“Within the pattern of a given chapter, having air battle, land battle, boss battle, I would say in terms of time, from air combat to land combat it would probably be a roughly one to three ratio. The game is set so that Palutena can grant Pit the power of flight for only up to five minutes, so in that sense it’s limited to a specific amount of time. My thought on that was that if the air combat was too long, the user might get bored of that same type of gameplay, and it also gave me an opportunity to make that a very focused and tailored experience within those five minutes.

“In the ground battle stages, however, you have the ability to move along at your own pace, to explore a little bit, tactics might be different from player to player. In that sense the ground battles will most often be a lot longer than the time spent in the air. And that one to three time does not include the boss battles.”

At last year’s E3, Sakurai said that Palutena grants Pit just a few minutes to fly in the air. And based on the gameplay demos shown within the last twelve months, it became increasingly clear that players would spend time on the ground. I’m not sure if that’s a good thing or a bad thing. I may have read more positive impressions for the air combat, but ground battles still seem like they could be enjoyable!

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New 3DS update live

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A new 3DS update, firmware 2.1.0-3U, has gone live in North America and Europe. It’s likely available in Japan and Australia as well.

According to an official post provided by Nintendo support, the upgrade enhances system stability and users can now receive automatic updates if the 3DS encounters a wireless Internet connection. Additionally, as was promised about a week ago, a small issue with Ridge Racer has been fixed.

Nintendo describes the update as the following:

Further improvements to overall system stability and other minor adjustments to enhance user experience
A correction for the screen freeze symptom experienced in the Ridge Racer 3D game
You can receive automatic updates when a wireless internet connection is available. When the download is complete, you will receive a dialog on the HOME Menu detailing the steps to install the update

Official Nintendo Magazine review scores

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The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D – 98%
Cubic Ninja – 79%
Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D – 85%
Super Adventure Island – 70%
Emily the Strange – 39%
Solatorobo: Red the Hunter – 81%
Zoonies: Escape from Makatu – 74%
The Ignition Factor – 72%
Wii Play: Motion – 70%
Max & the Magic Marker – 50%

Thanks to joclo for the tip!

Renegade Kid looking to price Mutant Mudds at $9.99

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This information comes from Renegade Kid’s Jools Watsham…

“We’re aiming for approximately $9.99. It? may vary anywhere from $7.99 to $14.99 on the final price.”

$9.99 should be a perfectly acceptable prize! To put things in perspective, Cave Story on DSiWare costs the same amount. Hopefully you 3DS owners out there will consider purchasing the title, as it’ll likely be one of the first stand-out eShop releases on the service.

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Second Zelda: Skyward Sword reference in Ocarina of Time 3D

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I have a feeling we’ll be seeing a bunch of other neat easter eggs/game references as more people have chance to play the game. Not just for Skyward Sword, but possibly other titles as well. It’s been interesting to see what sort of changes and additions have made to Ocarina of Time 3D, including the small touches.

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Japanese eShop releases this week (6/15)

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3DS Downloadable Titles

Pokémon Rikkai Zutan BW (Pokédex) – (Free on 6/17)

Virtual Console

Qix – 400 yen
Donkey Kong – 300 yen
Ikari no Yusai (Fortified Zone) – 400 yen

Video Content

– 3D streaming video content from 3DS games such as The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D, Biohazard: The Mercenaries, Steel Diver, and the 3D Classics Excitebike and Xevious
– Game Center CX episode
– 2D streaming trailers featuring GoldenEye 007 (Wii), Star Fox 64 3D (in 2D), Biohazard: The Mercenaries, and a few videos related to the Wari to Honkaku-Teki Eigokoro (Art Academy outside of Japan) series.

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Sonic Generations 3DS screenshots

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Thanks to Smeagle for the tip!

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Super Pokemon Rumble debut trailer

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Thanks to Smeagle for the tip!

Media Create software sales (6/6 – 6/12)

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1. [PS3] Yakuza of the End – 298,717 / NEW
2. [3DS] Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D – 15,551 / 74,343
3. [DS] Battle & Get! Pokemon Typing DS – 11,421 / 130,812
4. [DS] Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 Professional – 10,526 / 530,022
5. [3DS] One Piece: Unlimited Cruise SP – 8,384 / 105,625
6. [PSP] Gekiatsu!! Pachi Game Tamashi Portable Vol. 1: CR Evangelion – Shinjitsu no Tsubasa – 6,808 / NEW
7. [Wii] Wii Party – 6,243 / 1,911,195
8. [PSP] Akiba’s Trip – 5,523 / 89,477
9. [PS3] Red Faction: Armageddon – 5,436 / NEW
10. [PSP] Patapon 3 – 5,306 / 116,798
11. [PSP] Pro Baseball Spirits 2011 – 5,302 / 180,066
12. [DS] Pokemon Black – 5,230 / 5,197,923
13. [PS3] Troy Warriors – 5,128 / 46,862
14. [Wii] Wii Sports Resort – 4,960 / 346,607
15. [PS3] Nobunaga no Yabou: Tendou – 4,087 / 25,933
16. [Wii] Mario Kart Wii – 4,050 / 3,240,957
17. [Wii] Pandora’s Tower – 4,005 / 33,885
18. [Wii] Wii Fit Plus – 3,938 / 2.324,544
19. [PSP] Monster Hunter Portable 3rd – 3,919 / 4,486,990
20. [PS3] Gekiatsu!! Pachi Game Tamashi Vol. 2: CR Evangelion – Shinjitsu no Tsubasa – 3,558 / NEW