Takamaru was considered as a playable fighter for Smash Bros. Wii U/3DS
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 105 Comments
Yesterday, a short video surfaced in which Masahiro Sakurai stated that Mewtwo DLC for Smash Bros. Wii U/3DS was nearly finished and will be released “pretty soon”. But that wasn’t the only significant piece of information shared by Sakurai.
According to Sakurai, Takamaru from The Mysterious Murasame Castle was initially considered as a fighter for the new Smash Bros. entries. Unfortunately, he didn’t make the cut due to the perceived lack of familiarity among Nintendo fans. This took place before development on Smash Bros. Wii U/3DS actually began.
We’ll also mention that Sakurai is aware of the crazy Miiverse requests for fighters, like Goku and SpongeBob. Naturally, there’s no way such characters would make it into Smash Bros.
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Pre-order updates (3/22/15)
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS, News, Wii U | 0 comments
Below are the latest titles that can be currently pre-ordered at retailers:
Wii U
Rodea: The Sky Solider – Amazon
(new), Best Buy, GameStop
Legend of Kay HD – Amazon
Mario Party 10 amiibo bundle – Best Buy, GameStop
LEGO Marvel’s Avengers – Amazon
LEGO Jurassic World – Amazon
, GameStop
Terraria – Amazon
Shin Megami Tensei x Fire Emblem – Best Buy
The Legend of Zelda – Amazon
, Best Buy
Xenoblade Chronicles X – Amazon
, Best Buy
Yoshi’s Woolly World – Amazon
, Best Buy, GameStop
Splatoon – Amazon
, Best Buy, GameStop
Mario Party 10 – Amazon
, Best Buy, GameStop
Devil’s Third – Amazon
, Best Buy, GameStop
New 3DS games
Xenoblade Chronicles 3D – Amazon
, Best Buy, GameStop
3DS
Senran Kagura 2: Deep Crimson – Amazon
, GameStop
Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold: The Fafnir Knight – Amazon
Rodea: The Sky Solider – Amazon
(new), Best Buy, GameStop
Lord of Magna: Maiden Heaven – Amazon
, GameStop
Fire Emblem – Best Buy
LEGO Marvel’s Avengers – Amazon
LEGO Jurassic World – Amazon
, GameStop
Puzzle & Dragons Z + Puzzle & Dragons Super Mario Bros. Edition – Amazon
, Best Buy, GameStop
Terraria – Amazon
LEGO Ninjago: Shadow of Ronin – Amazon
, Best Buy
Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai DX – Amazon
, Best Buy, GameStop
Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker – Amazon
, Best Buy, GameStop
Etrian Mystery Dungeon – Amazon
, Best Buy, GameStop
Fossil Fighters: Frontier – Amazon
, Best Buy, GameStop
Story of Seasons – Amazon
, Best Buy, GameStop
Thanks to Jake for the tip.
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Pazuru trailer
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, Videos | 0 comments
As previously mentioned, Pazuru is hitting the European 3DS eShop this Thursday. It’s also coming to North America at some point in the future.
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Gunman Clive creator not opposed to making a third entry
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 1 Comment
Two Gunman Clive games have been made thus far. Could creator Bertil Hörberg eventually work on a third entry. Possibly, but don’t expect to see an announcement anytime soon.
Speaking with Nintendojo, Hörberg said:
I don’t know; it won’t be any time soon but I’m not against the idea of another sequel in the future. If I do create a Gunman Clive 3 or continue the series even further I think I will shake up the formula a bit more and do something a bit different. GC2 started as a very straightforward sequel with basically just more levels. I think it grew to be a bit more ambitious than that in the end, but it still follows the first game very closely in terms of the core gameplay and structure. Honestly I don’t really know where to go from here thematically; in GC2 I tried to make everything feel grander and more dramatic. He’s already been to space and traveled around the world, fought dinosaurs and giant robots, so I don’t know how I’d top that to make his next adventure feel like a clear step up again.
Hörberg also commented on his interest in porting Gunman Clive 2 to additional platforms. Wii U remains one system that could receive the game.
For now my goal is port the game to more platforms, but I haven’t made much progress with that yet, so it’ll be some time before I get started on a new project. I have a few loose ideas but nothing solid yet and I’ll spend some time prototyping before I decide anything.
Yes, possibly (Wii U as one of those platforms). My plan was to start with the platforms the first game was on (iOS, Android & Steam), as I want everyone who played that to be able to get the sequel, and then move on to Wii U and possibly other consoles. But we’ll see how many versions I’m able to do before I want to move on to a new game, so I’m not promising anything definite yet. The 3DS version made up for the vast majority of the total sales for GC1, but I don’t feel I can disregard the other platforms after one game, and it shouldn’t be too much work to port it. As I mentioned though, I haven’t gotten very far yet and it’s going pretty slowly still.
More: Bertil Hörberg, Gunman Clive 2, indie, interview
Another 24 minutes of Adventures of Pip footage
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U eShop | 0 comments
More: Adventures of Pip, indie, Tic Toc Games
Girls Mode 3 block size
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 0 comments
A page on Nintendo’s Japanese website confirms the download size for Girls Mode 3 (otherwise known as Style Savvy 3). The game takes up 8,200 blocks of space, or about 1GB.
Girls Mode 3 launches in Japan on April 16. A western release has not been announced at this time.
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Media Create software sales (3/9 – 3/15) – Top 50
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 2 Comments
This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
01./00. [PS3] Yakuza 0
02./00. [PS4] Yakuza 0
03./00. [PSV] Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth
04./00. [PSP] Uta no Prince-Sama: All Star After Secret #
05./00. [WIU] Mario Party 10 #
06./01. [PS3] Dragon Quest Heroes
07./00. [3DS] Ansatsu Kyoushitsu: Korosensei Daihouimou!!
08./04. [3DS] The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D #
09./03. [PS4] Dragon Quest Heroes #
10./00. [PSV] Harukanaru Toki no Naka de 6 #
11./08. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch 2: Shin Uchi
12./10. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire
13./06. [PSV] God Eater 2: Rage Burst
14./00. [PSV] Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Iki
15./11. [3DS] Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS
16./00. [PS3] Winning Post 8 2015
17./12. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate #
18./09. [3DS] LEGO City Undercover: The Chase Begins
19./00. [PSV] Winning Post 8 2015
20./33. [PSV] Samurai Warriors 4-II #
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Another 110 minutes of Fossil Fighters: Frontier footage
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Lucadian Chronicles gets version 1.02 update
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 0 comments
Lucadian Chronicles has been updated to version 1.2. Developer Dark Roast has addressed several bugs, and has added a number of details.
Read on below for the full patch notes.
Client Version 1.02
Bug Fixes
- More general stability changes.
- Fixed issue where taking screenshot via built-in Miiverse button could result in dark, washed-out image.
- Fixed clicking through resources quickly making them not register in UI.
- Fixed some sound skipping / stuttering issues.
- Fixed music cutting out in some cases involved poison counters.
- Added more messaging to 4-player draft to make it more clear what is happening in the case where you are waiting for other players to finish.
- Fixed “winner” text in draft sometimes appearing next to person who lost.
- Fixed issue with daily challenge timer.
Features
- Battle animations – melee units now ram into other units, and ranged units fire projectiles. We did this to make battle look better and also add clarity – it should now be a little more obvious that heroes attack enemies closest to opposite of them.
- League matching changes – leagues now work a bit differently in a few ways. You will no longer be matched up with people outside of your league, or not battle someone in your league. Now leagues don’t start until enough people join or a certain amount of time passes – after that each person in a league battles each other person twice. We will keep an eye on leagues and adjust the timing, minimum number of entrants, etc, if needed.
- League tiers – players who do well in bronze leagues can now be promoted to silver leagues. Silver leagues will have tougher competition but also higher rewards.
- You can now hold down the B button during evolution animation to speed it up.
- We’ve added the ability to schedule special drafts with better rewards. We want to do our best to ensure that people can find players to play against, so we’ll look to use these drafts to schedule times that people can congregate around.
Thanks to Cameron for the tip.
Rodea: The Sky Soldier introduces the “R series” and more
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 3 Comments
This week’s issue of Famitsu has a big update on Rodea: The Sky Soldier. The magazine introduces the “R series” of humanoid robots, new characters, and more.
R Series
One portion of Famitsu’s article reveals information about the “R series”. This is a series of humanoid robots with the power of flight.
The emperor of Naga empire, Giado, launched the “R project” to produce robots to use as a spearhead in invading other countries. Rodea has lost the memory of that event, and is now protecting the people of Garuda by confronting his former allies. Rodea was a prototype, so the other members of the R series are more powerful.
Speaking of Giado, Famitsu has a couple of tidbits about the character. He was formerly a good father of Cecilia. That all changes, and he has since enhanced his body with machine parts.
Below is the full rundown of the R series:
