Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night Kickstarter getting Wii U stretch goal at $3 million?
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Rumors, Wii U | 31 Comments
When Koji Igarashi’s Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night was announced, it came with the disappointing news that the project wasn’t planned – at least initially – for Nintendo platforms. However, a notice on the Kickstarter page gave a small hint/hope that something such as a Wii U version could be possible if funds reached a certain amount.
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night has been reaching stretch goals regularly on Kickstarter, and one of the latest updates suggests that a Wii U edition could be in the cards. Fans have been analyzing the new stretch goal image (shown above), which seems to show the top of the Wii U logo at $3 million. That’s not confirmed, but it appears to be the general consensus at the moment.
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night has raised almost $2.5 million on Kickstarter. If what people are speculating turns out to be accurate, then that means only $500,000 extra would be needed for a Wii U version.
Thanks to Jake for the tip.
Iwata Asks: Splatoon summary and a look at some prototype designs
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 12 Comments
The latest Iwata Asks focusing on Splatoon has all sorts of interesting details about the game’s development. Additionally, the team even shared a few prototype designs from the project. You can find those images below, plus plenty of tidbits about how Splatoon came together. Did you know that it was only 10 percent complete at E3 2014?
Part 1
– The reaction to Splatoon at last year’s E3 was better than expected
– Amano made the announcement trailer
– This is different than usual since trailers tend to be made by an outside agency
– Splatoon began after Nogami finished working on Wii U’s launch; he worked on the system’s menu
– Nogami gathered the Wii U launch team members about creating “a new kind of game, without worrying about trying to fit into existing game genres”
– The team got together practically every day and brainstormed potential ideas
– There were over 75 ideas shared in about 6 months
– The last new character from EAD was 14 years ago (Pikmin)
– The team wasn’t trying to create a new character, but instead a new game structure
– Program director Sato made a demo, which had a white cube in a maze (tofu)
– In the demo, blocks shaped like tofu could shoot ink and steal each other’s turf
Iwata Asks: Splatoon now live
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 2 Comments
Nintendo has published a new Iwata Asks discussion which revolves around Splatoon. You can read it here. Shintaro Sato, Seita Inoue, Tsubasa Sakaguchi, Yusuke Amano, and Hisashi Nogami participated in the interview.
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These LEGO Dimensions packs are releasing during the first half of 2016
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 8 Comments
Although LEGO Dimensions is launching in September, Warner Bros. will be keeping the game fresh for months to come with new packs. Several new ones were officially announced by the company today.
New Team Packs and Fun Packs featuring The Joker, Harley Quinn, Superman, Aquaman, Bane, Doc Brown, Sensei Wu and Lloyd are due out in the first half of 2016. Each one comes with new buildable characters, vehicles, tools, gadgets, and special in-game abilities. Moreover, the packs can be used in any part of the game and with any character.
LEGO Dimensions will be available on September 27.
North American Rodea: The Sky Soldier site open
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 1 Comment
NIS America has opened an official North American website for Rodea: The Sky Soldier. Access it here. The site contains a number of screenshots, preliminary information about the game, and more.
Famitsu holding Splatoon Squid Fashion Contest
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 5 Comments
Famitsu has kicked off a Squid Fashion Contest for Splatoon. In Japan, fans have a chance to have their gear featured in the game by coming up with creative new ideas. The winning designs will be added to Splatoon via a future update.
Participants will need to come up with a full set of gear. That includes headgear, clothes, and shoes.
Those who are interested can enter the contest here. The competition will close on June 11, and the results will be announced later in the month.
Scans roundup – Fire Emblem If, Splatoon, Super Robot Wars BX, more
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Images, Wii U | 3 Comments
This week’s issue of Famitsu once again has coverage of numerous Nintendo titles. Fire Emblem If, Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai DX, Langrisser Re:Incarnation Tensei, Splatoon, Super Robot Wars BX, and the upcoming Yo-Kai Watch games are all featured in the latest magazine. Scans of these titles and various ads are posted in the gallery below.
GameStop ad (5/20 – 5/26)
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Images, Wii U | 2 Comments
This week’s GameStop ad has gone live. You can view in in full below.
New Miiverse update focuses on the Activity Feed
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News, Wii U | 1 Comment
A new update has been applied to Miiverse, which makes some improvements to the Activity Feed. This is for all versions of the social community – Wii U, 3DS, and web.
Here’s the full rundown from Nintendo:
Separately from what Nintendo has reported, we’re hearing that the Activity Feed’s loading speed has improved. That is certainly good news!
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Update: Another trailer – Splatoon weapons trailer – Splat Roller
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Update: Here’s another trailer to promote Splatoon Global Testfire:
Nintendo has prepared a third Japanese weapons trailer for Splatoon. In the latest video, we get another look at the Splat Roller. View the trailer below.
