Tons of Mario Golf: World Tour details
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New previews for Mario Golf: World Tour are starting to land. We’ve rounded up details from Polygon and Nintendo Life’s reports below.
– Can pick from realistic courses or more off-the-wall levels
– Each character has a slightly different playstyle
– This mainly pertains to their power
– Players can choose to putt as a Mii
– Miis can mirror the abilities of Mario characters, depending on their gear
– Can simultaneously take your shots, rather than wait for friends to line up their moves in multiplayer
– While you progress, small icons appear which allow you to measure their ball’s progress against your own
– No voice/text chat options
– Can send emoticons to other players
– Game includes online competitions
– Players can simply set their rules, play a course and submit their score
“You also have the ability to join special communities that will have tournaments with special rule sets. People can really play the game however they want. Some people want to play Mario Golf with realistic courses, no items, basically really limit things to more of a traditional kind of golf setting. Other people want to have the craziest — all the items on, just completely bananas.”
– Stepping onto the course only requires simple shot selection and timing
– With Auto mode, you only need to choose a direction and use A (or the touch screen) to initiate and time a shot
– Can switch to Manual mode at any point, even between shots
– The initial swing in Manual mode brings in the standard three-button-press to initiate the swing, set power and then determine the accuracy
– As the shot gauge moves on its final route you can apply the final press with the A or B button, setting up four potential combos
– Tap again quickly after the shot is initiated to add topspin, super topspin, backspin or super backspin
– Multiple shot types and club selections
– Can also deliberately manipulate your shot to fade or draw
– Quick Round: series of modes where you can play as various Mushroom Kingdom characters or your customised Mii
– Match Play: take on a computer opponent
– Speed Golf: attempt to rattle through holes as quickly as possible
– Point Play: converts your scores from strokes into points
– Lots of customization in each mode
– Can choose the number of holes from 3, 6, 9 to 18
– Add quirky Mario-style ideas such as a slot machine that limits available clubs and items
– Items are activated as a “special” shot type with various effects
– Bom-ombs prompt your ball to explode high into the air
– Fire flower will allow your ball to burn through trees
– Boomerang can add unlikely swerve
– Tricky challenge holes task you with collecting Star Coins while also making par
– Activities help you accumulate currency
– Use coins to buy clothes, accessories, more clubs
– Enhance your primary stats of Sweet Spot and Control, increase drive distance and play style of your Mii as well
– 8 categories of outfits and accessories
– Play as a Mii: Castle Club is where you buy items and is an area where you run around with your Mii
– Castle Club has tips from characters, rooms to explore, tournaments/challenges
– Start in a building and eventually venture outside to where much of the action is to be found
– Early stages start with a “practice round” on one of three initial courses to set a handicap
– You’ll then enter tournaments and gradually progress to Championship rounds
– 18-hole round takes about 30-45 mins
– Game also includes challenges that cover drives, approach shots and putting at multiple difficulty levels, useful for accumulating coins and perfecting technique
– Mii characters registered on the system gather to celebrate your score after each hole
– Large Nintendo mascots such as Bowser and Donkey Kong raggedly swinging the club with one hand
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GameStop ad (3/26 – 4/1)
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Media Create software sales (3/17 – 3/23)
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This week’s Japanese software sales are as follows:
1. [3DS] Mario Party: Island Tour – 132,668 / NEW
2. [PS3] Sengoku Musou 4 – 120,452 / NEW
3. [PS3] Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes – 119,615 / NEW
4. [PS3] J-Stars Victory Vs. – 118,240 / NEW
5. [PSV] J-Stars Victory Vs. – 97,821 / NEW
6. [PS4] Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes – 91,903 / NEW
7. [PS3] Pro Baseball Spirits 2014 – 63,898 / NEW
8. [3DS] Youkai Watch – 44,659 / 614,379
9. [PS3] Sengoku Musou 4 – 39,597 / NEW
10. [PS3] Dark Souls II – 37,285 / 292,482
11. [3DS] Game Center CX 3 – 33,618 / NEW
12. [PSV] Pro Baseball Spirits 2014 – 30,261 / NEW
13. [PSP] Pro Baseball Spirits 2014 – 27,823 / NEW
14. [PSV] Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth 2 – 26,845 / NEW
15. [PSV] Phantasy Star Online 2 Episode 2 – 16,152 / NEW
16. [3DS] Hero Bank – 15,060 / NEW
17. [3DS] Kirby Triple Deluxe – 14,060 / 515,895
18. [3DS] Fossil Fighters: Infinite Gear – 13,512 / 107,413
19. [3DS] Dragon Quest Monsters 2 – 13,283 / 750,876
20. [3DS] Harvest Moon: Connect to a New Land – 10,293 / 186,473
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Media Create hardware sales (3/17 – 3/23)
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The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
Vita – 35,374
PS4 – 30,201
3DS LL – 28,291
PS3 – 15,455
3DS – 11,985
Wii U – 9,982
PSP – 3,563
Vita TV – 1,754
Xbox 360 – 288
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
PS4 – 29,677
Vita – 28,270
3DS LL – 23,372
PS3 – 14,128
3DS – 10,772
Wii U – 7,654
PSP – 3,461
Vita TV – 1,447
Xbox 360 – 278
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Latest confirmed tunes for Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call
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Square Enix has confirmed another round of songs for Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call – this time pertaining to modern tunes. You can find the big listing below.
Famitsu’s most-wanted games (3/25/14)
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The latest Famitsu most-wanted games chart is as follows:
01/03. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate (Capcom, Fall 2014) – 779 votes
02/01. [PS3] Persona 5 (Atlus, Winter 2014) – 731 votes
03/04. [PS4] Final Fantasy XV (Square Enix, TBA) – 681 votes
04/02. [Wii U] Mario Kart 8 (Nintendo, 05/29/14) – 663 votes
05/06. [PS4] Kingdom Hearts III (Square Enix, TBA) – 460 votes
06/07. [PS4] Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (Konami, TBA) – 448 votes
07/05. [3DS] Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth (Atlus, 06/05/14) – 419 votes
08/13. [PSV] Freedom Wars (SCEJ, Summer 2014) – 354 votes
09/08. [PS3] The Evil Within (Bethesda Softworks, 2014) – 331 votes
10/19. [3DS] Bravely Second (Square Enix, TBA) – 313 votes
11/11. [3DS] Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call (Square Enix 04/24/14) – 306 votes
12/12. [Wii U] Hyrule Warriors (Tecmo Koei, 2014) – 289 votes
13/21. [PS4] Watch Dogs (Ubisoft, 2014) – 270 votes
14/09. [PS3] Tales of Zestiria (Namco Bandai, TBA) – 269 votes
15/10. [PS3] 3rd Super Robot Wars Z Jigoku-Hen (Namco Bandai, 04/10/14) – 257 votes
16/16. [Wii U] Super Smash Bros. for Wii U (Nintendo, 2014) – 233 votes
17/17. [3DS] Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS (Nintendo, 2014) – 227 votes
18/15. [PS3] The Last Remnant (Square Enix, Rushing… Psych!) – 200 votes
19/23. [PSV] 3rd Super Robot Wars Z Jigoku-Hen (Namco Bandai, 04/10/14) – 191 votes
20/22. [PS4] The Evil Within (Bethesda Softworks, 2014) – 190 votes
21/30. [PS3] Mobile Suit Gundam Side Stories (Namco Bandai, 05/29/14) – 167 votes
22/20. [3DS] Senran Kagura 2: Deep Crimson (Marvelous AQL, 08/07/14) – 159 votes
23/25. [PSV] Over My Dead Body 2 (SCEJ, Summer 2014) – 148 votes
24/26. [PS3] The Last Guardian (SCEJ, TBA) – 147 votes
25/—. Ni-Oh (Tecmo Koei, TBA) – 143 votes
26/24. [3DS] Mario Golf: World Tour (Nintendo, 05/01/14) – 137 votes
27/27. [PS3] Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (Konami, TBA) – 120 votes
28/—. [PSV] The Legend of Heroes: Sen no Kiseki II (Falcom, 2014) – 117 votes
29/—. [PSV] Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment (Namco Bandai, 04/24/14) – 115 votes
30/—. [PS3] The Idolmaster: One For All (Namco Bandai, 05/15/14) – 109 votes
Total Votes: 8,973
Japanese Style Savvy: Trendsetters updated version trailer
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Mario Golf: World Tour previews due tomorrow, Mario Kart 8 coverage next week
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I’m not generally big on announcements of previews (that sounds odd just to type that!), but we do have a brief update to share about two upcoming Nintendo titles. First, new previews for Mario Golf: World Tour will begin rolling in tomorrow. Coverage for Mario Kart 8 is expected in a big way next week. Expect tons of posts about each!