Yacht Club made Shovel Knight amiibo work in the box due to fan feedback
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 5 Comments
All amiibo figures Nintendo have shipped thus far have a protective piece preventing consumers from using them while in the box. However, Yacht Club Games opted for a different approach with Shovel Knight. It’s actually possible to scan the character without removing him from the box.
Speaking with Polygon, Yacht Club’s David D’Angelo said the team went in this direction due to fan feedback. He explained:
“We got a lot of feedback from fans before release who wanted to be able to scan the amiibo inside the packaging so they could still use the figure [in-game] while keeping it as a collector’s item. We didn’t see much issue with their request: while you can stand with a 3DS in store and try to scan it — we didn’t think that was actually something people would do due to the nature of the content we were making.”
Nintendo was completely fine with Yacht Club’s decision, and signed off on having Shovel Knight ship without the protective piece.
More: Amiibo, David D'Angelo, interview, Shovel Knight
An hour of The Adventures of Bayou Billy Wii U Virtual Console footage
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U eShop | 0 comments
The Adventures of Bayou Billy came to the North American Wii U Virtual Console last week. Another lengthy video showing gameplay is now available. Take a look at an hour of footage below.
Super Mario Maker – Daisy costume revealed
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Videos, Wii U | 39 Comments
A new video uploaded by Nintendo’s Japanese YouTube page reveals that a Daisy costume is on the way to Super Mario Maker. Here’s the trailer in question:
I’m not seeing any new Event Courses (aside from today’s “Cooooo!” level), so Daisy doesn’t appear to be available just yet. We’ll let you know when that changes!
More: Super Mario Maker, top
Yoshi’s Woolly World images show unused elements
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Images, Wii U | 1 Comment
Twitter user Random Talking Bush has been poking around the files of Yoshi’s Woolly World, and in doing so, has managed to come across some interesting content. Quite a bit of what was found seems to be from the early days of development – back when it was going by the tentative Yarn Yoshi name. We see the original Yoshi design, unused texture, and plenty more.
Here’s a look at the various images Random Talking Bush posted on Twitter:
Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam features a red case in North America
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 0 comments
Perhaps not the biggest or most surprising news from today, but I thought it was interesting how Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam comes in a red case for its North American version. As far as I’m aware, it’s standard white packaging in other territories. We’ve seen the red casing with a few games in the past, such as with Mario Kart 8. The re-releases of Mario Kart 7, Super Mario 3D Land, and New Super Mario Bros. 2 also had the red packaging.
More: AlphaDream, boxart, Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam
Final Fantasy Explorers Collector’s Edition unboxing
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Videos | 0 comments
Later this month, Square Enix will be releasing Final Fantasy Explorers in the west. Take a look at an unboxing video of the collector’s edition below.
Metroid: Zero Mission Wii U Virtual Console trailer
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U eShop | 7 Comments
Metroid: Zero Mission is finally due out on the North American Wii U Virtual Console tomorrow. We have the official trailer below.
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Bizerta: Silent Evil screenshots
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Screenshots, Wii U eShop | 4 Comments
Edrox Interactive sent out some new screenshots from Bizerta: Silent Evil. We’ve rounded them up below.
More: Bizerta: Silent Evil, indie
A better look at the cover plates included with the New 3DS Pokemon 20th Anniversary Edition
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Images, New Nintendo 3DS | 8 Comments
Now that GameStop has put up its listing for the New 3DS Pokemon 20th Anniversary Edition, we have a better look at the included cover plates. Consumers will receive designs based on both Charizard and Blastoise. Have a look at them above.
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Zelda: Twilight Princess HD lets you hold more Rupees
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 33 Comments
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD will feature some changes from the original game. For instance, thanks to a screenshot provided in this week’s Famitsu, we know that you won’t have to collect as many Tears of Light in Lanayru Province. Another change has been spotted as well.
In the image above, we see that Link is holding 2,000 Rupees. That’s actually double the maximum in the original game (1,000). Might the Giant Wallet hold a greater capacity, or will there be a new one introduced in the remake?
