Apparently Pokémon is big enough a brand to warrant having its own exposition/convention in Japan this year, as the Pokémon Company has set up a large-scale event called “Pokémon Game Show” to showcase games like Pokémon Tretta, the trading card game, and Pokémon X/Y, the latter of which will be playable for attendees.
The show will take place in Tokyo at ‘Tokyo Big Sight’ on August 17th and 18th this year. More info to come.
Man… Reggie sure has been saying “my body is ready” a lot. It feels like E3 2007 all over again!
Mutant Mudds originally came out on the 3DS as a download title. Now, developer Renegade Kid is looking into making a boxed version of the game available.
Co-founder Jools Watsham wrote on his blog that Kickstarter may very well used as a way to make this happen. He’s still looking into things, but “the first step towards having physical cartridges of Mutant Mudds for the Nintendo 3DS has been taken.”
Watsham’s message reads:
For such a rough game, it did have its moments. If you can ignore the voice acting.
This is a survey that requires no signing up, accounts, clicking through ads, or anything. Just answer a required question, answer a non-required question (if you want) and make your voice heard in yet another NintendoEverything reader survey poll thing! Results will be read in the form of our top ten list on the next podcast, and if you opted to answer the written question your answer could be read on the show! So don’t say anything ridiculous.
Thanks very much. As stated above the topic for you guys this week is “What Nintendo-affiliated developer should make the next Star Fox game?”.
Soul Saga will be making its way to Wii U following funding collected through Kickstarter. The game was guaranteed to be made for the console (as well as the PlayStation 4 and PS Vita) once the goal of $80,000 was reached. That happened just a short while ago, so expect to see Soul Saga on Nintendo’s console sometime in the future.
Update: Notion has now clarified that Super Ubie Land is coming to Wii U this fall. The August 13 date is for PC.
Super Ubie Land is coming to the Wii U eShop in August. A specific date of August 13 is mentioned in a promo poster shared on Notion Games’ official Twitter account:
New PROMO poster. The home stretch for #SuperUbieLand begins! #gamedev #WiiU #Nintendo #eShop pic.twitter.com/B3mIR0HXrB
— Notion_Games (@NotionGamesLLC) June 28, 2013
Animal Crossing: New Leaf is currently going for
$30.25 on Amazon. I’ll be the first to admit that this isn’t a huge sale – but it’s a discount nonetheless! And with the way Animal Crossing has been selling out of the gate, it’s surprising to see any kind of price drop.
Nintendo has generally been able to pull off impressive usage of the 3DS’ 3D effect in its own games. But not all outside developers are on the same level. That begs the question: is Nintendo willing to help out third-parties in implementing the 3D sensation?
Satoru Iwata, responding to this topic during Nintendo’s latest investor’s meeting, said that the company shares knowledge of how much to separate the eyes’ perspective and put little stress on the eyes – when asked, that is.
Iwata’s comments – in summary form – are posted below.
“Gained lots of know-how on how much to separate eyes’ perspectives and put little stress on the eyes. How successful software has done this is shared both within the company and with other companies when asked. No tool to indicate 3D limit. It’s up to humans to tell what the limit is for 3D volume. Player experience varies depending on the place. Some like low vol., others high. 3D volume adjustable in games, but fixed in downloaded trailers. The non-adjustable volume may not be fulfilling. Up to dev, but supporting.”
