MercurySteam says it’s been “an incredible honor” working with Nintendo on Metroid: Samus Returns
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 14 Comments
MercurySteam is partnering with Nintendo for the first time on Metroid: Samus Returns. Enric Alvarez, the head of MercurySteam, only had good things to say about the relationship, telling GameReactor that it’s “been an amazing experience and an incredible honor.”
Here are some select quotes from the interview.
“It has been an amazing experience and an incredible honor. We learned a lot from the best, Nintendo. These days, we often pinch ourselves just in case we are in a dream.”
“We have been working with the best. I think this explains pretty much everything about how things went during the development. We were very impressed about the devotion, the care and the quality Nintendo treats the product, and we learned a lot from that.”
“Long time fans are going to be extremely pleased. The game is the result of both, on one hand is a Nintendo game, a Metroid game, and on the other hand, I think people will see the MercurySteam influence.”
You can hear Alvarez speaking about Metroid: Samus Returns and MercurySteam working with Nintendo towards the end of the video below.
Shephy listed for release on the European Switch eShop next week
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 0 comments
Shephy could be heading to the European Switch eShop very soon. The game now has a listing on the store, which shows a July 6 release date. Pricing is set at €4.99.
Here’s a lengthy overview:
Shephy, the single-player card game with cute and lovely illustrations that keeps players coming back for more is now available on Nintendo Switch.
[Increasing the number of sheeps?]
The main goal of the game is to increase your sheep count to 1,000. Using combination of the event cards, achieve the goal before the deck is emptied 3 times. Let’s go sheep.
More: Arc System Works, Shephy
Miitomo – new Daily Decorations (6/29/17)
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Mobile, News | 0 comments
Miitomo has been updated with new Daily Decorations. Users can check back daily for wallpapers and floorings, including the following:
– Seashore (Wallpaper)
– Bamboo (Wallpaper)
– Simple horizontal stripes (blue) (Wallpaper)
– Simple horizontal stripes (red) (Wallpaper)
– Dot circles (pink) (Wallpaper)
– Underwater (Wallpaper)
– Marine pastels (white) (Wallpaper)
– Chestnut flooring + Chimayo rug (beige) (Flooring)
– Flooring + dog rug (pink) (Flooring)
– Sandy beach (Flooring)
Miitomo Drop stages are located in the Shop tab, and can be played with Miitomo coins or game tickets.
Japanese De Mambo launch trailer
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch eShop, Videos | 0 comments
We’ll have to wait a bit longer for it in the west, but De Mambo is out now in Japan on the Switche Shop. View a launch trailer below.
More: De Mambo, indie, The Dangerous Kitchen
Pokemon Duel: Electric Gym Cup now live
Posted on 7 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in Mobile, News | 0 comments
The Electric Gym Cup event is now live in Pokemon Duel. Until July 6th, 4:59 UTC, all Electric-type Movement 1 and 2 figures get an additional 1 movement. Furthermore, all Ground types get a boost of 20 to all of their attacks. Gym Boosters can contain the [EX] Electivire and [C] Elekid figures.
More: Pokemon Duel
Dragon Quest XI: Details about Martina’s & Row’s skills and the town of Grotta
Posted on 7 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS, News | 0 comments
Another week, another round of Dragon Quest XI news from Weekly Jump magazine. This time, we’ve got some new infos on party members Martina and Row and what they’re capable of in combat, as well as the town of Grotta. Credit goes to Gematsu for the translation.
Grotta is a flourishing town in the northern part of Lotozetasia, and where masked fighters participate in a “Masked Fighters Tournament.” There is arena here, as well as a statue of General Greig, who won the tournament once.
Martina is a beautiful fighter with an ambiguous elegance drifting about her. She doesn’t seem to be just an ordinary person. She seems to have the intention to travel the world.
Skills she can use include:
- “Sexy Beam” – A seductive skill in which Martina strikes a sexy pose and monsters fall in love with her beautiful face.
- “Miracle Moon” – A melee skill.
- “Witch Nail” – A claw claw skill.
- “Hell Spark” – A spear skill in which hell thunder strikes down on the enemy.
Row has the appearance of a traveler, but is a man shrouded in mystery who can use advanced magic and martial arts.
Spells that he can use include:
- “Kazam”
- “Kacrackle”
- “Kazing” – A spell that revives a fallen ally.
Skills that he can use include:
- “Baptism of Zero” – An enlightenment skill that eliminates good effects on the enemy.
- “Revival Staff” – A two-handed staff skill that revives an ally.
- “Liger Slash” – A claw skill in which Row hits the enemy with strong, continuous attacks—both spells and direct attacks.
More: Dragon Quest XI, Square Enix
Fire Emblem Heroes: War of the Clerics Voting Gauntlet second round has started
Posted on 7 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in Mobile, News | 6 Comments
The first round of the War of the Clerics Voting Gauntlet in Fire Emblem Heroes has ended – Lachesis, Elise, Lissa and and Priscilla were victorious and have moved on to the second round. If you supported a winning team in the first round, you get a bonus of 500 feathers and keep fighting for the same team in round 2. If you were on the losing side, you get no bonus, but get to pick a new team in round 2.
Round 2, which will last for 48 hours, pits Lachesis against Elise and Lissa against Priscilla.
The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+ now set for September 14th in Europe
Posted on 7 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in News, Switch | 4 Comments
The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+ on Switch has somewhat of a troubled history with regards to its European release, which has suffered several delays. Back in April, publisher Headup Games announced that the game would launch in Europe (and Australia) in Q2 2017 – but since Q2 is ending tomorrow, that clearly isn’t happening. However, it seems like we may finally have a concrete release date now – Just For Games, who are involved with the distribution of the game in Europe, sent out a tweet announcing that manufacturing of the physical version has started and that the game would launch on September 14th.
Story of Seasons: Trio of Towns launches in Europe on October 13th
Posted on 7 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS, News | 2 Comments
Story of Seasons: Trio of Towns has been out in Japan and North America for a while now, whereas European fans are still waiting for the game. They only have to be patient for a little while longer now – Nintendo has announced that Story of Seasons: Trio of Towns will launch in Europe on October 13th.
Aonuma talks about the inclusion of Majora’s Mask in Breath of the Wild’s DLC Pack 1
Posted on 7 years ago by Andrew in News, Switch, Wii U | 4 Comments
The penultimate blog post from Nintendo counting down to the release of DLC Pack 1 for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is now live. This post talks about how Majora’s Mask was added to DLC Pack 1 and what the mask does in game when Link has it equipped.
Hello, I’m Aonuma, producer of The Legend of Zelda™: Breath of the Wild.
DLC pack 1, The Master Trials will finally be released tomorrow, and today, I’m going to introduce you the final piece of equipment, Majora’s Mask. (This DLC is available only through the purchase of the Expansion Pass. Full version of the game is required to use this DLC.)
The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask was originally released for Nintendo 64™, and the remake was released for Nintendo 3DS™. Majora’s Mask is the scary, cursed mask mentioned in the game’s title.
When the development team started discussing including armor items associated with previous The Legend of Zelda games, I was the first one to speak up: “Please add Majora’s Mask!”
