Next Level Games’ Ken Yeeloy, in a recent interview, sounded off on several topics. Yeeloy commented on the studio’s development process, how being a second-party Nintendo dev affects projects, projects in the works (nothing could be revealed as expected), some continued interest in Punch-Out!!, and more.

Read on below for a few of Yeeloy’s words.

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A few Forbidden Magna details

Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 0 comments

A few new Forbidden Magna details have come in from Marvelous. You can find them rounded up below.

– Manage Spirit Girls in combat and make sure they’re comfortable at the inn
– Put together your party before battling
– The party consists of characters you’ll want to take into combat
– Here, you can check out various stats and skills for each character
– Missions have various objectives
– Ex: “destroy all the generators!”
– The Spirit Girls acquire powerful special attacks by deepening their bonds with the protagonist Lux
– Do so by having conversations with them during their off-time at the inn
– If you see a heart symbol above their head, that means there’s a chance you can increase relationship parameters
– Spend time at the inn when not battling
– Inn has the front room and dining area on the left, and the kitchen to the right

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Mario Kart 8 Happy Meal toys now available at McDonald’s, commercial

Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 4 Comments

The Mario Kart 8 Happy Meal toys are now available at McDonald’s. Restaurant-goers can get their hands on vehicles featuring Mario, Luigi, Toad, Bowser, Peach, Yoshi, and Donkey Kong. A visor is also included as one of the toys.

Check out a commercial for the Mario Kart 8 Happy Meal toys below:

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XSEED doesn’t want to pursue fanservice games that lack depth

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On Facebook, XSEED made a comment that some believed was a suggestion that the company wouldn’t be pursuing “fanservice” games. This actually isn’t the case though.

XSEED localization specialist Tom Lipschultz has since clarified that the publisher isn’t interested in fanservice alone. Titles need to have strong gameplay as well. With something like Senran Kagura, XSEED feels “it has great gameplay, well-developed characters and a fairly deep mythos behind it.”

Below are the full comments from Lipschultz:

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Another look at Shovel Knight’s “Butt Mode”

Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News, Videos, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

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Nordic talks more about Darksiders, says it will have a future

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Nordic Games still isn’t ready to make any announcements about Darksiders. The company is currently “looking at all possible design directions”, product development director Reinhard Pollice told GenGAME.

That being said, Nordic says that Darksiders has a future “and it will be awesome.” Pollice also mentioned how fans should keep the series on their radar and keep track of what the company is announcing in the future.

Check out the exchange between GenGAME and Pollice below: