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July 7, 2015

Two More Splatoon Weapons About To Drop WiiU

by Donald Theriault - 5:20 pm EDT
Total comments: 1 Source: Squid Research

Sadly, a Metroid outfit will not come along for the ride.

The weapon train keeps rolling in Splatoon, as two new ones will drop tonight.

The Sploosh-O-Matic is a very short range weapon with a rapid fire, as Squid Research indicates "Take them by surprise and there’s no escape!". Squid Beakon is the subweapon and Killer Wail the special.

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July 6, 2015

Binding of Isaac Rebirth Launches July 23

by Donald Theriault - 7:14 pm EDT
Total comments: 2 Source: Nicalis

On both Wii U and New 3DS.

After many months, delays and a potential kill due to content, Binding of Isaac: Rebirth finally has a release date for Nintendo platforms.

The highly controversial dungeon crawler will launch on Wii U and New 3DS on July 23, along with the game's release on Xbox One. The New 3DS version is the second game exclusive to the upgraded handheld after Xenoblade Chronicles 3D.

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Details Emerge About Project H.A.M.M.E.R Wii

by Donald Theriault - 8:50 am EDT
Total comments: 17 Source: Unseen64 Youtube

Unseen64 digs deep into the cancelled Wii project and the findings are troubling.

A new video has been produced and posted by Unseen64 that examines in great detail the cancelled Wii game Project H.A.M.M.E.R and the issues that led to the game being sacked.

Project H.A.M.M.E.R was in development at Nintendo Software Technology beginning in late 2003, with the aim of being developed... Read more...

July 5, 2015

Best Buy Not Taking Online Orders, Preorders For Dark Pit WiiU

by Donald Theriault - 6:59 pm EDT
Total comments: 5 Source: Best Buy

If you want the angelic anti-hero, you're going to need to show up day 1.

A small burst of Amiibo will be releasing in North America on July 31, and Best Buy will have you in the store to get one in particular.

Dark Pit will be exclusive to Best Buy, and the US stores will not be taking online orders or in store preorders for the Amiibo. The figure will only be sold in store beginning on July 31, with a strict 1 per customer limit.

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July 4, 2015

Dragon Quest VII And VIII French Release Confirmed At Japan Expo 3DS

by Donald Theriault - 7:33 am EDT
Total comments: 5

Un slime approachment! Ton command?

It turns out Fire Emblem Awakening wasn't the last 3DS RPG localization to spill out unintentionally.

In an appearance at Paris's Japan Expo, Dragon Quest series creator Yuji Hori confirmed that the games would be localized for France, at least:

Yuji Horii has just announced DQ7 and 8 will be released "in French"...?! Apparently a last minute announcement here at Japan Expo.

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July 3, 2015

Zero Escape Sequel Announced At Anime Expo

by Donald Theriault - 2:04 pm EDT
Total comments: 2 Source: Aksys Games

After months of speculation, the Zero Escape series will finally have closure.

After months of speculation and a mysterious countdown timer, we have an official announcement of the third Zero Escape game.

Announced at the 2015 LA Anime Expo, the title will be the follow-up to 2012's Virtue's Last Reward and should resolve the many cliffhangers the game presented.

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Nintendo Play Station Superdisc Discovered

by Donald Theriault - 11:57 am EDT
Total comments: 10 Source: Reddit

The console that served as a turning point for gaming itself finally emerges.

A series of photos and a Youtube video point to the existence of a Nintendo Play Station Superdisc - one form factor of the SNES CD-ROM - in the wild.

The prototype system has a cartridge slot, two SNES controller ports, and a tray loading disc slot. The photos show a prototype cartridge, and a... Read more...

July 2, 2015

Nintendo Downloads - July 2, 2015 3DSWiiU

by Donald Theriault - 6:42 am EDT
Total comments: 3 Source: Nintendo

At least this time when you get screwed by the Water Temple, you can yell about it on Miiverse.

Unlike last year, when it seemed like ten indie games got released on the same day about this time, the first July update of 2015 is light in North America. The biggest Wii U release is, of course, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. For those of you who can't find a retail version of Ocarina 3D... Read more...

Dragon Ball Z Extreme Butoden Coming West: European Bundle Announced 3DS

by Donald Theriault - 4:14 am EDT
Total comments: 1 Source: BandaiNamco

And that bundle has some strange contents.

The newest 3DS Dragon Ball Z will be coming to the west later this year.

Arc System Works's fighter will release in Europe/Australia on 16 October, with a North American release to follow on October 20th. The game will feature 24 playable fighters once all are unlocked, and several dozen assist characters.

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July 1, 2015

Miiverse Overhaul Coming This Summer

by Donald Theriault - 5:33 pm EDT
Total comments: 6 Source: Miiverse

Nintendo's little social network will be seeing some big changes.

Sometime this summer, Miiverse will get a dramatic overhaul.

Among the changes detailed are a new private page that will allow you to save up to 100 screenshots, as well as a Play Journal that replaces the current Activity Feed and encourages writing about things as they occur in game.

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Here's Why Nintendo Doesn't Release Games In The Summer WiiU

by Neal Ronaghan - 6:07 am EDT
Total comments: 21

Over the past several years, Nintendo of America hasn't released many games in the summer. We finally got an answer about it.

Over the past few years, you might have noticed that Nintendo of America avoids releasing games in the summer. As a matter of fact, they've only released one retail game in the month of July since 2007, and that was a bundled version of all of the Wii Sports Club games. When we interviewed Charlie Scibetta, Nintendo's Senior Director of Corporate Communications, he let us know why that is.

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