Zelda: Breath of the Wild – new art in celebration of New Year’s
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Images, Switch, Wii U | 10 Comments
Monster Hunter XX – New Year’s greeting video
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Videos | 2 Comments
Capcom prepared a special Monster Hunter XX video in celebration of the start of 2017. Have a look at it below.
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Masahiro Sakurai bought a Vifam figure as a reference for his work
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 11 Comments
Masahiro Sakurai last worked on Super Smash Bros. for Wii U/3DS as director. That was in 2014. Since it’s been over two years since Smash Bros. shipped on both of Nintendo’s current systems (though there has been plenty of DLC since then), fans are wondering what Sakurai is up to now.
A new interview conducted by denfaminicogamer may give us a hint. Much of the discussion is about Sakurai’s game collection and other random topics, but there is one interesting excerpt that stands out.
Sakurai mentions how he sometimes purchases figures for his work. Somewhat recently, he bought a Vifam figurine. Vifam is from the 1983 mech anime Ginga Hy?ry? Vifam.
You shouldn’t jump to the conclusion that Sakurai is making a game based on that series. Rather, he wanted the attached rifle gun to use as a reference for his work. Now the question is: in which way is he using the figure as a reference?
Thanks to VZ_Blade for the tip.
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Azure Striker Gunvolt 2’s DLC targeted for January in the west, demo incoming
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 0 comments
Azure Striker Gunvolt 2 received DLC in Japan this week. It’s planned for North America and Europe as well. In a blog post, Inti Creates said it’s targeting January for Azure Striker Gunvolt 2’s DLC.
A demo was also supposed to go live in North America on Thursday, but it wasn’t mentioned in the official Nintendo Download announcement. I’m also not seeing anything on the eShop itself, so there must have been some sort of miscommunication. In any case, Azure Striker Gunvolt’s 2 demo should be out sometime in January.
Lastly, the Azure Striker Gunvolt New Year’s wallpaper pictured above can be downloaded here.
More: Azure Striker Gunvolt 2, demo, DLC, Inti Creates, title update
Amazon: Discounts on various Nintendo books
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 2 Comments
A number of released and upcoming Nintendo-related books are on sale at Amazon. This includes guides, art books, and official manga.
Here’s the full lineup:
Zelda Legendary Editions starting at $12.18 (was $17.99)
The Art of Fire Emblem Awakening – $25.96 (was $39.99)
Pokemon Sun/Moon: Official Strategy Guide Collector’s Vault – $79.25 (was $129.99)
The Legend of Zelda: Art & Artifacts – $25.46 (was $39.99)
Pokemon Sun/Moon: The Alola Region Pokedex & Postgame Adventure Guide – $21.34 (was $24.99)
Pokemon Sun/Moon: The Alola Region Collector’s Edition Pokedex & Postgame Adventure Guide – $33.11 (was $39.99)
Art of Splatoon – $34.54 (was $39.99)
Spheroids file size
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 0 comments
Spheroids is due out on the Wii U eShop in both North America and Europe next Thursday. To download the game 465 MB of free space is required. Look for it on January 5.
Tank Troopers – developed by Vitei, how the game came to be, voice acting from Nintendo staff
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News | 9 Comments
Tank Troopers debuted on the Japanese 3DS eShop a couple of weeks ago, and it’s heading west sometime this winter. The game actually wasn’t developed by Nintendo internally. Vitei, the team that created Steel Diver and Steel Diver: Sub Wars, was the primary studio behind Tank Troopers.
From Nintendo, director Takaya Imamura, character designer Yuki Kaneko, and composer / sound effects designer Ryo Nagamatsu were involved. Contributing from Vitei’s side, we have confirmation that Atsushi Obata acted as project manager while Takao Kurebayashi was the design manager. Obata later became a director after Imamura left the project for the production of Star Fox: The Battle Begins. Also, Vitei founder Giles Goddard was a program director and constructed the main system of this title.
More: Nintendo Dream, Tank Troopers, top, Vitei
140 Japanese devs choose the games that impressed them the most in 2016, Pokemon GO earns plenty of votes
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Mobile, News, Wii U | 3 Comments
4Gamer asked 140 Japanese developers about the games that impressed them the most this year. Pokemon GO was one of the top picks, earning 20 votes. Other representatives on Nintendo platforms include Pokemon Sun/Moon and Zero Time Dilemma with 2 votes each.
The full results can be found below.
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All Kamen Rider: Rider Revolution footage
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Videos | 2 Comments
Bandai Namco published All Kamen Riders: Rider Revolution in Japan earlier this month, and now we have a good look at the game with a bunch of footage. Take a look at the video below.
Japan’s best-selling games of November 2016
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 2 Comments
The latest issue of Famitsu has shared a listing of the top 30 best-selling games in Japan for the month of November 2016. You can check out the full results below.
