appears they’ve used old-school graphics for a new game, which seems very odd. The deadly six have also been revealed, and they seem odd, but hopefully they will be implemented correctly, however that may be.
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on 23 May 2013 - 11:20 AM
Nintendo of Europe and Nintendo of America have both confirmed that the pre-E3 Nintendo Direct will occur on June 11th, at 10:00AM EST or 3:00PM GMT. Some things to be shown include the newest game in the Smash Bros. series, so be sure to hop on the hype train.
David and I will be covering everything shown, and I’ll be streaming live for the event, so be sure to tune in.
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on 17 May 2013 - 01:37 PM
Nintendo and Sega have officially entered a “worldwide partnership.” The first game to come out of this partnership is known as Sonic: Lost World. Not much information is available in regards to this game, however it is known the game will be released for the Wii U and Nintendo 3DS.
Iwata officially said:
Sonic: Lost World is a brand new action-adventure platforming game that will launch exclusively on Wii U and Nintendo 3DS.
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on 17 May 2013 - 12:16 PM
A lot of new Pikmin 3 details were shown during Nintendo Direct today, such as the European release date, character information, and new gameplay mechanics, and you can read up on all of the new details after the break:
First off, we have confirmation that Pikmin 3 will be released on July 26th in Europe, before the Americas will receive the game. I’m calling luck hacks.
Three new characters to the Pikmin world were revealed as well, as you can see above, and their mission is to gather fruit seeds to save their planet called Planet Koppai. Of course, they need the help of the wonderful Pikmin to do this. Like Pikmin 2, all captains can be used to multi-task, but if you mess up while multi-tasking, you can replay the day and restart from any point that you’d like.
Both the GamePad or Wii U Pro Controller can be used to play the game, and by using the GamePad, you can play the game using off-screen play. However, Iwata also said that using the Wii Remote and Nunchuck will be the most intuitive and comfortable control scheme to use.
Iwata finally mentioned that more information on Challenge Mode and multiplayer would be discussed in the next Nintendo direct.
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on 17 May 2013 - 12:20 PM
In case you missed the Nintendo Direct today (and because I failed to mention it, get your tomatoes ready), you can watch all versions of the presentation after the break:
I will link to other area presentations as they become available.
North America:
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on 13 May 2013 - 03:25 PM
We’ve got a new trailer for you for Ubisofts newest game in the Assassin’s Creed universe, Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag. A few notable pirates are mentioned in the trailer, including Benjamin Hornigold, Blackbeard, and “Calico Jack” Rackham.
This game takes a lot from history, so you can likely expect other famous pirates of the era to be included in the game as well. I’m just hoping that a lot of historical points are accurate in-game.
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on 11 May 2013 - 06:34 PM
More Pokemon information for the sixth generation of Pokemon was leaked early this morning, and my good friend Serebii of Serebii.net has translated some of the pages from the newest issue of the CoroCoro magainze. Some of the stuff revealed is the ability to edit your character skin shading and hair colour, a few new Pokemon and Pokemon you can ride, and a bit more information on the new region for Pokemon X and Y for the Nintendo 3DS.
Because this information also pertains to the broad sixth generation and because Pokemon is an awesome series (Crobat rocks), I decided to post some information on this on the Wii U Blog. Sue me.
There is quite a bit to read and look at, so you can check it all out after the break:
SOURCE: Serebii.net with special thanks to Gin for translation
Translation:
First, the Pokémon on the far right is called Gogoat (ゴーゴート literally Gohgohto) and is the Riding Pokémon. It’s Grass-type, 1.7m and 91.0kg. You can actually ride this Pokémon in the field. It can learn Horn Leech
The lizard is called Elikiteru (エリキテル) and is a Electric/Normal-type. It is the Generation Pokémon and is 0.5m and 6.0kg. It has a new move called Parabola Charge which heals the user while damaging opponents. It uses solar rays to generate electricity
The bird is called Yayakoma (ヤヤコマ) and is the Japanese Robin Pokémon. It is Normal/Flying, 0.3m and 1.7kg. It announces itself with a beautiful voice. It can use the move Flame Charge
The panda is called Yancham ( ヤンチャム) and is the Naughty Pokémon. It is Fighting-type, 0.6m and 8.0kg. It has a new move called Parting Remark which lowers the opponents stats and causes the user to switch out
There appears to be more including the game’s boxarts, and the Pokédex, as well as the region map but it’s not completely visible. We’ll bring more as it comes so be sure to keep checking. It also promises more information on Gogoat on a later page.
The game is set in the Karos Region which appears to be based on France. You can customise your trainer slightly with hair colour and skin shade. Main city is Miare City which is where it is seen to ride Gogoat.
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on 08 May 2013 - 03:14 PM
Somebody seems relaxed.
We’ve got good news for Wii U owners of Injustice: Gods Among Us. We will indeed be receiving DLC this summer for the Wii U version of the game.
You can read more about the DLC for the Wii U version of Injustice: Gods Among Us after the break:
A tweet from an Injustice posted earlier reads as follows:
Wii U better get the same treatment as other consoles for @injusticegame DLC. It’s injustice to those Wii U owners who paid the same price.
— Steven Croner (@secroner) May 8, 2013
The good news is the reply that came from the above tweet:
@secroner We expect DLC for the Wii U version of Injustice: Gods Among Us to be available this summer. Stay tuned for more details.
— InjusticeGame (@InjusticeGame) May 8, 2013
Are you happy now that we have confirmation of DLC for Injustice: Gods Among Us for the Wii U?
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on 08 May 2013 - 03:28 PM
I’d like to say I find it quite painful to write articles on Electronic Arts, whether is be as consultant to YouTube news writers or for the Wii U Blog. It’s almost unheard of for good news to come out of EA, but especially for Nintendo. In the continuation of EA/Nintendo drama, we received some insight on the future of EA’s gaming business model in their latest investor call, which some speculate to be completely anti-Wii U.
You can read more about the latest Electronic Arts investor call after the break:
Electronic Arts was quoted in their latest investor call saying:
Regarding next generation consoles, we are under a non-disclosure agreement with our platform partners, however, we’re planning a full reveal at E3 including more next generation titles in development for FY14. This will include breakthroughs in graphics and gameplay for some of our biggest franchises including Battlefield, FIFA, Madden, NBA LIVE, and Need for Speed. We plan to unveil new titles from EA SPORTS, Bioware, and DICE and a first look at some brand new games.
Furthermore, according to PSLifestyle, EA has also said they’ve eliminated expenses in next-gen R&D by ignoring platforms they feel do not have any long-term potential. As stated by Wii U Daily, a tweet from an EA employee yesterday makes future Wii U support from the company seem grim:
@mutedpenguin FB3 has never been running on WiiU. We did some tests with not too promising results with FB2 & chose not to go down that path
— Johan Andersson (@repi) May 6, 2013
Do you have any thoughts for EA in regards to their lack of support for Nintendo?
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