European Club Nintendo members now have access to the “Game Card Case”. This seems to be the same exact reward that previously hit the North American website and went on to become one of the more popular rewards.
You’ll need 1250 stars in order to order the case. More information can be found here.
SEGA brought along a new Sonic Lost World world to the San Diego Comic-Con: the Frozen Factory. Despite the name, the area highlighted in the new demo is actually casino-themed. Read on below for details.
– Called Frozen Factory
– Players will get a better idea of how the names fit with the worlds when the full game is out
– Casino zone is a place in the Frozen Factory
– Has huge poker chips and coins and deadly spinning dice
– Lasers shoot out from the walls and weave their way into your running path
– Sonic will get electrocuted and his rings go flying when hit by the laser
– Most enemies are defeated with a single bounce
– One ball-shaped enemy with a shield requires you to run around his back to kick him to knock him off guard
– Silver coins are scattered around the stage
– Pick them up for points
– Use them to access other parts of the stage at certain points
– Silver coins float in the air above and behind Sonic, growing in number in a sort of coin cloud
– Ex: use coins to access a pinball segment of the stage
– This area pays tribute to past Sonic games; will see Miles’ name in the stage decoration
– In one section, you have to flip Sonic into a certain catch to get out of the pinball machine area and back into the stage
– There are also hidden optional pinball stage sections to find on your own
– Rest of the stage has Sonic running from huge runaway slot machine wheels
– Use Sonic’s parkour moves to run along walls to dodge these and other obstacles
– Some zones had numbered rings to run through, with progress permitted only after running through them in order
– This is situated on a cylinder that can be explored fully as you progress down it
– Running alongside another edge or its bottom will reveal alternate paths
– Lasers play a big role in the last stretch of the stage, doing a sort of Tron thing, beaming out from everywhere in front Sonic to hinder your progress
– A bell bounced around between multiple laser paths, beckoning you to follow it and ring it along the way
– This required some tight platforming jumps to bounce into path clearings to follow it
– Ends with one final dodge through a fleet of huge rolling slot reels
Update (7/19): Down to $117 now. If you already pre-ordered, you should automatically receive the lower price.
The Legend of Zelda Box Set: Prima Official Game Guide will be releasing in November, according to a listing on Amazon.com.
This will be an extremely limited release – it will only be printed once, and will then be gone forever.
Now, let’s go over what the package contains: six hardcover collector’s editions for Ocarina of Time 3D (in hard cover and exclusive to the box set), Spirit Tracks, Phantom Hourglass, Wind Waker, Twilight Princess, and Skyward Sword (revised and expanded by over 100 pages). All guides will feature gilded edges, and will come in a unique Zelda-themed box held together by an embedded magnetic clasp.
The last two items could be the most interesting for fans: a numbered certificate of authenticity signed by Eiji Aonuma and a 2-sided laser etched metallic bookmark.
You can order pre-order The Legend of Zelda Box Set: Prima Official Game Guide here
. Amazon has it for $153, which is $27 less than the retail price. It officially launches on November 26.
All of Nintendo’s online services are experiencing technical difficulties at the moment.
A notice posted on the company’s network status page indicates that the Wii U, 3DS, Wii, and DS are affected. It states, “Due to technical difficulties, some online service features may be unavailable. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.”
Nintendo began encountering issues at 8:20 AM PT / 11:20 AM ET. It is not yet clear what caused the downtime and when all services will be restored.
