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Microsoft is publishing Scalebound, a new Xbox One title from PlatinumGames. But as fate would have it, the project was originally imagined for Wii.

Director Hideki Kamiya recently spoke with GameSpot about his original ambition for Scalebound, which would have had players using the Wii remote to provide orders to dinosaurs rather than dragons. It also starred a little girl rather than the current protagonist Drew.

Kamiya said:

“If you look at the long span of it, the first idea [for Scalebound] was when we started the company and were thinking of ideas and games that we want to make. The idea popped up there, but then we made Bayonetta. Then after Bayonetta, we revived the idea and made a prototype but that prototype failed and the game got cancelled. It was put on a backburner for a variety of reasons and we moved on to The Wonderful 101.”

“When they first started, the idea was for a Wii game and we wanted to use a Wii remote to do the orders for the dinosaurs. You were in control of the dinosaurs, you were ordering the dinosaurs around, and they’d do cool things. Then after we made Bayonetta, we started the prototype. The first thing that I made a change to was making it a dragon game.”

“We changed the dinosaurs to dragons, but at that point the lead character was even weaker than [current protagonist] Drew is in the context of Scalebound. She was actually a little girl who was with these dragons. As we were making this prototype, I realized that I didn’t want to just be watching the fight, I wanted to be more participatory in the fight. And I started talking with the staff about how maybe we should change this to be a swordsman or someone a little bit older. This was when the prototype got put on the backburner, so to speak, and the project was halted. Then we made The Wonderful 101.”

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Another 20 minutes of footage from Toto Temple Deluxe has come in, which you can watch below. The game is out today on the Wii U eShop.

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Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam now has a final release date in Japan. The game will be available on December 3, Nintendo’s official schedule listing reveals.

In the west, Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam is due out sometime during the spring.

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This week’s North American Nintendo Downloads are as follows:

Wii U Download

Freedom Planet – $14.99
Gemology – $6.99
Pumped BMX + – $7.99
The Rivers of Alice : Extended Version – $7.99
Toto Temple Deluxe – $9.99
VoxelMaker – $4.99

Wii U Virtual Console

River City Ransom – $4.99

3DS Download

Chronus Arc – $9.99

3DS Themes

The Legend of Legacy: “The Chibi Adventurers”

Wii U/3DS DLC

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U – DLC – Fans of Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U can now add even more fun with a free update and new DLC for purchase on both versions. The free update includes a Duck Hunt stage for Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and the ability to upload match replay highlights to YouTube in the Wii U version of the game. In addition, players can now purchase new Mii Fighter costumes – like Fox (from the and Star Fox series) and Toad outfits – as well as a Pirate Ship stage for Super Smash Bros. for Wii U inspired by The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker and a Super Mario Maker stage for both versions of the game. For full details, visit http://www.smashbros.com/us/.

eShop Sales

Wii U/3DS

– Citizens of Earth (Wii U and Nintendo 3DS) is on sale starting at 9 a.m. PT on Oct. 5 until 8:59 a.m. PT on Oct. 19.

Wii U

– Spy Chameleon and Rock ‘N Racing Off Road from EnjoyUp are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on Oct. 29.
– Puzzle Monkeys is more than 60 percent off (reduced from $2.99 to $0.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Oct. 22.
– Zumba Fitness World Party is 75 percent off (reduced from $39.99 to $9.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Oct. 12.
– Midnight is 25 percent off (reduced from $1.99 to $1.49) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Oct. 22.
– Don’t Crash is more than 30 percent off (reduced from $1.49 to $1) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Oct. 14.
– Pixel Slime U is more than 30 percent off (reduced from $2.99 to $2) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Oct. 14.
– Vector Assault is 20 percent off (reduced from $4.99 to $3.99) starting at 9 a.m. PT on Oct. 5 until 8:59 a.m. PT on Oct. 30.?

3DS

– Tappingo and European Conqueror 3D from Circle Entertainment are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on Oct. 22.
– Shin Megami Tensei IV is 25 percent off (reduced from $19.99 to $14.99) starting at 9 a.m. PT on Oct. 5 until 8:59 a.m. PT on Oct. 19.

Activities

Miiverse Nook’s Homes Drawing Sweepstakes – To celebrate the launch of the Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer game, we’re hosting a Nook’s Homes Drawing Sweepstakes event until Oct. 30. You can enter every week for your chance to win a digital version of Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer by sharing your Animal Crossing-themed fan art on Miiverse! Click here for details.

Price Reductions

– Stealth Inc. II: A Game of Clones is reduced to $9.99 (from $14.99) beginning at 9 a.m. PT on Oct. 1.
– Battleminer is reduced to $5.99 (from $7.99) beginning at 9 a.m. PT on Oct. 1.

Source: Nintendo PR

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Nintendo has published a new set of Genei Ibun Roku #FE screenshots. You can view them in the gallery below.

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Earlier today, a demo for Chibi-Robo!: Zip Lash found its way to the Japanese 3DS eShop. Check out some footage from the download below.

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Miki accidentally shared Monster Hunter Strike 3DS’ first trailer today before pulling the video. Still, that hasn’t stopped it from circulating online, and you can watch the new trailer below.

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We have a few more screenshots from The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes. Hit up the gallery below for the latest images.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 2 Comments

This week’s Wii U eShop charts are as follows:

Software

1. Super Mario Maker
2. Super Mario World
3. Zelda: Ocarina of Time
4. Splatoon
5. Super Mario Bros. 3
6. Super Mario 64
7. Super Mario World
8. Year Walk
9. Paper Mario
10. Shovel Knight
11. Runbow
12. Stealth Inc 2
13. Zelda: A Link to the Past
14. The Legend of Zelda
15. Donkey Kong 64
16. Cube Life: Island Survival
17. Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
18. Mario Kart 8
19. Donkey Kong Country
20. Zelda: The Wind Waker HD

Videos

1. Super Mario Maker Accolades Trailer
2. Let’s Watch! Super Mario Maker Overview!
3. Super Mario Maker E3 2015 Trailer
4. Play Nintendo Introduction Video
5. Year Walk Reveal Trailer
6. Skylanders SuperChargers E3 Trailer
7. Yoshi’s Woolly World PAX Prime 2015 Video
8. Yoshi’s Woolly World E3 2015 Trailer
9. Splatoon Big Splats Trailer
10. Splatoon Squid Strats Trailer
11. Treehouse Live @ E3 2015 Day 1 Skylanders SuperChargers
12. Great Games to Buy with eShop Cards
13. Splatoon Tower Control Trailer
14. Introducing amiibo
15. Nintendo@E3 2015 – Super Mario Maker Reactions
16. Xenoblade Chronicles X – E3 2015 Trailer
17. New Super Mario Bros. U Video
18. Super Mario Maker “The Shift” TV Commercial
19. New amiibo TV Commercial
20. Super Mario Maker “The Build” TV Commercial

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News | 2 Comments

You may recall that Kemco released Chronus Arc on the Japanese 3DS eShop last month. Tomorrow, the RPG will be available in North America as well. Nintendo’s website has Chronus Arc listed for release on October 1 for $9.99.

Here’s an overview from the page:

The Chronus Fragments are needed to prepare for the Time Rewinding, which only takes place once every 10 years. On their way to the Chronus Shrine to get the Fragments, Loka and his teacher Teth are surrounded by a mysterious man named Geppel and his gang. They demand the Fragments. While Teth plays for time, Loka, the main character, rushes out of the cave on his own to fetch reinforcements. He is successful, but Teth and Geppel are nowhere to be found.

Aiming to gather information about his missing teacher, Teth, and Geppel, who is trying to get his hands on the Fragments, Loka decides to set out on a journey with his friend Sarna.

The game features familiar quests, but also dungeons filled with puzzles to solve, and characters who grow and can be developed as the story progresses with the class change system.

Also, additional dungeons and special items are available for extra fun by collecting Mana!

Don’t miss out on Loka and his friends’ grand adventure!

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