Details about Splatoon’s first Splatfest in Japan
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Next week, Nintendo will be kicking off the first Splatfest for Splatoon in Japan. The game’s Twitter account shares details about what players can expect.
The first Japanese Splatfest is “rice vs. bread” as the best breakfast option, and will be held from 6 PM on June 13 to 6 PM on June 14.
Players can vote via a machine found in the Inkopolis plaza. Voting can only be done once, and your choice cannot be changed. Those who participate will receive a temporary T-shirt with three slots for abilities. You can also use the Miiverse box in Inkopolis to write messages in support of your team.
The first Splatfest in North America will be held in two week’s time.
Video: A look at Splatoon’s cut content and beta version differences in single-player
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Back in November 2014, Nintendo shared a trailer for Splatoon in which the single-player campaign was shown for the first time. Interestingly, there are quite a few things were changed or never made it into the release version, such as the arcade-like shooter pictured above. You can get a look at all of the differences in the video below.
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Update: More videos – Another look at Splatoon’s Inkbrush
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Update: More videos for you!
Last night, Nintendo added the Inkbrush as a new weapon in Splatoon. Additional footage showing it off can be found below.
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Bloodstained Kickstarter gets stretch goals for online challenge mode, third playable character, prequel mini-game
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News, Wii U | 5 Comments
A number of new stretch goals have been announced for the Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night Kickstarter.
The orchestrated tracks goal, which was previously announced, is the most attainable. Bloodstained’s Kickstarter will need to reach $3.75 million for this to happen.
Other new stretch goals for Bloodstained include an online challenge mode ($4 million), third playable character ($4.25 million), prequel mini-game for consoles ($4.5 million), and a portable port of the same prequel mini-game ($4.75 million).
Speaking of that prequel mini-game, here’s an overview of that:
PREQUEL MINI-GAME FOR CONSOLES: Inti Creates is so excited about Bloodstained that they’re hoping to create a 2D, pixel-based, retro-styled mini-game that sheds some light on the world of Bloodstained before Miriam awoke from her coma. This is a complete game which will be sold separately, but every $28+ backer copy of Bloodstained will come with a FREE download of this game on PS4, XB1, Wii U, or PC! (Backers at Physical+Digital tiers will be eligible for 2 copies of the mini-game.)
PREQUEL MINI-GAME FOR PORTABLES: At $4.75 million Inti will port their side story game to the PS Vita and Nintendo 3DS. Backers $28 and up will be able to choose any platform for their free copy (or copies)!
With only six days remaining in Bloodstained’s campaign, it’s admittedly going to be difficult to reach those latter stretch goals. It’s be very neat to see that prequel mini-game happen, however.
You can find Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night on Kickstarter here.
Inkbrush now available in Splatoon
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The Inkbrush weapon is now available in Splatoon. Nintendo announced that the item would be launching today just a few hours ago, so the turnaround for its release was rather quick. Let us know what you think about it!
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OpenFL framework planned for Wii U and 3DS
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 0 comments
During a presentation held at WWX2015 in France, Level Up Labs announced that the OpenFL framework is in the works for consoles, including Wii U and 3DS.
OpenFL-supported programs are created with the Haxe language and can be used to create different types of applications/Flash movies. It’s already supported on platforms like PC, Mac, Linux, iOS, and Android.
OpenFL demos are already compiling and running on Wii U. 3DS will be supported as well, though the team is currently awaiting its dev kit.
You can find a transcript of the presentation here. There are plenty of technical details to wrap your brain around.
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Splatoon Mess Fest action highlights
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Nintendo has uploaded one more video focusing on the Splatoon Mess Fest. This latest one provides some action highlights from the event. If you’re interested in watching it, check out the video below.
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Video: A look at Splatoon’s takeover at the Toronto Eaton Centre
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As part of Nintendo’s promotional efforts for Splatoon, the company took over the Toronto Eaton Centre in Canada. Check it out below.
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Lots of Disney Infinity 3.0 – Star Wars Rise Against the Empire Play Set footage
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Earlier today, Disney Interactive held a stream and showed a bunch of footage from the Star Wars Rise Against the Empire Play Set for Disney Infinity 3.0. We’ve posted it after the break due to auto-play.
Rumor: Skylanders SuperChargers dev hints at amiibo support
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Rumors, Wii U | 9 Comments
During the latest episode of The Giant Beastcast, Giant Bomb co-founder Jeff Gerstman spoke about a conversation he had with the Skylanders SuperChargers development team. Gerstman asked one of the game’s staffers about the possibility of amiibo support. While this person said that Activision and Vicarious Visions are focusing on what they’re showing at the event, he also said: “We’ll have a big surprise at E3.”
That’s an interesting response for sure. Does it mean that Skylanders SuperChargers will make use of amiibo? Only time will tell! Fortunately E3 is just on the horizon.
