Software
1. Zelda: Link’s Awakening DX
2. Sakura Samurai: Art of the Sword
3. Animal Crossing: New Leaf
4. Super Mario Bros. 2
5. Shantae
6. Zelda: Oracle of Seasons
7. Zelda: Oracle of Ages
8. Pokemon Dream Radar
9. Shin Megami Tensei IV
10. Super Mario Land
11. Donkey Kong
12. Attack of the Friday Monsters! A Tokyo Tale
13. Super Mario Bros.
14. Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move
15. Gunman Clive
16. Rising Board 3D
17. The Legend of Zelda
18. Aura-Aura Climber
19. Fire Emblem: Awakening
20. Pokedex 3D Pro
Videos
1. Mii Plaza New Features Trailer
2. New Super Luigi U Trailer 6/11/13
3. Flipnote Studio 3D Samples
4. Mario & Luigi: Dream Team Teaser Trailer
5. Mario & Luigi: Dream Team Comedy Trailer
6. Yoshi’s New Island Trailer 6/11/13
7. Nintendo Direct Mini: 7/18/13
8. Level 5 Games Video 2
9. Turbo Stunt Squad Trailer
10. Shantae Trailer
11. Pokemon X/Y Gameplay 7/14
12. Nintendo at San Diego Comic-Con 2013
13. Limited Time Only Club Nintendo $30 eShop Offer
14. Super Mario Bros. 2 Trailer
15. Shantae Trailer 2
16. Shin Megami Tensei IV Trailer
17. Disney’s Planes Trailer 6/11/13
18. Mario Kart 7 Video
19. EarthBound Launch Trailer
20. Reggie’s Animal Crossing: New Leaf Home Tour
Source: 3DS eShop
Myst has received a permanent price drop on the 3DS eShop. Going forward, you can download the game for just $4.99. The game previously costed $9.99.
This week’s video additions to the Wii U and 3DS eShops are as follows:
Wii U
The Smurfs 2 Trailer
Kid Icarus Trailer
Get $10 to spend in Nintendo eShop
Nintendo at San Diego Comic-Con 2013
EarthBound at San Diego Comic-Con 2013
3DS
Shantae Trailer
Source: Wii U/3DS eShop
Software
1. Donkey Kong
2. EarthBound
3. Super Mario World
4. Puddle
5. Kid Icarus
6. Mega Man X
7. Metroid
8. Super Mario Bros. 2
9. Super Metroid
10. Star Wars Pinball
11. Mega Man 2
12. Kirby Super Star
13. Mario Bros.
14. Game & Wario
15. Pilotwings
16. Punch-Out!! Featuring Mr. Dream
17. Mega Man
18. Mega Man 3
19. Pac-Man
20. New Super Mario Bros. U
Videos
1. EarthBound Launch Trailer
2. Nintendo Direct Mini: 7/18/13
3. Get up to $10 to spend in the Nintendo eShop
4. Pikmin 3 Trailer 6/11/13
5. The Wonderful 101 Trailer 6/11/13
6. Turbo: Super Stunt Squad Trailer
7. Puddle Video
8. Donkey Kong Trailer
9. Super Mario World Trailer
10. Pikmin 3 Commercial
11. Deus Ex: Human Revolution – Director’s Cut Trailer
12. Nintendo at San Diego Comic-Con 2013
13. Dungeons & Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara Trailer
14. New Super Luigi U Trailer 6/11/13
15. Game & Wario Teaser Trailer
16. Cloudberry Kingdom Trailer 6/11/13
17. Iwata Plays: Game & Wario Video
18. Mega Man X Trailer
19. Zelda: Wind Waker HD 6/11/13
20. Mario & Luigi: Dream Team Comedy Trailer
Source: Wii U eShop
Among the characters included in Batman: Arkham Origns is Anarky. While he isn’t lumped into the assassin’s group, he’s still very much an adversary of Anarky. Plus, he still maintains his anti-government views.
Creative director Eric Holmes said the following during a recent episode of PlayStation Blogcast:
“Ultimately, [Anarky] is an anti-corporate, anti-government… technically an anti-villain as well. He’s a guy who kind of does bad things but believes he’s doing the right thing.”
“He doesn’t like big corporations trying to control our lives or the government trying to tell us what to do. And he believes those institutions should get kicked out, and wants to take them down.”
“He’s planted a bunch of bombs in these institutions in Gotham, and Batman’s gotta go there and he defuses those bombs. And further on, in the Most Wanted campaign for him, Batman can hunt him down to where he’s headquartered and take him on.”
Holmes has some advice for those who aren’t too familiar with Anarky: don’t look into him too much. This way, some of Origins’ surprise can be kept when players experience the game.
One of Nintendo’s most-recent high points – from a business perspective – was when the company churned out a profit of 555.2 billion yen for the year ending in March 31, 2009. This was also when the DS, Wii, and Mario franchise were all leading the way in terms of financial success.
Yet as of late, Nintendo hasn’t been able to reach the same kind of heights it achieved a few years ago. The Wii U has been struggling thus far, and overall business has seen a slight decline.
Nintendo has always been a hardware and software maker, but some analysts feel that this tradition should be broken. Among major overseas analysts, one of their sentiments is, “If Nintendo decided to cut loose from its hardware and software, their profit shares may increase 2 to 3 times.” Some also believe that if Nintendo considered leaving the hardware business and brought some of its IPs – such as Mario and Zelda – to smartphones, the company could experience a dramatic recovery.
Nintendo, however, is against such a move, with company officials expressing: “Performance is temporarily getting better, you can’t get a true feel for Mario on smartphone or tablet, and this would also lead to a decrease in brand value over the long term.”
Ubisoft published a new post on its blog last week outlining some of the characters players will meet in Watch_Dogs. You can find a roundup of details below.
General
– Aiden’s “friends”, like him, occupy a moral gray zone
– These are the same types of “friends” who had put the hurt on Aiden’s family back before he became the man he now is
– Aiden will need the help from other less-than-savory people he’s met on his life journey on his path of revenge/maybe redemption
T-Bone Grady
– Lead story designer describes him as a “kind of a distracted, crazy guy who’s very tech-savvy”
– Also a “flighty, crazy hippie”
– “T-Bone is key to helping Pearce find the people responsible for hurting his family
– T-Bone will be dealing with his own problems
– Running from a barber and his own pat
– Some people died due to a mistake he made in the past
– T-Bone has to cope with this
– “he’s scattered and he’s affected by the things that happened in the past. He and Pearce share that. They deal with it in different ways, but they share that past and it bonds them in a way.”
– One point in the game sees T-Bone cornered by a group of men out to kill him, and he requires Aiden’s help
Jordi Chin
– To-the-point, has a wicked sense of humor, and comes with the solutions to all your problems, assuming you pay him
– Jordi and Aiden have a financial relationship and complicated friendship
– Can be violent and ruthless, but has a humor about him at the same time
“Pearce uses him a lot, to the point where they kind of become friends, but they both know they could kill each other if they wanted to. They like each other but it’s strictly business. If Pearce doesn’t pay Jordi the right amount, Jordi will not help him out.”
Clara Lille
– A bit of a mystery like Aiden
– Secret past
– Dangerous woman
– She can weave her way through any system and expose all of your secrets
– May be an ally, but could also ruin Aiden
– Aiden meets Clara early on in the game
– The two form a deep bond
– Has a dark secret
– Players will eventually learn what this is
Other
– Many more characters besides Jordi, T-Bone, and Clara
– Some may be allies, enemies, or both based on their moods/Aiden’s wallet
– Some unrevealed “old friends” re-enter Aiden’s life
– “The people Aiden crosses paths with have an opinion on what he’s doing. Their actions affect how he thinks.”
– Aiden will also cross paths with the hacker collective DedSec
– Aiden’s family is an important part of the story
– His family isn’t behind Aiden’s destructive/compulsive behavior
“Pearce is determined to find out who’s responsible by any means necessary. He doesn’t know who did it; he only knows his family was seriously hurt. He becomes obsessive about it. His family says, Let it go. We’re moving on. But Aiden can’t.”
