Two new Virtual Console games are on track for the Japanese Wii U eShop next week. The Famicom game Twinbee and Super Famicom title The Legend of the Mystical Ninja will be out on September 4. Pricing is set at 500 yen and 800 yen respectively.
Arc System Works has announced a new title for the 3DS in this week’s Famitsu, “Amazoness of Stardust”. This won’t be your typical dungeon RPG, based on a Famitsu report. All of the game’s playable characters are said to be female.
Amazoness of Stardust takes place on Prison Planet where a camp of prisoners are held. Players are tasked with choosing one of the detainees and trying to escape.
Amazons of Stardust is hitting Japan on November 14. Development is 70% complete. Miyama Zero of High School DxD fame will be working on character designs.
VooFoo Studios, developer of Pure Chess, has high praise for the Wii U hardware.
Speaking with ONM, technology director Mark Williams said Nintendo’s console is “quite a beast of a machine”. He added that it’s “very capable of throwing around some pretty impressive visuals.”
Regarding the decision to bring Pure Chess to Wii U, Williams stated:
“Wii U really seemed to be an ideal platform to bring Pure Chess to – it’s quite a beast of a machine so is very capable of throwing around some pretty impressive visuals. Also, there was no chess game available on Wii U already, let alone one that looked quite as stunning as this. This, combined with Nintendo’s desire to get a chess game onto the platform, meant that it was really a no brainer.”
This week’s GameStop has gone live. There’s once again a lack of actual deals, as this week’s “offer” is relegated to the pre-order section.
Nonetheless, here’s what GameStop has going this week:
Two more pieces of Shin Megami Tensei IV DLC have arrived in North America. Details on each can be found below.
Radiant Equipment ($1.49)
– Three Challenge Quests
– Each quest gives a piece of the Traje de Luces armor set
– Can be accepted early in the game
For the Past… For the Future ($2.99)
– Challenge Quest
– Battle Tokyo’s guardian deity and unlock him for demon fusion
– Connected to the main story
– Best to take on after beating the main game
Digital Foundry has put up a new piece analyzing the performance and visuals put into each version of Splinter Cell: Blacklist.
On Wii U, Blacklist maintains the best resolution compared to the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, resulting in the clearest image. However, it comes with lower textures, some framerate drops, fairly lengthy loading screens, and freezing issues.
You can get a better idea about how the Wii U version of Splinter Cell: Blacklist by checking out Digital Foundry’s piece. You can find a few comparison videos below.
Capcom doesn’t have plans to bring over Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual Destinies’ quiz DLC. However, it looks like all of the game’s costume DLC is safe. In the Japanese release, these items are unlocked after beating the quiz DLC.
According to series producer Motohide Eshiro:
“In addition to the pack of three costumes that is already out in Japan, we are working to ensure that western users can also get the additional AA3 Phoenix costume which, in Japan, is part of the quiz DLC that we’ve previously stated won’t be coming to the west due to cultural localization issues. Stay tuned for more information on this!”
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual Destinies will be out in North America and Europe this fall. The title’s DLC should launch soon after the main game arrives.
Medabots Dual is probably staying in Japan, which shouldn’t come as a surprise.
Natsume previously said it wouldn’t be localizing the previous Medabots game, Medabots 7. And when it comes to Medabots Dual, XSEED doesn’t intend to bring this one over.
On Facebook, XSEED wrote the following regarding a possible Medabots Dual launch overseas:
Sorry, but not likely. We don’t have anyone here familiar with that series, so without an in-house “cheerleader” stubbornly withholding the office Dragonball-themed cookies until everyone else caves, the series will never be put up to a vote, much less approved.
There you have it. Sorry, Medabots fans, but it’s looking less likely that we’ll see this one in the states.
