Nintendo Minute – chatting with Koji Kondo
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Sonic Riders was once planned for GBA
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Sonic Riders was once in development for the Game Boy Advance, according to the portfolio and resumes for artists Keith Erickson’s portfolio and Arvin Bautista.
Backbone Entertainment was developing the handheld port for the GBA alongside the PSP edition. However, the version for Nintendo’s portable was cancelled after SEGA’s Japanese division saw the game and requested they incorporate more 3D. Because the engine would have needed a complete overhaul, the project was scrapped.
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Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney localization editor originally suggested “Roger Wright” name
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Phoenix Wright is a character we’ve all come to love over the years. But did you know that he could have had a different name?
Alex Smith, a localization editor working on Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, said he originally suggested the name Roger. ‘Pierce,’ ‘Xavier,’ ‘Marcus,’ and ‘Zane’ were also on the list of proposed first names for Phoenix.
Smith told USgamer:
“My original suggestion for Phoenix Wright was ‘Roger Wright.’ I had come up with a list of first names and a list of last names, and submitted that to Capcom. And, in those, ‘Phoenix’ was one of the first name options, but pretty far down on my list. And Roger was at the top. And ‘Wright,’ I felt, had to be the his last name, because of the pun in Japanese… ‘Naruhodo’ was used so many times in the text as a joke. Also, it’s just self-deprecating humor, where the one guy whose name is ‘I get it!’ just doesn’t get it. I needed something that was bold and like, ‘Yeah right, I got it!’ so he could say that and kind of own that attitude, even though he had no idea what he was doing.
“So ‘Wright’ was there, and ‘Roger’ was my first choice, because heroes—they like to have alliteration. Also, if you’ve ever seen the movie Airplane, [‘Roger’] is a great source of silly jokes as well. So that seemed like a name with a lot of potential. They ended up going for ‘Phoenix’ because they liked the heroism of it, and there was a comment from the Japanese dev team—they felt like ‘Roger Wright’ sounded too much like ‘Roger Rabbit.'”
Tentative upcoming eShop releases (12/18/14)
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Listings on the eShop reveal some (or all…?) of the digital content slated to be released next Thursday. Here’s a look at what’s on the way:
Wii U
Blok Drop X Twisted Fusion – $1.99
Toss N Go – $0.99
99Moves – $4.99
Plenty of Fishies – $4.99
Cake Ninja 3: The Legend Continues – $4.99
Meme Run – $4.99
3DS
Fairune – $2.99
Toys vs Monsters – $1.99
League of Heroes – $4.99
Asterix The Mansion of Gods – $34.99
I Love My Horse – $24.99
Note that all of these releases and prices are tentative. Until we receive next week’s Nintendo Download, nothing is officially confirmed.
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Rosalina & Luma amiibo confirmed as Target exclusive
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Nintendo is parterning with Best Buy, GameStop, and Toys “R” Us for some exclusive amiibo releases. The Meta Knight, Shulk, and Lucario figures are exclusive to each of these stores respectively. It’s long been rumored that Rosalina & Luma would be another amiibo only available at one retailer, but we now have confirmation.
Rosalina & Luma will indeed be exclusive to Target as previously speculated. Pre-orders have yet to go live, but as soon as they do, we’ll be sure to let you know.
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Dragon Quest X version 2.4 trailer
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Over 100,000 amiibo figures have been sold in Japan thus far
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Yesterday, Nintendo shared some sales data for amiibo in the United States. We now have information about how the figures are performing in Japan.
According to Japanese sales tracker Media Create, 104,000 figures have been sold thus far. Link is the most popular amiibo with 16,000 units sold. Since Link works with both Smash Bros. and Hyrule Warriors, Media Create speculates that consumers were interested in getting special items.
Media Create talks about the sales of Super Smash Bros. for Wii U as well. It sold 228,000 copies in its debut week, which is much lower than the 820,000 first week sales of Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
This newest Smash Bros. was the first multiplatform entry in the series having launched on both Wii U and 3DS. Because the 3DS version released in September, Media Create believes more users flocked to that version. Smash for Nintendo’s handheld moved 945,000 units in its first week and total sales are at 1.788 million. Combined, the two games on Wii U and 3DS are at two million copies sold.
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Final Fantasy Explorers features Phoenix summon, Freelancer and Sage jobs
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This week’s issue of Jump has yet another update on Final Fantasy Explorers. The magazine confirms that the reoccurring summon Phoenix will be appearing as a foe. Jump also confirms Freelancer and Sage as two more jobs, the latter of which allows for powerful white and black magic.
