Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam devs on bringing in Paper Mario, dash mechanic, more
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A few members of the Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam development team were interviewed in this month’s issue of Nintendo Dream. The lineup includes producer Akira Otani (Nintendo), director Shunsuke Kobayashi (AlphaDream), and director of battle team Jun Iwasaki (AlphaDream).
We’ve translated some excerpts from the interview after the break. The staff commented on how it was decided that Paper Mario would appear, the new dash mechanic (and Shigeru Miyamoto signing off on it!), and more. Read on below for the full breakdown.
Yacht Club on how the Shovel Knight amiibo came to be, Nintendo’s role, cut idea
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In an interview with Nintendo Life, Ian Flood and David D’Angelo from Yacht Club Games spoke all about Shovel Knight. One prominent topic was the Shovel Knight amiibo.
Speaking about how the figure came to be, the two developers stated:
David D’Angelo: That started in 2014, the possibility of it even happening – what it would look like, what it could do.
David: Yeah, Nintendo said “pitch us on it” when they showed us the New 3DS. We started chatting about ideas with amiibo and they asked us whether we wanted to formally pitch to do an amiibo. That kind of thing is strange, like you’re sending a paper to no-one! But the whole thing was shocking, really, they kept saying let’s move this forward, and we couldn’t believe it was going to happen.
Ian: The excitement leading up to it was something else. What was funny was that we were waiting for the announcement, website, trailer and stuff like that, and retailers kept leaking it. It was tricky to get the information out there. It’s one thing to leak that it’s a thing, but it’s another to leak that it’s in a game series it’s not! There was a lot of information around, and we couldn’t easily say it was wrong without talking about it fully.
Ian: Yeah, we had to say it was a mis-listing, so not denying everything. We had people getting pre-emptively mad about the release date, pricing. All mad at details that were incorrect. We’re pretty receptive online and tried to answer queries.
Ian: So we tried to calm everyone down and put out a definitive update with full details. But that was fun, a few guys were at PAX for the reveal at the Nindies@Night event, and we were all excited that we had prototypes in a box. The guys were keeping them under their coats at the hotel so that we kept a lid on it, yet the whole time that was happening images were online. It was a bubble where the guys at the event were keeping a secret, but EVERYONE in the entire would knew about it.
But still, it was an immensely exciting day with everything coming together.
More: Amiibo, interview, top, Yacht Club Games
GamesTM #169 review scores
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii, Wii U | 6 Comments
This month’s GamesTM review scores are as follows:
Star Wars Battlefront – 7
Just Cause 3 – 6
Rainbow Six: Siege – 7
Rise of the Tomb Raider – 7
Xenoblade Chronicles X – 8
Sword Art Online: Lost Song – 4
Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam – 8
Football Manager 2016 – 9
Just Dance 2016 – 7
Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash – 5
Sonic Lost World PC – 6
Thanks to joclo for the tip.
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North American Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam teaser site open
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Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam has been out in Europe since earlier this month, and in just a few weeks, it’ll be launching in the states as well. That means Nintendo of America is starting to get its promotional efforts going, in part with a teaser website located here. I’m sure it’ll be filled with all sorts of content very soon!
Thanks to Jake for the tip.
3DS surpasses 20 million units sold in Japan, Splatoon over 1 million
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This week’s Japanese sales numbers include two big milestones for Nintendo. One is all about hardware, and another applies to one specific game.
First, 3DS has sold over 20 million units in Japan. It’s also important to mention that Splatoon has now sold over 1 million copies in the territory. The game likely already reached that number with digital copies included, though Famitsu’s data officially confirms the figure with physical units. It’s a nice way for Nintendo to close out the year!
SEGA 3D Reprint Archives 2 – Puyo Puyo Tsu and Fantasy Zone II W videos
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A couple of videos were uploaded last night for SEGA 3D Reprint Archives 2. Below, you can watch promos for both 3D Puyo Puyo Tsu and 3D Fantasy Zone II W.
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Japanese Hyrule Gold Edition New 3DS XL to include Hyrule Warriors Legends fairy costume code
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The Hyrule Gold Edition New 3DS XL will finally be launching in Japan next month. When it hits store shelves, the system will come with a little bonus.
Nintendo has revealed that a download code will be included for a classic Link costume usable with a fairy in Hyrule Warriors Legends. Note, however, that the game itself is not included.
We’ll probably be seeing this costume/DLC when Hyrule Warriors Legends heads west in March. It’s also unlikely that it will be exclusive to the bundle in Japan.
New Japanese Smash Bros. Wii U/3DS DLC commercial
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In Japan, Nintendo is airing a new commercial to promote the latest DLC for Smash Bros. Wii U/3DS. View it below.
Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games 3DS details – sports, roster, amiibo, modes
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Nintendo opened the official Japanese website for Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games on 3DS today. The various pages cover the included sports, character roster, amiibo support, and various modes.
In terms of sports, 14 are included in total for Olympic competition. The lineup includes soccer, golf, 100m dash, 110m hurdle, long jump, javelin throw, 100m freestyle swim, archery, boxing, table tennis, beach volley, equestrian, BMX, and rhythmic gymnastic hoop. There are 14 extra competition events, which are the same sports but with added gimmicks from the Mario & Sonic series. Check out the video below for 13 minutes of gameplay showing the different sports and events.
Hyrule Warriors Legends screenshots
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Koei Tecmo updated the Japanese Hyrule Warriors Legends website today with more screenshots from the game. We’ve rounded up all of the various images below. There are a couple in there that we’ve seen before, but most are actually new.
