New Hyrule Warriors details
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 10 Comments
Update: A few more tidbits:
– No indication as to whether or not Ghirahim is playable yet; the description in Famitsu could be be about his boss moves or character outline as general
– If Link uses Power gloves and drops off ball & chain, he can lift pillars, jars or even enemies
– With the legendary baton from Wind waker, Zelda can command winds and fight by playing songs
– You can blow enemies away with wind or the sound can turn into lightning bolts
– You can also summon tornados to snatch enemies away
– After you select a character for a stage you select the weapon
– You can’t change weapons in battle
– Weapons differ a lot from each other and it is part of the fun to test which one suits you
Nintendo Everything reader gigamario has gone to the trouble of translating the latest information about Hyrule Warriors from this week’s Famitsu. You can find a new set of details below.
– Can shop between battles
– Shopping area includes at least training room, potion shop, badge shop and junk shop
– Junk shop will be introduced in a later magazine
– In training shop you can pay rupees to level up your character
– Characters also level up through normal gameplay
– Potions are one time use only and cause special effect during a battle
– It seems that one potion makes easier to obtain weapons (not entirely clear)
– Badge shop uses rupees and raw materials to buy permanent badges
– Raw materials are obtained from killing monsters and monsters have unique loot as well as some rare drops. Enemies also drop rupees
– One badge makes weak spot gauge to fill up faster
– Badge shop interface seems like a tree of sorts so I guess you have to make badges in a certain order, no word about it though
– You can see from stage select menu if a stage has heart containers or pieces to collect but you may need to use a certain character to get them
– Heart container/pieces work pretty much like in any Zelda game
– You may also obtain a power up bow from a chest
– The bow makes weak spot gauge to last longer and can attack multiple enemies from afar
– Fi moves by floating midair, can transform into a sword to slash enemies
– Link meets Fi in the Skyloft’s Goddess’ temple
– Ghirahim fights with magical swords, can summon enemies and change place in an instant, likes to toy with his enemies
– The imprisoned is tall as a mountain and emits damaging waves when it steps
– Cia twists space-time to summon forth areas from Skyward sword, e.g. Skyloft and Sealed grounds as pictured
– Pumpkin island is crashed with Skyloft as pictured
More: details roundup, Famitsu, Hyrule Warriors, Koei Tecmo, Omega Force, Team Ninja, top
Hyrule Warriors scans show Fi, Skyward Sword stages, and more
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Images, Wii U | 13 Comments
We learned yesterday that Fi is a playable character in Hyrule Warriors. Now we have scans showing the character in action, as well as a first look at Ghirahim, The Imprisoned, and Skyward Sword stages.
Check them out below:
Huge thanks to NoticeMeSenpai for taking these scans for us!
More: Hyrule Warriors, Koei Tecmo, Omega Force, scan, Team Ninja, top
Get hands on with the latest Nintendo games at Hyper Japan 2014
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 1 Comment
Nintendo set to showcase latest Wii U and Nintendo 3DS & 2DS games at HYPER JAPAN, taking place at Earls Court 25 – 27 July 2014
9th July 2014 – With HYPER JAPAN 2014 just around the corner, Nintendo is busy putting the final preparations in place ahead of its big game showcase. Anyone visiting the show in Earls Court, London, from 25 – 27 July 2014 will have a chance to get their hands on a raft of games for Wii U and Nintendo 3DS & 2DS, some of which will be playable by the UK public for the first time including Super Smash Bros. on both Wii U and Nintendo 3DS, and Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate.
At HYPER JAPAN there will be four key areas on the Nintendo stand for gamers to enjoy: Wii U, Nintendo 3DS & 2DS, Tomodachi Life and merchandise from the Nintendo UK Online Store.
More: Europe, press release
Media Create software sales (6/30 – 7/6)
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 4 Comments
This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
1. [PSV] Freedom Wars – 43,160 / 232,048
2. [3DS] Youkai Watch – 28,933 / 1,176,134
3. [3DS] Taiko no Tatsujin: Don to Katsu no Jikuu Daibouken – 24,412 / 77,508
4. [WIU] Mario Kart 8 – 19,386 / 512,223
5. [PS4] Watch Dogs – 12,783 / 76,378
6. [PS3] Watch Dogs – 12,656 / 43,684
7. [PS3] Kamen Rider Battride War II – 10,651 / 73,300
8. [3DS] Pokemon Art Academy – 10,003 / 56,456
9. [PS3] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2014: Samurai Blue Challenge – 7,607 / 144,500
10. [PS3] GTA New Price Version – 5,717 / 12,448
11. [3DS] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2014: Samurai Blue Challenge – 5,703 / 62,446
12. [PS4] FIFA 14 – 5,065 / 58,878
13. [3DS] Persona Q – 4,996 / 242,375
14. [3DS] Pokemon X/Y – 4,595 / 4,097,248
15. [PS3] Date A Live: Ars Install – 4,383 / 14,086
16. [PSV] Girls & Panzer: Senshado, Kiwamemasu! – 4,016 / 35,542
17. [PS4] Akiba’s Trip 2 – 3,602 / NEW
18. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 – 3,327 / 3,304,016
19. [3DS] Mario Party: Island Tour – 3,305 / 404,211
20. [3DS] Mario Kart 7 – 3,214 / 2,346,622
More: charts, Japan, Media Create, sales, top
Media Create hardware sales (6/30 – 7/6)
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 0 comments
The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
3DS LL – 21,914
Vita – 18,438
Wii U – 9,961
PS4 – 7,876
PS3 – 7,511
3DS – 5,424
Vita TV – 2,217
PSP – 1,579
Xbox 360 – 180
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
3DS LL – 22,803
Vita – 22,192
Wii U – 10,653
PS4 – 8,059
PS3 – 7,480
3DS – 5,081
Vita TV – 2,727
PSP – 1,445
Xbox 360 – 201
More: charts, Japan, Media Create, sales, top
One Piece: Unlimited World Red producer Koji Nakajima on the game’s original story
Posted on 9 years ago by Jarop(@gamrah) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 0 comments
Many fans were curious as to why the upcoming One Piece Unlimted World Red had an original story rather than something closer to the original series. Producer Koji Nakajima sat down with the folks over at Siliconera to go over the thought process behind that and a few other aspects of development, here’s a summary:
- Re-writing parts of the One Piece storyline was exciting for him from the perspective as a fan
- Nakajima wanted every One Piece game he produces to focus on a side story or certain arc, to further explore the game’s universe
- After all characters for the game had been created, they are tweaked to be consistent within the One Piece universe
- He wanted the game to feel like adventuring as Luffy and living the adventurous life of a pirate
- That meant not just focusing on battling, but fishing and other elements
- With the Red update, the emphasis on battling was re-focused with the additional of the coliseum along with characters Boa Hancock and Trafalgar Law
- The game has giant boss battles and Nakajima said the Red Dragon fight was one of his favourites
- Unsure what’s next for the series, but contemplating releasing One Piece Unlimited Cruise in North America (previously only released in Europe)
Miiverse update (7/9/14) – writing on multiple lines, favorite game genres
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News, Wii U | 2 Comments
Miiverse has received another update today. While there isn’t anything too substantional, Nintendo has made a couple of changes that should improve your experience.
First, all versions of Miiverse now let you write posts and comments on multiple lines. The Wii U and 3DS versions of the social network now also let you show up to three of your favorite game genres in your profile.
You can find the full overview of today’s update from Miiverse’s Marty below.
