Harvest Moon: The Lost Valley’s tools system revealed
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Harvest Moon: The Lost Valley features a new tool system that works in conjunction with player actions, upgrades, and the item bag.
The 3DS game introduces context-sensitive tools for the first time. For instance, if you’re standing in front of a tree and you have an axe in your inventory, the game will know that you want to chop down the tree and there won’t be a need to open a menu to select and equip a tool. This works with other tools and actions as well.
Players won’t be upgrading tools in Harvest Moon: The Lost Valley. Instead, Harvest Sprites act as tool upgrades. Simply ask the Harvest Sprites for help and they’ll be able to water their crops, mine material stone, collect lumber, and more.
Lastly, the player’s bag is capable of storing up to 255 of each item. You won’t have to run back to your house, get items from the tool box or refrigerator, and so on, since everything can be kept in the bag.
Speaking about Harvest Moon: The Lost Valley’s tool changes, producer Taka Maekawa stated:
“When we sat down to design Harvest Moon: The Lost Valley, we wanted to really study what made the game fun. We wanted to maintain the core value of hard work leading to great rewards, while minimizing anything that may detract from a fun game. We took a long, hard look at the tool system and decided to go back to the drawing board. We came to the conclusion that gameplay should flow, so we made three core changes to the tool system.”
Source: Natsume PR
Master Reboot hitting the Wii U eShop next week
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Wales Interactive confirmed on Twitter today that Master Reboot is due out on the Wii U eShop next week. The game is slated for July 24 in both North America and Europe.
Wales’ tweet is as follows:
Master Reboot will be out on Nintendo #WiiU on 24th July on the #eShop !
— Wales Interactive (@WalesInter) July 17, 2014
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Jett Tailfin heading to North America this month
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Late last month, Funbox Media announced an October launch for Jett Tailfin in Europe. Hoplite Research Games made an announcement of its own today and confirmed that the Wii U title will be available in North America this month.
A specific date was not revealed.
As a refresher, here’s a look at what Jett Tailfin offers:
Takashi Tezuka on Yoshi’s Woolly World’s origins
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Takashi Tezuka divulged the origins of Yoshi’s Woolly World while speaking with USgamer.
Tezuka ended up playing Kirby’s Epic Yarn while developing one of the Mario titles. He was extremely impressed with the visual style Good Feel managed to include with its Kirby title, and “thought it would be a good idea to ask Good Feel to create a Yoshi game”. Good Feel then suggested working with Tezuka to create a Yoshi action game.
Below are Tezuka’s direct comments:
Disney Planes: Fire & Rescue details
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Little Orbit and Disney Interactive have shared the first details about Disney Planes: Fire & Rescue. The game is due out on Wii U, Wii, 3DS, and DS this fall.
Below is an official overview:
Inspired by Disney’s adventure-comedy adventure film, the video game continues the storyline as players join the Piston Peak Air Attack team to fight fires and rescue those in need. Kids will embark on an adventure playing as any one of nine playable characters from the big screen including world-famous air racer Dusty and a new crop of characters Blade, Dipper, Dynamite and more! Together, kids will combine heroic action and teamwork as they scoop up water, drop smokejumpers and bulldoze debris in an effort to battle massive wildfires.
Players will soar across rich environments that feature iconic monuments and structures from the film as they participate in two exciting modes of play: Fire & Rescue and Training Academy. Take to the skies with 12 story missions and more than 30 training academy missions as players operate planes, helicopters and ground vehicles as to respond to emergencies. Heroes in training can “earn their wings” as they progress through training and story missions to reach new heights!
Source: Little Orbit PR
Dieselstormers screenshots
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Puzzle & Dragons Z has shipped over 1.5 million copies in Japan
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Puzzle & Dragons Z shipments have now reached 1.5 million units in Japan. GungHo Online Entertainment shared the sales update today, which accounts for all retail and digital copies of the game.
Puzzle & Dragons Z launched in Japan last December. GungHo previously confirmed a North American release, though it has not been announced when the title will be available.
Pick-A-Gem footage
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Japanese software sales for the first half of 2014 – top 50
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Kotaku has an expanded listing of the best-selling games in Japan for the first half of 2014.
Here’s the top 50, as provided by Famitsu:
#1 Yokai Watch (3DS: 849,027)
#2 Dragon Quest Monsters 2 (3DS: 739,032)
#3 Kirby Triple Deluxe (3DS: 633,695)
#4 Mario Kart 8 (Wii U: 512,467)
#5 Pokemon X/Y (3DS: 416,864)
#6 Puzzle & Dragons Z (3DS: 411,922)
#7 Mario Party Island Tour (3DS: 404,666)
#8 Knack (PS4: 398,685)
#9 Gundam Extreme VS Full Boost (PS3: 367, 354)
#10 Dark Souls II (PS3: 335,226)
#11 Wii Party U (Wii U: 252,539)
#12 Yakuza Ishin! (PS3: 250,937)
#13 Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes (PS3: 248,164)
#14 Samurai Warriors 4 (PS3: 246,662)
#15 Persona Q (3DS: 234,880)
#16 Sengoku Basara 4 (PS3: 231,351)
#17 New Super Mario Bros. U (Wii U: 227,263)
#18 Harvest Moon: Story of Seasons (3DS: 220,599)
#19 3rd Super Robot Wars Z: Jigoku-hen (PS3: 205,319)
#20 Sword Art Online – Hollow Fragment – (Vita: 198,294)
#21 Monster Hunter 4 (3DS: 191,152)
#22 Freedom Wars (Vita: 187,890)
#23 J Stars Victory VS (PS3 180,904)
#24 Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds (3DS: 180,215)
#25 Fossil Fighters Frontier (3DS 171,974)
#26 Super Mario 3D World (Wii U: 163,501)
#27 3rd Super Robot Wars Z: Jigoku-hen (Vita: 158,974)
#28 Battle for Money Sentouchuu (3DS: 146,517)
#29 J Stars Victory VS (Vita: 143,178)
#30 Hatsune Miku – Project Diva – F 2nd (Vita: 139,515)
#31 Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes (PS4: 136,507)
#32 Animal Crossing: New Leaf (3DS: 135,773)
#33 World Soccer Winning Eleven 2014 (PS3: 133,381)
#34 Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call (3DS: 127,949)
#35 Pro Baseball Spirits 2014 (PS3: 127,019)
#36 Grand Theft Auto V (PS3: 123,182)
#37 Yakuza Ishin! (PS4: 122,474)
#38 Attack On Titan: The Last Wings of Mankind (3D: 116,676)
#39 Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster (PS3: 112,969)
#40 Mario Golf World Tour (3DS: 110,756)
#41 Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Wii U: 108,017)
#42 Wii Fit U (Wii U: 107,041)
#43 The iDOLM@STER One For All (PS3: 102,255)
#44 Mario Kart 7 (3DS: 100,507)
#45 Soul Sacrifice Delta (Vita: 96,737)
#46 Gundam Side Stories (PS3: 94,503)
#47 Inazuma Eleven Go Galaxy (3DS: 92,903)
#48 Puyo Puyo Tetris (3DS: 91,375)
#49 Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster TWIN PACK (Vita: 91,075)
#50 Hatsune Miku – Project Diva – F 2nd (PS3: 88,867)
UK: Wii U software sales rise by 479% in June
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Wii U software sales are up by nearly 500 percent in the UK year-over-year, likely due to the launch of Mario Kart 8.
In June 2013, Wii U move just 24,000 pieces of software. That number rose to 139,000 units last month. This resulted in a 479 percent increase.
Here’s an overview of UK software sales for June:
