Retail version of AKB48+Me will include digital copy
Posted on 11 years ago by Austin(@NE_Austin) in 3DS, News | 0 comments
Update: Or maybe not. There’s some talk that this may not be the case. We’re waiting on clarification for now…
Here’s Nintendo and Kadokawa Games, doing it right! If you buy a copy of the upcoming musical singing game “AKB48+Me” (in Japan only, so far) you get a digital copy of the game as well, so you can have all the benefits of never having to insert the cartridge coupled with an awesome packaging to take up space on your game shelf!
Fingers crossed that Nintendo starts doing this with first party releases in North America as well… and PAL regions!
Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed – Wii U details
Posted on 11 years ago by Austin(@NE_Austin) in News, Wii U | 0 comments
New details about Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed on Wii U are as follows:
– By default, the Gamepad displays a map
– Touch a racer’s icon to get a real-time stream of that racer’s perspective
– Lift the gamepad in line with the television to display a rear-view mirror
– Five-player split screen confirmed
– Multiple asymmetric gameplay modes added
– One of these modes has Wiimote players collecting bananas in an arena and the Gamepad player trying to squash them as Monkey Ball’s “Ai Ai”
– Another one has the Gamepad player playing as Shinobi, chasing the other players around to tag them and turn them into Shinobi as well
– Two versions of the Wii U version: One is regular, one has Metal Sonic as a playable character and a bonus racetrack based on “OutRun”
Nintendo bomb threat stemmed from a computer virus
Posted on 11 years ago by Austin(@NE_Austin) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
Back in early September, an online message appeared from an anonymous source that simply stated “This week, I’m going to blow up Nintendo headquarters.”. I hadn’t heard anything about it until today (not sure why it wasn’t reported!), but it appears that Japanese police swiftly apprehended the person who made the comment, but ended up releasing him a week later. Why? The message may have been caused by a computer virus that allowed a third party to control the computer and do with it what they will. I guess they decided it would be a good idea to get a guy in trouble for claiming to want to blow up Nintendo HQ?
This isn’t the only case of the virus though: An animator who worked on series’ like Yu-Gi-Oh and Tiger & Bunny was a victim of a similar crime, which ended with him being arrested for a short while and released after authorities discovered that the root cause was this same virus.
Of course, Nintendo HQ is still here so whoever made the threats didn’t follow-through, but you do have to wonder why he or she would do something like this!
[Nintendo Everything Interview] – “Junction Point’s Paul Weaver explains why Epic Mickey is so magical”, and other magical discussions
Posted on 11 years ago by Austin(@NE_Austin) in Features, Interviews | 0 comments
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I just now realized that I’ve interviewed this guy before. It was way back in November of 2010, just before the first ‘Epic Mickey’ launched. I asked him if an ‘Epic Mickey’ game would land on 3DS in the future, and he told me that it was “too early to say”.
I wonder if he was lying and they had actually already planned out Power of Illusion…
So, there I was once again, sitting in my imaginary room waiting to imaginarily interview someone, pretending it was in-person instead of via email. The subject this time around? Mr. Paul Weaver from Junction Point. I’ve actually interviewed Paul before, but it was so long ago that I wasn’t even doing this “pretend I’m interviewing them live” thing. It was just straight Q&A, IGN-style.
Boring, am I rig–
Before I could finish the thought, Paul entered the room. I was pretty excited to get the chance to talk to him– primarily because I had gotten such pleasure out of playing Junction Point’s last game, “Epic Mickey”– and I didn’t waste too much time with formalities before getting right into the hard-ball, tough-as-nails questions about how amazing I think their games are:
Here’s a Podcast – Episode 10! (Is Voice Acting Necessary? + One Game Franchise That Needs Saving)
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Fist of The North Star: Ken’s Rage 2 coming to Wii U on December 20 in Japan
Posted on 11 years ago by Austin(@NE_Austin) in News, Wii U | 0 comments
Note that this news is for Japan, but it’s pretty decent nonetheless: Ken’s Rage 2 is coming to the Wii U on December 20th! It’s the same as the PS360 version of the game, but it does include added Gamepad functionality and/or Classic Controller Pro support.
n-Space is giving away New York Comic Con passes
Posted on 11 years ago by Austin(@NE_Austin) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
This is pretty much a copy/pasta from an e-mail I got a couple hours ago, but I’m sure some of you live close enough to New York where this could definitely be of some interest– not to mention you have to know/have a thing or two relating to one of the franchises the 3DS-centric developer has worked on…
n-Space — the developer behind Heroes of Ruin, RollerCoaster Tycoon 3D and Skylanders Giants for the Nintendo 3DS — is giving away a pair of 4-Day Passes to New York Comic Con. I thought this might be of interest to your readers, who are doubtless already familiar with our work.
To enter, entrants need only submit to us via Facebook their photo of a toy representing any franchise n-Space has ever handled. (This includes toys from any of the following properties: 007, Danger Girl, Duke Nukem, Hannah Montana, Mary-Kate and Ashley, Rugrats, Skylanders, Star Wars, Toy Story, Tron, and Winx. Call of Duty can be represented by any military action figures.) Originality and creativity counts for a lot — and the best photographer will win a pair of 4-Day Passes to NYCC.
We’ll be looking to see which photo draws the most love as we put all eligible photos we receive on public display, but the final decision will be made by n-Space. (You’ll note that the contest is for admission only; travel and accommodations aren’t included.) To enter, people can visit our Facebook page and click the “Get Inside NYCC!” tab, or they can go directly to the contest via this shortlink: http://woobox.com/7kyrac
Famitsu does a survey that reveals cautiously extreme excitement for the Wii U
Posted on 11 years ago by Austin(@NE_Austin) in General Nintendo, News, Wii U | 0 comments
People in Japan are excited for the Wii U, but they’re also a tad worried that Nintendo will goof up the launch like they did with the 3DS. Here’s the rundown, as well as some quotes from Famitsu readers who were surveyed:
– 45% of respondents said they will buy the system on launch day.
– 37% said they’ll buy it eventually.
– 72% of those who will buy it are planning on getting the deluxe set instead of the basic, 8GB model.
– Most people cited the launch lineup (NSMBU, Monster Hunter Ultimate) as the main reason for purchase.
– “Now that I know I can play Monster Hunter online on it, I definitely want to buy it sometime soon.”
– “I want to see Mario and Dragon Quest X in HD as soon as I can, so I have a preorder in for launch day.”
– “I prefer the white color, but there’s a huge difference betwen 8GB and 32GB of internal memory. I’m sure I’m going to have free-space problems down the line if I get the Basic Set, so I’ll be getting the Premium version.”
– “Between the launch lineup and what Iwata has been saying, I feel like Nintendo is devoting a lot of attention to core gamers this time around. I hope they fully act on that, since that group got kind of left behind with the Wii.”
PDP announces Epic Mickey 2 Nunchuck replacements for Wii/WiiU
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‘Flare Red’ 3DS going out of production in Japan
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If you live in Japan and you are planning on buying a red 3DS, you better do it soon! Nintendo has revealed that they will cease production on the color within a few months, making this the second time they’ve stopped making a specific color after the ‘Aqua Blue’ model was halted earlier this year.
