Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butoden rated in Australia
Posted on 10 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS, News | 2 Comments
Good news for Dragon Ball fans: Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butoden, the latest DBZ game on Nintendo 3DS, has been rated by the Australian Classification Board and received a PG rating. This all but confirms a release of the game in PAL regions. It’s not an official announcement just yet, but thankfully E3 is right around the corner where Bandai Namco might do just that.
Two new Shin Megami Tensei x Fire Emblem screenshots
Posted on 10 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in Screenshots, Wii U | 6 Comments
We’ve received two new screenshots for Atlus’ and Nintendo’s upcoming collaboration title Shin Megami Tensei x Fire Emblem (or as it’s known in Japan, Illusory Revelations #FE).
The first one comes from Atlus’ Twitter account and shows a female character using a bow during combat. The second one is a bit more interesting – it’s basically an improved version of a scene we saw in the game’s trailer. Director Mitsuru Hirata mentions that, compared to what we saw in the trailer, ground textures have been improved and more objects have been added. I’ve included a screenshot from the trailer for comparison’s sake – the new image is the one without the UI.
Illusory Revelations #FE will be released in Japan in Q4 2015. A Western release is set for next year.
More Cube Life: Island Survival footage
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News | 1 Comment
Additionally footage has come in showing Cube Life: Island Survival, which hit the North American Wii U eShop last week. Watch it below.
Discovery planned for the Wii U eShop
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 11 Comments
The Wii U is getting another blockworld game at some point in the future, as developer Noowanda has confirmed plans to bring “Discovery” to the eShop.
Just like in Minecraft, Discovery allows players to explore a giant world – one of which that is made of blocks and can be me modified. It’s possible to create a house, villages, cities, constructions or dig deep under the earth.
Bloodstained to feature orchestrated tracks, early off-screen footage
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Videos, Wii U | 5 Comments
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night has reached another stretch goal on Kickstarter. When combined with donations received from PayPal, the campaign has exceeded the $3.75 million mark. That means Bloodstained will feature orchestrated tracks.
The latest Kickstarter update reads:
With our Paypal backers included — $118k from more than 1400 backers, as of this morning — you’ve hit the Orchestrated Tracks stretch goal with momentum to burn! It’ll be a while before Yamane and Yamada have all the tracks composed for Bloodstained, but now that you’ve reached this stretch goal they did want to allay one fear a few backers have had: There’s still going to be a ton of variety on this soundtrack.
Hitting the orchestra stretch goal allows them to use live instrumentation where it makes sense, but some tracks just make more sense with electronic arrangements. Songs like Yamada’s “Cursed Orphan”, which already includes violin and electric guitar parts, will be performed by a smaller, rock-oriented ensemble.
In short: You’ve added more options, not taken any away. (And that’s without even going into those 8-bit tracks you unlocked from Yamane, Yamada, and Virt…)
Next up for Bloodstained is an online challenge mode. This will be guaranteed if the Kickstarter hits its $4 million stretch goal.
Last but not least, off-screen footage has been posted to YouTube showing footage from the game. This is intended to show an early animation sample.
You can find today’s full Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night Kickstarter update here, which also has news about backer rewards
Wii U update version 5.4.0 out now
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 38 Comments
Nintendo brought out a new system update for the 3DS last week. This week, Wii U is getting in on the fun. The latest firmware, version 5.4.0, is now available for download.
Sadly, there’s not much to report on in terms of any new features. This one seems to be all about improving stability/the user experience – just like the 3DS upgrade.
As always, you’ll need the latest firmware before you can enter the eShop.
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Art Academy: Home Studio – YouTube time lapse, more footage
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U eShop | 2 Comments
Art Academy: Home Studio has a built-in time lapse function. You can see it in action through the video below.
Head past the break for another couple of videos!
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25-minute Treehouse Live pre-show to be held for Nintendo World Championships 2015
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 10 Comments
Before the Nintendo World Championships begin on Sunday, a special pre-show will be held. Nintendo announced via Twitter today that Treehouse Live will be hosting the 25-minute broadcast. We’ll have it embedded on the site, but you can also watch it on Nintendo’s E3 site, YouTube channel or Twitch page.
Watch it live at: http://t.co/UyqjULN9BS, https://t.co/umv5uky92Z & http://t.co/OU4I3vOzFt.
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) June 8, 2015
Armikrog trailer shows the latest footage
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U eShop | 0 comments
Pencil Test Studios shared a new trailer for Armikrog today that shows a bunch of new footage. While the pre-order aspect doesn’t apply to Wii U, we do have a rather extensive look at the game. Check it out below.
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Tic Toc Games considering different ideas for the future, including possible Adventures of Pip sequel
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Wii U eShop | 1 Comment
Now that Tic Toc Games has wrapped up development on Adventures of Pip, fans of the game are starting to wonder what the studio might work on next. Two possibilities exist: the studio could either develop something like a sequel to that title, or create something entirely new. Tic Toc Games definitely appears to be open to either option.
When asked by Hardcore Gamer if Tic Toc Games has an idea already planned for a new game, CEO Shereef Morse said:
Oh, we have so many. Honestly we have a lot of IP we want to explore next, and we’ve actually been a little gridlocked here as to what to green-light next, because we’re so focused on getting Pip out. And you know, we have all these great ideas in incubation, but for now we’re 100% Pip. We’re really just making sure that all goes smoothly. But after that, one of the things we talk about is “Is there an evolution to Pip?”, and the next version of Pip, you know. Maybe a sequel? But then we have all these other cool characters we want to bring onto consoles as well, and we really just have to decide what to go after next. But right now we just want to make sure this one’s done right and 100%.
Adventures of Pip just launched on the North American Wii U eShop last Thursday. There are plans to have it arrive in Europe as well, but a date has not been determined just yet.
