Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker demo spotted at Best Buy
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If you head on over to your local Best Buy, you may spot a demo for Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker. It comes with three levels – two standard courses, and a third one featuring the dragon boss previously shown in trailers. Note that we can’t say for sure how many Best Buy locations currently have the Captain Toad demo.
Nintendo working on amiibo cards, smaller/cheaper figures
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Thus far, Nintendo has only shown figurines in relation to amiibo. But the company apparently has other plans for the brand with additional products.
During the Q&A for Nintendo’s financial results briefing last week, there was talk about the different amiibo projects the company is working on for 2015 and the advantage of allowing them to be used in multiple games as well as the speediness of their read/write speeds.
Media Create software sales (10/20 – 10/26) – Top 50
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This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
01./01. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate #
02./00. [PS3] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2014
03./00. [PS3] The Evil Within
04./00. [PS4] The Evil Within
05./00. [PSV] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2014
06./00. [3DS] Tales of the World: Reve Unitia
07./02. [3DS] Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS
08./03. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch 2: Ganso / Honke
09./00. [PSV] Super Hero Generation #
10./00. [PS3] Super Hero Generation #
11./04. [PSV] Chaos Ring III: Prequel Trilogy
12./05. [PS3] Kingdom Hearts HD II.5 ReMIX #
13./00. [XB1] The Evil Within
14./08. [WIU] Mario Kart 8
15./10. [3DS] Dragon Quest X Online
16./06. [PS3] FIFA 15 #
17./00. [360] The Evil Within
18./16. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf #
19./14. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch
20./11. [PSV] DanganRonpa: Another Episode
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Local Railroads: Local Characters and a Journey All Around Japan commercials
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Smash Bros. Wii U – Crazy Orders footage
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Buy via eBay: Super Mario 3D World Wii U bundle with Nintendo Land for $270
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Wii U deals are still appearing regularly these days – even ahead of Black Friday. The latest offer comes from Buy via eBay.
Consumers can purchase the Super Mario 3D World bundle, which includes Nintendo Land, for only $270. Free shipping is also included.
If you’re interested in the deal, you can check out the eBay page here.
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Taiko no Tatsujin Tokumori commercial
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Miyamoto on dev time, spin-off games for major franchises, plenty of Wii U games next year
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Nintendo commented on a variety of topics during the Q&A portion of its financial results briefing earlier this week. One of these points was development time.
We all know that the Wii U suffered from a lack of games at launch. Thankfully, in the future, this is something that Nintendo should be able to avoid.
Shigeru Miyamoto stated that Nintendo “already completed the step of learning new development techniques,” meaning there should be fewer “less developmental delays stemming from learning new hardware.”
Also part of Nintendo’s plans are to create spin-off titles based on major franchises. These projects will be made “on a smaller scale”. Miyamoto said that the company is “preparing to expand on our characters while also increasing the number of software we output and allowing our customers to have their next experiences in certain franchises without waiting three years.”
Finally, Miyamoto mentioned that Nintendo is working with third-party companies more regularly to make games – think asset creation, cut-scenes, etc. The Big N started to work with some of these developers for the first time this year. “We are in the process of creating a system where we are actively seeking outside assistance to help us create an abundance of major titles,” Miyamoto said.
If you’re interested in checking out Miyamoto’s full comments, head past the break.
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Photos of the Bayonetta 2 soundtrack
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Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric has an extreme difficulty mode
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Nintendo recently held a media event to showcase its upcoming holiday lineup for Wii U and 3DS. There were a few games on hand like Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire. Sonic Boom was also featured, complete with a presentation from SEGA.
There was one noteworthy tidbit shared during the Sonic Boom presentation. According to GameTrailers’ Kyle Bosman, the company revealed that players will be able to unlock an extreme difficulty mode after clearing the game once. However, what exactly makes the mode “extreme” is currently unknown.
SEGA did stress that it’s targeting the core audience with Sonic Boom, and there will be difficult portions of the game. There were also frequent mentions of Jak and Daxter. You won’t be running through levels too often, as Sonic Boom is primarily a slower-paced adventure experience. There will also be hub worlds that can be expanded over the course of the game.
