Kumamon Bomber: Puzzle de Kumamon Gymnastics making its way to 3DS
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Rocket Company is working on “Kumamon Bomber: Puzzle de Kumamon Gymnastics” for the 3DS. Here’s what we know as of now:
– From Rocket Company
– Based on Japan’s prefectural mascot, Kumamon from the Kumamoto Prefecture
– Bejeweled clone
– Kumamon and the player are traveling throughout Japan
– Experience Japan’s sights, sounds and festivals
– Help enliven and bring energy back to all 47 prefectures of Japan
– Includes interesting tidbits about the foods from various places as well
– March 13 launch
Check out the gallery above for first screenshots from Kumamon Bomber: Puzzle de Kumamon Gymnastics.
Even more Kirby Triple Deluxe footage
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Spike Chunsoft producer talks about working on Attack on Titan: The Last Wings of Mankind
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Spike Chunsoft producer Kazuhiro Watanabe reflected on his work for Attack on Titan: The Last Wings of Mankind while speaking with 4Gamer last month. Watanabe also teased an announcement that he believes will be made sometime in 2014.
His comments in full:
In 2013, I worked mostly on Attack on Titan: The Last Wings of Mankind. We’ve been working on it for a long while, and we were trying to keep a close eye on the look of the anime. Since the anime began airing, the background and context really opened up and it became a huge social phenomenon, which makes me happy. One of the dilemmas is that anxiety also heightens during such development (note: likely wanting to meet expectations). With that said, it was the first time for me personally to work on a licensed title, so of course I hope we make the fans of the manga or anime happy. To be honest, though, the level of anxiety just continued to rise until the game was finally released. On the other hand, we took many aspects from a genre that has already been done, so we followed in the “wire action” style of games like “Tenchu” and “Shinobido”. I think this year we will be sharing an announcement, so please wait a while for that.
Ping 1.5+ creator on recent Wii U developer piece, sticks up for dev kit
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In light of Eurogamer’s anonymous Wii U developer piece that went up over the weekend, Ping 1.5+ creator Christopher Arnold has offered his own insight into the console’s dev kit.
Arnold believes that the anonymous remarks are “aimed at pre-retail release SDK problems.” The post-release SKD kit, on the other hand, “do not contain any of the listed problems”.
You’ll find Arnold’s full comments below.
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Culture Brain bringing Ultra Baseball Card Battle to 3DS
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Culture Brain is readying “Ultra Baseball Card Battle” for 3DS. It’s due out in Japan next month for 5,229 yen. We’re still waiting for specific information, so stay tuned for additional updates.
Game Informer’s top 50 games of 2013
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This month’s Game Informer contains a listing of the magazine’s top 50 games of 2013. You can find the full lineup below sorted by release date.
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More Miiverse hilarity: “Allan & Nicole 2: The Return of Jafar”
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If you missed the first “Allan & Nicole” episode, you can view it here. It’s quite a… treat!
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New Super Mario 3D World plushies heading to Japan in April
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Japan will be receiving new plushies based on Super Mario 3D World in mid-April. SANEI will make Mario, Luigi, Peach, and Toad products available in their Cat Suit forms. Mario and Luigi plushies will come in small and medium sizes.
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Media Create software sales (12/30 – 1/5) – Top 50
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This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
01./02. [3DS] PazuDora Z: Puzzle & Dragons Z
02./04. [3DS] Pokemon X / Y #
03./01. [3DS] The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds #
04./07. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 #
05./06. [WIU] Super Mario 3D World
06./03. [PS3] Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster
07./05. [PSV] Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster: Twin Pack #
08./09. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf #
09./15. [3DS] Battle For Money Sentouchuu: Densetsu no Shinobi no Survival Battle!
10./08. [PS3] New Dynasty Warriors: Gundam
11./11. [3DS] Friend Collection: New Life #
12./17. [3DS] Mario Kart 7
13./10. [3DS] Inazuma Eleven Go Galaxy: Big Bang / Supernova
14./19. [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 #
15./13. [3DS] One Piece: Unlimited World Red #
16./21. [3DS] Disney Magic World #
17./18. [3DS] Aikatsu! 2-nin no My Princess
18./22. [WIU] Taiko no Tatsujin: Wii U Version! #
19./26. [3DS] Youkai Watch
20./24. [3DS] Super Mario 3D Land #
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Retro and Nintendo on their relationship, Retro could work on a game lead by Miyamoto
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Retro Studios president Michael Kelbaugh and Nintendo producer Kensuke Tanabe commented on how the two companies cooperate in the development of projects in the latest issue of ONM.
To begin, Kelbaugh explained how the process is ultimately “a symbiotic relationship” between Retro, Nintendo SPD, “and other entities throughout the Nintendo family.”
He said:
“Tanabe-san and his team at SPD are our primary contacts at Nintendo. Please let me be clear: games developed at Retro Studios are a collaboration between members from Retro Studios, SPD and other entities throughout the Nintendo family. It’s a symbiotic relationship that consists of members from all over the world; we are very honoured to be working with such a talented team.
“When we worked on Mario Kart 7, we were working on Tropical Freeze at the same time. Part of the team was working on creating assets for Hideki Konno’s group, the Mario Kart team, and part of our team continued making progress on Tropical Freeze in conjunction with Tanabe-san and SPD.”
