VideoGamer has published a new interview with The Wonderful 101 director Hideki Kamiya. The new Wii U game was a prominent topic, as was Bayonetta 2.
Read on below for a roundup of Kamiya’s comments. Kamiya discussed working with Wii U, concerns about The Wonderful 101’s sales, reviews, Nintendo coming in to save Bayonetta 2, reactions to the game’s Wii U exclusivity, and more.
This week’s North American Nintendo Downloads are as follows:
3DS VC
Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos – $4.99
3DS retail
Zero Escape: Virtue’s Last Reward – $24.99
Phineas and Ferb: Quest for Cool Stuff – $29.99 (available August 27)
3DS download
Wakedas – $2.99
Funfair Party Games – $19.99
Fish On 3D – $9.99
Wii U retail
Phineas and Ferb: Quest for Cool Stuff – $39.99 (available August 27)
Wii U VC
Street Fighter II: The World Warrior – $7.99
Street Fighter II Turbo: Hyper Fighting – $7.99
Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers – $7.99
eShop sales/promotion
Street Fighter II Series – It’s the best day to be a Street Fighter II fan. Street Fighter II: The World Warrior, Street Fighter II’ Turbo: Hyper Fighting and Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers are now available for the Virtual Console on Wii U. The award-winning Street Fighter II series from Capcom revolutionized the fighting game, introduced head-to-head brawling and created the combo system. Buy one of these three Street Fighter II classics at regular price and get the other two games at 50 percent off starting today through Aug. 29.
Ubisoft Price Promotion – Save 30 percent in the Nintendo eShop on some of Ubisoft’s most popular Nintendo 3DS games like Rayman Origins and Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Shadow Wars. This sale ends Aug. 27, so shop now while the offer lasts.
Source: Nintendo PR
REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Nintendo is kicking off a contest on Facebook today that lets fans submit art inspired by The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD for the Wii U console. The creators of the five top selections will win a Wii U console and The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD game. In addition, the five winners and top 50 finalists will have their art displayed on the main screen at the currently touring The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses concert, where it will be accompanied by iconic music from The Legend of Zelda series. At the Sept. 12 Seattle performance of the concert tour, the five winners will also have their art displayed in the lobby of the venue.
Based on one of the most popular and beloved video game series of all time, The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses features live orchestral performances of theme music from The Legend of Zelda games. The Seattle performance will also include game-play kiosks for The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD, The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds for Nintendo 3DS and photo opportunities with the King of Red Lions replica.
This week’s Japanese eShop update is as follows:
3DS
Downloadable Titles
Colors! 3D – 700 yen
Gureko kara no Ch?sen-j?! Keisan no Shiro to Obaketachi Kakezan – 500 yen
Gureko kara no Ch?sen-j?! Keisan no Shiro to Obaketachi Tashizan – 500 yen
Gureko kara no Ch?sen-j?! Keisan no Shiro to Obaketachi Hikisan – 500 yen
Gureko kara no Ch?sen-j?! Keisan no Shiro to Obaketachi Warizan – 500 yen
3D Bare Knuckle Ikari no Tekken (3D Streets of Rage) – 600 yen
Doko Pon Choice Shingeki no Kyojin Vol. 1: 1- 10-kan + Omake Pack – 4,200 yen
Motto Kigaru ni! Oekaki K?b? Plus – 800 yen
Robot Rescue 3D – 300 yen
Conception II Nanahoshi no Michibiki to Mazuru no Akumu (retail title) – 5,600 yen
Virtual Console
Kekkyoku Nankyoku Daib?ken (Famicom) – 500 yen
Wii U
Downloadable Titles
The Wonderful 101 (retail title) – 6,237 yen (from 8/24 until 8/30, then 6,930 yen)
Unmei no D?kutsu: The Cave DEMO – FREE
Virtual Console
Druaga no T? (The Tower of Druaga, Famicom) – 500 yen
Hajimari no Mori (Super Famicom) – 800 yen
Deus Ex: Human Revolution – Director’s Cut won’t be a $60 game. That’s probably a wise move. Even though Director’s Cut adds a bunch of new content and features, it did originally come out a couple of years ago.
Retailers such as Amazon
, Best Buy, and GameStop currently list a $50 price for the Wii U version. On the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, it will apparently cost just $30. Note that these prices haven’t been confirmed by Square Enix.
Platinum Games has updated its Wonderful 101 blog with yet another post. You can find it here. Today’s update covers characters from Centinels.
