Minecraft: Wii U Edition on the way, PEGI listing suggests
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Minecraft: Wii U Edition may finally be coming to Wii U, if a listing on PEGI is anything to go by. The UK ratings board just added the game to its database today.
Minecraft is available on just about every platform, but it has yet to hit Wii U. Minecraft: Story Mode – a spinoff of the franchise made by Telltale Games – is heading to the eShop at some point soon.
Super Mario Maker – “Yoshi is Awesome!” course and Necky costume now live
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Super Mario Maker has added yet another costume. By completing the “Yoshi is Awesome!” course, players will unlock Necky.
This new level was the winner of a course-creation contest hosted by Japanese gaming magazine Famitsu. Creator Vanilla KONDO said the following about it:
“I combined ideas from courses I’ve already uploaded and added a few new tricks too. Mario’s adorable yet reliable partner Yoshi plays a big role from beginning to end.”
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New LEGO Marvel’s Avengers characters announced
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Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and TT Games have unveiled another set of characters for LEGO Marvel’s Avengers. The latest additions include Fing Fang Foom, Devil Dinosaur & Moon-Boy, Korvac, Skaar, Wendigo, Crimson Dynamo, Mantis, Peggy Carter, and the Iron Man’s Mark 38 armor – also known as “Igor.” Screenshots of the new characters are in the gallery below.
Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival, Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash disc art
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Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival and Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash will both soon be available for Wii U. Get a look at the disc art for both games above.
Super Mario Maker staff on development, worldwide appeal, costumes, updates
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Polygon has put up a new Super Mario Maker piece, which contains some comments from producer Takashi Tezuka and senior director Yoshikazu Yamashita. The two spoke about the game’s development process, wanting the game to appeal to all players worldwide, costumes, and updates.
We’ve rounded up the information after the break. We also encourage you to check out Polygon’s full article here.
Rodea: The Sky Soldier Wii gameplay, Wii vs. Wii U intro comparison
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Two more Rodea: The Sky Soldier videos have hit the net. Below, you’ll find a ton of footage from the Wii version plus a Wii vs. Wii U intro comparison.
There is no free download version of Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival
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News circulated around E3 time that Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival would be a free download. Although the physical bundle always existed, it was thought that the digital version would simply require an amiibo to function. This is not actually the case – no free download exists.
Nintendo has told Destructoid that Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival is a $60 product. You’ll get the disc, Isabelle and Digby figures, and three amiibo cards with a purchase.
However, Nintendo hasn’t said if the amiibo will be available separately. We’re also not entirely sure what the “limited time offer” logo for Digby on the box means.
One other thing to point out: the amiibo figures aren’t packed individually similar to Mario in the Mario Party 10 bundle.
Another Xenoblade Chronicles X Skell battle and cut-scene video
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IGN has gone ahead with another Xenoblade Chronicles X video. The one below shows another Skell battle, and also shows another cut-scene.
Yooka-Laylee introduces new character Rextro Sixtyfourus
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Playtonic has revealed a brand new character for Yooka-Laylee as part of a feature on IGN. Above is a look at Rextro Sixtyfourus, an old-school dinosaur character who acts as guardian of the arcade machines hidden on each level. Players will find at least one secret arcade game in each world, which provides a Pagie when completed.
Mark Stevenson, who previously worked on the Donkey Kong Country series, Donkey Kong 64, and Kameo, designed Rextro Sixtyfourus. Here’s what he had to say about the character:
“We decided on using a dinosaur pretty early on as this is a creature that naturally associates with a past era. Then I think mostly my inspiration came from work I’d done previously on characters for the Donkey Kong 64 game. From this work I knew the kind of forms we had to create due to low polygon counts, so this inspired the shapes used to create Rextro’s blocky feet and hands that are virtually cubes. All the polygons in Rexto have hard edges as well: this affects how the light shines on him meaning you can basically see all the polygon faces as individual facets.
“I wanted Rex to to feel like he captured the era of games from my early career which also included work on the Donkey Kong games on the Super Nintendo. Finally just to reinforce the retro aspect some more, I created a custom shader that creates a scanline effect on Rextro to make him look like he’s being viewed on an old school CRT TV.”
“He evolved quite naturally really, the only part of him that we really took some time to settle on was his accessory around his neck which started out as a red tie very much like Donkey Kong before we settled on a medallion made from one of the game’s Play Tokens to reference his crucially important task.”
Check out the video below for a look at Rextro Sixtyfourus.
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More Genei Ibun Roku #FE details about side stories and side characters
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Another round of Genei Ibun Roku #FE details have been translated from last week’s issue of Famitsu. The latest coverage offers further insight into the side stories and side characters. We’ve rounded up the information below, courtesy of Serenes Forest.
Main story vs. side story
– Game is divided into the main story and side stories
– In the main story, the world is attacked by Mirages–beings from another world known as the Idolasphere
– Itsuki and his friends–“Mirage Masters” from the same entertainment company–join forces with friendly Mirages to repel the Idolasphere’s mysterious invasion
– Side stories focus on Itsuki’s friends and their daily lives as entertainers
– Each has their own struggles and dreams and it’s up to Itsuki to help them out
– As they improve as entertainers and enhance their “Performa”, their ability in battle will increase
Side stories
– During battles, if you trigger a Session Attack (a chain attack) with an artist (a playable character), eventually the artist’s “Stage Rank” will increase
– As the character’s Stage Rank increases, they will be faced with a wall that needs surmounting
– This is how a side story is born
– Each side story is a quest that players can attempt at any time
– Side stories are triggered via the Topics menu
– Here, the characters communicate with each other via text message
– By completing side stories, our heroes’ source of energy “Performa” will shine greater than ever
– This unlocks new abilities in battle and improves their prowess in battles
