Yacht Club Games has confirmed a few Nintendo-specific features for Shovel Knight. On 3DS, the game will incorporate StreetPass and stereoscopic 3D visuals. Wii U will make use of Miiverse integration.
Masahiro Sakurai published yet another column in this week’s Famitsu. Sakurai talked all about working on the new Smash Bros., games including his workload, schedule, living arrangements, and more. You can find a roundup of Sakurai’s quotes, courtesy of Polygon’s translations.
Two Japanese trademarks hint at future localizations for Dragon Quest titles. Don’t let the fact that they’ve been registered in Japan fool you – the names themselves are in English: “Luminaries of the Legendary Line” and “The Seeds of Salvation”.
Neither title actually includes the “Dragon Quest” name. But both use similar alliteration as past games, like Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen, Hand of the Heavenly Bride, Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation, and Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies. Previous overseas launches have also been outed first by trademarks.
This week’s North American Nintendo Downloads are as follows:
Wii U Retail
Super Mario 3D World – $59.99 (available Nov. 22)
Wii U Download
Coaster Crazy Deluxe – $9.99
EDGE – $1.99
The Mysterious Cities of Gold: Secret Paths – $14.99
Wii U VC
Brawl Brothers – $7.99
3DS Retail
The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds – $39.99 (available Nov. 22)
Mario Party: Island Tour – $39.99 (available Nov. 22)
3DS Download
Christmas Wonderland 3 – $7.99
Ohno Odyssey – $5.99
Jewel Match 3 – $6.99
3DS VC
City Connection – $4.99
3DS DLC
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual Destinies – “Turnabout Reclaimed”
DSiWare
Hands On! Tangrams – $4.99 / 500 points
eShop sale
Your favorite gaming friends – on sale now – The savings continue! Starting today, select games featuring your favorite blue-helmeted hero Mega Man are available at a special discount. Now through 9 a.m. PT on Nov. 28, save 30 percent each on Mega Man, Mega Man 2, Mega Man 3, and Mega Man 4 on Wii U and Nintendo 3DS. Be sure to visit the Nintendo eShop each Thursday to see what’s on sale next.
Source: Nintendo PR
Along with today’s screenshot, Sakurai passed along the following message on Miiverse:
Super Mario 3D World is out today in Japan! To commemorate the occasion I had these four…people(?) come together in a group shot.
