Bravely Second devs talk about the game’s new jobs
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 1 Comment
In a new interview with Dengeki, Bravely Second producer Tomoya Asano and assistant producer Shinji Takahashi discussed the game’s new jobs (thanks Siliconera). The title introduces jobs such as Cat Master, Patissier, Exorcist, and much more.
Asano first spoke about jobs with the following words:
“Whenever we start thinking about new jobs, we start out by keeping the entire game’s balance in mind. We’d like to have this many attackers; there should be this number of offensive mages; let’s stick to this number for healers… these are some of the thoughts that go into the balancing. One important thing of the Cat Master in particular is how we created it to be a ‘playing around’ type [of class].”
Asano added that although Cat Masters were originally created just to have fun with, they ended up being pretty strong. They’re fine at attacking and can provide support.
Head past the break for even more job quotes!
HTR+ Slot Car Simulation video gives a look at the track editor
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, Videos | 2 Comments
Does HTR High Tech Racing ring a bell for anyone? We first mentioned this 3DS eShop game back in July 2013, and it didn’t resurface until May of last year. QUByte is still working on the 3DS edition (which now seems to have the final title “HTR+ Slot Car Simulation”), and it’s apparently coming out “soon”.
A new off-screen video provides a look at the track editor on Nintendo’s handheld. You can check it out above.
amiibo price is increasing to $16 in Canada, gold Mario out on April 10
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 8 Comments
Nintendo will be increasing the price of amiibo in Canada starting on April 1. Figures will now cost $15.99 CAD rather than $13.99 CAD.
“The price increase is in direct response to current and future projected exchange rates between Canadian and US dollars,” Nintendo said. “Retailers are free to set their own prices.”
In other news, we’re hearing that the gold Mario is coming to muliple retailers in Canada. This is due out on April 10 for $15.99.
Miyamoto on Splatoon’s Mario origins, not letting his reputation impact development, creating new hardware, more
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Wii U | 5 Comments
TIME’s third Nintendo-centric piece today is entirely based on an interview with Shigeru Miyamoto. Miyamoto further discussed Splatoon’s Mario origins, his reputation, other forms of entertainment, the platforms he found particularly fun working on, and plenty more.
As always, we’ve rounded up the quotes below. Head past the break for Miyamoto’s comments.
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Iwata/Reggie/Miyamoto: amiibo origins, more mobile talk, Wii U situation, future
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, New Nintendo 3DS, News, Videos | 3 Comments
A second article from TIME covers several Nintendo-related topics in addition to mobile gaming. President Satoru Iwata, Nintendo of America CEO Reggie Fils-Aime, and Shigeru Miyamoto participated in the discussion. We’ve rounded up all of the tidbits and quotes below.
On amiibo…
– Iwata started sketching out the amiibo idea while on a bullet train in late 2013
– Iwata got more and more excited as he mulled the concept
– He dashed off a four-page pitch to his engineers
“It was something I believed would be completely new for us.”
Reggie and Iwata on how pursuing smart devices helps Nintendo…
“We view it as that marriage of the software with the hardware that together creates a compelling experience.” – Reggie
“If we don’t take an approach that looks holistically at the form a video-game platform should take in the future, then we’re not able to sustain Nintendo 10 years down the road. We would like to create several hit titles by effectively leveraging the appeal of Nintendo IP.” – Iwata
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Klonoa 2: Dream Champ Tournament (GBA) rated by the ESRB for Wii U
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 3 Comments
Update: Confirmed on Nintendo’s website! Klonoa 2: Dream Champ Tournament comes out tomorrow on the North American Wii U eShop for $6.99.
Could Klonoa 2: Dream Champ Tournament end up as this week’s North American Wii U Virtual Console game? Quite possibly! The ESRB has now rated Klonoa 2: Dream Champ Tournament for Wii U, so we could see it on the eShop as early as tomorrow. Stay tuned!
Mario Party 10 – spiked ball scramble mini-game footage
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Iwata – decision to go mobile, Nintendo mainly developing, why NX was mentioned, lots more
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Switch | 80 Comments
TIME has gone up with a big interview featuring Nintendo president Satoru Iwata.
Some highlights include:
– Decided to try out mobile after finding solutions to Nintendo’s problems; not porting games from their systems, but instead making new software
– “for each title, we will discuss with DeNA and decide the most appropriate payment method”
– Not against Miyamoto getting involved with development, but he’s currently focusing on Wii U games for this year
– “Development of smart device games will be mainly done by Nintendo”
– Wanted to talk about NX so there wouldn’t be a misunderstanding that Nintendo isn’t as interested in dedicated games
– Iwata promises not to do anything that may hurt Nintendo IP
We’ve rounded up the full Q&A after the break. Be sure to check out TIME’s full piece here as well.
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Footage of the Mario vs. Donkey Kong 3DS theme
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Tabletop Gallery hitting the European Wii U eShop on April 16
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RCMADIAX has confirmed that Tabletop Gallery is hitting the European Wii U eShop on April 16. Rather than releasing separately, Poker Dice Solitaire Future, Shut the Box, and Toss N Go are coming to Europe as a single digital download. Watch a trailer for Tabletop Gallery above.
