New Super Mario Bros. director Masataka Takemoto and producer Takashi Tezuka answered a whole slew of questions about their Wii U launch game. Nintendo Land director Takayuki Shimamura chimed in with a few thoughts about his title as well.
Below you’ll find talk about how it was decided to approach Mario’s first romp on the Wii U and the origins of its Challenge mode. For Nintendo Land, Shimamura discusses the decision behind the game’s attractions and art style, plus comments on the lack of online multiplayer.
All comments for New Super Mario Bros. U and Nintendo Land are posted below.
More “emergency maintenance” for Nintendo services next week
Nintendo has scheduled a new round of “emergency maintenance” for its services next week. Two different stages are planned.
The first stage will affect network services, the DS itself, and Pokemon games:
From Monday, February 25, 2013 11:00 PM – Tuesday, February 26, 2013 5:00 PM Pacific Time
Affected Services:
- Nintendo DS
- Network Services
- Pokémon Black Version
- Pokémon White Version
- Pokémon Black Version 2
- Pokémon White Version 2
Meanwhile, Wii U services will be down for only an hour on Monday:
From Monday, February 25, 2013 4:00 PM – Monday, February 25, 2013 5:00 PM Pacific Time
Affected Services:
- Wii U
- Match Making, Ranking, etc.
- Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor’s Edge
- Warriors Orochi 3 Hyper
As Nintendo notes: “During the emergency maintenance, parts of the affected services may be intermittently unavailable.”
The following Rock Band Music Store songs will be made available on February 26:
- The Flys – “Got You (Where I Want You)
- Queensrÿche – “Silent Lucidity” – keyboard support
- Staind – “It’s Been Awhile”
- Staind – “So Far Away” – keyboard support
Each song can be purchased for $1.99/£.99/€1.49/160 Microsoft Points/200 Wii Points.
Source: Harmonix PR
Notion Games has now launched a Kickstarter for its planned Wii U eShop game, Super Ubi Land. The indie dev is looking to raise $5,000 before April 8. With the funds, Notion hopes to purchase development kits for the Wii U, Ouya, and other platforms.
More information can be found on the official Kickstarter page.
Game Overview
GAME FREAK inc. brings all of the polish players have come to expect from their Pokémon franchise to a brand-new action-packed rhythm game! Use Tempo’s Music Note Staff to beat drums, crash cymbals, and smack enemies through more than 50 levels with unique boss fights. On your journey, you’ll team up with multiple characters like Lyra, who can slide under obstacles and shoot musical arrows, and Tyko, who can pound out powerful beats with his drums! More challenging speeds and unlockable stages await those locked onto the beat. Feel the music and find your rhythm to save Melodia!
- A new rhythm-based action game from the makers of Pokémon!
- Jump, Hit, and Groove your way through 8 huge worlds
- More than 50 replayable levels in a digital package
- Bob your head to original music
