Video additions to the eShop (1/21/15)
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This week’s video additions to the Wii U/3DS eShops are as follows:
Wii U
Breezeblox Trailer
Street Fighter 2010: The Final Fight Trailer
Super Indie Connection Sale #2 Video
3DS
Undead Storm Nightmare Trailer
Source: Wii U/3DS eShops
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Xenoblade Chronicles X introduces another two characters
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Monolith Soft updated Xenoblade Chronicles X’s website today with another two character profiles. We’re introduced to Irina as well as Van Damme.
Irina belongs to the private military organization known as “BLADE”. She worked for Elma when she was a part of the United Government Special Operations Unit, which is otherwise known as “Doll Corps”. Irina eventually became a member of BLADE, but even now idolizes Elma as she holds her to the highest esteem. Though she has a strong-minded and frank personality, Irina has a strong sense of duty to protect the people of Planet Mira. Monolith says of the character: “The BLADE member with an overflowing sense of duty”.
Van Damme is a commanding officer of BLADE, with the slight flaw of being sarcastic. He used to work as chief engineer aboard the immigration ship “White Whale”. He is broadminded and overbearing regardless of who he talks to, with his sarcasm as the flaw in the crystal.
Mario Party 10 to be priced at $50
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Mario Party 10 is yet another Wii U game that won’t cost full price (given that most releases these days cost $60). Based on listings from Amazon and GameStop, Nintendo is only asking for $49.99. Newegg has the Mario Party 10 bundle priced at $60.
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Pit amiibo back in stock at GameStop
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Update: Gone!
The Pit amiibo is back in stock once again over at GameStop. If you’re interested, you can place an order here. We’ll let you know if Pit sells out again.
Majora’s Mask New 3DS XL orders cancelled if you ordered more than one from Best Buy
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If you ordered several limited edition Majora’s Mask New 3DS XLs, it appears that Best Buy will be cancelling all but one. It seems like they’re taking the first steps to stop scalpers! You’ll receive a notice from Best Buy if your order has been cancelled.
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Masuda has “big-picture ideas” for Pokemon’s future
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Pokemon as a gaming franchise has been around for nearly two decades. Given its popularity, Pokemon won’t be slowing down any time soon and we’ll continue to see new entries in the franchise.
Where might Pokemon go from here though? Game Freak’s Junichi Masuda won’t give any specifics away, but he did tease to Polygon that he has “some big-picture ideas” for the series.
Masuda said:
There’s probably going to be a lot more games; we might not be able to use the “Gotta catch ’em all” catchphrase anymore [laughs]. Of course, we want to keep creating things that will surprise and delight fans. I don’t think that’s going to change. … I have some big-picture ideas, but I can’t really talk about them.
Koei Tecmo’s Koinuma shares more on his Mario Musou idea, Masuda open to Pokemon Musou
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Last year, Koei Tecmo executive vice president Hisashi Koinuma mentioned that he’d love to use Mario in a Musou-type game. That was not a joke – Koinuma was being completely serious.
Koinuma elaborated on his original comment while speaking with Polygon, with the site reporting:
He sees Mario as a character that would need to branch out from hand-to-hand combat but could focus on his distinctive moves. Speaking hypothetically, Koinuma suggests Mario could “blast enemies off the screen or knock them unconscious” with his moveset. “I suppose the game would be balanced so the kids could enjoy it as their first action game experience, whereas the adults could enjoy the game with friends and families as a group,” he says.
Pokemon producer Junichi Masuda also weighed in on Musou. He’d be open to seeing the Pokemon franchise cross over with Koei Tecmo’s IP if it wasn’t too violent. During his discussion with Polygon, Masuda suggested that perhaps players could throw out a lot of Pokeballs. It would also need a new form of gameplay so as to not feel too familiar.
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Pokken Tournament came about thanks to an idea from Pokemon president Tsunekazu Ishihara
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Bandai Namco’s Katsuhiro Harada briefly touched on Pokken Tournament’s origins while speaking with Polygon. When Bandai Namco met with Pokemon Company president Tsunekazu Ishihara about licensing music for Taiko Drum Master, Ishihara surprised them with an idea for a game similar to Tekken. Harada says he is spending a lot of time on Pokken Tournament since it’s the first title in a potential new franchise and because the team has less experience than the group behind Tekken.
Pentapuzzle footage
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Nintendo sending out more Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate demo codes
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Did you miss out on the initial round of codes for the Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate demo? Well, good news! More are being distributed. Check your email and you may find a couple of codes sitting in your inbox.