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Sakurai on the clone characters in Smash Bros. Wii U/3DS

Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 755 Comments

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and 3DS contain a few “clone characters” like previous entries in the series. In his latest Famitsu column, director Masahiro Sakurai explains how they were decided.

Sakurai started out with the following:

There are 3 fighters [Lucina, Dark Pit, and Doctor Mario] that are alternate models (clones) in the game. Each was originally a color variation, but during development, they were given balanced characteristics. Since their functionality had differences, forms were separated from each other. However, it was vital that this didn’t increase the required man-hours. Some relative tuning was sufficient as it wasn’t necessary to create balancing from scratch.

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Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker heading to Japan on November 13

Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 0 comments

Japan will be the first to receive Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker. As confirmed in today’s video – just released a few minutes ago – the game will be available on November 13.

Nintendo confirmed earlier this week that Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker is launching in North America on December 5. Europe is getting the game in January 2015.

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Japanese Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker introduction video

Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 11 Comments

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Kamen Rider: SummonRide screenshots

Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Screenshots, Wii U | 0 comments

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Second wave of Amiibo pre-orders open

Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News, Wii U | 4 Comments

Update: Bumped to the top. All Amiibos are now available on Amazon.

In December, Nintendo will release a second round of Amiibo figures. Consumers will be able to purchase Amiibos for Zelda, Diddy Kong, Luigi, Little Mac, Pit and Captain Falcon.

Retailers have now opened pre-orders for the new figures. You can find links to each below.

Amazon

Zelda
Diddy Kong
Luigi
Little Mac
Pit
Captain Falcon

Best Buy

Zelda
Diddy Kong
Luigi
Little Mac
Pit
Captain Falcon

GameStop

Zelda
Diddy Kong
Luigi
Little Mac
Pit
Captain Falcon

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Sakurai on how characters are chosen for Smash Bros.

Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 125 Comments

Super Smash Bros. director Masahiro Sakurai returns in Famitsu this week with his regular column. Once again, Sakurai addressed questions fans may have about the new Wii U and 3DS games.

One topic Sakurai discussed: “How are characters selected [to be in Smash Bros.]?” His response was a bit lengthy, though the process ultimately comes down to polls, research, and the team’s decisions.

Here’s what Sakurai wrote:

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Bayonetta 2 demo out now in Europe

Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 12 Comments

Update: Size is 728MB. Demo has 15 uses.

A Bayonetta 2 demo is now available for download from the European Wii U eShop. The news was announced through a new launch trailer published by Nintendo of Europe just a short while ago. No word yet on a demo for North America, but we’ll keep you updated.