Nintendo Digital Event 2015 live stream, blog
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Videos, Wii U | 60 Comments
Nintendo’s Digital Event will begin at 12 PM ET / 9 AM PT / 5 PM in the UK / 6 PM in Europe (1 hour from now). You can watch the live stream as it happens below.
Jon will be handling the live blog portion of our coverage, so all updates will follow below once the event begins. I’ll also be adding new posts to the site as announcements are made. Expect TONS of additional coverage of Nintendo’s E3 2015 presence throughout the day as well as the entire week.
Since we have a little while to go, feel free to use this post as a chat thread of sorts. Share with us your last minute predictions! And enjoy everything Nintendo has to offer this week.
*Note: the Nintendo Digital Event should be 51 minutes long.
Star Fox Zero (Wii U)
- Gamepad footage shown – inside cockpit
- Arwings transform – Ground form shown with 2 legs
- Tanks, hovercrafts, other vehicles shown. All with varying use on the gamepad
- Gyro controls confirmed as an option
- Talks about varied control schemes thanks to the gamepad and 2 sticks
- Walker was originally from Star Fox 2 but the game never made it out
- Landmaster returns
- Gyrowing can send a recon unit which is viewable from the gamepad
Skylanders: Super Charger
- Turbo Charged Donkey Kong + Barrel Blaster vehicle announced
- Hammer Slam Bowser + Crown Cruiser vehicle as well
- Upgrade trees for both characters that are expected and un-expected
- Example given is Magma Bowser
- Double up as amiibo
Mario Maker
- 8-bit Link shown
- 8-bit Marth
- 8-bit Isabelle
- 8-bit Yoshi
- 8-bit Luigi
- Can combine elements from different games – stacking different enemies on top of each other / in different places (Bowser underwater)
- Mystery mushrooms allow Mario to take the form of other amiibo
- Releasing an 8-bit amiibo to celebrate the 30 year anniverary
- Booklet being released with a bunch of sample courses
- Miyamoto spoke about his own level design process
- Starts with levels he wants to make and works backwards
- Uses world 1-1 as an example of a tutorial that’s not a tutorial
- September 11th release date
The Legend of Zelda: Triforce Heroes
- 3 player 3DS game
- A Link Between Worlds art style
- 4-swords inspired
- Outfit Link with new clothing – Samurai + Jester outfits shown
- Focus on multiplayer and co-op – Previously was competitive, get more rupees etc. but the focus this game is co-operative elements
- Totem Mechanic is the ability for Links to carry each other on their shoulders and reach higher places
- 4 players was too tall so they settled on 3
- For single player there are supporting doll characters, can switch like in 4 swords
- Set in a fashion savvy city and each player claims to be the hero… and so it begins
- Online play confirmed
Hyrule Warriors: All stars
- All previous information re-iterated
- Red King has attacks in his boat form
- Switch between characters by tapping the bottom screen
- 1st Quarter 2016
Metroid Prime Federation Force (3DS) announced
- Also includes Metroid Prime: Blast Ball
- Competitive shooter previously announced
Fire Emblem Fates
- Story elements shown, slated for 2016
Shin Megami x FE
- Set in modern day world
- Anime trailer shown, featured Chrom in a modern day outfit
Xenoblade Chronicles X
- 4th of December 2015 release date announced
Animal Crossing Happy Home Designer
- A number of different buildings shown, including a school
- amiibo card shown tapping on
Animal Crossing Wii U
- Board game of some description
- K.K. Slider, Tom Nook Isabelle, Mabel amiibo shown
- Competitive board game set in the animal crossing universe, collect currencies like bells and progress through island + town theme maps with events involving animal crossing staples
- Slated for Holiday 2015
Yoshi’s Woolly World
- More gameplay footage shown
- variable difficulty curve depending on how much the player wants to get out of a stage
- Multiplayer is both co-operative but also elements to disrupt your friend, such as being able to turn them into an egg
- Different Yoshi models can be unlocked with amiibo – Mario and Samus designs shown
- October 16 2015 release date
Yo-kai Watch
- Find yo-kai with the yo-kai lens, befriend them and use them in battle
- touch screen battle elements shown, spinning a wheel to access commands and do attacks
- Slated for holiday 2015
Mario & Luigi Paper Jam
- The world of Paper Mario and Mario & Luigi cross
- Both art styles shown
- Looks like 4 playable characters like Partners in Time for the DS
- A lot more than traditional RPG elements shown, Papercraft Mario demoed which was essentially a tank
Mario Tennis Ultra Smash
- Mario Tennis for the Wii U, coming holiday 2015
Iwata again says that the Nintendo Digital Event will cover titles through early 2016, no NX, QOL, or smart device games
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, Mobile, News, Switch, Wii U | 13 Comments
Update: Bumped to the top. Fully translated tweets:
[Iwata] Originally, the Media Briefings (press conferences) were attended not only by reporters but also by security analysts, distributors and game industry staff—but now that Internet broadcasting is commonplace, many videogame fans can now watch them, too.
[Iwata] On the other hand, the information sought by reporters present at the press conferences can vary greatly depending on their viewpoints. As a result, every year saw the difficulty of pleasing everyone increase. That’s when we settled for a new format to convey information. With the Nintendo Direct format, our E3 has greatly evolved in the last 2-3 years.
[Iwata] This is the back story as to how the Media Briefing changed into the Nintendo Digital Event. During the Digital Event broadcast, we also have distributors gather and open a conference specially dedicated to them.
[Iwata] During our financial results briefing on May 8th, we talked about how we won’t announce anything about the new NX hardware until next year, and how we don’t have plans to showcase our QoL (Quality of Life) business or smart device announcements at E3, which we at Nintendo consider a trade fair for console games. However, perhaps these statements may not reached out as far as we had hoped.
[Iwata] For this year’s Nintendo Digital Event, we will use the occasion to showcase Wii U and 3DS software that is expected to release this year and early next year. It will be voiced in English with Japanese subtitles. This year, I’d like to join you all in Japan to watch the broadcast together. (Note: The second half of that tweet obviously pertains only to Japan.)
Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has reconfirmed what fans should and shouldn’t expect from the Digital Event today. You know, just in case you needed a reminder.
Once again, Nintendo will be focusing on games launching through early 2016. This applies to both Wii U and 3DS.
As mentioned previously, there will be no talk about Nintendo’s next system known as the “NX”. There also won’t be any news about the Big N’s Quality of Life initiative or smart device games.
That’s it! Iwata will be watching along from Japan as the Nintendo Digital Event airs. He’ll probably be tweeting throughout the day as well.
More: E3 2015, Satoru Iwata
Skylanders SuperChargers introduces Fiesta
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii, Wii U | 1 Comment
Fiesta has been revealed as one of the new characters in Skylanders SuperChargers.
Activision shares the following description:
Despite being undead, Fiesta had always been the life of the party. He was once the head member of a popular mariachi band in the personal court of Count Moneybone, who all undead citizens respected immensely. In his spare time, Fiesta and his bandmates played music for all of the new arrivals that entered the Underworld. However, a day came when the new arrivals were actually several Skylanders, who had come on a mission to stop Count Moneybone from unleashing a robot army on all of Skylands. Fiesta then realized that he, like so many others, had been fooled by the evil Count into thinking he was kind and generous – not the vengeful monster he truly was. Unbeknownst to the Skylanders, Fiesta and his bandmates helped to distract the robot army so they could infiltrate Moneybone’s mansion and put a stop to him. Even though the Skylanders were unaware, this act of bravery and defiance did catch the attention of Master Eon, who recruited him at once.
Like other characters in the game, Fiesta will have his own unique vehicle known as the “Crypt Crusher”.
Check out a couple of videos for Fiesta below.
LEGO Dimensions E3 2015 Portal trailer
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 0 comments
LEGO Dimensions’ E3 2015 trailer, which puts the focus on Portal, has now been released. You can watch it below.
Wii U version of Shenmue 3 hasn’t been decided yet
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 18 Comments
Last night, the announcement of Shenmue 3 coming to Kickstarter set the Internet ablaze. The project managed to hit its $2 million funding goal in well under a day, so there’s no question that it will be made. However, some people are wondering about potential platforms.
Might a Wii U version of Shenmue 3 be possible? At the moment, the possibility isn’t being ruled out.
Here’s an excerpt straight from the Kickstarter’s FAQ:
Will there be an Xbox/Wii U/Linux/Mac version for Shenmue 3?
Currently we are planning development only for PC (Windows) and PS4. Other platforms have not been decided yet.
You can find Shenmue 3 on Kickstarter here.
Yooka-Laylee Kickstarter hits £2M stretch goal, gets free DLC
Posted on 9 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in News, Wii U | 1 Comment
Playtonic’s Yooka-Laylee Kickstarter will end in just 13 hours and on its final day, it also hit its final stretch goal. A total of £2 million has been donated by backers, which means that everyone who contributed money to the project will get the game’s eventual DLC for free.
More: indie, Kickstarter, Playtonic, Yooka-Laylee
Nintendo World Championships highlight videos
Posted on 9 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in General Nintendo, Videos, Wii U | 2 Comments
Odds are you’ve already seen the Nintendo World Championships by now, but in case you haven’t or if you just want to check out a couple of the show’s highlights, Nintendo uploaded three videos to their Youtube channel: one general highlight video and two about Super Mario Maker. Check them out past the break:
L-3 Nozzlenose and Custom E-litre 3k coming to Splatoon
Posted on 9 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in News, Wii U | 4 Comments
The free updates for Splatoon just keep on coming despite E3 being in full swing. Tomorrow in Europe (and likely tonight in North America, if past updates are any indication), the L-3 Nozzlenose and Custom E-litre 3k will be added to Splatoon.
More: Splatoon
Disney Infinity 3.0 – Star Wars Rise Against the Empire Play Set trailer
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Videos, Wii U | 0 comments
Disney Interactive released a new trailer for the Star Wars Rise Against the Empire Play Set in Disney Infinity 3.0. Check it out below.
Update: Also Amazon – GameStop listing Yoshi’s Woolly World for $50
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 2 Comments
Update: Same price on Amazon
(thanks Jake). Now the question is: did Amazon just price-match GameStop (which they’ve done with pre-orders), or will the final cost indeed be set at $50?
Yoshi’s Woolly World was presumed to be a full priced, $60 game. However, GameStop’s listing indicates that the game will cost a bit less than this. You can currently pre-order it for $50, which may end up being the final price.
