New Nintendo patent: clickable scroll wheel shoulder buttons
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 40 Comments
Nintendo has filed a new patent involving clickable scroll wheel shoulder buttons. The filing was submitted in February of this year, but was only just published today.
An image included with the patent shows a controller that looks fairly reminiscent of a Wii U GamePad. The device has a touchscreen, but features a smaller design and two instead of four buttons as well as analog sticks rather than Circle Pads. Most significant is the addition of clickable scroll wheels for the left and right shoulder buttons.
Here’s an abstract from Nintendo’s filing:
“An example operation apparatus includes: a direction input operation section provided on a front surface of a housing of the operation apparatus and at such a position that, in a state where the operation apparatus is held with at least one hand of a user, the direction input operation section is allowed to be operated with a thumb of the hand; and a rotation operation section which is provided on a surface different from the front surface of the housing and at such a position that, in a state where the operation apparatus is held with the hand or the other hand of the user, the rotation operation section is allowed to be operated with an index finger of the hand or the other hand and which is an operation section capable of being rotationally operated.”
We’ll have to see if anything comes from this patent. This could just be a harmless filing on Nintendo’s part!
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Over 1 million Super Mario Maker courses have been uploaded thus far
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 9 Comments
Super Mario Maker has achieved its first milestone. On its Japanese Twitter account, Nintendo announced that over 1 million courses have been uploaded since launch last week.
A new video, posted below, highlights a few of the user-made levels thus far.
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Fire Emblem Fates – Nintendo kicks off second round of DLC in Japan
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 4 Comments
In Japan, Nintendo has started offering a second wave of downloadable content for Fire Emblem Fates. The company has remade “the very best” maps in the series.
Players can purchase all DLC maps from the second wave in the “Special Value DLC 4-Pack” for 900 yen. Maps can also be purchased individually for 250 yen each (though one is free).
Head past the break for an overview of the new content.
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Splatoon – Hammerhead Bridge map due out later today in North America, tomorrow in Europe
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 3 Comments
A new stage is being added to Splatoon later today. Via the game’s Japanese Twitter account, we’ve learned that Hammerhead Bridge is going live in just a few hours.
The map will be available at the following times:
– 7 PM PT (Thursday)
– 10 PM ET (Thursday)
– 3 AM in the UK (Friday)
– 4 AM in Europe (Friday)
We have some screenshots from Splatoon’s Hammerhead Bridge map below.
New Monster Hunter Stories trailers
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Videos | 21 Comments
Capcom has prepared two new Monster Hunter Stories trailers for TGS 2015. Both can be found below.
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Monster Hunter Stories anime on the way to Japan
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It was just a short while ago that we found out about plans for an Ace Attorney anime in Japan. As it turns out, that’s not the only Capcom IP with a show on the way.
During a stage show at the Tokyo Game Show, it was announced that Monster Hunter Stories will be receiving an anime. The program will be shown on Fuji TV starting next year.
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15 minutes of off-screen Project X Zone 2 footage
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Thanks to IGN, 15 minutes of off-screen Project X Zone 2 footage has come in from TGS 2015. View the new video below.
Monster Hunter X lets you play as a Felyne
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At the Tokyo Game Show today, Capcom unveiled a new feature for Monster Hunter X. In the game, you’ll be able to play as a Felyne.
This functionality is made possible thanks to a new “Nyanter Mode”. You can gather, explore, and fight monsters just like hunters, but as a Felyne.
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Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butoden gameplay demo – TGS 2015
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GameSpot has shared more footage from Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butoden. Check out the latest video below.
Project X Zone 2 producer talks about the Bandai Namco, Capcom, SEGA collaboration and more
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Destructoid was recently able to give Project X Zone 2 a spin, and has now shared some hands-on gameplay impressions. While checking the game out, the site was able to chat with series producer Kensuke Tsukanaka.
Tsukanaka stated that the opening animation of Project X Zone 2 will feature every playable hero. Additionally, the video will be just over two minutes of length.
Tsukanaka added:
“We’re aiming to look for new fans with an even bigger cast. We want people to see a new character and ask ‘what game is this from?’ We want them to become even more involved with the industry as a whole.”
In Project X Zone 2, Monolith Soft is giving more effort to the original animation. Fans can count on more artwork than before in and out of combat.
As for how the collaboration between Bandai Namco, Capcom, and SEGA is possible, Tsukanaka mentioned that “all of us have a mutual respect for each other. We’ve also collaborated for years with one another, so it wasn’t too much of a stretch to create this project. The rivalry still exists, but it’s a friendly one.”
