“Big” Pokemon X/Y news coming next Saturday
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A new update concerning Pokemon X/Y will be revealed next Saturday. The official Pokemon Twitter account teased the news a short while ago, tweeting:
We’ve got big Pokémon X and Pokémon Y news coming up next Saturday! Stay tuned! twitter.com/Pokemon/status…
— Pokémon (@Pokemon) March 30, 2013
Japanese show Pokemon Smash will be showcasing the announcement as well. At the end of today’s episode, a teaser was shown featuring Game Freak’s Junichi Masuda and some kind of mysterious question mark.
Devs could technically bring Unreal Engine 4 games to Wii U
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Wii U and other current-gen platforms can’t run Unreal Engine 4 in its original state. However, Epic Games’ co-founder Mark Rein has now clarified that it is technically possible to release games supported by the tech on older systems.
Rein told Engadget:
“You heard the stupid gaffe yesterday about the Wii U. If someone wants to take Unreal Engine 4 and ship a game on Wii U, they can! If they wanna ship an Unreal Engine 4 game on Xbox 360, they could make it happen.”
The point is that even though Unreal Engine 4 can’t run directly on Wii U, games could be brought to the system even though the visuals would be a bit worse. That’s because Epic’s technology is scalable.
Shovel Knight funded on Kickstarter
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Shovel Knight has managed to reach its Kickstarter goal. With two weeks remaining, Yacht Club Games managed to collect over $75,000.
The studio said of the news:
We are so appreciative and thankful, we could cry. It’s been a crazy ride, and we still have a long campaign ahead, but WE’RE FUNDED! Were you worried? We weren’t worried. Ok, we were worried.
But! Let the celebration be short! We have lots of updates to put together, and few other goodies.
Check out our awesome Stretch Goals if you haven’t yet, and stay tuned for big excitement tomorrow. I think we’re gonna take the rest of the night off… well, maybe we’ll answer a message or two. THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!
As mentioned above, while Shovel Knight has been officially funded, there’s still money to be raise. Stretch goals include New Game +, playable boss knights, a 4-player battle mode, and more.
Final Nintendo Show 3D episode
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A breakdown of Retro City Rampage’s sales
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Update: The official Retro City Rampage Twitter account has offered some clarification.
Clarification: WiiWare version of Retro City Rampage has not generated dev revenue or hit the threshold, still a “gift to the fans”.
— Retro City Rampage (@RetroCR) March 30, 2013
Clarification: Those sales numbers per platform circulating are not accurate, extrapolated from a bar graph that didn’t show to-the-digit.
— Retro City Rampage (@RetroCR) March 30, 2013
RCR hasn’t sold close to that on Wii, significantly more on the other platforms. Around 100,000 units total across all platforms 5+mo in.
— Retro City Rampage (@RetroCR) March 30, 2013
Those sales numbers circulating for Retro City Rampage are incorrect. All you need to know is that it’s sold around 100,000 units total.
— Retro City Rampage (@RetroCR) March 30, 2013
Retro City Rampage performed the best on the PlayStation Network. According to creator Brian Provinciano, who shared the breakdown of the game’s sales during a GDC panel, over $600,000 in revenue was generated through 35,000 copies sold on PSN – free PlayStation Plus copies not included.
PC was the second best-performing platform for Retro City Rampage, with most sales coming from Steam. From more than 40,000 units sold, the title collected over $400,000.
Another $200,000 came from Xbox Live Arcade thanks to 15,000 copies sold. And last but not least, WiiWare earned $100,000 with less than 5,000 copies sold.
Provinciano not only spent the most development time on the Xbox Live Arcade version, but also found it to be the most expensive. During his GDC panel, Provinciano said: “Knowing what I know now, I would’ve skipped it.” Retro City Rampage on WiiWare may have been a $20,000 gift to the fans, but in the end, the Xbox Live Arcade version took more out of Provinciano’s pockets.
For the time being, lifetime Retro City Rampage sales come in at around 97,000. Provinciano expects the total to surpass 100,000 next week.
Ryozo Tsujimoto answers Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate fan questions
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Video: Charles Martinet speaks in 18-minute interview
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New Fire Emblem: Awakening DLC now available
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More downloadable content has been made available in Fire Emblem: Awakening. Players can purchase “Rogues and Redeemers 1″ for $3, which sees Chrom partnering with characters from Fire Emblem games of old. Ephraim leads the charge against a number of high-level enemies.
By clearing Rogues and Redeemers 1, Ephraim will be added to your game as a playable character. The full set of Rogues and Redeemers is up for grabs for $6.50, though the latter two missions are locked for the time being.
Fire Emblem: Awakening players can also receive the “Ghost of Blade” map for free through SpotPass.
New 3DS XL cradle colors added to Club Nintendo Japan
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Nintendo has added a new reward to the Japanese Club Nintendo site. For 200 points, members can receive one of five special-colored 3DS XL cradles. Color variations include blue, green, red, white, and yellow.
Photos of the new Club Nintendo items can be found in the gallery above.
