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It’s official – Diddy Kong is back for another round in the latest Smash Bros., but his initial announcement didn’t give much information into how this returning brawler’s moves would be mixed up. Thankfully, director Masahiro Sakurai is here with yet another screenshot and some Miiverse-posted insight on Diddy’s rocketbarrels. Sakurai posted:

The twin rocketbarrels are back, now with the ability to launch along more horizontal trajectories. They can also come off when opponents hit them mid-boost.

ON THIS EPISODE: It’s all Donkey Kong, all the time! Not only does Austin discharge his thoughts on Donkey Kong: Tropical Freeze in spades, but Jack has been playing Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D all week so a bit of DK ping pong takes place as we compare the two games. Laura breaks the monotony with some talk of DS cult hit Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective though, so if you hate DK you’ll be okay.

PLUS: There’s not a whole lot of news, but listener mail supports the tail end of the show with questions about Wii U’s GBA Virtual Console, whether Nintendo should have an E3 press conference or not, and whether grinding in an RPG is inherently broken or not.

AND: We discuss and eventually select the next game to be our Book Club game! The winner? Zero Escape: Virtue’s Last Reward.

This Week’s Podcast Crew: Austin, Jack, and Laura

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Ah yes, that’s right kids: We’ve chosen Zero Escape: Virtue’s Last Reward as the game to play for the next NintendoEverything Book Club! If you want to hear the reasoning behind it, check out the latest episode of the podcast, but otherwise feel free to pick up the game this week and start playing. The game can be picked up on the cheap via the Nintendo 3DS eShop; it’ll cost you $24.99.

We’ll have our first discussion about it on next week’s podcast, as per usual!

“How far do I have to get this week?”

The goal is simply to start playing. We’ll aim to get beyond any opening tutorial sections and a little ways into the story individually– plan to put in 2 to 3 hours.

“How can I participate in the discussion?”

If you have something you want to say about the specific section of Zero Escape that we’re going to be playing, send us an email! [email protected] is the place to do that.

Please refrain from discussing the game in general only– if you have a general observation, we’d love to hear about what specific parts of the game made you come to that conclusion!

A couple of weeks ago, Stick it to the Man was confirmed for Wii U. We caught up with Zoink founder Klaus Lyngeled following publisher Ripstone’s announcement to find out more about the game. We also asked about WeeWaa, interest in the 3DS, and more.

You’ll find our full interview with Lyngeled after the break.

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System: Nintendo Wii U
Release Date: February 21st, 2014
Developer: Retro Studios
Publisher: Nintendo

Review transcript after the break:

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Bravely Default hit Japan towards the end of 2012, and then Square Enix prepared a re-release, “For the Sequel” about a year later. This is the version that the North American and European editions are based on.

For the Sequel’s improvements led to lower completion time. Instead of forcing players to sift through 70 hours of content, they can now finish the game in about 30 instead.

As for what specific improvements were made in order to reduce the time it takes to beat Bravely Default, producer Tomoya Asano told Siliconera:

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Below are the latest titles that can be currently pre-ordered at retailers:

Wii U

Watch Dogs – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
LEGO The Hobbit – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Bayonetta 2 – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Super Smash Bros. – Amazon, Best Buy
Mario Kart 8 – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Yarn Yoshi – Best Buy

3DS

Professor Layton and the Azran Legacy – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop (last chance)
Yoshi’s New Island – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Cut The Rope: Triple Treat – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Disney Magical World – Amazon, GameStop
Conception II: Children of the Seven Stars – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
LEGO The Hobbit – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Mario Golf: World Tour – Amazon, GameStop
Super Smash Bros. – Amazon, Best Buy
Kirby Triple Deluxe – GameStop

Thanks to Jake for the tip.

Retro City Rampage: DX, the recently released eShop version of the game, is “doing great”. Creator Brian Provinciano shared the news on Twitter, while also noting that he’d be interested in making another 3DS title.

He said:

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