Konno and Yabuki on how F-Zero led to Mario Kart, struggling with anti-gravity in MK8, Sunshine Airport came from previous entry’s development
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IGN has put up some new comments from Nintendo producer Hideki Konno and Mario Kart 8 director Kosuke Yabuki. The two ended up sharing interesting bits about Mario Kart’s origins, the difficulty in implementing anti-gravity for Mario Kart 8, and how the racer’s Sunshine Airport course came about from a previous entry’s development.
Continue on below for a roundup of what’s included in IGN’s report, which you can find in full here.
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Pikmin 3 update adds “Stylus” control option
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 22 Comments
Pikmin 3 has been updated, and it brings about a new control option. It’s now possible to use the GamePad’s touch screen to throw Pikmin similar to the setup in Nintendo Land’s Pikmin Adventure. Players can switch between control options in the main menu.
Thanks to Jake for the tip.
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Mario Kart 8 – Piranha Plant Test, Boomerang Flower Test, Upside Down Test extended/unauthorized footage
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Nintendo shows off GameCube controller adapter for Wii U, will work with Smash Bros.
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Nintendo has provided a first look at some sort of GameCube controller adapter for Wii U in its “Super Smash Bros. Invitational @ E3 2014” video.
The company said in a follow-up tweet that the new Super Smash Bros. will be playable with all GameCube controllers:
Get excited! The #WiiU version of #SmashBros. will be playable with GameCube controllers. pic.twitter.com/nmyj9QMsuU
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) May 29, 2014
Nintendo has not yet specified when the adapter will be available, and how it will be distributed. More information soon hopefully!
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Play Nintendo – Super Smash Bros. Invitational @ E3 2014
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Video: A look at Mario Kart 8’s shortcuts
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Maleficent, Merida confirmed for Disney Infinity 2.0
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During a preview event held for the Maleficent film on Wednesday night, Disney Interactive confirmed a couple of new characters for Disney Infinity 2.0. Maleficent will be included in the game as expected, as will Brave’s Merida.
Disney Infinity 2.0 launches this fall.
New character Sticks revealed for Sonic Boom
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SEGA has revealed a new “jungle badger” character for the Sonic Boom franchise named “Sticks”.
Here’s an official overview of Sticks:
Sticks is new to Sonic’s circle of friends– actually new to friends in general– and as the most primal character in the Sonic universe, she is a force of nature in every way. Sticks is wilder than the other members of Sonic’s team with unparalleled animal instincts and extremely sharp survival skills. She’s a fearsome combatant and a tenacious hunter who’s armed with handmade weapons at all times, most notably a handmade boomerang that she keeps in tow.
Her wildness means that her social skills need plenty of work and she’s not the most trusting individual. Full of outrageous suspicions, Sticks’ instincts often prove to be accurate. While the concepts of sharing, compassion and friendship are foreign to her, Sticks has a good heart and a genuine desire to get closer to her new friends, particularly Amy, who helps Sticks adapt to civilization. Sticks and Amy quickly become best friends, with Sticks willing to go to extremes to protect her new pal, a quality that will play out through new Sonic Boom content. Her eccentric character adds an endless amount of humor and surprise to the Sonic team.
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Get revved up! Mario Kart 8 for Wii U boosts across the starting line on May 30
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REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–3 … 2 … 1 … GO! Whether playing with family members in the living room, fellow students in the dorm, coworkers in an office or even online with friends around the world, there is nothing that elicits the same fun, camaraderie and healthy competition like a rousing round of Mario Kart. The Mario Kart series is one of the most recognizable and loved video game series of all time. Tomorrow, Mario Kart 8 will race into stores nationwide and the Nintendo eShop on Wii U, bringing with it anti-gravity racing that finds players speeding upside down and along walls using karts and motorbikes, a variety of single- and multiplayer features and stunning high-definition graphics that make every detail pop off the screen.
“Ever since the launch of the original Super Mario Kart game on the Super NES more than 20 years ago, the words ‘Mario Kart’ have come to represent the gold standard for unpredictable and competitive racing fun,” said Scott Moffitt, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. “Mario Kart 8 is an experience only available on Wii U, and the anti-gravity racing makes it unlike anything the series has seen before.”
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More European Mario Kart 8 promos featuring The Brett Domino Trio
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It’s officially launched in Japan but that hasn’t stopped Nintendo UK promoting Mario Kart 8! The first video features The Brett Domino Trio and isn’t exactly what you’d expect from a normal Nintendo promo.
