Update: Sold out – Standalone GameCube Controller Adapter for Wii U in stock on GameStop
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Update: Now sold out!
GameStop currently has the standalone GameCube Controller Adapter for Wii U in stock. Grab yours here. Link the controller bundle that was added a few days ago, it will ship on May 1.
A few more Xenoblade Chronicles X details
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Monolith Soft updated the Japanese Xenoblade Chronicles X website last night. We already heard about new things like the Segment Map and Data Probes. Additional details about both elements and a few other topics have since surfaced, which you can find below.
– Use the Frontier Net exploration system on the GamePad
– Mankind is new to Planet Mira, so they to seek out resources in order to survive
– They do so while also looking for pods that contain cryogenically-frozen humans to add to the population
– The Frontier Net system is used by BLADE to help in the exploration of Mira’s various regions
– Members will Data Probe from different areas to gather information and resources
– Data-probing: look for “Frontier Net Spots” to dig for data
– Sometimes you’ll find rare minerals such as the all-purpose “Miranium” or “Rare Resources”
– You can also find treasure chests by completing quests
– Get upgrades for the Data Probes in these chests
– Set Data Probes to obtain different effects and benefits
– Most of this is done using the Wii U GamePad
– You’ll see a Data Probe marked on the “Segment Map” on the GamePad
– Segments represent different areas shown as hexagons on the map
– Won’t have access to the mecha-weapons right away
– Use the “Hopper Camera” to get a good view of what’s ahead
– Can also use the Hopper Camera to find some routes or secret areas you may have not noticed before
– Can use the Navigation Ball to help explore the world as well
– You can use them as many times as you want
Project CARS career mode video
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Experience Kirby’s most clay-ful adventure yet in Kirby and the Rainbow Curse
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REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–From having Kirby ride on hamsters to turning him into yarn, Kirby games have always experimented with inventive visual styles and unique game play. Launching for the Wii U console on Feb. 20, the visually striking new adventure Kirby and the Rainbow Curse finds players controlling Kirby exclusively using the touch screen on the Wii U GamePad controller in a world made of clay. By drawing lines on the touch screen with the stylus, the player creates Rainbow Ropes that will help Kirby navigate obstacles and defeat enemies. Three friends can hop in and out at any time using Wii Remote controllers to play as Waddle Dees and assist Kirby, and players can even use compatible amiibo figures once a day, per stage, to power up Kirby with special abilities.
“Kirby and the Rainbow Curse kicks off another absolutely stellar lineup of Wii U games for this year,” said Scott Moffitt, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. “In the first half of the year alone, Wii U owners will be able to adventure with Kirby, party down with Mario and his friends in Mario Party 10, build levels in the Nintendo eShop-exclusive Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars and experience Nintendo’s newest IP with the action-packed Splatoon.”
Xenoblade Chronicles X – Ru introduced, Segment Map and Data Probes info
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Monolith Soft updated the Japanese Xenoblade Chronicles X website today. We have a look at another character, plus some other game elements.
New character Ru is introduced by Monolith Soft (voiced by Ryotaro Okiayu). Ru is an inventor and native from Mira, who makes his living by selling his inventions to Nopon and other native species. He has a very curious personality and feels close to the newly arrived humans. Ru also is very familiar with idioms for some reason.
Head past the break for a bit of information the Segment Map and Data Probes.
Xenoblade Chronicles X – Hopper Camera clip
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Splatoon devs on the project’s origins, why squids were chosen
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Famitsu published its full interview with the developers behind Splatoon on its website today. Producer Hisashi Nogami, director Yusuke Amano, and co-director Tsubasa Sakaguchi participated in the discussion.
Siliconera translated some excerpts from the interview. You can find a summary of what was shared below.
“Many staff members that have worked on Wii U launch titles are working on this game, so now that we have a grasp of the Wii U’s functions, it started out with discussions about wanting to make something new with what we already know. There were many plans, but the one that stayed until the end was Splatoon.”
– Nogami says that it was just around the time Sakaguchi finished working on Nintendo Land, and Amano with New Super Mario Bros. 2, that Splatoon’s plans began
– Wasn’t always about squid characters
– Originally had tofu-like square characters
– Eventually chose to make it a competitive 4-on-4 game that required spraying the environment with ink
More: Hisashi Nogami, interview, Splatoon, top, Tsubasa Sakaguchi, Yusuke Amano
Kirby and the Rainbow Curse reviews roundup
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Reviews for Kirby and the Rainbow Curse are just now starting to pour in. You’ll find an overview of the early verdicts below.
Polygon – 8.5 / 10
Nintendo Life – 7 / 10
Game Informer – 7.75 / 10
Destructoid – 9 / 10
GameSpot – 5 / 10
Shacknews – 8 / 10
GamesRadar – 4 / 5
Image: Comparison of Japanese Zelda sales
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Twitter user Oscar Lemaire has put together a chart comparing sales of Zelda games since Majora’s Mask originally launched for the N64, based on data provided by Famitsu/Enterbrain. Check it out above.
What’s shown in blue represents first week sales. Red is for the other weeks. Combining them provides total sales.
Sakurai Smash Bros. Diaries recap – dual-platform release, characters, and more
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Game Informer has published the full Smash Bros. Diaries from Masahiro Sakurai, which were included in the magazine’s previous issues. We’ve covered them quite a bit in the past (not to mention what Sakurai shared in Famitsu that had similar information). Still, there are some interesting comments here.
Head past the break for some excerpts. You can find the complete Smash Bros. Diaries on Game Informer here.
