Nintendo’s own internal studio wasn’t the only team working on The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds. Xenoblade developer Monolith Soft was involved with the project, too. Before A Link Between Worlds, Monolith contributed to another Zelda title: Skyward Sword.
This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
01./00. [PS3] Battlefield 4
02./01. [3DS] Pokemon X / Y #
03./04. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 #
04./00. [PSV] Akiba’s Trip 2
05./02. [PS3] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2013
06./08. [PS3] Grand Theft Auto V
07./05. [PSP] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2013
08./00. [PS3] Akiba’s Trip 2
09./00. [3DS] Metal Max 4: Moonlight Diva #
10./00. [3DS] Bandai Namco Games Presents J Legend Retsuden
11./06. [WIU] Wii Party U
12./00. [PS3] Onechanbara Z: Kagura with NoNoNo!
13./03. [3DS] Little Battlers eXperience: Wars
14./12. [3DS] Battle For Money Sentouchuu: Densetsu no Shinobi no Survival Battle!
15./00. [PS3] Rocksmith 2014 Edition #
16./00. [PSV] Exstetra
17./00. [360] Battlefield 4
18./00. [PS3] NBA 2K14
19./07. [PSV] Gundam Breaker #
20./13. [PSV] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2013
Digital Foundry’s latest tech investigation focuses on Batman: Arkham Origins. Unfortunately, Wii U was deemed the worst version out of the bunch, with the publication saying Origins suffers “considerably worse performance than the other formats.” The game simply doesn’t offer a steady frame rate.
You can find some comparison videos below, and Digital Foundry’s full piece here.
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$35,000 is needed to bring Lobodestroyo to PC, Mac, Linux, and Ouya. If funds reach $48,000, the game will also come to Wii U.
Interested in Lobodestroyo? You can find the official Kickstarter page with more details here.
This month’s ONM review scores are as follows:
Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag – 91%
Batman: Arkham Origins – 78%
Batman: Arkham Origins – Blackgate – 77%
Deus Ex: Human Revolution – Director’s Cut – 90%
Disney Infinity (Toy Story) – 63%
Final Fight – 55%
Final Fight 2 – 52%
Final Fight 3 – 40%
Hakuoki: Memories of the Shinsengumi – 68%
LEGO Marvel Super Heroes – 91%
Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games – 49%
Moshi Monsters: Katsuma Unleashed – 25%
Super Mario 3D World – 93%
The Legend of Zelda: A Link between Worlds – 94%
Wii Sports Club – 68%
In ONM’s review of Super Mario 3D World, the magazine said, “Super Mario 3D World makes everyone else look like they had HD all wrong.” ONM also made note of the game’s high level of polish in each level. And for those concerned about post-game content, Super Mario 3D World apparently has quite a bit of it – as has been previously hinted.
Thanks to joclo for the tip.
