Star Fox Zero dev – using two screens, 60FPS, delayed to reach “Platinum feel”
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 126 Comments
GameSpot recently spoke with Platinum Games’ Yusuke Hashimoto, one of the directors working on Star Fox Zero.
First, here’s what Hashimoto said about working with two screens:
“Those two screens, you can’t find that anywhere else. When we were doing Bayonetta 2, we just used that screen as a touch pad. With Star Fox, Miyamoto originally had the idea that he wanted to create a shooting game that used both of these screens, and then we said, okay, how can we combine this with Star Fox? Just having to use those two screens makes things interesting.”
“We’ve been working with action games long enough. We understand how the players play an action game, how they respond to an action game, how they’ll move, what they’ll do in the situational stuff. What we’re making here now, it’s totally a new learning experience for us, which is kind of fun to find out.”
Hashimoto also discussed the importance of nailing a solid 60 frames per second. The game not only runs at this speed on the television, but also on the GamePad.
“We’ve got them both moving at 60 fps, which is big for a lot of people, I think. But I think that it’s kind of a milestone in gaming, in a way. It’s not something that we have done ourselves before at Platinum, and it’s just not even something that has been done in gaming before. So it’s a lot of new challenges.”
Finally, Hashimoto briefly touched on Star Fox Zero’s delay. The decision was made in order to give the game more of a “Platinum feel”.
“We want to make it feel as great as possible. It’s easy to say [it was delayed] to increase its quality, or whatever, but that entails a lot, whether it be visuals, or controls.”
More: interview, PlatinumGames, Star Fox Zero, top, Yusuke Hashimoto
Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam screenshots
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Screenshots | 3 Comments
Amazon Japan has posted a number of screenshots from Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam. View the full set below.
Note that some of these screenshots have scenes that were featured in the original E3 images. However, they’re still different from what was shown a few months back.
Mewtwo amiibo up for pre-order on the Nintendo UK store
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 2 Comments
The Nintendo UK store has started taking pre-orders for the Mewtwo amiibo. To reserve the figure, head on over to this link. Mewtwo releases on October 23 for £10.99.
Japanese Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival boxart
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Images, Wii U | 0 comments
A listing on Amazon shows us the Japanese boxart for Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival. You can get a look at the packaging above.
Zelda: Tri Force Heroes co-developed by Grezzo
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 4 Comments
The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes wasn’t only created by Nintendo. Interestingly, it appears that Grezzo also played a role in the game’s development.
Grezzo has been quite involved with the Zelda series over the years. The team worked on Ocarina Time 3D, Majora’s Mask 3D, and Four Swords Anniversary Edition.
Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer available in Europe now!
Posted on 9 years ago by Quinn(@bornbefuddled) in 3DS, News | 0 comments
Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer is available now in Europe for the 3DS. The accompanying Series 1 of the amiibo cards are also available!
Splatoon – Carbon Roller Deco weapon coming today/tomorrow
Posted on 9 years ago by Quinn(@bornbefuddled) in News, Wii U | 3 Comments
Nintendo has announced the addition of yet another weapon for Splatoon. The Carbon Roller Deco will be made available today in North America and tomorrow in Europe.
View a set of screenshots for the Carbon Roller Deco below:
7th Dragon III Code: VFD – Mage class trailer
Posted on 9 years ago by Quinn(@bornbefuddled) in 3DS, Videos | 0 comments
Yet another class trailer for 7th Dragon III Code: VFD has been published by SEGA, this time showing the Mage class. Check out the trailer below.
More: 7th Dragon III Code: VFD, Japan, SEGA
Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate – October DLC video
Posted on 9 years ago by Quinn(@bornbefuddled) in 3DS, News | 1 Comment
It’s the first Friday of the month, and here is the Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate – October DLC Pack. This pack focuses on regular quests set in the arena and the slay ground. At the end of the video, it is indicated that the November DLC Pack will be the last! Here’s what to expect:
10 New quests
2 New Challenge Quests
1 Bonus Palico: Oliver
6 New Titles
1 Poogie Costume
1 Guild Card Scene
Here’s the official trailer:
More: Capcom, DLC, Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate, top
Pokémon Rumble World to receive retail release in Japan
Posted on 9 years ago by Dennis Gagliardotto(@LyonHart_) in 3DS, News | 2 Comments
Nintendo’s free-to-play Pokémon title that came to the 3DS eShop earlier this year is now receiving a retail release in Japan on November 19th.
The retail version of Pokémon Rumble World will grant you a code for the game, all 3,000 PokéDiamonds you can normally receive in-game, and various discounts. Pokémon Rumble World will cost 37,000¥.
Seeing as the retail copy will only grant you a code for the game and not a physical cartridge, one could imagine that these will simply be put up as cards in stores which you take to the register to be activated. So far no word on whether the retail version of Pokémon Rumble World will be getting the same treatment to regions elsewhere.
