Rune Factory 4 is out today in North America. In Europe, the 3DS game will be released in spring 2014, MAQL Europe has announced.
The release will be XSEED’s localized version of the game. Zen United will handle publishing duties in Europe.
Nintendo has just started a new promotion in Japan that can net Club Nintendo members an older first-party 3DS game.
Those who purchase a pair of 3DS titles and register them on the site between September 1 and January 13, 2014 will receive a download code at no extra cost. Players can obtain codes for the following:
Fire Emblem: Awakening
Mario Tennis Open
Kid Icarus: Uprising
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D
Brain Age: Concentration Training
The 3D Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna
Art Academy: Lessons for Everyone
Nintendogs + Cats: French Bulldog & New Friends
Nintendogs + Cats: Golden Retriever& New Friends& New Friends
Nintendogs + Cats: Toy Poodle & New Friends
Culdcept
Pocket Soccer League: Calcobit
Pilotwings Resort
Starfox 64 3D
Along with today’s screenshot, Sakurai passed along the following message:
“The two heroes swing it out with a double Spin Attack! Wouldn’t wanna be to the one to get hit.”
Nintendo will soon cease production of the Wii in Japan. While no set date has been announced, it’s expected that the company will be moving on from the console “soon”.
The Wii originally launched in Japan back in December 2006.
This is what it looks like when you play Wii games on the Wii U Gamepad, and many other details about the process. Enjoy, if you want to.
Somewhat surprisingly, one aspect of Watch_Dogs was inspired by Pac-Man.
Creative director Jonathan Morin told Japanese publication 4Gamer that the game’s NPCs took a note from the ghosts in Namco Bandai’s classic game.
He explained:
“For example the NPCs of Watch_Dogs have the movement pattern of the ghosts appeared in Pac-man. In the algorithm of the ghosts, when there’s only one of them, the movement is simple. But if you increase them to two or three it suddenly becomes complex.”
Ubisoft today announced plans to increase the scope of its Quebec studio by 500 jobs, increasing the division’s total staff count to more than 3,500. If all goes well, all new employees will be brought in by 2020.
Ubisoft Quebec’s expansion will be a $373-million investment. The studio is expected to be working on new console and mobile titles in the future.
