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June 16, 2015

Nintendo Launches Mario 30th Anniversary Tribute Site

by Donald Theriault - 10:12 am EDT
Discuss in talkback! Source: Nintendo Digital Event

Let's Super Mario, indeed.

Nintendo is celebrating the 30th anniversary of Mario with a new website devoted to the fans of the Super Mario series.

The website letssupermario.com encourages fans to submit videos showing their love for the franchise, in whatever way they wish. Ad revenue for the videos will be donated by Nintendo to Operation Smile, which seeks to provide aid to children with cleft palates.

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Yoshi's Woolly World Details and Release Date for North America WiiU

by Nicholas Bray - 9:54 am EDT
Discuss in talkback! Source: Nintendo Digital Event

Details on Amiibo skins and how the Yarn Yoshi Amiibo came to be.

Yoshi's Woolly World is now slated for release on October 16 in North America.

The game's corresponding Yarn Yoshi Amiibo actually got its origin when a staff member created one on a whim. The Amiibo was so beloved by game staff that they then began to make plans to actually produce the Yarn Yoshi Amiibo for release.

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Metroid Prime: Federation Force Revealed 3DS

by Donald Theriault - 9:51 am EDT
Total comments: 45 Source: Nintendo Digital Event

Nintendo has shown off a new title in the Metroid series for 3DS.

Metroid Prime: Federation Force is coming to 3DS. Nintendo announced the 4 player co-op focused title as part of their E3 Digital Event presentation.

In Federation Forces, the player controls a member of a Federation combat team, fighting enemies of peace. Metroid Prime: Blast Ball, which was previously shown during the Nintendo World Championships, will also be included in the game.

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Yo-Kai Watch Coming to West in Holiday 2015 3DS

by Andrew Brown - 9:50 am EDT
Total comments: 4

Level 5's hit game coming to an English audience!

Yo-Kai Watch has been confirmed for a Holiday 2015 release outside of Japan.

The game appears to be fully dubbed with English voice acting.

No specific launch date has yet been set besides the holiday period. We'll update with specifics as soon as they become available.

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Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash Announced For Wii U WiiU

by Carmine Red - 9:50 am EDT
Total comments: 5 Source: Nintendo Digital Event

First details of the latest Mario Sports game shows some oversize tennis!

Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash has just been announced for the Wii U console, set to come out during the holiday 2015 period in North America. The game is the latest entry in a line of Mario Tennis games that span all the way back to the Nintendo 64, and was represented at Nintendo's Digital Event with the premiere of a gameplay trailer.

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Mario and Luigi: Paper Jam Announced 3DS

by Donald Theriault - 9:42 am EDT
Total comments: 9 Source: Nintendo Digital Event

The two roads of Mario RPGs collide in a 3DS adventure!

We've got a first view of a new RPG that combines the Mario and Luigi and Paper Mario series.

Releasing Spring 2016, Mario and Luigi Paper Jam sees the brothers teaming up with a Paper Mario to "tear up" their enemies. You'll be able to create large papercraft Mario to fight the larger enemies with.

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Xenoblade Chronicles X Gets North American Release Date WiiU

by Carmine Red - 9:37 am EDT
Total comments: 3 Source: Nintendo Digital Event

We knew it was coming to America in 2015, and it makes it just before the end of the year!

Xenoblade Chronicles X is just making it to North America in 2015: Nintendo has just announced that Monolith Software's epic RPG will be coming out in North America on December 4, 2015.

Released in Japan earlier this year in April, NWR has hands-on coverage from the Japanese release of the title here and especially our focus on the giant mecha the characters use in the game (called "Skells") here.

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Animal Crossing Amiibo Festival Announced, Happy Home Designer Dated WiiU3DS

by Donald Theriault - 9:35 am EDT
Total comments: 8 Source: Nintendo Digital Event

Happy Home Designer and prophetic Amiibo party are both coming this year.

Animal Crossing: Amiibo Festival, a digital board game that expands upon Amiibo Party mode of Mario Party 10, has been announced as part of Nintendo's Digital Event. The board game will be based on a calendar concept, going through all the months of the year with changing seasons and seasonal events. Details are scarce, but apparently players can collect and save "Happy Points" to their amiibo and use them to expand the game.

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Fire Emblem Gets a Name 3DS

by Donald Theriault - 9:30 am EDT
Discuss in talkback! Source: Nintendo Digital Event

The digital event gives a localized trailer and a release window.

The upcoming 3DS Fire Emblem title is now known as Fire Emblem Fates, as revealed in a new trailer released during the Nintendo digital event.

The trailer details a storyline of betrayal and choice, and the 2016 release window in the west. This trailer was the first time Nintendo has shown the game not in Japanese.

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The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes Announced 3DS

by Andrew Brown - 9:29 am EDT
Total comments: 21

Three dimensions, three Links.

A new, top-down 3D Zelda game has been revealed for Nintendo 3DS.

Tri Force Heroes allows up to three players to work together in a classic Zelda title similar in design to the previous Four Swords titles. Key features in this title are wearable costumes that provide Link with different abilities,... Read more...

Hyrule Warriors is Headed to 3DS 3DS

by Donald Theriault - 9:24 am EDT
Total comments: 1 Source: Nintendo Digital Event

Transforming kings confirmed!

Hyrule Warriors Legends has been officially announced by Nintendo, confirming the leaked Hyrule Warriors 3DS video from last week.

Releasing 1st quarter of 2016, it will include all of the downloable characters from the Wii U version as well as Tetra and the King of Red Lions from Wind Waker.

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Skylanders SuperChargers Getting Nintendo Character Support WiiU3DSWii

by Nicholas Bray - 9:22 am EDT
Total comments: 4 Source: Nintendo Digital Event

Bowser and Donkey Kong will be making appearances in new physical figures that feature BOTH Skylanders and Amiibo functionality.

Nintendo and Vicarious Visions have announced two exclusive Skylander Amiibo figures for the upcoming game, Skylanders SuperChargers.

Hammer Slam Bowser and Turbo Charged Donkey Kong will be made available, both of which will feature unique moves and vehicles for them to utilise.

The two figures can change modes via a twist of the base. This allows the figures to act as either a regular Amiibo, or as a Skylander.

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Star Fox Zero Details Revealed WiiU

by Donald Theriault - 9:05 am EDT
Total comments: 12 Source: Nintendo Digital Event

New transforming vehicles, the game's unique perspectives via the Wii U GamePad, and more were revealed in the Nintendo Digital Event.

The Nintendo Digital event kicked off with first details for Star Fox Zero.

The game uses the GamePad to aim in smaller areas and the gyro for camera views, while showing third-person view of the craft on the TV. The game features flying Landmasters, transformable mobile Arwing walkers, and a gyro-copter for exploration based missions.

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Super Smash Bros Wii U Control Options Expanded 3DSWiiU

by Donald Theriault - 7:58 am EDT
Total comments: 6 Source: NIntendo

Drop a dollar and you can use the 3DS as a controller without owning Smash 3DS.

Hidden in Sunday's Smash Brothers update was an option to use a 3DS as a Wii U controller without the 3DS game.

The application, available on the 3DS eShop for $0.99, replicates the functionality of the 3DS to Wii U control option. Owners of the 3DS version do not need to download this application.

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June 15, 2015

E3 2015: Just Dance 2016 Announced At Ubisoft

by Donald Theriault - 3:41 pm EDT
Total comments: 6 Source: UbiSoft

The first Western 3rd party announcement for Wii U of the show.

Just Dance 2016 has been announced for the Wii U and Wii today at Ubisoft's E3 press conference.

Coming to "all motion consoles" this fall, the game was demonstrated through a live musical performance by Jason Derulo, and will feature the ability to use a smartphone as an alternate controller for the game.

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New Details About Runbow and Freedom Planet WiiU

by - 8:11 am EDT
Discuss in talkback! Source: 13AM Games, NintendoLife, Twitter

Check out their demos, then some new announcements!

Update: A previous version of the article mistakenly credited Dawn Bennett as the developer. Bennett is a voice actress in the game, the game is actually developed by the team at Galaxy Trail. We apologize for the confusion.

Some indie titles have had new updates ahead of E3, including a couple in the Nindie E3 demo program.

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Nintendo Announces E3 Indie Demo Program WiiUSwitch

by Donald Theriault - 5:20 am EDT
Total comments: 4 Source: Nintendo

Nine games, one week to download them, discounts after launch. UPDATE: Europe gets it as well!

Nintendo and several independent developers have teamed up to provide demos of indie games during E3.

The demos will be available to download for one week starting today (June 15) and are already on the eShop. Downloading the demos will give the same NNID 15% off the games when the final product launches.

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June 14, 2015

Mario Maker Gets Super-ized WiiU

by Donald Theriault - 6:43 pm EDT
Total comments: 7 Source: Nintendo World Championships

A quick name change and we're good to go.

During the grand finals of the Nintendo World Championship, the game previously known as Mario Maker received its final title.

Now known as Super Mario Maker, the finals showed off a full set of levels from the Nintendo Treehouse in the game's four main disciplines: Super Mario Bros, Super Mario Bros 3, Super Mario World and New Super Mario U.

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Nintendo World Championship 2015 Recap WiiU

by Donald Theriault - 6:24 pm EDT
Total comments: 12 Source: Nintendo World Championship

The winner of this bout, and NEW Nintendo World Champion...

For the first time since 1990, someone wears the crown of the Nintendo World Champion.

John "John Numbers" Goldberg triumphed over a series of invited guests and national qualifiers to become the champion, defeating Cosmo Walker in the final round of head-to-head Super Mario Maker.

The tournament format saw 16 players compete in a serious of elimination challenges leading up to the grand final.

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Blast Ball Revealed for 3DS at Nintendo World Championship

by Donald Theriault - 4:02 pm EDT
Total comments: 2 Source: Nintendo World Championships

Soccer in space with mechs.

The 2nd round of the Nintendo World Championships featured the debut of a new 3DS game called Blast Ball.

The game features 3v3 multiplayer where each player is in a mech that uses guns to roll a ball into the goal. Each match in the championships was first to 3 goals, with a goal that gets smaller each time someone scores into it.

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