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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 3 Comments

Super Smash Bros. director Masahiro Sakurai has opened up on the thinking behind the Wii U game’s Smash Tour.

In a column published in Game Informer, Sakurai explained that the mode “is the result of us pressing forward in our original direction – having a lot of changing elements in the field, leading to totally unpredictable situations.”

Sakurai’s full words are below:

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 3 Comments

Nintendo has released the “Special Demo” for Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire on the 3DS eShop. As far as I can tell, it’s the same download as the one fans could obtain by using certain codes. The demo is now widely available to all!

Thanks to Duarte N for the tip.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News | 4 Comments

Another round of deals hit the North American 3DS eShop today. You can now save on titles from Capcom, Retro City Rampage: DX, and more. Find the full set of deals below.

Balloon Pop Remix – $1.99 (was $4.99) until Jan. 31
Big Hero 6: Battle in the Bay – $19.99 (was $29.99) until Jan. 20
Coaster Creator 3D – $6.99 (was $9.99) until Jan. 8
Disney Frozen: Olaf’s Quest – $19.99 (was $29.99) until Jan. 20
Johnny Hotshot – $1.99 (was $4.99) until Jan. 31
Johnny Impossible – $1.99 (was $4.99) until Jan. 31
Johnny Kung Fu – $1.99 (was $4.99) until Jan. 31
Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate – $15.99 (was $39.99) until Jan. 2
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Dual Destinies – $22.49 (was $29.99) until Jan. 2
Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D – $7.99 (was $19.99) until Jan. 2
Resident Evil Revelations – $8.99 (was $19.99) until Jan. 2
Retro City Rampage: DX – $7.99 (was $9.99) until Jan. 5
Samurai Sword Destiny – $1.99 (was $4.99) until Jan. 31
Smash Bowling 3D – $2.99 (was $4.99) until Jan. 8
Super Street Fighter IV 3D Edition – $7.99 (was $19.99) until Jan. 2
Thorium Wars: Attack of the Skyfighter – $4.99 (was $7.99) until Jan. 8
Zombie Slayer Diox – $1.99 (was $5.99) until Jan. 31

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 4 Comments

Another excerpt from 4Gamer’s interview with Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has been translated. This time around, we get to read about Iwata’s thoughts on Miyamoto.

Interestingly enough, when Iwata was first starting out, he determined – in an arbitrary manner – that Miyamoto was his rival. Of course, Iwata had plenty of praise for the creator of Mario and Zelda as well.

Check out the full translation below:

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 2 Comments

4Gamer has gone live with an interview featuring Nintendo president Satoru Iwata. It’s the final interview in a series done by the Japanese website and Dwango’s Nobuo Kawakami.

One of the earlier parts of the discussion talks about how often Iwata is involved with interviews. Naturally, the chat shifted to the “Iwata Asks” series and what its status is at present. Iwata says that “our customers and even myself grew a little bored with it, so we decided to rest it for a while and it’s recharging right now, so to speak.”

Check out the full interview excerpts below:

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 29 Comments

Like Famitsu, 4Gamer published a massive interview with nearly 150 Japanese developers as they reflect topics such as the past year, what lies ahead for 2015, and more.

Bayonetta 2 producer Akiko Kuroda was one of the people 4Gamer included in its article. Kuroda confirmed that she’s hard at work on a new project, and also seemed to tease the development of something related to Bayonetta in 2015.

Here are Kuroda’s full words:

“I have started working on the next project, but it looks like the announcement will come later. In any case, I think that it would be nice if something Bayonetta-related was also developed in 2015, so please pay attention to the continuation of Bayonetta!”

Bayonetta 2 director Hashimoto Yusuke also mentioned a new project. However, he was less specific with his words.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Videos | 1 Comment

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Natsume’s latest “State of the Farm” post on Tumblr provides updates on two 3DS titles.

Harvest Moon: The Lost Valley, which launched last month, will soon be receiving new content. Natsume hopes to begin releasing DLC in January “and every month after that until April.” The company says there will be “a nice variety” of new content.

Natsume also shared the following status report on A-Train: City Simulator:

Currently we are at the tail end of the translation and localization for A-Train and we are truly excited about this title. In January we’ll begin testing, tweaking, and polishing. With a mix of city simulation strategy and trains, we can’t wait for our fans to play this unique title. Expect to see your first glimpse of the game in January.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 0 comments

Atlus shared new details about the Anguished One and Tycho in Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker today. View the information in our roundup below.

Anguished One

– Recurring character in the Septentrion chapter of Devil Survivor 2
– Tends to suddenly appear before the protagonist and his friends
– Refers to the protagonist as “Shining One”
– A true enigma
– Poses myriad ambiguous questions while providing few answers himself
– Anguished One can be fought as an enemy depending on your choices throughout the game
– He can also work with the protagonist and his party
– Anguished One and Yamato are nowhere to be found in the Triangulum chapter

Tycho

– Players’ Nicaea contact
– Can be selected as male or female
– Tycho is an artificial intelligence built into the game’s devil summoning application that will support the protagonists through a variety of methods
– Tone is different based on the gender you choose

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