Vicarious Visions considered Princess Peach, Kirby, Star Fox for Skylanders SuperChargers
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Donkey Kong and Bowser are both included in Skylanders SuperChargers. But interestingly enough, a few other Nintendo characters were considered for the game.
One idea developer Vicarious Visions had was to make a Warrior Princess Peach with a sword. However, Nintendo didn’t approve the idea because that would have been out of character, and all Super Mario Bros. hero characters were off limits.
Kirby was also considered to be a potential character in Skylanders SuperChargers. He would have been able to suck up enemies and bounce around the screen. Since Kirby is partially owned by HAL Laboratory, he couldn’t be licensed out to Activision.
Star Fox was yet another Nintendo character that Vicarious Visions thought about including. He didn’t make it in, however – perhaps so that the Big N could keep the focus on its own title, Star Fox Zero.
Skylanders SuperChargers and its Skylanders SuperChargers Racing equivalent for 3DS and Wii will release on September 20. You’ll find development details about Bowser and Donkey Kong in the game below.
PDP Wired Fight Pad – Zero Suit Samus packaging
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Amazon Spain has posted the packaging for the PDP Wired Fight Pad – Zero Suit Samus edition. We’ve posted it above.
GameStop is currently taking pre-orders for the controller in North America. On the retailer’s website, it’s listed for a September 15 release.
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GameStop selling Bowser and Toad Wiimotes in Sept., Yoshi in Oct. as exclusives
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Three new Wii Remote Plus controllers are heading stateside, courtesy of GameStop.
Controllers for Bowser and Toad will be available on September 11. On October 16, the Yoshi version will follow.
Pricing is set at $39.99 for each controller. Note that all three are GameStop exclusives. They can be ordered on the retailer’s website here.
Off-screen Skylanders SuperChargers Racing footage
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The first footage of Skylanders SuperChargers Racing is now available from PAX Prime 2015. Check it out in the video below.
European Toad and Bowser Wii Remote Plus packaging
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The European packaging is in for the Toad and Bowser Wiimotes. Both were announced for a November release earlier today. Take a look at the packaging above.
Another round of European release dates – Toad and Bowser Wiimotes in November, more
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Nintendo has sent out another round of release dates for Europe.
First, a few highlights are below:
Wii Remote Plus Toad – 20th November
Wii Remote Plus Bowser – 20th November
Nintendo presents: New Style Boutique 2 – Fashion Forward Pack (Incl White New Nintendo 3DS + game pre-installed + cover plates + Theme download code) – 20th November
New Nintendo 3DS cover plates – Hello Kitty – 27th November
New Nintendo 3DS cover plates – Yoshi (No’28) – 27th November
Pokémon Omega Ruby Starter Box (Incl Pokémon Omega Ruby game, Pokéball Cartidge Case &
Hoenn Pokédex Poster) – 30th October
Pokémon Alpha Sapphire Starter Box (Incl Pokémon Alpha Sapphire game, Pokéball Cartidge Case &
Hoenn Pokédex Poster) – 30th October
Europe’s entire schedule in full can be found after the break.
Amazon Spain lists Just Dance: Disney Party 2 for Wii U and Wii
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Ubisoft launched Just Dance: Disney Party back in 2012. Based on information coming from a retailer, it’s now looking like the game will be receiving a sequel.
Amazon Spain is listing Just Dance: Disney Party 2 for a few different platforms, including Wii U and Wii. There’s a tentative October 22 release date on the product page as well.
Ubisoft has yet to announce Just Dance: Disney Party 2, but an announcement could be made in the near future.
July 2015 NPD: top 10 best-selling games in the U.S.
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NPD Group has released a listing of the top ten best-selling games in the U.S. for the month of July 2015. The results can be found below.
1. Lego: Jurassic World (360, 3DS, PS3, Xbox One, Wii U, PS4, Vita)
2. Batman: Arkham Knight (PS4, Xbox One, PC)
3. Minecraft (360, PS3 ,Xbox One, PS4)
4. Grand Theft Auto V (PS4, Xbox One, 360, PS3, PC)
5. Rory Mcilroy PGA Tour (PS4, Xbox One)
6. The Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited (Xbox One, PS4, PC)
7. Destiny (Xbox One, PS4, 360, PS3)
8. Mortal Kombat X (PS4, Xbox One)
9. FIFA 15 (PS4, 360, Xbox One, PS3, Wii, Vita, 3DS)
10. Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (PS4, Xbox One, 360, PS3, PC)
Target will have over 100 Wii U, Wii, and 3DS games 20% to 70% off starting Sunday
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This Sunday, Target will have over 100 Wii U, Wii, and 3DS games on sale. Discounts will vary between 20 percent and 70 percent.
We only know of a few sale prices thus far. You can get a look at the first six games confirmed for Target’s promotion above.
Skylanders SuperChargers dev on the Nintendo collaboration and more
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During Gamescom this week, NintendOn spoke with Vicarious Visions co-founder Guha Bala. There was plenty of talk about the Nintendo collaboration in Skylanders SuperChargers, as well as a few other topics such as the decision to continue using a portal rather than the GamePad’s NFC functionality.
As always, you can find a few excerpts from the interview below. The full discussion is located here.
