Splatoon – European Splatfest #5 results
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 2 Comments
Because of a slight edge in votes and popularity, Team Messy managed to beat out Team Tidy in Splatoon’s latest European Splatfest.
The messy side had 56 votes compared to tidy’s 44 votes. With wins, which is most important, Team Messy secured 52 percent. In the end, Team Messy had 264 points compared to Team Tidy’s 236 points.
Here’s the official in-game announcement video:
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Skylanders SuperChargers launch trailer
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Activision has now released Skylanders SuperChargers, and its launch trailer is now available. View it below.
Splatoon – North American Splatfest #5 results
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The results are in for Splatoon’s fifth North American Splatfest. To say the least, the event was extremely close.
Just two percentage points separated the art and science sides for both popularity and wins. However, it was Team Art that managed to come out on top, though just slightly. The final count was 255 points for art and 245 points for science.
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Pokemon CEO talks Pokemon Shuffle, Pokken Tournament, Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon, future
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This week, Famitsu has an interview with Pokemon president and CEO Tsunekazu Ishihara. Ishihara touched on Pokemon Shuffle, Pokken Tournament, Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon, and a bit about the future – including an extremely brief NX name-drop.
Regarding Pokemon Shuffle, Ishihara reconfirmed that the game has reached five million downloads. The title, which just recently hit smart devices, was originally intended to be released from the start on smartphones and 3DS. The 3DS demographic is more around those at middle school while smartphones users are geared more toward adults. The main message they wanted to convey is that the app can be cleared from the start with no charges.
Pokken Tournament came about from a desire to see more realistic Pokemon movements. Even though it’s made by the Tekken team, it has a different flavor and feel than that series and it does not necessarily appeal to a different demographic. Ishihara points out that it’s easy to understand fighting games, and its systems are straightforward and simple to pick up on.
Bayonetta 2 director on the Nintendo costumes, including a cut idea
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Did you know that it’s Bayonetta 2’s first anniversary today? The game came out in Japan on September 20. Developer PlatinumGames celebrated with a special cake – see below.
Bayonetta 2 director Yusuke Hashimoto also shared a message in an official PlatinumGames blog post. He spoke about the Nintendo costumes in the game, and also revealed a cut idea. He had wanted to include a costume based on Famicom Tantei Club, a game that Nintendo only brought to Japan. Unfortunately, it never made it into the final game.
You can read up on Hashimoto’s full message below.
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Takahashi on why players aren’t given access to Xenoblade Chronicles X’s Skells right away
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Xenoblade Chronicles X features something known as “Skells”. These mechs allow players to take to the sky and fly across the vast world. You won’t have access to Skells right away, however. They are made available later in the game after players receiving a license.
This month’s issue of Game Informer has a few comments from Monolith Soft executive director Tetsuya Takahashi. Takahashi told the magazine why Skells aren’t handed out at the start, explaining:
“The main reason we didn’t want players to have the Skell from the beginning of the game is that we wanted them to have the opportunity to fully explore the world on foot first. The world starts to feel quiet a bit different once you have the Skell, especially once you experience different layers of the world vertically.”
Xenoblade Chronicles X still has a few months to go before it reaches the west. The overseas release is scheduled for December 4.
Skylanders SuperChargers online race footage
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Another Skylanders SuperChargers video has appeared on YouTube showing online racing gameplay. We have it below.
Updated Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival boxart
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Update: Bumped to the top. Amazon has revealed
the amiibo bundle packaging, which reveals that the three amiibo cards are special editions of Goldie, Rosie and Stitches.
Thanks to a listing on GameFly, we have an updated boxart image for Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival. Have a look at it above.
Here’s the original boxart image from June:
I’d definitely say that the new one looks nicer!
Splatoon – European Splatfest #5 now live
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Splatoon’s fifth European Splatfest is now up and running. This time around, the two sides are Team Messy and Team Tidy.
Those of you in Europe will have until this time tomorrow to compete in the new Splatfest. Expect the results shortly after it ends.
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Super Mario Maker sold through 56% of its initial shipment in Japan
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Super Mario Maker moved 150,000 units in its first week in Japan. According to sales tracker Media Create, the game sold through 56.03 percent of its initial shipment.
Media Create heard from store owners that many people who purchased Super Mario Maker were adults. This is likely because they are the ones who would have grown up playing Mario.
Also, there were hardware bundles that included the game (both types together sold 12,000 units), leading to a nearly double increase in Wii U sales from last week (204.18 percent), exceeding sales from the first week of June. Since the Super Mario Maker Wii U bundle will soon be replacing the Mario Kart 8 edition, Media Create believes this should increase long term sales during the coming end of year season.
