North American 3DS holiday commercial
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Nintendo has come out with yet another 3DS commercial that will be airing during the holiday season. To watch it, check out the video below.
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Zelda: Tri Force Heroes – more talk of experimenting with 4 players, cut 2-player idea, totem inspiration
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 1 Comment
The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes features three players rather than four. We’ve heard from the development team a few times now that they did experiment with the latter number, but three Links was ultimately the path that was chosen.
Zelda: Tri Force Heroes director Hiromasa Shikata commented on this once again in an interview with IGN, in which he stated:
“When we tried four player, we definitely wanted to incorporate the totem mechanic, but what happened is that when you totem, the middle two players have nothing to do.”
“When it was four players, the players split up into two and two and each of them would do their own thing. So we thought that three players was the best number to have.”
Shikata also touched on a multiplayer idea that didn’t make it into the final game. Had it been implemented, two players could fuse together.
“[The fused heroes] could only go in one direction if both players wanted to go in that direction. Unfortunately, that made the gameplay very hard, so we had to take that mechanic out.”
Finally, Shikata discussed where the inspiration from the totem mechanic originated from.
“One of my teammates brought a picture of a circus act where people were stacked on top of each other. Looking at that picture, I thought that was a good way to use the 3D feature on the 3DS.”
First Mega Man Legacy Collection 3DS screenshots
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The first screenshots are in for Mega Man Legacy Collection on 3DS. Check out the photos in the gallery below.
Another 47 minutes of Human Resource Machine footage
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GiantBomb has posted another 47 minutes of footage from Human Resource Machine, which is heading to the Wii U eShop this week. View the latest video below.
Tri Force Heroes devs – communication origins, cut item ideas, amiibo in future Zeldas, more
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News | 3 Comments
GameSpot has posted an interview with Zelda series producer Eiji Aonuma and Tri Force Heroes director Hiromasa Shikata. Between the two, they commented on the inspiration behind the game’s communication features, item ideas that were scrapped, consideration for two-player support, interest in using amiibo in future Zelda games, and more.
We’ve rounded up the various comments below. You can also read up on a few extra comments from GameSpot here.
North American Yo-kai Watch commercial
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Nintendo has a video up on its YouTube page for Yo-kai Watch’s North American commercial. Watch it below.
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Super Mario Maker – Nindie courses #1 – Image & Form
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Nintendo UK is showing off some of the indie-made courses in Super Mario Maker in a new video series. Get a look at the first video below, which focuses on Image & Form.
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More Genei Ibun Roku #FE screenshots
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Famitsu has shared another batch of screenshots from Genei Ibun Roku #FE. Take a look at the images below.
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Persona Q is $19.99 on the 3DS eShop, Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers for $9.99
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Two Atlus-published 3DS games have been discounted on the 3DS eShop. You can pick up Persona Q for $19.99 and Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers for $9.99. These prices are valid until 11:59 PM ET / 8:59 AM PT on November 9.
Harvest Moon: More Friends of Mineral Town hitting the NA Wii U VC on Thursday, more Medabots
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Natsume’s new “State of the Farm” update provides the latest information about the company’s Wii U Virtual Console plans.
First up, Harvest Moon: More Friends of Mineral Town is slated for this week in North America. It will be launching on the Wii U eShop this Thursday.
Natsume also has more plans for Medabots. Medabots Metabee and Rokusho, already available in Europe, “will be arriving in North America by the end of the year”. Medabots AX is also expected in both regions “in the coming months.”
