Smash Bros. series director Masahiro Sakurai sure seems to be revealing a lot of 3DS exclusive stages lately. Today’s scheduled update to the Super Smash Bros. Director’s Room on Miiverse showed off a brand new arena – Lumiose City from Pokémon X/Y. It might not have the massive skyscrapers and randomly appearing Pokémon from Saffron City, but it sure beats another Pokémon Stadium. Sakurai had this to say about the new addition:
The Prism Tower rises above Lumiose City. Up until a few seconds ago, the fighters were brawling on top of that tower. No, really.
After strangely selling out about a week ago, Mario Kart 8 is available for pre-order once again on Amazon. You can reserve a copy here.
I’m still not sure why Mario Kart 8 “sold out” in the first place, since we’re not talking about a limited item. Still, all’s well that ends well!
Thanks to Jake for the tip.
Using a live orchestra for the music in The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds was never up for consideration. Composer Ryo Nagamatsu told ONM this month that doing so wouldn’t have provided suitable sound for the 3DS speakers.
For A Link Between Worlds, Nintendo hoped to appeal to those who play the game with and without headphones. As such, the team wanted “orchestra-quality sounds that had the appropriate reverberation and instrumental arrangement for the Nintendo 3DS speakers.”
Nagamatsu’s comments in full:
Siliconera recently spoke with a couple of staffers at Atlus to discuss Conception II’s localization, including what made the game stand out for as a title for the company to localize.
Mike Meeker, an editor on the game, told the site:
The slick design really stood out. We felt that it shared similar flashy looks and UI of the later entries in the Persona series, and the sort of techno-futuristic-yet-fantasy aesthetic of it all has an interesting appeal.
Elsewhere in the interview, Meeker and and translator Mai Namba commented on what changes Atlus had to make from the Japanese version:
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In this photo provided by Nintendo of America, Bella Thorne of Shake It Up prepares to decorate a life-size version of a Mega Eggdozer from the Yoshi’s New Island game for Nintendo 3DS and Nintendo 2DS at Quixote Studios in West Hollywood, Calif., on March 9, 2014. The newest game in the Yoshi’s Island series launches March 14 for the Nintendo 3DS family of systems and features Yoshi as he guides Baby Mario through a challenge-filled island to help him reunite with his kidnapped brother, Baby Luigi, using massive Mega Eggdozers that can crash through walls.
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In this photo provided by Nintendo of America, Hollywood’s youngest stars toss paint-filled balloons to help decorate a life-size version of a Mega Eggdozer from the Yoshi’s New Island game for Nintendo 3DS and Nintendo 2DS at Quixote Studios in West Hollywood, Calif., on March 9, 2014. The newest game in the Yoshi’s Island series launches March 14 for the Nintendo 3DS family of systems and features Yoshi as he guides Baby Mario through a challenge-filled island to help him reunite with his kidnapped brother, Baby Luigi, using massive Mega Eggdozers that can crash through walls.
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In this photo provided by Nintendo of America, Garrett Clayton of Teen Beach Movie enjoys some hands-on time with the Yoshi’s New Island game on the Yoshi-themed Nintendo 3DS system at Quixote Studios in West Hollywood, Calif., on March 9, 2014. The newest game in the Yoshi’s Island series launches March 14 for the Nintendo 3DS family of systems.
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In this photo provided by Nintendo of America, Benjamin Stockham of About a Boy enjoys some hands-on time with the Yoshi’s New Island game on the Yoshi-themed Nintendo 3DS system at Quixote Studios in West Hollywood, Calif., on March 9, 2014. The newest game in the Yoshi’s Island series launches March 14 for the Nintendo 3DS family of systems.
Source: Nintendo PR
Alongside today’s new digital rewards on Club Nintendo are a pair of new physical items. The Super Mario Accessory Box is available for 700 coins while the Animal Crossing 3DS XL Pouch can be purchased for 500 coins. The latter reward comes in light blue and pink varieties.
Thanks to Ben for the tip.
This month’s digital rewards on Club Nintendo have gone live. Members can choose from Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters (3DS, 150 coins), Number Battle (3DS, 200 coins), Yoshi (Wii U, 200 coins), and Bonsai Barber (Wii / Wii U, 250 coins). These items last through April 6.
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