North American Yoshi’s Woolly World amiibo bundle boxart
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As is the case in Europe, Nintendo will be offering two versions of Yoshi’s Woolly World in North America. Consumers can purchase the standalone title or a bundle that comes with a Yarn Yoshi amiibo. Amazon has now posted the boxart for the bundle, which we’ve added in above.
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Video: Another look at the changes to Splatoon with version 1.3.0
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Nintendo came out with Splatoon’s 1.3.0 update last night. It makes changes to the Ink Resistance, Stealth Jump, and Ninja Squid. Take a look for the video below to see how these modifications stack up to the previous version of the game.
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Fire Emblem Fates – details about the bisexual characters, footage
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Nintendo recently made it known that Fire Emblem Fates allows for same-sex relationships. We now have specific details about who these characters are, along with some footage. We’ll post all of the content after the break to avoid potential spoilers.
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Zelda: Tri Force Heroes – Miyamoto’s approval, tons of outfits, online and Colosseum talk
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Even though E3 2015 was a couple of weeks ago, outlets have continued to post interviews that were conducted at the show. IGN has now put up its full interview with The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes director Hiromasa Shikata. Shikata talked about showing the project to Shigeru Miyamoto, the tons of different outfits in the game, and the online and Coliseum modes.
You can get a look at what Shikata shared in the interview below. Some additional comments are on IGN here.
Nintendo on why it doesn’t release games during the summer
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 52 Comments
Nintendo of America doesn’t bring out many games during the summer. Did you know that Wii Sports Club is the only retail title since 2007 to have launched during the month of July?
Charlie Scibetta, Nintendo’s senior director of corporate communications, explained the company’s approach in an interview with Nintendo World Report. Scibetta mentioned that Nintendo’s big business tends to take place during the last few months of the year, and he pointed to school graduations as another key time for game launches.
He said:
“We do the bulk of our business in the holiday season, probably about 60% in October, November, and December. You want to launch games when people are in the mood to buy.”
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Best Buy not taking pre-orders for the Dark Pit amiibo, in-store only on July 31
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Earlier today, we found out that the Dark Pit amiibo will be exclusive to Best Buy in the United States. The retailer has since followed up with an official announcement.
Best Buy will be handling the sale of Dark Pit in a different manner than usual. For one thing, pre-orders won’t be available for the figure. He also won’t be sold online. You’ll need to head to your local Best Buy on July 31 for a chance of obtaining Dark Pit.
Nintendo has no plans for amiibo support in Zelda: Tri Force Heroes
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Most Nintendo games these days incorporate amiibo functionality in one way or another. The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes, however, will not.
Director Hiromasa Shikata told IGN that Tri Force Heroes “isn’t a natural fit” for amiibo. “There’s no reason to shoehorn it in,” he added.
Shikata’s words in full:
“I think it’s really something as simple as this game isn’t a natural fit for it. I think [that’s] because we’re focused on giving players the ability to choose different outfits to impact their experience within the game. We didn’t think amiibo added anything other than what games with it are already doing. There’s no reason to shoehorn it in.”
Japan: Fire Emblem Fates outsells Awakening in first week sales
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Data sent out by Media Create today reveals that Fire Emblem Fates sold 303,666 copies in its first week. The game managed to outdo the series’ previous entry, Fire Emblem: Awakening. When Awakening shipped in 2012, it sold 242,600 units in its first few days on the market.
Nintendo producer wants to expand the Metroid universe with Federation Force
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With Metroid Prime: Federation Force, Nintendo wants “to expand the Metroid universe.” That’s according to producer Kensuke Tanabe, who also explained to Eurogamer that his desire to create a co-operative experience meant that Samus needed to take a back seat. This is because having players control different versions of the character wouldn’t make sense.
Tanabe also commented on how load-outs work on Federation Force and again talked about Federation Force’s plot.
Here’s a roundup of some of what was shared by Tanabe:
“[Metroid Prime: Federation Force] is an attempt to expand the Metroid universe. As you can play with up to four players it wouldn’t make sense to play as four Samus characters! The game will be focused on co-op, working together as a team with up to four players. And obviously it is available as a single-player experience as well.”
“You have the option to choose load-outs for you to bring to the battle. However, you have to consider that there will be limitation for how much can carry as a character. If you carry the Super Missile then you’re classed as a Warrior type. If you have lots of Repair Capsules you could focus on being a Healer type.”
“I’ve always been thinking about having a battle between the Galactic Federation and Space Pirates. The Metroid Prime series fits between Metroid 2 and Super Metroid, as you may be aware. So it falls under that same timeline, but looking at it from a different perspective.”
“It’s set on a planet which the Galactic Federation used, way back when. The plot involves a struggle to retake that planet. You find out that Space Pirates now reside there and are building a weapon to use against the Federation. Players will fight the Space Pirates to stop them.”
Rodea: The Sky Soldier gameplay trailer
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NIS America released a new gameplay trailer for Rodea: The Sky Soldier. Check it out below.
