This episode was really awesome because it was the first time that me, Jack, Laura, AND Aysha have been together for an episode since some of the very first ones we recorded. Some great discussions about how Twilight Princess was (or wasn’t!) as artistic as the other Zelda games, how the new Monolith Soft game might not be so colorful either, and plenty of talking about the Nintendo Direct! Top ten list? The things YOU guys are most excited about from the Nintendo Direct!
Subscribe via iTunes by clicking this thing!
Subscribe with Google by clicking this thing!
Subscribe with Yahoo something-or-other by clicking this thing!
Bravely Default: Flying Fairy has been a smashing success for Square Enix. Since launch, the publisher shipped 300,000 copies throughout Japan.
Producer Tomoya Asano told 4Gamer:
“Yes, I’d like to report to everyone that Bravery Default has broken over 300,000 copies shipped. I think by the end of the month, the sales numbers will achieve 300,000.”
No one (well, aside from the folks at Square Enix) knows what lies in the future for Bravely Default, but the IP is far from done. Asano teased future developments while speaking with 4Gamer:
“The official [Bravely Default] Twitter account has been in a silent state lately, partly because the consumer camp has been all out of information. However, from this year to about next year, I’m thinking there are a lot of things that I want to prepare for everyone to look forward to, so please continue to follow the Twitter account. I want to share information with everyone as soon as developments start again, so thank you in advance.”
Now that we’re a few months removed from the Wii U’s launch, the system’s games are starting to see price drops. Amazon is currently offering numerous games for sub-$50. Deals include NBA 2K13 for $39.99 and New Super Mario Bros. U for $49.95.
Here’s the full list:
Scribblenauts Unlimited
– currently $49.25
New Super Mario Bros. U
– currently $49.95
007 Legends
– currently $49.82
Ben 10 Omniverse
– currently $29.99
Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor’s Edge
– currently $48.89
NBA 2K13
– currently $39.99
Call of Duty: Black Ops II
– currently $44
Batman Arkham City: Armored Edition
– currently $42.42
Mass Effect 3
– currently $48.55
Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Wii U Edition
– currently $48.99
Assassin’s Creed III
– currently $49.25
Nintendo Land
– currently $42.88
Transformers Prime: The Game
– currently $42.42
Tank! Tank! Tank!
– currently $37.99
Marvel Avengers: Battle For Earth
– currently $42.91
Rise of the Guardians: The Video Game
– currently $29.99
European 3DS owners can now download an update for Gunman Clive. It addresses crashes found in stage 10 as well as other issues, according to tweets from creator Bertil Hörberg.
Hörberg wrote on Twitter that he hopes the update will be out soon in North America.
An update for Gunman Clive is now available in the European eShop. This should fix the Stage 10 crashes and a few other issues.
— Bertil Hörberg (@BertilHrberg) January 25, 2013
Hopefully the update will be up in the American eShop as well soon
— Bertil Hörberg (@BertilHrberg) January 25, 2013
Players can download the Gunman Clive update through the eShop. A notice should pop up once the store is launched.
This week’s Japanese eShop update is as follows:
3DS
Downloadable Software
Speed X 3D – 400 yen
Virtual Console
Bikkuri Nekketsu Shin Kiroku! Harukanaru Kin Medal (Crash ‘n the Boys: Street Challenge, Famicom) – 500 yen
Video Content
Short 3DS Nintendo Direct
Balloon Fight Wii U VC video
GameCenter CX featuring Balloon Fight Wii U VC
Pachi Para 3D Deluxe Umi Monogatari – Pachi Pro F?un Rok Hana Kot? no Sh?bu Shi Tachi video
Speed X 3D video
The following quote comes from the brownie-loving community communicator over on the Activision community forums, A_Trey_U:
January 21st, 2013 11:51AM
We are wrapping up work on our next patch and hope to be submitting to Nintendo in the next day or two.
To those questioning our ability to get these out quicker, please understand that there is a process to this. Fixes have to be implemented by various people in the studio (all teams, not just the Wii U team), brought over to the Wii U, then tested thoroughly before the update can go to Nintendo. At that point, Nintendo spends time testing it on their end before releasing the patch to you.
Once Nintendo supplies us with a date that we can expect the patch to go live, I will publish another update. Sometimes they give us a few days warning, sometimes they give us a few hours warning. I will do the best I can to get you the information you are asking for in a timely manner.
This was posted on January 21st, so they have probably already submitted it to Nintendo, and we’ll likely hear an announcement about it within a week or two!
I made this video back on Wednesday (hence why it sounds like I thought the Nintendo Direct was “today”) but neglected to put it up because I feel as though its production values are rather low. Still, I think I trust you guys to be able to look passed the low recording quality and poor editing just this once to see the point I’m trying to make. What’s the point I’m trying to make?
Xenoblade is way more colorful (and in my opinion better looking) than Monolith Soft’s new game “X”. I think “X” looks like baloney visually, even if the game will be good for other aspects.
We have one or two more features coming today and this is the least important of them so I’m just tossing it up in the afternoon willy nilly. Expect a new ‘Two People Playin’ Games’ beta episode and a new ‘Here’s a Podcast’ later tonight!
Given how Tomb Raider’s launch is on the horizon – it’s coming out on March 5 – it’s safe to say that it won’t be heading to Wii U. That means Straight Right’s secret Wii U port for Square Enix is a different game.
But why isn’t Tomb Raider coming to Wii U? Creative director Noah Hughes explained:
