Collateral Thinking now slated for August 18 on the North American Wii U eShop, PC demo
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Collateral Thinking was originally supposed to end up on the North American Wii U eShop this week. That didn’t happen though, with developer Astrosaurus Games telling us that a “few paperwork hiccups” prompted a short delay.
Collateral Thinking will now be released in North America next Thursday. It’s the same day as the PAL launch, so all territories will be receiving it at the same time.
If you want to give Collateral Thinking a try ahead of time, head on over here for a PC demo.
Aonuma says it’s been tough implementing Zelda: Breath of the Wild’s day/night cycle
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Implementing the day/night cycle in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild has been “extremely hard,” series producer Eiji Aonuma has said. Part of the challenge has been avoiding a situation where players would encounter “something that was dark and scary.”
Previous Zelda titles have offered day-night cycles of their own. But Breath of the Wild is taking it much further as it directly affects the gameplay. For instance, players will find that enemies sleep at night, and the temperature can drop which has an impact on Link.
Aonuma told EDGE magazine this month about the day/night cycle:
[Interview] Mastiff on Gurumin 3D – origins, what’s new, challenges implementing 3D, more
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Mastiff and Falcom’s action-adventure game Gurumin has been highly regarded over the years. The two sides are now teaming up once more to bring Nintendo fans the experience. Later this summer, Gurumin 3D: A Monstrous Adventure will be hitting the 3DS eShop.
We reached out to Mastiff to learn more about this new version of Gurumin. Bill Swartz, president and CEO, chatted with us about why the company is returning to the game on 3DS, the challenges of implementing stereoscopic 3D support, improvements, if a Wii U/NX version could actually happen, the possibility of a physical version, and more.
Head past the break to read our full interview.
Screenshots of this week’s Nintendo Downloads (8/11/16, North America)
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Several new games out came out this week on the Wii U and 3DS eShops. If you’re interested in checking out what’s new in screenshot form, take a peak at the gallery below.
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Darksiders Warmastered Edition, Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse, SteamWorld Collection pre-orders open
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We’ll have our full weekly pre-order post this weekend, but there are a few titles that we wanted to make note of early. A trio of games can now be reserved on Amazon: Darksiders Warmastered Edition, Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse, and SteamWorld Collection. Those who have a Prime membership can save 20 percent on each.
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Spirit of Justice dev blog #1
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Capcom is kicking off a series of development blogs for Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Spirit of Justice. The first one can be read here.
Today’s piece involves talk about how the story of each episode and the entire experience was put together. The game’s director and and one of the writers discussed the theme as well as the writing process.
Iwata continued to work from the hospital until his passing, including Pokemon GO
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Late Nintendo president Satoru Iwata passed away from bile duct cancer last July. Yet up until his death, he still continued to be deeply involved with different projects, such as Pokemon GO.
In a new article, Nikkei writes that “[Iwata] continued to work in a hospital room until the last moment, using his favorite PC and exchanging views on ‘Pokemon Go’ with Tsunekazu Ishihara, the Pokemon Company’s president and his close friend.” The site also says that Iwata was “closely involved” with Pokemon GO’s development “from the planning stage.”
More: Niantic, Pokemon GO, Satoru Iwata
Nintendo Minute – Metroid Prime: Federation Force Mission Mode
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This week’s episode of Nintendo Minute has gone live. In today’s video, Kit and Krysta are joined by a couple of guests to play Metroid Prime: Federation Force. Check out the full Nintendo Minute below.
Metroid Prime: Federation Force – Lone Wolf mod makes single-player easier, a look at control configuations
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Metroid Prime: Federation Force was mainly designed as a single-player experience. But you can acquire a helpful mod along the way, making play easier.
Only in single-player, it’s possible to obtain the Lone Wolf “mod”. This not only doubles the damage dealt, though also halves the damage from enemies. Metroid Prime: Federation Force also lets you fill out your party with flying attack drones. Three can be brought along when playing alone.
Kotaku has also given us a look at two different control configurations in Metroid Prime: Federation Force. The first can only be used by those with a regular 3DS, while the second is another option for New 3DS owners.
July 2016 NPD: Software sales – Monster Hunter Generations sells 165,000 copies
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Aquamarine has shared more sales data from the July 2016 NPD report. This time around, we have some specifics about software in the United States.
As previously mentioned, Minecraft was one of the top sellers with more than 175,000 copies sold at retail. Monster Hunter Generations, which debuted during the month, sold over 165,000 units. Pokemon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire were also said to be best-sellers, though data is unavailable for each. However, the two Pokemon titles were apparently right behind Monster Hunter Generations.
Finally, we do know that a couple of Nintendo-published titles sold less than 50,000 copies in their second months. Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE sold much less than 35,000 units. Kirby: Planet Robobot also lacked strong sales in its second month, having sold less than 50,000 copies.
