Nindies comment on the announcement of Unity for New 3DS
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in New Nintendo 3DS, News | 2 Comments
It was announced at the Unite 2015 Tokyo event a couple of days ago that the New 3DS is getting Unity support. That’s a big deal, since it ultimately means that the system could receive a slew of games that wouldn’t have been possible on the handheld otherwise.
Following the Unity announcement, Nintendo Life caught up with a few Nindies – or indie developers for Nintendo platforms – for some thoughts. Check out what they had to say below.
KnapNok Games Creative Director – Lau Korsgaard:
This sounds extremely interesting. The Unity support for Wii U is fantastic because it opens the door for so many different creative projects. We wouldn’t have been able to take the chance of making Affordable Space Adventures without access to tools like Unity.
Many people don’t realize this, but the New 3DS has pretty much the same controls and features as the Wii U. You have the same buttons, two sticks, a touch-screen, a gyroscope, an NFC reader…
I hope the New 3DS support will result in a bloom of even more crazy creative titles for New 3DS, and that it inspires developers to make games that really, truly take advantage of its two screen interface. You know, wink, wink.”
New 3DS getting Unity support
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in New Nintendo 3DS, News | 12 Comments
Unity support for the New 3DS was just announced at the Unite 2015 Tokyo event in Japan. We don’t have any details just yet, but we’re trying to secure additional information!
Nintendo of America senior manager of marketing Damon Baker said last year that the company was “looking at” obtaining support for Unity on 3DS. There was some speculation that the engine was used for SpongeBob HeroPants, though nothing was ever confirmed.
Developers have been able to bring Unity-based games to Wii U since the console’s launch in 2012.
Xenoblade devs on the New 3DS port, why it’s not on Wii U, Xenoblade Chronicles X “will have a different play feel”
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS, News, Wii, Wii U | 12 Comments
GameSpot was able to submit a few questions to the developers behind Xenoblade Chronicles 3D. That includes Monolith Soft’s Testuya Takahashi, representatives from Monster Games, and representatives from Nintendo SPD.
Most of the interview topics were naturally about the New 3DS title, including the technical challenges behind the project and how Monster Games initially tried bringing it to the original 3DS. There were also questions about the decision to port Xenoblade Chronicles to the New 3DS as opposed to remastering the title for Wii U, and what fans can expect from Xenoblade Chronicles X.
Head on below for the full Q&A roundup. You can also check out GameSpot’s piece here.
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Media Create software sales (3/30 – 4/5) – Top 50
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS, News, Wii U | 2 Comments
This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
01./00. [PSV] 3rd Super Robot Wars Z: Tengoku-Hen
02./00. [PS3] 3rd Super Robot Wars Z: Tengoku-Hen
03./00. [3DS] Xenoblade Chronicles 3D |new 3DS|
04./02. [PSV] Sword Art Online: Lost Song #
05./01. [PS4] Bloodborne #
06./03. [PS3] One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3
07./00. [PS4] Earth Defense Force 2025.1: The Shadow of New Despair
08./04. [3DS] Theatrhythm Dragon Quest
09./14. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition
10./07. [PSV] One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3
11./05. [PS3] Pro Baseball Spirits 2015
12./16. [WIU] Mario Party 10 #
13./09. [PSV] Pro Baseball Spirits 2015
14./08. [PS4] One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3
15./19. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch 2: Shin Uchi
16./06. [PS3] Sword Art Online: Lost Song
17./15. [PS3] Resident Evil: Revelations 2
18./23. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire
19./11. [3DS] Kuroko’s Basketball: Ties to the Future
20./10. [PSV] Senran Kagura Estival Versus #
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[Let’s Talk] Which Wii games do you want to see on New 3DS?
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Let's Talk, New Nintendo 3DS, Wii | 76 Comments
Let’s Talk #3: Which Wii games do you want to see on New 3DS?
It’s a big day for the New 3DS. Xenoblade Chronicles 3D is available in North America (though it launched last week in Europe in Japan), which means the system has its first “exclusive”.
I can’t begin to tell you how excited I was when Nintendo announced Xenoblade Chronicles 3D. You see, the original Wii title ended up being one of my favorite games of all time. I also love being able to play games in a portable format so I can take them wherever I go. It was the perfect match! As much as I appreciate brand new games, ports/remakes here and there aren’t a problem I feel.
So here we are. Xenoblade Chronicles 3D, originally a console game on Wii, is now in portable form on New 3DS. That begs the question: could similar games receive the same treatment in the future? That’s where this week’s topic comes in!
Here are a few of my thoughts:
There are a few titles that I’d be interesting in seeing on the New 3DS. I’ll talk a tiny bit about my selections below.
– Okami – I was pretty disappointed when Okami HD was announced, only to see that Capcom wasn’t bringing it to the PlayStation Vita. So… how about the New 3DS?! That would give me an opportunity to play it on a handheld!
– Super Mario Galaxy 1 and 2 – Like Xenoblade, these two are among the best games I’ve ever played. I would totally welcome New 3DS ports/remakes!
– The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess – right up there as one of my favorite Zeldas. Having it on New 3DS would give me another opportunity to play through the game once again.
Now I want to hear from you! Is there any particular game – or games – from the Wii era that you’d like to see brought over to the New 3DS? Sound off in the comments section, and be sure to check out some of your highlights from last week’s topic below!
Last week’s topic: Thoughts on the April 2015 Nintendo Direct
Jake
I was pretty pleased overall! I really appreciate that they keep adding on to the games that I already own. I’m really excited for both mario kart and smash updates and DLC. Splatoon is huge on my radar, and I can’t wait for either fire emblem game that was shown. I don’t currently have anything really like SMTxFE on my Wii U, so it is a welcome change from normal FE play style. The new amiibos are looking good, and I’m already so deep in that I can’t help but get them all (though I missed out on Greninja so far). Overall, I really enjoyed it.
kthanxyousuck
As a 3DS owner, I wasn’t really expecting too many announcements as I think majority of the 3DS library will be localizations this year and that would obviously be left for E3. There’s really not much left in terms of first party unless they come up with some more wacky stuff like Tomodachi (which would be awesome).
I like MewTwo’s new final smash and bringing Lucas back was cool too. That yoshi amiibo was too awesome and I like what I’m seeing from Fire Emblem if but I’m glad it’s not coming out until next year (It took me 50 hours to beat awakening and I’m a little burnt out). I’m glad they listened to the fans about Codename Steam and will speed up enemy turns.
I like the way SMT X Fire Emblem looks but that’s moreso because I am not familiar with SMT games. I’ve always preferred Awakening, Persona and Etrian Odyssey so I’m use to the anime style by now. People have said that they saw some Awakening characters in the trailer though and if you look at the battle parts, you’ll notice little symbols by the fighters which seems to dictate their FE classes.
I’m going to need a little information on that Animal Crossing game since I can’t really tell how big it’s going to be. on the one hand it seems like an eshop game but it might not be.
Overall it was a pretty solid direct considering E3 is so close. I’m looking forward to the Level 5 event Tuesday and this is usually the time of year developers start announcing games out of nowhere (looking at you Atlus). Am I the only one hoping we’ll hear about that Great Detective Pikachu game? I haven’t forgotten about that guys!
And here are a few highlights from last week’s topic! These all come from you guys.
Melatelo
It was pretty decent. People seem to be blowing it out of proportion though. Like it was good.. but not that good! Very weird to see nothing more on ‘X’ at all. No more on Devils
Third either!! In terms of new stuff / announcements there wasn’t much of it- but I agree with you Brian, all the new announcements will be made at e3 which is just around the corner. I also gotta say although I am mostly interested in Wii U…it’s disappointing to see the 3DS almost completely neglected. We’ve had a good pace of releases up until now but what’s coming next? We’ve got quite a lot of confirmed first party Wii U titles coming but virtually no 3DS ones.
Xenoblade Chronicles Wii vs. New 3DS comparison videos
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in New Nintendo 3DS, Videos, Wii | 9 Comments
We have a couple of new videos comparing the Wii and versions of Xenoblade Chronicles, courtesy of YouTube user Hama Tea. You can watch both of them below.
Obviously the textures took a big hit on New 3DS, but it’s really not that bad – especially in person. I’ve only played a bit of the New 3DS version, though I’m impressed that it runs as well as it does!
Print out some alternate covers for Xenoblade Chronicles 3D
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in New Nintendo 3DS, News | 4 Comments
Over on its Facebook page, Nintendo posted a few alternate covers for Xenoblade Chronicles 3D. It’ll take a bit of effort on your part to use them since they need to be printed out, but some of you may find that it’s worth it! The full set can be found here.
Thanks to Adrian B for the tip.
Best Buy holding New 3DS XL demo event on Sunday
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in New Nintendo 3DS, News | 1 Comment
Best Buy stores across the U.S. will be holding a demo event for the New 3DS XL on Sunday. Fans can give the system a try, and play demos for Code Name S.T.E.A.M., The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D and Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate.
You can look to see if a Best Buy store near you is holding a demo event here. It will take place from 1-4 PM.
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North American Xenoblade Chronicles 3D launch trailer
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Nintendo has followed up today’s Xenoblade Chronicles 3D accolades video with the game’s North American launch trailer. This should be the last one. Really!
Xenoblade Chronicles 3D sold through 59% of its initial shipment in Japan
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in New Nintendo 3DS, News | 6 Comments
Media Create revealed earlier this week that Xenoblade Chronicles 3D had moved 57,000 copies in its first week in Japan. A follow-up report from the sales tracker confirms that it sold through 58.66 percent of its initial shipment.
How does that stack up to the original Wii version? On Nintendo’s old console, Xenoblade Chronicles sold 83,000 copies with a sell-through rate of 76.29 percent.
Something to remember is that the Wii had a much bigger install base when Xenoblade Chronicles launched. All things considered, the New 3DS version did quite well!
