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MiiVerse Posts Now Support Tags
The newest MiiVerse update will now allow the players to “tag” their posts with whether it is a question, accomplishment, impressions, retro or if there are players wanted. Another change is within the MiiVerse Code of Conduct which now instructs users to: ““Do Not Let Others Use Your Nintendo Network ID””, which is a fairly minor addition compared to the tags. Any post t...
Dreamfall Chapters: The Longest Journey Coming To Wii U
In an interview with EDGE Magazine, Ragnar Tørnquist Founder and Creative Director of Red Thread, the development company behind Dreamfall Chapters: The Longest Journey has confirmed that their game will be coming to the Wii U when it is launched. The Developer is currently working with their Wii U DEV kit to get the game finalized with Gamepad support. “Nintendo approached us last autumn, immed...
Nintendo Issues New Super Luigi U Challenge
Masataka Takemoto, the game director for New Super Luigi U, recently announced a contest on the Miiverse for owners of this game. Upon completing the game, the player is granted access to the secret island that stores various stats from the play through. The first item listed is the number of coins that were collected. Here are his words about the challenge: “If you’ve finis...
Infendo Radio Episode 278: Happy 30th Famicom!
Scott Pratt, Harrison Milfeld and myself (Lewis Pugh) welcome you to another enhanced podcast. In Episode 278 of Infendo Radio we go double-team on a better late than never review of Luigi’s Mansion Dark Moon, discuss the latest Nintendo News from Pokemon NFC figures in the USA to a M rated Phoenix Wright. Finally we celebrate the 30th birthday of the Famicom by trading some classic ...
Weekend Discussion: Importance Of Diverse Heroes In Gaming
This weekend’s discussion centers around something hinted at in an advertisement for Pikmin 3. In the second bullet point, of the pic above, it states that Pikmin 3’s Brittany is “one of the many playable female characters in upcoming Wii U games”. Now, we have seen many female protagonists in the past, such as Samus, Lara Croft, Ms. PacMan, Peach, Zelda, etc… But,...
Sakurai: Super Smash Bros. U Won’t Include Characters From Fighting Games
If you were hoping to see someone from Street fighter, Mortal Kombat, or River City Ransom in the new Super Smash Bros., don’t hold your breath. According to Sakurai, it isn’t going to happen. “The biggest feature we look at in Smash Bros. is, ‘What does this character bring to Smash Bros. that other characters don’t?’ If you look at… someone from a fighting game already, and people l...
Wii U Sales In Japan Jumped 169% Last Week
Last week, in Japan, the Wii U sold approximately 22,200 units, compared to the previous week in which it sold 13,950 units, resulting in a sales increase of 169%. Many have attributed this jump in sales to the release of Pikmin 3, which sold over 100,000 copies in just the first two days. Sure, some of those Pikmin 3 customers already had a Wii U, but not all of them. It will be interesting to...
Nintendo Stock Biggest Jump Since 2011
For the first time since July of 2011, Nintendo’s stock has jumped by 4%. The increase may allow Nintendo to join the Nikkei 225 stock average. Some factors in the jump are as follows: Influx of new video game titles (Some of which have projected release dates) Stellar sales of the 3DS (225,000 units last week) High profile sales for games such as Animal Crossing: New Leaf China’s po...
Nintendo Adds Wii U eShop Offer
For anyone that receives email updates from Nintendo, this is likely something you have already seen. For those that missed it or do not receive email updates, Nintendo is running a short promotion on the eShop. An important note: this promotion is only listed for the Wii U eShop, not the 3DS one. Basically it works like this: If you add funds to your Wii U eShop balance between now and July 28...
Could Nintendo Be The Forerunner To Purchase ATLUS?
ATLUS, the company that developed Shin Megami Tensei X Fire Emblem and the recently released Shin Megami Tensei IV, has hit hard times since their parent company (Index Corporation) filed for bankruptcy and is working towards selling off its subsidiaries. During the auction, July 28th, ATLUS will be up for grabs. The International Business Times believes that Nintendo’s close working relat...
Weekend Discussion: Third Party On Nintendo, What Can You Do?
One thing I have noticed about third party games on the Wii U/Nintendo in general is that there is a lot of negativity around the lack of support, despite the current 3rd party games, and those scheduled to release. There is no doubt that everyone reading this post is a Nintendo fanatic. Whether you are a hardcore fan, or a casual Nintendo fan, you are undoubtedly here because you like the compan...
Eathbound now available on the Wii U Virtual Console
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGOEMCG2Ll4[/youtube] The wait is finally over. Nintendo has announced that the cult-classic SNES RPG, Earthbound, will be available on the Wii U Virtual Console in North America and Europe starting today. First announced for the Virtual Console during an April Nintendo Direct, Earthbound has been on many fans wish list for the online service since its incep...