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Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker has a couple of small Rosalina-related Easter eggs. You’ll be able to view them in the video above.

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One of the most prominent difficulties faced by the Mario Party development team was gameplay balance. That’s according to director Shuichiro Nishiya from Nd Cube and Nintendo producer Jumpei Horita.

Speaking with Nintendo Life, the Nishiya said:

Ensuring the gameplay was balanced was indeed the toughest challenge during development. The game is based first of all on the outcome of rolling dice, so depending on your luck, the game could end very quickly, or Bowser might never be able to catch up. We encountered a number of possible issues we had to resolve in order to balance fairness with fun. Through our test plays, we came up with various ways to help those lagging behind. For example, players who are out of the game can provide items to their team mates, Bowser Jr. can offer dice to Bowser when he’s falling behind, and so forth. Thanks to these additions, the outcome of the game is up for grabs right until the very end. Of course, even with all our careful adjustments, if you end up rolling nothing but “1” you still won’t have a chance of winning.

Horita also chimed in. According to him, “the outcome of the roll is 100% pure luck”, even though some have believed that the game controls it by some means.

I just want to add an extra point here. I often hear or read doubts about the fairness of the dice roll, that it might be controlled somehow by the game. I assure you that the outcome of the roll is 100% pure luck. That said, even when you’re down on your luck, you can still take advantage of the minigames to survive Bowser’s onslaught and stay in the running. There are plenty of ways to turn the situation around so I encourage you not to give up until the very end!

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This week’s Famitsu has now been released, and we have several images from the magazine. Highlights include Bravely Second, Rodea: The Sky Soldier, and Theatrhythm Dragon Quest. There’s also more coverage of Terra Formars: Fierce Battle on the Crimson Planet and Kaitou Joker: Time Crossing Phantom Thief and the Lost Gem. Aside from that, there are some neat little ads for Rodea, Xenoblade Chronicles 3D, and Level-5’s upcoming “Vision” event.

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This week’s GameStop ad has gone live. You can find it in full below.

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Nintendo has a few things planned for NicoNico Chokaigi, which takes place in Japan next month.

First up is the Super Smash Bros. for Wii U 2-on-2 World Grand Prix. This has a few folks from Japan taking on players in the U.S. We know that players from the North American side are comprised of a select few who took part in APEX 2015, including Jason “Mew2King” Zimmerman, Gonzalo “ZeRo” Barrios, Freddie “FOW” Williams, and Averil “MJG” Morrisette II”.

The first portion of the Smash Bros. competition is singles and will take place on April 25 between 12 AM ET and 2 AM ET (April 24 for fans on the West Coast, 9 PM PT and 11 PM PT). The second part is team-based and will be held on April 26 between 12 AM ET and 1 AM ET (April 24 for fans on the West Coast, 9 PM PT and 11 PM PT). Winners will receive a pair of New 3DS units with an original face plate.

Aside from the heavy presence of Smash Bros., Nintendo will also be on hand for Splatoon demos. Other Nintendo-centric events include a Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire competition, plus stage shows for Dragon Quest ?, Pokken Tournament, The Great Ace Attorney, and Super Mario 30th anniversary from Center CX (featuring Mario Maker).

NicoNico Chokaigi runs on April 25 and April 26 at Makuhari Messe.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS, News, Wii U | 19 Comments

The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:

PS4 – 46,395
Vita – 20,923
New 3DS LL – 17,652
Wii U – 7,595
New 3DS – 6,566
PS3 – 6,352
3DS – 2,371
3DS LL – 2,115
Vita TV – 639
Xbox One – 344

For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:

PS4 – 33,826
Vita – 20,103
New 3DS LL – 19,668
PS3 – 7,221
New 3DS – 7,164
Wii U – 7,054
3DS – 2,666
3DS LL – 2,590
Vita TV – 688
Xbox One – 307

And here are the software charts:

1. [PS4] Final Fantasy Type-0 HD – 92,094 / NEW
2. [PS3] Resident Evil: Revelations 2 – 73,373 / NEW
3. [PS4] Battlefield Hardline – 68,823 / NEW
4. [PS4] Resident Evil: Revelations 2 – 42,358 / NEW
5. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition – 36,151 / NEW
6. [PS3] Yakuza Zero – 29,568 / 175,390
7. [PS3] Battlefield Hardline – 28,976 / NEW
8. [PSV] Phantasy Star Online 2 Episode 3 – 26,289 / NEW
9. [WIU] Mario Party 10 – 21,433 / 71,645
10. [3DS] PriPara & Pretty Rhythm: PriPara de Tsukaeru Oshare Item 1450! – 21,261 / NEW
11. [PSV] Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth – 20,166 / 96,926
12. [PS3] Dragon Quest Heroes – 16,446 / 442,854
13. [PS4] Yakuza Zero – 15,255 / 105,761
14. [3DS] Yo-Kai Watch 2: Shinuchi – 11,353 / 2,551,238
15. [3DS] Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D – 10,851 / 392,553
16. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire – 6,450 / 2,568,569
17. [PS4] Dragon Quest Heroes – 7,915 / 327,389
18. [3DS] Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars – 6,893 / NEW
19. [3DS] Assassination Classroom: Grand Siege on Kurosensei – 6,358 / 31,852
20. [3DS] Super Smash Bros. for 3DS – 6,293 / 2,186,501

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Posted on 9 years ago by Kirara Koneko(@KiraraKoneko) in News, Wii U | 2 Comments

Rainy Night Creations has launched a Kickstarter campaign for their upcoming Wii U title, FreezeME. Inspired by Super Mario 64 the title has already acquired 10% of their minimum objective of $15,000 and it has only been live for 12 hours!

The Kickstarter campaign will be going for one month and there are various options as to how you can bid your support,   including one that will come with a Special Edition book as well as the game along with your donation.

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