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Just a short while ago, Nintendo published the official Iwata Asks for Mario & Luigi: Dream Team. It’s only up in Japanese at the moment, but a number of details from the discussion have already been translated.

For an overview of what was shared during the Iwata Asks, check out the summary below.

-The producer and director are the same as the last three games. The producer was the director on the original.
-About six months after Bowser’s Inside Story the team was throwing out ideas, one of them became the basis for the dream system.
-They considered going with Bowser again for the Dream System, but decided to limit themselves to Mario and Luigi as playable this time so the series didn’t loose its roots.
-The idea to have many Luigis battling and moving in the overworld was a separate one that came before the dream system, but they wanted a system that used the second screen.
-The team hadn’t considered this game would come out in the 30th anniversary of the character and be part of a ‘Year of Luigi’
-To get the DreamTeam Alpha up and running too 1.5 years for Alpha Dream. Game has been in development for over 3 years, since the last one.
-They had so much stuff this time they even went into a Gamma Phase, which Iwata notes as unusual as games typically only have Alpha and Beta. The reason was the switch from 2D to 3D backgrounds and the length of time they spent on the game.
-They chose sprites because it’s part of the Alpha Dream heritage…but also because they had few 3D production resources
-The 3D Mega Luigi model was done by a 3rd party after they realised there was a limit to doing that in 2D.
-A challenge was shifting from drawing sprites for 8-way movement on DS to 16 way movement on 3DS.
-They couldn’t even just flip the sprites for the other direction due to the ‘L’ on Luigi’s hat.
-They banned themselves from flipping the sprites for Mario too, because of Mario’s right arm going up when he jumps.
-They had 5-6 staff working on the character animations for all the characters in the game.
-The requests and suggestions by Nintendo on Alpha Dream were not always accepted and often required meetings, or discussions with the SPD producers. Sometimes both parties got annoyed with each other.
-They talk about including an easy mode. For example, when active, a hint block will appear when you redo a battle after dying, or a Slow Mode will activate if you continually fail a brother attack so you can time your move more easily.
-The Mario & Luigi RPG series is also quite popular with women.
-A Hard Mode unlocks for experienced players after clearing the game. Even the producer has trouble with it, it’s so difficult?He even died during the tutorial.
-The put a lot of extra stuff into Dream Team after hearing fans say they wanted to play more of M&L RPG 3. There’s special requirements for battles, like ‘no damage KO’ which will earn you points, once you have enough points you will earn a reward.
-The producer says long term fans shouldn’t worry – the series is still the same, despite the switch to 3D worlds for Dream Team

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Despite the fact that Capcom canned the project, some hardcore fans of the now-unreleased Mega Man Legends 3 have decided to go ahead and make their own version of the game in 8bit, classic Mega Man style. That’s not all though: They’re also getting help from two former Capcom employees that worked on the Legends series, Hideki Ishikawa and Makoto Tomozawa. Ishikawa was the character designer for the series and Tomozawa composed the music. Both will be helping out by contributing box art and music to the game.

Via Destructoid

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– Bug-battling game
– Based on a manga series by Hiroshi Fukuda
– At least five playable characters
– Characters include Jinbei, Hibachi, Shungiku, Tenma, and Mugai
– Comes out September 19th (Japan)

Via Siliconera

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A demo for Level-5?s Yokai Watch will launch on the Nintendo eShop in Japan this Wednesday, July 3, the publisher has announced.

Level-5 plans to release a demo for Youkai Watch in Japan this Wednesday. It weighs in at 811 blocks – or 102 MB – and allows players to search for ghosts in Sakura New Town and fight enemies with ghosts in “Yokai Touch Action” battles.

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The first verdict for Mario & Luigi: Dream Team is in, courtesy of this month’s ONM.

The latest in the handheld RPG series earned a 92% score. ONM praised the game for its “near constant drip-feed of barmy invention”, intelligent and unique approach to turn-based battles, and humor. The magazine ultimate said that Dream Team “is tirelessly inventive fun.”

Here’s an excerpt from the review:

It’s easy for a Dream Team Bros. review to become a list of neat stuff. It’s a game that introduces a new idea, mechanic or boss fight every half an hour for around 35 hours- and that’s without investing in side content: excavating stat-boosting beans, waking scattered Pi’illos, reassembling CCTV footage (don’t ask), an extra tough boss rush mode… It’s absolutely rammed and gets better the less you know, so we’ll draw a line under it there.

So it is that 3DS’s incredible first-party run continues. In the year that has given us the definitive Fire Emblem and Animal Crossing it only makes sense that AlphaDream should step up and deliver the best Mario and Luigi game yet.

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Individual formats

LW		TW			Title	Format	Label	Publisher
1		1			THE LAST OF US	PS3	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
–		2			MINECRAFT: XBOX 360 EDITION	XB360	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
2		3			ANIMAL CROSSING: NEW LEAF	3DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
–		4			THE SIMS 3: ISLAND PARADISE	PC	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
3		5			FIFA 13	XB360	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
–		6			DEADPOOL	XB360	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
–		7			COMPANY OF HEROES 2	PC	SEGA	SEGA
12		8			FIFA 13	PS3	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
6		9			CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II	XB360	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
–		10			DEADPOOL	PS3	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
5		11			LUIGI’S MANSION 2	3DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
7		12			TOMB RAIDER	XB360	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
9		13			INJUSTICE: GODS AMONG US	XB360	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
8		14			TOMB RAIDER	PS3	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
17		15			ASSASSIN’S CREED III	XB360	XBOX 360 CLASSICS	UBISOFT
15		16			GOD OF WAR: ASCENSION	PS3	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
18		17			FAR CRY 3	XB360	XBOX 360 CLASSICS	UBISOFT
11		18			FAR CRY 3	PS3	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
24		19			ASSASSIN’S CREED III	PS3	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
14		20			CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II	PS3	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
10		21			DONKEY KONG COUNTRY RETURNS	3DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
19		22			LEGO CITY UNDERCOVER: THE CHASE BEGINS	3DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
21		23			INJUSTICE: GODS AMONG US	PS3	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
16		24			DEAD ISLAND: RIPTIDE	XB360	DEEP SILVER	KOCH MEDIA
25		25			GRAND THEFT AUTO IV	XB360	XBOX 360 CLASSICS	TAKE 2
–		26			ALIENS: COLONIAL MARINES	XB360	SEGA	SEGA
4		27			MAX PAYNE 3	PS3	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
30		28			BATTLEFIELD 3	XB360	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
26		29			FOOTBALL MANAGER 2013	PC	SEGA	SEGA
28		30			GRAND THEFT AUTO EPISODES – LIBERTY CITY	XB360	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
20		31			GRID 2	XB360	CODEMASTERS	CODEMASTERS
–		32			NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED	PS3	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
23		33			THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM – LEGENDARY	XB360	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
36		34			METRO LAST LIGHT	XB360	DEEP SILVER	KOCH MEDIA
22		35			GRID 2	PS3	CODEMASTERS	CODEMASTERS
–		36			THE SIMS 3: UNIVERSITY LIFE	PC	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
27		37			NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. 2	3DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
35		38			RED DEAD REDEMPTION: GOTY	XB360	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
31		39			BIOSHOCK INFINITE	XB360	2K GAMES	TAKE 2
38		40			NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED	XB360	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS

All formats

LW		TW			Title	Developer	Label	Publisher
1		1			THE LAST OF US	NAUGHTY DOG	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
–		2			MINECRAFT: XBOX 360 EDITION	4J STUDIOS	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
2		3			ANIMAL CROSSING: NEW LEAF	NINTENDO	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
3		4			FIFA 13	EA CANADA	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
–		5			THE SIMS 3: ISLAND PARADISE	THE SIMS STUDIO	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
–		6			DEADPOOL	HIGH MOON STUDIOS	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
4		7			TOMB RAIDER	CRYSTAL DYNAMICS	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
6		8			CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II	TREYARCH	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
9		9			ASSASSIN’S CREED III	UBISOFT (MONTREAL)	XBOX 360 CLASSICS	UBISOFT
–		10			COMPANY OF HEROES 2	RELIC	SEGA	SEGA
8		11			INJUSTICE: GODS AMONG US	NETHERREALM STUDIOS	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
7		12			FAR CRY 3	UBISOFT (MONTREAL)	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
12		13			LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES	TRAVELLER’S TALES	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
18		14			NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED	CRITERION GAMES	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
11		15			LUIGI’S MANSION 2	NEXT LEVEL GAMES	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
13		16			THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM – LEGENDARY	BETHESDA	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
10		17			GRID 2	CODEMASTERS	CODEMASTERS	CODEMASTERS
14		18			DEAD ISLAND: RIPTIDE	TECHLAND	DEEP SILVER	KOCH MEDIA
–		19			ALIENS: COLONIAL MARINES	GEARBOX SOFTWARE	SEGA	SEGA
16		20			GRAND THEFT AUTO IV	ROCKSTAR NORTH	XBOX 360 CLASSICS	TAKE 2
5		21			MAX PAYNE 3	ROCKSTAR VANCOUVER	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
23		22			GOD OF WAR: ASCENSION	SCEA SANTA MONICA	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
22		23			BATTLEFIELD 3	DIGITAL ILLUSIONS	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
20		24			LEGO THE LORD OF THE RINGS	TRAVELLER’S TALES	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
19		25			BIOSHOCK INFINITE	IRRATIONAL GAMES	2K GAMES	TAKE 2
27		26			METRO LAST LIGHT	4A GAMES	DEEP SILVER	KOCH MEDIA
25		27			GRAND THEFT AUTO EPISODES – LIBERTY CITY	ROCKSTAR NORTH	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
17		28			DONKEY KONG COUNTRY RETURNS	MONSTER GAMES	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
28		29			RED DEAD REDEMPTION: GOTY	ROCKSTAR SAN DIEGO	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
32		30			SKYLANDERS GIANTS	TOYS FOR BOB	SKYLANDERS	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
24		31			LEGO CITY UNDERCOVER: THE CHASE BEGINS	TRAVELLER’S TALES	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
26		32			THE WALKING DEAD	TELLTALE GAMES	TELLTALE GAMES	TELLTALE GAMES
–		33			CRYSIS 3	CRYTEK	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
29		34			HITMAN ABSOLUTION	IO INTERACTIVE	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
31		35			FOOTBALL MANAGER 2013	SPORTS INTERACTIVE	SEGA	SEGA
21		36			RUGBY CHALLENGE 2: LIONS TOUR EDITION	SIDHE	ALTERNATIVE	ALTERNATIVE
15		37			MOTOGP 13	MILESTONE STUDIOS	PQUBE	PQUBE
37		38			BORDERLANDS 2	GEARBOX SOFTWARE	2K GAMES	TAKE 2
30		39			TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 14	TIBURON ENTERTAINMENT	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
36		40			SONIC & ALL STARS RACING TRANSFORMED	SUMO DIGITAL	SEGA	SEGA

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