Metroid Prime engine/tools were used to make Donkey Kong Country Returns, 3D Donkey Kong a possibility
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Retro Studios president and CEO Michael Kelbaugh commented on Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze’s new 3D camera and how the Metroid Prime games influenced the company’s Donkey Kong titles as part of an interview with GamesTM this month. In doing so, Kelbaugh revealed that Metroid Prime’s engine and tools were used to make Returns.
Kelbaugh told the magazine:
With every game we make, we get better. In that sense, yes, the experience we gained working on the Metroid Prime franchise was invaluable.
Specifically answering your question about 3D to 2D, what you may not realise is that we constructed the levels in Donkey Kong Country Returns and Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze in very much the same manner as we did the levels in Metroid Prime. However, levels in Returns and Tropical Freeze are much, much larger and more detailed. And I’ll share this with you; we used the Metroid Prime engine and tools to develop Returns, so technically, the lessons learned on Metroid Prime were directly applied.
Media Create software sales (12/30 – 1/5)
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Update: Added in Media Create data.
Original: This week’s Japanese software sales are as follows:
01./02. [3DS] PazuDora Z: Puzzle & Dragons Z
02./04. [3DS] Pokemon X / Y #
03./01. [3DS] The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds #
04./07. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 #
05./06. [WIU] Super Mario 3D World
06./03. [PS3] Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster
07./05. [PSV] Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster: Twin Pack #
08./09. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf #
09./15. [3DS] Battle For Money Sentouchuu: Densetsu no Shinobi no Survival Battle!
10./08. [PS3] New Dynasty Warriors: Gundam
11./11. [3DS] Friend Collection: New Life #
12./17. [3DS] Mario Kart 7
13./10. [3DS] Inazuma Eleven Go Galaxy: Big Bang / Supernova
14./19. [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 #
15./13. [3DS] One Piece: Unlimited World Red #
16./21. [3DS] Disney Magic Castle: My Happy Life #
17./18. [3DS] Aikatsu! 2-nin no My Princess
18./22. [WIU] Taiko no Tatsujin: Wii U Version! #
19./26. [3DS] Youkai Watch
20./24. [3DS] Super Mario 3D Land #
Note: Media Create is late once again with its data following the new year. We’ll use Famitsu sales for the time being, but will update this post if/when Media Create’s numbers come in.
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Media Create hardware sales (12/30 – 1/5)
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Update: Added in Media Create data.
Original: This week’s Japanese hardware sales are as follows:
3DS LL – 114,156
Vita – 70,087
3DS – 62,399
Wii U – 51,271
PS3 – 40,085
PSP – 13,283
Vita TV – 5,313
Xbox 360 – 447
Note: Media Create is late once again with its data following the new year. We’ll use Famitsu sales for the time being, but will update this post if/when Media Create’s numbers come in.
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First Senran Kagura 2: Deep Crimson footage
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Bravely Default getting more DLC bosses in Japan
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Square Enix continues to support the Japanese release of Bravely Default: For the Sequel with downloadable bosses.
Next up is “Leviathan”, who will be distributed between January 7 and January 9. Players are recommended to be at level 80 before facing him.
Lucifer will follow on January 10 and will be available until January 16. Before battling Lucifer, it’d be best to be at level 70 or higher.
More: Bravely Default, DLC, Japan, Square Enix
Senran Kagura 2: Deep Crimson – another round of details
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More Senran Kagura 2: Deep Crimson details have surfaced from Famitsu. Check out the latest information rounded up below.
– Co-op and tag-team multiplayer modes included
– Local co-op confirmed, unclear if there will be online co-op
– Tag-team mode is known as “Pair Battle”
– In this mode, players can fight using two paired-up characters
– They can also do special combination attacks
– New characters are Kagura and Naraku
– Murasame, the older brother of Ikaruga will also be available for players using save data from Senran Kagura Burst
– Murasame will be available as DLC later as well
– Only know of one male character as of now (original reports made note of two)
– Limited edition pack: “Nyuu Nyuu DX Pack” will be available at launch
– Pack includes five mini-figures of girls from the Homura Crimson Squad and a drama CD
– First-print copies will include the game’s entire original soundtrack
Japan’s top-selling games of 2013, hardware totals
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Famitsu has published a listing of the top-selling games in Japan for 2013 through data collected by Enterbrain up through December 29. The results can be found below.
01. [3DS] Pokemon X/Y – 3,976,829
02. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 – 3,293,312
03. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf – 1,730,182 / 4,017,159 total sales
04. [3DS] Tomodachi Collection – 1,580,067
05. [3DS] Dragon Quest VII – 1,227,377
06. [3DS] Puzzle & Dragons Z – 1,005,697
07. [3DS] Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon – 982,737
08. [PS3] Grand Theft Auto V – 605,882
09. [WIU] New Super Mario Bros. U – 584,479 / 965,794 total sales
10. [WIU] Wii Party U – 518,766
Famitsu also published a listing of hardware totals for 2013:
3DS – 4,931,509 / 14,694,011 total sales
PS Vita – 1,197,980 / 2,275,139 total sales
Wii U – 880,088 / 1,518,427 total sales
PS3 – 824,167 / 9,568,500 total sales
PSP – 429,393 / 19,608,493 total sales
Wii – 77,337 / 12,738,079 total sales
Xbox 360 – 19,548 / 1,607,559 total sales
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Nintendo still resolving and testing Pokemon Bank issues
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Pokemon Bank is still out of action in Japan (and still has yet to launch in other territories) following the unexpected downtime that plagued Nintendo’s online services last week. Today, a brief update was shared.
Nintendo says that it continues to resolve and test issues relating to Pokemon Bank. Details will be announced as soon as possible.
Nintendo also apologized to fans who are waiting for Pokemon Bank, and asks for their patience.
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Disable 3DS’ region lock with new workaround
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If you happen to have a 3DS with v4.5 firmware or older, you might just be able to avoid the system’s region lock. Some folks over at GBAtemp have created a workaround that allows for games in different regions to be successfully booted.
All you need is a DS or 3DS flashcard, which runs a special patched launcher file. The code modifies your system to load cartridges from other regions. Once completed, more recent firmware can be installed to play imported games that require it.
Keep in mind that this method is not at related to piracy. Users can only play retail games – not ROMs – that have been purchased legally.
You can find more information about the workaround here.
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Senran Kagura 2: Deep Crimson officially announced, hitting 3DS in August
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The latest issue of Famitsu finally confirms Senran Kagura 2: Deep Crimson for 3DS. Additionally, the magazine includes a release date: August 7 for Japan.
Tamsoft is once again handling development. The studio also made the series’ previous entries.
Not too many details have leaked out of Famitsu thus far. Senran Kagura 2: Deep Crimson is a side-scrolling 3D action game, and it will include boss encounters on a 3D field as well as two male characters.
That’s all for now!
