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Today’s showcased item is the rocket belt from Pilotwings and features a cameo from the Streetpass Quest II boss! Sakurai had this to say:

The rocket belt from Pilotwings lets you fly upward by jumping. This is a really useful item for characters that have weaker recoveries. By the way, is that cape fireproof?

Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed finally reached Japan very recently. With the game’s arrival, 4Gamer caught up with a couple of the game’s developers, including executive producer Steve Lycett.

One of Lycett’s more interesting comments came about when 4Gamer mentioned how choosing the characters must have been tough. Lycett said in response:

Selecting the characters really was difficult. Basically, one of the premises we wanted to represent in the game was a correct balance between old and new IPs from SEGA. From such a wide range of material, as well as a balance between male and female, animals, and robots, I chose not to be biased.

Lycett followed up by discussing what the criteria was in selecting characters. While talking about this, he revealed how he originally wanted to include Ristar on the roster, but things sadly didn’t work out.

Below are the latest titles that can be currently pre-ordered at retailers:

Wii U

Falling Skies: The Game – GameStop
Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures 2 – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Skylanders Trap Team – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop,
How to Train Your Dragon 2: The Video Game – Amazon, GameStop
Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Watch Dogs – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Bayonetta 2 – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Super Smash Bros. – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Mario Kart 8 – Amazon (back in stock), Best Buy, GameStop
Yarn Yoshi – Best Buy

3DS

Pokemon Omega Ruby (new) – Amazon, Best Buy
Pokemon Alpha Sapphire (new) – Amazon, Best Buy
Scooby Doo & Looney Tunes Cartoon Universe: Adventure – Best Buy, GameStop (new)
Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures 2 – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Theatrhythm Final Fantasy Curtain Call – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Skylanders Trap Team – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Cooking Mama 5: Bon Appetit! – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Tomodachi Life – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
One Piece: Unlimited World Red – Amazon, GameStop
How to Train Your Dragon 2: The Video Game – Amazon, GameStop
LEGO Ninjago Nindroids – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Farming Simulator ’14 – Amazon
Tenkai Knights: Brave Battle – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Super Smash Bros. – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Putty Squad – Amazon, Best Buy

Thanks to Jake for the tip.

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This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:

01./00. [PS3] The Idolmaster: One for All # (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.05.15} (¥8.208) – 83.395 / NEW <92,56%>
02./00. [PSV] Genkai Totsuki Moero Chronicle # (Compile Heart) {2014.05.15} (¥7.344) – 32.957 / NEW
03./01. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch
(Level 5) {2013.07.11} (¥4.800) – 30.305 / 950.035 (-49%)
04./02. [3DS] Mario Golf: World Tour (Nintendo) {2014.05.01} (¥4.937) – 9.439 / 86.210 (-65%)
05./03. [3DS] Mario Party: Island Tour (Nintendo) {2014.03.20} (¥4.800) – 8.049 / 371.184 (-60%)
06./04. [PSV] Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment # (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.04.24} (¥6.664) – 7.868 / 201.381 (-51%)
07./07. [3DS] Pokemon X / Y #
(Pokemon Co.) {2013.10.12} (¥4.800) – 5.553 / 4.063.466 (-37%)
08./05. [3DS] Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call # (Square Enix) {2014.04.24} (¥6.264) – 4.594 / 120.549 (-56%)
09./06. [3DS] Kirby Triple Deluxe
(Nintendo) {2014.01.11} (¥4.800) – 4.504 / 584.509 (-55%)
10./13. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 #
(Capcom) {2013.09.14} (¥5.990) – 3.386 / 3.277.125 (-29%)
11./14. [PS3] Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes (Konami) {2014.03.20} (¥2.980) – 3.360 / 219.568 (-29%)
12./15. [3DS] Mario Kart 7 (Nintendo) {2011.12.01} (¥4.800) – 3.345 / 2.318.577 (-28%)
13./08. [3DS] Style Savvy: Trendsetters – Tokimeki Up! (Nintendo) {2014.04.17} (¥4.936) – 3.161 / 36.149 (-55%)
14./10. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf #
(Nintendo) {2012.11.08} (¥4.800) – 3.040 / 3.734.701 (-39%)
15./20. [PS3] Grand Theft Auto V (Take-Two Interactive Japan) {2013.10.10} (¥7.770) – 2.968 / 775.741 (-15%)
16./11. [WIU] Super Mario 3D World
(Nintendo) {2013.11.21} (¥5.985) – 2.697 / 544.874 (-45%)
17./16. [3DS] Puzzle & Dragons Z (GungHo Online Entertainment) {2013.12.12} (¥4.400) – 2.658 / 1.454.778 (-42%)
18./18. [3DS] Attack on Titan: The Last Wings of Mankind (Spike Chunsoft) {2013.12.05} (¥6.090) – 2.363 / 294.700 (-37%)
19./00. [PS3] Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed (Sega) {2014.05.15} (¥7.538) – 2.339 / NEW
20./00. [PSV] God of War Collection (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2014.05.15} (¥4.104) – 2.265 / NEW

System: Nintendo Wii U
Release Date: May 22nd, 2014 (NA/EU)
Developer: The Game Bakers


Author: Austin

Almost three thousand years ago, a shy fellow (I don’t know if he was shy) named Homer lived in Greece, and he wrote two really famous epic poems: The first– The Illiad— is thought to be the oldest surviving piece of western literature ever. The second– The Odyssey— is just as famous, and this week, nearly three millennia after its initial writing, The Game Bakers have created a work directly inspired by the work of Homer for the Wii U eShop. It’s called Squids Odyssey.

Most of what is written in the paragraph above isn’t true. Squids Odyssey does exist, but it’s not a game based around Homer’s Odyssey— no, it’s a creative and unique turn-based strategy game set far beneath the surface of the ocean that’s unfortunately marred by a lack of technical polish and attention. Still, it may be worth your time; read on for details.


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