Update: We report with great disappointment that the game is a fighter for arcades. It definitely seemed like a Nintendo Direct announcement was coming, but it wasn’t meant to be.
Original: A new Shining game is set to be announced by day’s end, and it sounds like a reveal could be taking place during tonight’s Nintendo Direct.
On Twitter, producer Tsuyoshi Sawada teased that “a little announcement” will be made tomorrow morning. Sawada confirmed that it’s not an RPG, but didn’t give any additional details.
Today’s Nintendo Direct will be taking place at 5 PM ET, which is actually 7 AM tomorrow in Japan. You know what that means…
Teku Studios shared a bunch of details about its indie title “Candle” while speaking with Spanish site Blogocio. You can find information rounded up about the Wii U eShop title below.
– Will be about 5-6 hours long
– 20 levels/areas
– Game provides a lot of freedom since players can freely move around the level
– Sometimes will be presented with several scenarios at once
– Game has secrets such as unlockables
– Unlockables include access to artwork and other areas of development
– May include a detailed making-of for the whole process of development
– Using Kickstarter funds to provide dubbing for the narrator
– Won’t be a simple port on Wii U
– Using Unity
– Team is working to adapt the game to the Wii U/GamePad’s functionality
– Off-TV play supported
– Wii U and PC versions are being developed in parallel and are in a similar state of development
– Both versions should be out around the same time
– Team is working on Wii U due to the policy change with respect to indie developers
– Nintendo offers all facilities to develop on the platform
CoroCoro will be offering Charizard to Pokemon X/Y players next month.
Through the distribution event, those playing Pokemon X can receive Charizard holding Charizardite Y. Pokemon Y players, on the other hand, will earn a Charizard holding Charizardite X.
CoroCoro’s distribution works much like the Garchomp event last year. Readers will receive a serial code which can then be used to obtain the Pokemon.
This week’s North American Nintendo Downloads are as follows:
Wii U Virtual Console
Super C – $4.99
Wii U DLC/update
Spin the Bottle: Bumpie’s Party – Just in time for Valentine’s Day, the multiplayer, download-only game Spin the Bottle: Bumpie’s Party introduces six new fun mini-games.
3DS Download
Spot the Differences!
AeternoBlade – available on Feb. 18
eShop sale
Games by Rising Star – For a limited time, select Rising Star games are on sale in the Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS, including games like Beyblade Evolution, Jewel Master: Cradle of Rome 2 and Girl’s Fashion Shoot. The offer is available starting today and will run until 9 a.m. PT on March 13.
Source: Nintendo PR
Today, Zen United has confirmed a special “Life and Hometown” edition for Senran Kagura Burst. Consumers who purchase the package will receive a copy of the game, A3 3D lenticular poster, and a unique t-shirt.
The Life and Hometown edition for Senran Kagura Burst will be sold on FunStock. Pricing is set at £49.99. Only 500 copies will be produced, so it sounds like this could end up being pretty limited.
Brace yourself for a fairly long Nintendo Direct presentation – at least in North America. The broadcast is expected to last approximately 41 minutes.
My guess would be that the European and Japanese streams will vary in length, though perhaps just slightly. We do know that Satoru Shibata will be appearing in the European presentation.
Anyway, it sounds like Nintendo could have quite a bit to show. Should be fun!
This month’s EDGE review scores are as follows:
Banner Saga – 8
Broken Age – 8
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 – 4
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze – 7
Jazzpunk – 9
Nidhogg – 9
Octodad: Dadliest Catch – 5
The Castle Doctrine – 6
Thanks to joclo for the tip.
Along with this image, director Masahiro Sakurai posted the following to Miiverse:
Pic of the day. Tomorrow is Valentine’s Day…and the day the new Nintendo Direct airs! It will stream in Japan at 7 AM so it’s going to be a very early morning for us…!
I think it’s safe to say that tomorrow’s Smash Bros. update will be a bit more exciting that this one.
Circle Entertainment recently revealed to Nintendo Everything that the publisher will be bringing Quell Reflect to the eShop. The company’s Chris Chau (producer) as well as FK Digital developers Mickey Lin (director) and Aloner Chiu (assistant director/planner) shared more details about the game in a recent interview.
Head past the break for our full discussion. Along with Quell Reflect, we asked about Wii U, interest in retail, and the Chinese market.
First, let’s take a look at the standard boxart for Ace Attorney 123: Wright Selection, which is finally available at a decent size:
And here’s the limited edition boxart for the game:
