Nintendo Badge Arcade – North American updates for the week of April 11, 2016
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News | 0 comments
Update: Bumped to the top. Added in Sunday’s updates.
Nintendo Badge Arcade has been receiving daily updates since heading. 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 April 11:
– 1 DS panel
– 1 N64 panel
– 1 GBA panel
– 1 Wii panel
– 3 Zelda II panels
– 2 Kid Icarus panels
– 4 Mario Maker panels
– 1 Punch-Out!! panel
– 2 Metroid panels
– 1 SNES panel
– 1 Game Boy panel
– 3 Famicom panels
– 1 Zelda weapons panel
– 4 Kirby panels (1 day left)
– 1 pixel sushi panel (1 day left)
– 3 pixel bird panels
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A look into Nintendo’s unreleased Game Boy successor
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 25 Comments
Before coming out with the Game Boy Advance, Nintendo was looking into a completely different type of portable device. Many years ago, the company was experimenting with a Game Boy successor under the apparent codename “Project Atlantis”. In the end, it never turned into a consumer product.
German outlet Nintendo-Online has taken a look at what’s known about Project Atlantis based on previous information floating around (plus a few other separate, but interesting tidbits). The site passed along the following information:
– “Project Atlantis” is usually regarded as the GBA’s codename, which is NOT true – the GBA was codenamed “Advanced Game Boy”
– “Project Atlantis” was a Game Boy successor that Nintendo developed around 1995. Rumours about the system started in early 1996. It was supposed to be a 32 Bit color handheld, to have four buttons and to have a screen bigger than the final GBA. Media reported the system was supposed to release in late 1996.
– Rumours further suggested that “Project Atlantis” had power comparable to the N64 and used a 160 MHz processor – it would have been way more powerful than the final GBA. Also, “Project Atlantis’s” battery time was supposed to be 30 hours.
– Although Nintendo confirmed the system’s existence in mid-1996, “Project Atlantis” never got released. The newly released Game Boy Pocket sold well enough so that Nintendo delayed the release of “Project Atlantis” to the end of 1997.
– Finally the system never came to the market. The reason was that the system was simply way too big to be a Nintendo portable system. Also it was too power-consuming, too expensive to manufacture and Nintendo apparently wasn’t satisfied with it’s performance.
– DSi lead developer Masato Kuwahara who also participated in the development of “Project Atlantis” showed the prototype in a GDC 2009 lecture. Here’s the picture he showed, with a DSi as a size comparison.
– Bonus fact 1: Kuwahara also showed an unreleased Touch Screen Adaptor for the Game Boy Color that he developed in 1998. His picture shows the prototype attached to a Game Boy Advance SP.
– Bonus fact 2: The dev team also experimented with a fold up model for the Game Boy Advance, the like of which the GBA SP and the DS are. Because back then the system would have been to thick, they discarded the idea.
– Bonus fact 3: The development of the final GBA didn’t start until the Game Boy Color was released and only took about two years.
Some interesting things here for sure! It’s always neat to look back on Nintendo’s history, and get a glimpse at products that never made it to market.
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Lots of Angry Video Game Nerd II footage
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Angry Video Game Nerd II: ASSimilation initially came out a couple of weeks ago. It should be making its way to Nintendo platforms in due time, but for now, watch some footage below.
Etrian Odyssey V details cover races and classes
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In the latest issue of Famitsu, there’s a sizable update on Etrian Odyssey V. The magazine has more information on the game’s races and some of the classes. We’ve rounded up all of the information below.
Races
Earthrun (human)
– Balanced stats and rather high durability
– The most prosperous race which lives in many parts of Arcadia
– Has more jobs available compared to other races
Race skills
– Fishing: able to fish at fishing spots in forests
– Martial Arts: increase resistance against “seals” on each parts of body
More: Atlus, Etrian Odyssey V, Japan, top
Stone Shire version 1.1 out now, another patch on the way
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 0 comments
Stone Shire’s 1.1 patch came out in Europe towards the end of last month. In North America, the update is now available as well.
The 1.1 release for Stone Shire actually came out on Thursday. Finger Gun Games confirmed the news on Miiverse, and also noted that another update is in the works.
Here’s the full Miiverse post:
If you missed them, you can find the Stone Shire version 1.1 patch notes here.
More: indie, Stone Shire, title update
Kirby: Planet Robobot – Team Kirby Clash footage
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Thanks to CoroCoro, we have a new look at the Team Kirby Clash mini-game in Kirby: Planet Robobot. We’ve posted the gameplay video below.
Star Fox Guard footage with TV and GamePad views
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We have some new official b-roll footage of Star Fox Guard. There are three videos in total, two of which show views of both the TV and GamePad. Here’s the full set:
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Square Enix on Bravely Second – player feedback, character designs, job classes, future
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With Bravely Second having just launched in North America, Game Informer spoke with co-producer at Square Enix Masashi Takahashi for an interview. The two sides chatted about player feedback, the new approach to character designs with this game, how the job classes are decided, and the series’ future.
You can find comments from Takahashi about all of these comments below. Head on to Game Informer here for the full interview.
More: Bravely Second, interview, Masashi Takahashi, Square Enix, top
Another round of Star Fox Zero footage
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V-Jump has gone live with another round of footage from Star Fox Zero. Get a look at some additional gameplay below.
More: PlatinumGames, Star Fox Zero
Chompy Chomp Chomp Party hitting the North American Wii U eShop on May 19
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Utopian World of Sandwiches previously brought Chompy Chomp Chomp Party to the European Wii U eShop late last month. In North America, it’ll be a few more weeks before launch. The game’s website confirms a release date of May 19.
