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– 10 worlds
– 4 levels apiece
– The Mystery Mushroom levels “Body is Ready” (with Wii Fit Trainer) and “Adventures of Link” include nice touches like WFT’s voice coming out of the GamePad and Link drawing a sword when he comes to a stop after running
– “10 Mario” mode makes you clear eight random worlds (complete with a requisite Peach kidnapping cutscene), within 10 levels
– The quick test the representative did before the demo had the Adventures of Link, then “Automatic Mario 4”, and the tech got 1-ups when he completed the second level without getting hit
– “Leap of Faith” level: sets up a death jump unless you can fit through a one-block wide gap to hit the flagpole
– “Beetle Surfing”: sets you up with a Buzzy Beetle helmet, then has you jump on another Beetle and ride it for half the level
– Other demos feature speed challenges
– In one level, a Star was provided and had you sprint to the finish in under 10 seconds,
– “Swim Faster!”: swim through a field of the Jelectro from Super Mario Bros 3 and get to the end in 50 seconds using Super Mario World physics

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– Access online features in the “Course World” menu
– “Makers”: see creators that you’ve chosen to follow
– Tap on the names to get a close look at the levels they’re created
– See how many people have played the level and what they’ve rated said level
– Will always be updated on the courses created by makers you follow
– “Courses” provides a wider selection
– Browser courses featured by Nintendo on the “featured” tab
– “Star Ranking”: view courses as ranked by popularity
– “Up & Coming”: view new courses,
– Sort view by difficulty, location, and time perio
– People can name their levels whatever they’d like,
– Star or comment on the course after beating a level
– Make comments during play, which stick around the world
– These comments can be toggled

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– use amiibo to roll
– toggle to see what can happen ahead of where you roll
– earn happy points and bells
– corner of the screen shows an overall board map
– every turn corresponds to one day in Animal Crossing
– events come up based on date
– there’s character backstory that you’ll hear
– each game can be played as a full month
– the date/month you pick will impact how the board looks
– events you land on on the board get you various happy points
– whoever has the most happy points at the end of the game wins
– bells will be converted to happy points
– animals live in the town
– your character will interact with animals that live in town
– the host animal that explains all the board game rules also lives in the town
– Katie likes to collect cards and also puts event spaces on the board
– she’ll play games with you that let you earn stuff, such as playing high/low based on numbers
– you earn item cards that let you do special things, like move a certain amount of spaces
– interacts with Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer via amiibo cards
– use amiibo cards to invite animals to the boards game
– if you designed a home for someone in Happy Home Designer, that home will be brought to the board game as well
– K.K. Slider wears a guitar case as he moves around the board
– buy turnips to gain money on the stalk market
– can’t horde turnips longer than a week
– board spaces show how much you can cash your turnips in for
– characters roles in the Animal Crossing series are implemented into the board game as well
– gyroids give you stamps portions, with gyroids in each corner of the map
– collecting all portions to get a happy point bonus
– Crazy Redd appears in game and adds special spots on the board
– there is more to the game than just the board game, but details aren’t allowed to be shared just yet

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Chrom (CV: Tomokazu Sugita):

Master: Itsuki Aoi

– Prince from a land in another dimension
– “Lord” Mirage
– After coming to this world, he has lost his memories
– Courageous personality
– Strong sense of justice
– In combat, he changes into a sword as a trusted partner for Itsuki, who isn’t very experienced in combat

Sheeda (CV: Saori Hayami):

Master: Tsubasa Oribe

– “Pegasus Knight” Mirage
– Tsubasa’s partner
– Visitor from another dimension
– Can’t remember anything like Chrom
– Tender-hearted personality
– Like an elder sister figure to the tomboyish Tsubasa
– Lends her powers to Tsubasa by transforming into a spear in battle

Kain (CV: Toshiki Masuda):

Master: Toma Akagi

– Toma’s “Cavalier” Mirage partner
– From another world and has lost his memories
– Due to his similarities with Toma, they’re like brothers who work well together
– Transforms into a spear while in combat

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