Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 39 Comments

In late December, Nintendo published Genei Ibun Roku #FE in Japan. Nintendo Dream thought it would make sense to speak with the game’s staff now that development is complete. The Japanese magazine caught up with producer Hitoshi Yamagami (Nintendo), director Kaori Ando (Nintendo), producer Shinjiro Takata (Atlus), director Eiji Ishida (Atlus), chief director Wataru Hirata (Atlus), and art director Fumitaka Yano (Atlus). That’s quite a number of developers indeed!

We’ve translated a lengthy part of the interview below. The excerpts are very insightful, as the developers spoke about how they thought about different genres for the project, considered 3DS (even making a project plan), and more.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Let's Talk | 52 Comments

Let’s Talk #37: What would you like to see from a new Paper Mario game?

The Internet has been set ablaze over the past day or so with speculation regarding a potential new Paper Mario game for Wii U. Since it’s the hot Nintendo topic of the moment, I thought it’d make sense to have this week’s Let’s Talk centered around that.

It’s been a long time since we saw a proper Paper Mario entry. The Thousand-Year Door, a GameCube game, was the last true RPG in the series. Super Paper Mario was fine enough (I enjoyed it quite a bit myself actually), but you could argue that Sticker Star isn’t looked upon favorably despite decent reviews at the time. At this point, it might be for the best to return to the series’ roots and remember why the franchise has (mostly) been loved by so many players.

With all of that in mind, what would you want to see from a new Paper Mario game? If you have any thoughts, definitely share them in the comments below!

Highlights from last week’s topic: Do you want to see more of Linkle?

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 3 Comments

Open Form Games intends to bring Vegas Prime Retrograde to Wii U. The game has players assuming the role of COMS operative Clara as they hack through the futuristic streets of Vegas Prime. During your adventure, you’ll “intercept an unusual message from beyond the futuristic grave, piece together a mysterious data bundle, and infiltrate a corporate facility to seek help decoding the data by an imprisoned AI.”

A release date hasn’t been determined as of now, but it’s apparently coming close to launch. You can watch a gameplay video below.

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Update (1/23): Bumped to the top. Here’s yet another scan!

Original (1/22): ShonenGameZ posted another scan of Dragon Ball: Project Fusion from the latest issue of V Jump. We’ve attached it above.

Bandai Namco and Ganbarion are really going all out with fusions in the RPG. It sounds like you can fuse a ton of characters, but even cities, buildings, and islands as well.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in GameCube, News, Wii, Wii U | 28 Comments

People have been picking apart the latest Zelda: Twilight Princess HD footage from yesterday’s Nintendo Minute. GameXplain has another video up, this time showing faster animations and improved load times. Check out the comparisons in the video below.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 33 Comments

German developer King Art Games began making its point-and-click adventure series called “The Book of Unwritten Tales” a few years back. The most recent entry, The Book of Unwritten Tales 2, debuted on PC in early 2015, and landed on consoles a few months later. Based on a retailer listing, the title is now slated for Wii U.

Amazon UK lists The Book of Unwritten Tales 2 for release on Wii U on March 22 with Nordic Games handling publishing duties. The Wii U version has already been rated by the ESRB, so it should be coming to North America at some point as well.

You can get an idea as to what The Book of Unwritten Tales 2 offers in the gameplay video below.

Thanks to Tiago S and MrValtor for the tip.

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We posted a pair of Shadow Puppeteer gameplay videos yesterday, but one more has appeared today as well. View the latest footage below.

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Another interesting tidbit has been spotted in yesterday’s Zelda: Twilight Princess HD footage from Nintendo Minute. In the game, players will have access to a new type of lantern item (different from the standard lantern) – possibly one for Poes.

GameXplain speculates that the lantern could be used to spot Poes while in human form. In the original Twilight Princess, you needed to be Wolf Link while using his sense view. Being able to track down Poes with the lantern could make things much more convenient.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in GameCube, Videos, Wii, Wii U | 6 Comments

GameXplain has a lengthy video comparing The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess on Wii U to the original versions based on yesterday’s Nintendo Minute footage. Check it out below.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 14 Comments

Europe’s tenth Splatfest will finally take place next weekend. For the new competition, players can either be on Team Barbarian or Team Ninja.

The Splatfest will kick off at 6 PM in the UK / 7 PM in Europe on January 30. It will last for a full day.

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