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December 19, 2012
by J.P. Corbran - 6:41 am EST
Total comments: 17
Nintendo's video content aggregator is about to make its debut.
Nintendo TVii, the Wii U service that combines TV and video from different sources, launches in North America December 20.
The service, which includes TV listings from various cable and satellite providers, as well as content from streaming services such as Amazon Instant Video and Hulu Plus, brings... Read more...
December 17, 2012
by Tyler Ohlew - 4:08 pm EST
Total comments: 6
Source: http://club.nintendo.com
Board games, an arcade classic, and everyone's favorite bounty hunter are up for grabs at 150 coins each.
Nintendo has added 3D Classics: TwinBee, Mario Party 2, and Metroid II: Return of Samus as Club Nintendo rewards. Each title is available for 150 Coins, and will no longer be available as a reward on January 6.
3D Classics: TwinBee is a stereoscopic 3D enabled version of Konami's arcade title... Read more...
by Tyler Ohlew - 6:35 am EST
Total comments: 32
Source: Capcom, http://www.capcom-unity.com/brelston/blog/2012/12/...
Let the Mega Man 2 versus 3 debate rage on!
The entire set of Mega Man games for NES will be making their way to the 3DS eShop's Virtual Console service. While various installments have been available in Europe and Japan, this marks the series' arrival on the North American eShop. Mega Man will be available for purchase on December 27, with... Read more...
December 14, 2012
by David Egolf - 8:22 pm EST
Total comments: 3
Source: Press Release
Ring in the new year with a new 3DS download title.
Published by XSEED Games, Unchained Blades will release in North America on the 3DS eShop on January 3 at the price of $29.99.
Earlier this year we first learned that the dungeon-crawling RPG would be making its way to North America. In August we were told it would be made available... Read more...
December 13, 2012
by Tyler Ohlew - 10:30 am EST
Total comments: 1
Roll a die, tend a garden, and save the world's pizza. Just another ordinary Download's update.
Another busy week in Nintendo downloads. For the 3DS, there's the tabletop RPG Crimson Shroud, and Gardenscape, a gardening sim/hidden object game. As for DSiWare, Zombie Skape has you ollie and 180-face-flip over the undead, Chuck E. Cheese's Alien Defense Force provides you with enough water balloons... Read more...
by Patrick Barnett and Tyler Ohlew - 7:08 am EST
Total comments: 11
Source: Press Release
Two hidden object games in one week. What else could you ask for?
Retail releases are bountiful this week as both the 3DS eShop and Wii U eShop see the release of four new retail titles onto their digital shelves. A few demos, DSiWare games, VC releases and an eShop title round out this weeks Nintendo Downloads.
eShop Retail Releases:
3DS eShop Retail Releases
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December 12, 2012
by Neal Ronaghan - 10:47 pm EST
Total comments: 14
A Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed demo is up, too.
The promised Rayman Legends demo is now available on the Wii U eShop in North America. It contains three levels: Teensies in Trouble, Toad Story, and Castle Rock. Additionally, a demo for Sega's Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed is up on the eShop as well at a size of 1172 MB with 15 allowed plays.
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by Nicholas Bray - 2:58 pm EST
Total comments: 1
Source: Press Release
The complete version of escapeVektor has almost escaped onto the eShop.
escapeVektor for the Nintendo 3DS from Australian developer Nnooo will be releasing December 20 on the Nintendo eShop in the US, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. The game will be priced for those regions at $9.99, €9.99, AUD$13, NZD$17.
escapeVektor is an arcade-style action game where players... Read more...
December 11, 2012
by Mike Gamin - 1:46 pm EST
Total comments: 23
Source: iTunes, https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pokedex-for-ios/id...
Nintendo and The Pokemon Company released an official app on the iOS App Store.
The Pokedex for iOS app is now available on the official App Store on iOS platforms. The reference app bears a striking resemblance to the previously released Pokedex 3D Pro for the 3DS, though each has unique features. All 647 Pokemon (and their alternate forms) are available in the application via in-app purchases. It is a universal app so a single purchase works on iPhones, iPod Touches, and iPads. It requires iOS 6.0.
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by Justin Berube - 9:09 am EST
Total comments: 6
Source: (Club Nintendo), http://club.nintendo.com/rewards-details/a/32502.d...
The Nintendo 64 classic.
1080° Snowboarding is now available as a Club Nintendo reward for 150 coins. This Wii Virtual Console download will be available as a reward until January 6, 2013.
1080° Snowboarding was originally released for the Nintendo 64 in 1998.
1080° Snowboarding replaced ThruSpace as this week’s... Read more...
December 10, 2012
by Nicholas Bray - 5:09 am EST
Total comments: 5
Source: (Description), http://wiiudaily.com/2012/12/rayman-legends-releas..., http://www.vooks.net/rayman-legends-release-date-s...
Rayman Legends will release in the launch window, and a demo is also coming this week!
Ubisoft has confirmed that Rayman Legends for the Wii U will release February 26 in North America, February 28 in Australia and New Zealand, and March 1 in Europe and the UK.
The game was originally scheduled to release alongside the Wii U, but was delayed into 2013. These revised dates still place the game's release inside the launch window for Wii U.
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by Daan Koopman - 1:27 am EST
Total comments: 29
Source: (GamerSyndrome), http://gamersyndrome.com/2012/video-games/gamersyn..., http://gamersyndrome.com/2012/video-games/gamersyn..., URL
Company tries to give hope to Nintendo players.
Bioware, the company behind the Mass Effect and Dragon Age franchises, says to not count the possibilities of both the missing Mass Effect 3 DLC and the Mass Effect Trilogy coming to the Wii U. This is what they mentioned in an interview with gaming website GamerSyndrome.
As a response to the question... Read more...
December 9, 2012
by Daan Koopman - 2:42 pm EST
Total comments: 1
Source: (Bertil's Twitter), https://twitter.com/BertilHrberg
Shoot 'em like crazy in this western-styled download title!
Bertil Horberg's Gunnam Clive will be available on the 3DS eShop on December 20 in Europe, the independent developer announced on Twitter this past Friday.
Gunman Clive is a western-styled side-scrolling platformer, which uses a special rendering technique to give the world a watercolour and felt... Read more...
by Andrew Brown - 2:31 pm EST
Total comments: 14
Source: (Hackmii), http://hackmii.com/2012/12/hbc-release-for-a-new-w...
The Hackmii Installer has been updated for use on Nintendo's newest console.
It has been mere weeks since the Wii U launched in United States, and the fellows at Wiibrew have already developed a new version of their Hackmii Installer that allows players to install Homebrew Channel, or HBC for short, onto the new home console.
Currently, the channel will only work in the Wii U's emulated Wii Menu mode, and does not work in Wii U mode.
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December 7, 2012
by Tyler Ohlew - 1:05 pm EST
Total comments: 17
Source: eShop Coming Soon Section
Commander Video invades the eShop at a great price.
Bit.Trip Saga will be available on the 3DS eShop come December 20, with an asking price of $14.99.
Bit.Trip Saga is a collection of all six rhythmic retro Bit.Trip titles - Beat, Core, Void, Runner, Fate, and Flux. The collection reworks the controls and visuals to best fit the 3DS, adding touch and stereoscopic 3D.
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by Zack Kaplan - 12:28 pm EST
Total comments: 14
Source: Eurogamer, NeoGAF, http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-12-07-ninte..., http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=50313...
Why don't you play something nice and happy?
Wii U games age rated 18+ can only be bought on the European eShop late at night.
According to an Italian NeoGAF user and confirmed by Eurogamer, the European eShop only allows the purchase of mature-oriented PEGI 18+ games between 11:00 pm and 3:00 am.
According to a Nintendo representative,... Read more...
by Tyler Ohlew - 10:54 am EST
Total comments: 3
Source: Shacknews, http://www.shacknews.com/article/76955/castlevania...
Mirror of Fate on the wall, who is the 3DSest of them all?
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Mirror of Fate is scheduled to arrive on store shelves March 5.
MercurySteam, the studio also behind the PS3 and Xbox 360 Lords of Shadow titles, puts players in the shoes of four Castlevania veterans; Simon, Trevor, and Gabriel Belmont, as well as Alucard.... Read more...
by Andy Goergen - 8:48 am EST
Total comments: 13
Source: http://ddp.nintendo.com
Have you been buying digital games on your Deluxe Wii U? Time to cash in!
The Digital Deluxe Promotion website, which allows you to redeem earned points for eShop credit, is now live in North America. The site can be found at http://ddp.nintendo.com and will require you to sign in with your Nintendo Network ID.
Wii U Deluxe owners will earn approximately one point... Read more...
by Tyler Ohlew - 6:43 am EST
Total comments: 2
A welcome addition to iOS Mudds makes its way to Wii U.
Mutant Mudds Deluxe, an upcoming eShop release for the Wii U, will contain the checkpoint system introduced in the recently released iOS version of the game.
The checkpoints appear as large signs that mark the players progress. Crossing one will allow the player to continue from that point should they die later in the level. The lack of such a feature in the original 3DS version of Mutant Mudds was lamented in some reviews.
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December 6, 2012
by Josh Max - 1:10 am EST
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Source: https://www.facebook.com/fracturedsoul/posts/40982...
Phase shift a bit for free.
Fractured Soul will be releasing their free demo on North America's eShop on December 6, so it should be available for download later today. This was announced through the developer's official Facebook group earlier today.
The same demo will be available in Australia and Europe in January.
Fractured Soul was released earlier this year and is currently available on the Nintendo 3DS eShop for $11.99.
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