This week’s European Nintendo Downloads are as follows:
Wii U VC
Super Mario Kart (SNES) – €7.99/£5.49) – US Version
Special offer for Mario Kart 8 available to everyone who buys Super Mario Kart:
From 30/05/2014 until 30/06/2014 only, you will be able to save £5.49 / €7.99 on Mario Kart 8 if you buy Super Mario Kart at any time before buying Mario Kart 8 from Nintendo eShop!
(The discount is only offered if Super Mario Kart is bought first and between 27/03/2014 and 30/06/2014. Purchases of Super Mario Kart that are made taking advantage of the special Virtual Console loyalty offer also qualify. Both titles must be bought from Nintendo eShop on the same Wii U.)
Mighty Bomb Jack (NES) €4.99/£3.49 – US Version
Ninja Gaiden (NES) €4.99/£3.49 – US Version
3DS
Professor Layton VS Phoenix Wright €44.99/£39.99
Skater Cat €4.99/£4.49
Wakedas Demo
3DS VC
Adventure Island II €4.99/£4.49
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Price Reductions
Wii U
F1 Race Stars Powered Up Edition (Codemasters) – €12.49/£9.99 (Ends April 3, regular price €24.99/£19.99)
3DS
Snow Moto Racing 3D (Zordix AB) – €5.99/£5.39 (Ends April 17, regular price €7.99/£7.19)
Real Heroes: Firefighter 3D (Zordix AB) – €4.99/£4.49 (Ends April 17, regular price €9.99/£8.99)
Along with this image, Super Smash Bros. series director Masahiro Sakurai posted the following on Miiverse:
Pic of the day. Never bully Cuccos. Seriously, attacking them is out of the question! This has always been a cardinal rule of The Legend of Zelda series.
We haven’t seen any Cuccos in the Smash Bros. games before, so what purpose will they serve here? Are they items? Assist trophies? New Animal Crossing residents? Way to be cryptic, Sakurai.
Grab your Ferrari (or just a 3DS), because it looks like M2’s next 3D re-imagining of a retro Sega title is the 1986 classic, Out Run. The game’s logo popped up on the Japanese website for their range of 3DS ports, so it looks like more news on the game should be imminent.
We’re still waiting to see if Sega will localise this second wave of 3D classics, but fingers crossed that we’ll get to play these new versions of Fantasy Zone, After Burner II and, of course, Out Run some time in the near future. But until then I’ll be working on my Galaxy Force II high score.
ON THIS EPISODE: Laura tried an interesting new game this week called World of Warcraft, and she’s… on the fence about it to say the least! Jack briefly talks about his experiencing listening to the Zelda: Skyward Sword soundtrack and playing more Wind Waker HD, and Austin primarily talks about a new game: Max Payne 3. He’s less than impressed by it.
PLUS: A sparse news segment means that we talk about Nintendo Downloads and that’s about it, but listener mail fills in with TONS of Zelda-related talk, including a defense of A Link Between Worlds and some more Ocarina of Time vs. Majora’s Mask discussion.
AND: The book club is delayed! Austin and Jack hadn’t the time to finish Zero Escape, so we’re giving them two more weeks to fully complete the game.
This Week’s Podcast Crew: Austin, Jack, and Laura
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We’ve brought in three more developers for the next entry in our new feature series, “Developer Musings”. This week, we have a few words from Gaijin Games, Neko Entertainment, and Goodbye Galaxy Games as they touch on how they deal with feedback from critics and players alike. Head past the break for their comments.
Unsure as to what Developer Musings is about? Check out our first entry here for an explanation.
Finally had the time to put up a new Random Thoughts. It’s a short and sweet video, as I talk about the Wii U’s casual appeal through a personal experience.
