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TwoTribes have made several tweets today in regards to upcoming Toki Tori 2. A WiiU specific level editor is in the works but no promises as to whether or not it will be a part of the final build.



"Today, the 1st draft Wii U specific level editor was implemented. It's a proof of concept, so no promises yet! But it looks promising!"

"We are looking at the Toki Tori 2 editor on the WiiU Gamepad"

TwoTribes also stated that development...

Ace Attorney fans rejoice! This week's Famitsu reveals the latest entry in the Ace Attorney series will hit the 3DS. Phoenix Wright is said to be the main character alongside a mysterious girl in yellow dress as his partner. Capcom has prepared a 15 minute demo ahead of the upcoming Tokyo Game Show.



Ace Attorney 5 is set one year after the events in Ace Attorney 4 as Phoenix Wright returns to being a lawyer. Images in the latest Famitsu point towards new gameplay elements. According...

With the WiiU release date approaching, more and more rumors are bound to surface. According to an article on WiiU Daily the upcoming Zelda WiiU will be the biggest entry in the Zelda universe.



"It’s a 4-year development cycle with a new console, new technology, new engine etc. It’ll end up being the most expensive game they’ve made to date. It’s a huge investment for them [Nintendo] in money and manpower, this is Rockstar/GTA territory”.

Again, these are just rumors...

In 2010, Fluidity was released on the WiiWare service and received an 8.5 from us at WiiWareWave.

In 2012, this Holiday, the physics based platformer with H2O has a starting role is back in a sequel subtitled Spin Cycle exclusively on the Nintendo eShop. These screenshots has just been release and I'll try my best at analyzing on what to expect.

On the top screen, the presentation is much more cel-shaded, at...

Today there are handful of new software releases for the Nintendo 3DS systems in North America, and one very welcoming new title on the WiiWare service.

WiiWare

La-Mulana (September 20)
Nicalis will not be publishing the North American release, instead it will be from EnjoyUp! Games. Click here for more details.


Nintendo eShop

Fractured Soul (September 13)
As of now the most expensive eShop...

As reported at GoNintendo.com


System: Wii
Release Date: Sep. 20, 2012
Number of Players: 1
Category: Action, Adventure
Developer: Nigoro
Publisher: EnjoyUp Games
Wii Points: 1,000

Are you ready to survive all types of traps and discover all the secrets of La-Mulana? La-Mulana is the most complete "archaeology action and adventure" game ever created.

Take control...

It's been a month on the Nintendo eShop in North America since the last new Virtual Console titles has been release (Wario Land and Mole Mania). On August 30, Toki Tori will be the latest new Virtual Console title on the service. This was confirmed from Two Tribes via Twitter.

Toki Tori is already available on the Nintendo eShop in Europe.

Are...

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There are tonnes of rumours flying around the internet about Nintendo WiiU prices and release dates. Because new ones appear almost every week I’ve decided not to write an article about every single one. So why am I writing an article about this one? Because it seems different.



Various sources...

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With the seventh generation of consoles many things became new standards for the gaming industry; things like HD Gaming, Online Gaming, and 1080p output, DLC and accomplishments. Accomplishments and Trophies were featured on the Xbox 360 and PS3 (respectively) and advanced a players gamerscore based on how many achievement points players were able to earn. Nintendo on the other hand included no such system in the Wii. If developers wanted...

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It’s been officially confirmed now that Nintendo Will not be attending the Gamescom Trades Fair in Germany. This is odd news as Nintendo has made an appearance at everyone to date; it’s the second biggest gaming event of the year next to E3.

A German Nintendo Representative had this to say,

"Whilst Gamescom is a fantastic show, we have taken the decision not to attend this year’s event, We are planning...

Nintendo release the lineup of portable games from DS, 3DS, and the Nintendo eShop releasing throughout the rest of 2012

First-Party 3DS retail

Art Academy: Lessons for Everyone! (Oct. 1)
Crosswords Plus (Oct. 1)
Style Savvy: Trendsetters (Oct. 22)
Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask (Oct. 28)
Freakyforms...

Chinese WiiU GamePad Knock off

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The Chinese are famous for many things, their rich culture, storied history, and the fact that they usually live longer than anyone else. But if there is anything that they are the most well known for it’s their Ripoffs.

At First Chinese Ripoffs used to be awful, they didn’t last long and broke real easy. Over the years though they have been getting more and more complex and indistinguishable from the real thing, like this Fake Chinese Apple Store.

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Do you guys remember when the Wii was shown back at E3 2006? There Nintendo showed both the Wii Console and Wii Remotes in white, black, silver, lime green, and red. Yet when it launched it was only available in white for the first two years it was on the market. It wasn’t until 2009 (2010 in North America) did other colours become available for the Wii.

SpeedX 3D is a new 3DS download on the Nintendo eShop, which has just been release in Europe. From what I read, SpeedX 3D really takes advantage of stereoscopic 3D.

I'm curious with the title, so I email Gamelion about a possible release date in North America. They're response:

Likely within September


The reason for my interest is mostly due to the fact that this month of new releases on the Nintendo...

A Future Update?



A new rumor has started and it could mean a future update for 3DS Virtual Console games! There is rumor going around the internet right now that claims that sometime in the near future Nintendo will add the Super Gameboy enhancements to their 3DS (Gameboy Virtual Console) games! This is just a rumor and hasn't been proven yet, but certainly is a possibility!

For those who own Horizon Riders from the WiiWare service, I would like to let you know that an update is now available to download.

Sabarasa statement via Twitter:

...and the Horizon Riders control update is live in North America!!!

As of now this update is only for the North American release. Please let us know how are...

Nintendo announced that there's going to be a midnight launch event for New Super Mario Bros 2 in North America. However, it's not the type of midnight launch event you might be expecting.

This midnight launch dedicates on the Nintendo eShop. The download version for New Super Mario Bros 2 will be available to purchase at midnight of August 19. The time might be referring to Pacific Daylight Time (12:00am PDT). This announcement can be view from the Nintendo eShop...

Toki Tori 2, from Two Tribes, has finally release it's first trailer and announced that the game will be available for Wii U as a download title and also on Steam.




Two Tribes, enthusiastically, openly answer questions from fans via

For those who haven't yet visit Nintendo Ninja News, our partner site, there has been some Wii U box art leaked from Amazon (Canada).

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This bit of News comes as no surprise as sports games are usually multiplatform and are released every year. Every console you can think of has at least five sports titles you can think of. What makes this news different is that these are the first Sports titles we are hearing of on the WiiU.

The big news this week is that EA has reveled that both Madden and Fifa 13 for the WiiU Console and that they will be launch titles. In...

A new 3DS retail challenger, known as Nano Assault EX, will arrive on the Nintendo eShop competing against other retail rejects such as Order Up!!, Planet Crashers, and eventually Fractured Soul. What makes Nano Assault EX stand out from all the rest is the fact that the retail version has already been release in stores for the past 7 months without the EX next to it. What makes Nano Assault EX more appealing than the eventual digital retail...

Nintendo reveals new Nintendo DSi colors via twitter, Matte Red and Matte Blue, which will arrive in North American retailers later this week.

Keep in mind that the only new DS titles coming for the system (as far as we know) are Pokemon Black 2 and Pokemon White 2, both of which are playable on the Nintendo 3DS and the very soon arrival of Nintendo 3DS...

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Back in July of 2011 Nintendo President Satoru Iwata, in response to questions about the WiiU and 3d stated

“If you are going to connect Wii U with a home TV capable of displaying 3-D images, technologically, yes, it is going to be possible, but that's not the area we are focusing on”

Now we are getting reports that the WiiU will actually support the feature, but not at launch; 3D functionality will be included after....

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It seems that Crytek, the developers behind the Crysis Series, are working closely with Nintendo. What they are working on is still a mystery but many speculate it to be the WiiU version of Crysis 3; despite Crytek's Development Director Rasmus Højengaards very blunt Statement back in April that there is

"not a fat chance of Crysis coming to Wii U."

In a recent interview with Computer...

At exactly a month ago, the Nintendo eShop (North America) release a program called the Game of the Weekend. The program gives 3DS owners a select download title at a discount price for the whole weekend. The first game was Super Mario Land and, unfortunately, the last game on sale for this weekend is Colors! 3D.

The confirmation that the Game of the Weekend program will end after this week comes from Nintendo via

Finally!



Sabarasa has announced on their Twitter page that their WiiWare title Horizon Riders will be released in Europe on Thursday July 26th. Will those of you who live in Europe download this long awaited WiiWare title or will you pass?

From the developer of Bird Mania 3D, Teyon, is bringing another high-scoring adventure that involves birds for the Nintendo eShop known as Crazy Chicken Pirates 3D. The release date is August 16th.



Crazy Chicken Pirates 3D is a point & shoot action game where you take aim at birds as they...

Gobble Up Dots!



Get ready to eat dots when Dot Runner: Complete Edition is released for the North American eShop next week. It's a follow-up to the enjoyable DSiWare title GO Series: Picdun!

This game is also known as Dot Eater New Picdun in Japan. You've got to travel through 100 stages while eating up all the orbs and destroying any enemies along the way, while facing...

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The WiiU may be a great Console, but it seems that it’s not all that great with fighting games. In an Interview with The Verge , Mortal Kombat Creator Ed boon explains some issues NetherRealms has been having with the WiiU controller.

“We’re obviously going to have some conversation...

Wii U Exclusive?!



The developers behind the WiiWare hit World of Goo have announced a new game for the Wii U titled Little Inferno! The company 2D Boy has recently been restructured under the new name Tomorrow Corporation. The title has also been announced for PC, mac, and Linux, but so far the Wii U is the only home console that has been confirmed!

Today, Club Nintendo replaced one of the 2 selectable game rewards, previous 3DS game was Electroplankton Rec-Rec, with a new 3DS download reward which is Starship Defense (DSiware). Starship Defense cost 150 coins and is only available for two weeks.

The second game, a Wii download, Mario Tennis still has a week left. This means that next Monday, a new Wii download reward will be available. Monday after that, Starship Defense will be replace with...

Mutant Mudds will soon be in numerous digital distribution partners release on PC Windows. The PC version will contain 20 brand new levels in addition to 40 from the Nintendo eShop version.

Don't feel left out 3DS owners. Jools Watsham, the co-founded of Renegade Kid, (possibly) confirmed via Twitter that an upcoming update for Mutant Mudds on...

You might have notice a banner on the very top of WiiWareWave page advertising for The Last Story with a false June 10 release date.

XSEED confirmed via Twitter that The Last Story will definitely be release on August 14 in North America. An art book will be included on every launch copies and a soundtrack CD will also be included for those who preorder...

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News about the WiiUs features just keeps getting better and better. In an email from Nintendo customer service Representative David Marshall he stated that the Nintendo WiiU and 3DS will have a “Unified Account System”.

"A unified account system will be implemented later this year with the launch of the Wii U. Eventually this same account system will be made compatible with Nintendo 3DS systems,"...

Fractured Soul, from Endgame Studios, is similar to Order Up!!

Not in terms of gameplay or presentation, Fractured Soul was originally going to be release as a retail game in North America just like Order Up!! Except that this title is target at advance gamers and was previously a DS title.

Fractured Soul may likely be high price and require thousands of blocks on the SD card due to it's retail qualities, however, that didn't stop the success of Order...

Don't be frighten Luigi. It's just a logo.

A European boxart for Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon as been surface on the internet and reveals that the game will contain online functionality in some fashion. This could be in the same use as New Super Mario Bros 2, downloading more mansions as paid, or free, DLC.

Are you more excited about Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon? Do you like the European boxart? Leave your welcoming thoughts at the comment section...

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Times are hard, we can all agree right? So it’s not because we are cheap why we would rather have a Wii or PS3 because of the free online. As great as the Xbox Live service is if I’m paying for internet from my ISP why would I want to pay again to play online?

Well you can breathe easy, because Nintendo plans to keep their online service free. In recent shareholders interview Nintendo President Satoru Iwata stated that...

Announcement Near Launch!



Satoru Iwata has announced that the Wii U price and date will Not be revealed until Fall 2012, despite being so close the holiday 2012 release window.

Nintendo was originally going to release these details about the Wii U at E3, but scrapped their plans.

The enemies will be a lot more like this, shiny

For those who register Nintendo Power, this month's reveals that Mighty Switch Force will be available on the Wii U eShop at launch.

Mighty Switch Force is a port from WayForward's first 3D download from the 3DS eshop, including all the available content and more with reworks of hand-drawn characters and environments in high definition.

For those who had experience Might Switch Force,...

Don't look so sad

Sabarasa, developed Horizon Riders for WiiWare, announced that their latest WiiWare project will be released on a new, as yet to be confirmed platform.

Protocol is a first-person online multiplayer experience which allows local split screen players to also compete with others online.

What platform do...

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Big news today as Nintendo has announced they have hired a Senior Games Executive from Disney. Duncan Orrell-Jones has recently been hired by Nintendo for the newly created position of “Senior Vice President of Network Business”. In this new position he [Duncan Orrell-Jones] will be Leading the "development and evolution" of digital strategy for Nintendos 3DS and WiiU consoles.

President of Nintendo America, Reggie Fils-Aime...

It won't be too long now !

A press release from Nintendo states that the game is coming out October 7 of this year for the US, and October 12 for the UK.


Not only that, Pokémon Dream Radar, an AR game that uses the 3DS camera to catch Pokémon in the real world, including rare exclusive Pokémon, and the Pokédex 3D Pro, an enhanced version...

Wondering if there are any differences between the 3DS and the 3DS XL aside from the bigger screens?

When asked for clarification on any apparent differences by IGN, Nintendo of America confirmed the following:

- There are no material changes to the 3DS XL's displays
- Nintendo hasn't adjusted the 3DS XL to accommodate the 90% display increase, meaning that the resolution is the same
- "the speaker function of the XL is the same quality level...

Will The WiiU Make Your Money Vanish?



Several retail stores have listed the confirmed North American WiiU games with a staggering suggested retail price of $100!. Nintendo denies the retailers claims stating that these prices are purely "fictitious"

If WiiU games turn out to be this expensive, how will this affect your opinions about the WiiU? Will you purchase the upcoming console?

Authors Comments: I think this is...

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Ninja Gaiden 3 was released in March to not so hot reviews. Both gamers and critics had not so great things to say; IGN called it “a technical disaster” and Gamespot said that it’s “a shallow action game with little of the series' challenge and depth”. After hearing all this it’s hard not to wonder how the WiiU version will fair.

Super Mario Land is just a start

After the latest Nintendo Direct, it seems that Japan and Europe will be getting discounts on 10 selected Virtual Console and 3D titles in the Nintendo eShop, while Nintendo of America has only confirmed 1 discount title, which is Super Mario Land.

Fear not! Nintendo of America's website...

Now it's time for some messages from the developers of the upcoming Nintendo fighter!

During the Nintendo Direct streams, it was announced that the upcoming Super Smash Bros. for the Wii U and 3DS will have another developer helping with the game; Namco Bandai.

And both companies' representatives, Project Sora's Masahiro Sakurai and Namco Bandai's Masaya Kobayashi, have both released a message about the upcoming Nintendo Fighter on...

NOTE: some videos and some news might be posted later.



3DS News



- 3DS getting a redesign
- The screen is 4.88 inches. It gives 90% extra view area. The lower screen is now 4.18 inch. It also has 90% extra view area.

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Now here is a bit of odd news on the WiiU front, apparently a game using CryEngine3 will be coming to the WiiU. This game however is not being developed by Crytek, but by a "respected developer". As it stands right now there are no details on this game or even who will be developing it. It looks like we have to wait for more information.

Even though CryEngine3 “runs beautifully” on WiiU, the Developer still has no plans to port...