Nintendo Badge Arcade – North American updates for the week of May 16, 2016
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News | 3 Comments
Update: Added in Sunday’s updates.
Nintendo Badge Arcade has been receiving daily updates since heading to the 3DS eShop. Because it’s continually updated with content, we’re rounding up all of the additions and changes in a weekly post.
Here’s what’s on tap for the week of May 16:
May 16
– 26 Pokemon panels
– 4 Pikmin panels (3 with 2 days left, 1 with 1 day left)
– Thank-you badges for each $1.00 spent, up to a maximum of $4.00 and four badges until 5/25
– 1 free play
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Etrian Odyssey V – new boxart, footage
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Atlus just wrapped up another live stream for Etrian Odyssey V a short while ago. A new version of the boxart was shown featuring six of the game’s ten classes: Fencer, Dragoon, Warlock, Masurao and Herbalist.
Aside from that, we also have some new Etrian Odyssey V footage showing facilities and FOE battles. Gameplay can be viewed below.
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Fire Emblem 0 series 7 announced, features cards from Blazing Sword
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The official trading card game for the Fire Emblem series – Fire Emblem 0 – is still going strong. During a live stream today, the seventh series was announced. It’ll feature cards Fire Emblem: Blazing Sword as well as more from Fire Emblem Fates: Revelations.
Kirie took a bunch of snapshots from the live stream, which you can view below. In addition to the seventh series, they also show images series 5, series 6, and more.
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Minecraft devs led the way on the new Mario collaboration for Wii U
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One of the bigger releases this week was the new Super Mario Mash-Up Pack in Minecraft: Wii U Edition. Damon Baker, senior manager of licensing at Nintendo, told The Verge that developers Mojang and 4J mostly came up with the idea for the collaboration. It began just as a way to introduce new skins, but the teams wanted to come up with something more.
Baker stated:
“They actually came to us with what their vision was, and the extent of it, and blew us away. It still went through an official approval process through our art department at our head office in Japan, but it was really driven by them as the creative studios behind it.”
Baker also said that the company has no plans to expand the Mario content beyond its own hardware for now, which one would expect. He said: “We’ve just been concentrating on Wii U first and foremost.”
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SmileBASIC for Wii U now planned for summer
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 2 Comments
Some of you may recall that SmileBASIC for Wii U (PetitCom BIG) was confirmed last October. We haven’t heard much since then… so what’s the project’s status?
The Wii U version of SmileBASIC is now planned for release during the summer. Spring was originally targeted, but that window has obviously passed.
SmileBoom said that it will be using the extra time to make a better product. The development team also apologized to those who have been looking forward to its release.
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Dex footage
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Dex initially launched earlier this month, with the Wii U version planned for the near future. Take a look at what it has to offer through the following gameplay video:
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A few more details on Taiko Drum Master: Dokodon! Mystery Adventure’s collaborations
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Taiko Drum Master: Dokodon! Mystery Adventure has a bunch of collaborations with other popular franchises. We previously heard about partnerships with series like Yo-kai Watch and Monster Hunter, and this week Bandai Namco confirmed a few more with the likes of Kirby and Assassination Classroom. Famitsu shares a few extra details in its latest issue.
Here’s the breakdown:
– From Kirby: Kirby and King Dedede. Contrary to their cute looks, they also have powerful performances.
– From Studio Ghibli: Mauchu from the Taiko no Tatsujin 15th anniversary animation.
– From Assassination Classroom: Korosensei. He has a Taiko Magic named “Healing Time” which recovers ally HP.
– From Kanasama Minarai: Himitsu no Kokotama: Rakitama. It can recover ally HP.
– From Ace Attorney: Phoenix Wright – Defense type character who reduces damage taken by other ally characters.
These characters will be specifically available in the game’s RPG-like Mystery Adventure mode. Here, players can travel around different areas and battle various enemies. Bandai Namco is packing in more than 100 monsters.
Indie developers talk about what they want to see from NX
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Nintendo first made the NX known last year. Little information has been shared about the system since, though we do know it’s due out in March 2017. Everyone is anxiously awaiting to see what Nintendo has in store because of the lack of details surrounding the system – including many developers.
GamesTM spoke with a few indies in its latest issue for a chat about the NX. The magazine caught up with Black Forest Games co-founder Adrian Goersch, DrinkBox co-founder and CEO Graham Smith, CTO Rebellion co-founder Chris Kingsley, and Zen Studios VP of publishing Mel Kirk.
GamesTM first started out by asking each developer about how they’d like NX to improve upon Wii U as a platform to make games on. Each of them responded with the following:
The Wii U was actually a great platform to develop on. With Guacamelee, having the second screen on the GamePad was a perfect place to put the game’s mini-map, and made the game a great fit for the platform. Having the ability to play games right on the controller itself was an amazing feature for times when someone else in the household was making use of the television. While this was never a problem for Drinkbox, I believe that the limited power of the system made it difficult for some third parties to bring their games from PS4/Xbox One to the Wii U, causing the system to have less than ideal third-party support. – Smith
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A look at the shoebox for the Nintendo Vans sneakers
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Nintendo and Vans will soon be bringing out several sneakers as part of a new partnership. The shoebox for the footwear has now appeared, which we’ve posted above. It’s looking very stylish!
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[Let’s Talk] Nintendo and movies
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One of the bigger news stories from the past week came from Tatsumi Kimishima’s new interview with Asahi. While talking with the publication, Kimishima revealed some pretty big plans for the company’s pursuit of movies. Nintendo is really looking to get into this entertainment field and hopes to produce something within the next few years.
Aside from that, there’s not too much to go on. Kimishima did indicate that Nintendo is more interested in animation than live-action at this point. He also suggested that they could work with partners.
So what’s everyone’s pipe dream when it comes to Nintendo films? Is there one particular franchise above all others that you want to see become a movie? Do you have any specific Nintendo film ideas? Let us know how you feel in the comments below!
