The Wii U GamePad battery kind of stinks right now. To improve the situation, Nintendo intends to release an improved rechargeable battery in Japan.
An enhanced battery pack will increase the GamePad’s life from 3-5 hours to 5-8 hours. It’s a 2550mAh battery as opposed to the current 1500mAh battery.
The product will be available on July 25 for 3,150 yen.
As is the case in North America and Europe, Nintendo launched the Wii U in Japan with two colors. The Basic Set came in white whereas the Premium Set is colored black.
In July, the Premium Set will also come in white. Nintendo will be making this product available on July 13. Pricing is set at 31,500 yen.
Nintendo of Canada’s Facebook page reveals the locations that will house playable demos of the Big N’s E3 2013 games.
Here’s the lineup:
Ontario: North York, Toronto, Mississauga, Windsor, London, Ottawa, Kingston, Brampton, Oakville
Quebec: Montreal, Lasalle
Manitoba: Winnipeg
Saskatchewan: Saskatoon
Alberta: Edmonton, Calgary (2 locations)
British Columbia: Vancouver, Langley, Richmond
Nova Scotia: Dartmouth
Nintendo shared the listing for US Best Buy locations earlier today. That can be found here.
The Super Mario Bros. film legacy lives on. Twenty years after its release, a comic has been produced that takes place directly after the movie.
This is something that has been in the works for two years, believe it or not. The comic highlights “new locations and creatures inspired by the games, yet adapted in the film’s unique cyberpunk style.”
You can find the first few pages in the gallery above. Additional pages are on the way.
Touch Detective 3 is happening, and it has an incredibly peculiar subtitle: “Does Funghi Dream of Bananas?”
Mackenzie, Cromwell, and Funghi are all back for the series’ third entry. Touch Detective 3 also introduces Shiro. She’s a rival detective who is looking to become the best of the world. The dog-like companion “Kinako”, who follows Shiro around, is a professional detective assistant.
Touch Detective 3’s first screenshots show a style that is very reminiscent of the previous titles. You’ll be investigating and moving Mackenzie around with the touch screen. The game also includes a new map featuring a Banana Ice stand and an elephant slide. That’s the kind of weirdness you can expect in Touch Detective 3!
Zero Escape series creator Kotaro Uchikoshi revealed a few tidbits about the series’ third entry while speaking with Siliconera.
According to Uchikoshi, it will incorporate a slight rise in tension. This is “because I had a lot of fans on Twitter that they liked the sense of fear in 999. I haven’t decided how much, but I will up it.”
Uchikoshi also addressed the question of a returning character. He said:
“I plan on bringing someone back, but I can’t tell you who I’m going to bring back. That’s for both 999 and Virtue’s Last Reward.”
As for why the third game will take place in the middle of 999 and Virtue’s Last Reward, Uchikoshi noted that doing so is “interesting”. He added that it isn’t “conventional since you usually go in order.”
Aksys localized 999 as well as Virtue’s Last Reward. When asked if the company will be bringing over the third game as well, Uchikoshi replied:
“I do want to ask them! Aksys is busy so if they want to work on it, I would like them to do so.”
The English translation of Iwata Asks: Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity is now live. Access the discussion here. Nintendo president Satoru Iwata chats with Pokemon president Tsunekaz Ishihara and a couple of Chunsoft staffers about the 3DS game.
