It’s now well-known that the clouds and bushes in Super Mario Bros. use the same sprite. The two are only separated by their color – of course, the clouds are white while the bushes are green. Other than that, they’re entirely the same.
It seems as though the “cloud bush” has made a return in Mario Kart 7. As you can see in the image below, the clouds and bushes appear to be the same.
You can see this for yourself in the Piranha Plant Pipeway track.
Thanks to Jake for the tip!
Update: Square Enix has also confirmed that Kingdom Hearts 3D is coming to Europe next year.
Latest Installment to the Beloved Franchise Arriving in 2012 for the Nintendo 3DS™
LOS ANGELES and LONDON (Dec. 20, 2011) – Square Enix, Inc. and Square Enix Ltd., the publishers of SQUARE ENIX® interactive entertainment products in the Americas, Europe and across PAL territories, today announced fans of the popular KINGDOM HEARTS series will be able to experience a new 3-D adventure next year with the North American and European release of KINGDOM HEARTS 3D [Dream Drop Distance], specifically for the Nintendo 3DS™ system.
The new game’s spectacular story promises to be a fun backdrop to the colorful cast of Disney characters making their 3-D debut on a handheld title. In addition to new worlds, KINGDOM HEARTS 3D [Dream Drop Distance] will feature never-before-seen gameplay elements for the series.
Zelda producer Eiji Aonuma has shared his favorite dungeon of Skyward Sword. A certain gameplay element in Lanayru Mine makes this area his favorite.
Aonuma said:
“There is a part where you use an item called the Timeshift Stone that enables you to switch between the past and present. I think that this is something that can only be done in games and I believe it utilises the interactive quality of games brilliantly.”
Do any of you have a favorite dungeon?
This is one of many demos up on the Japanese eShop. It’d be nice if some of these demos arrived on the North American/European stores!
European 3DS owners will finally have a chance to download the system’s new messaging application. It should be out this Thursday (or next week) in North America as well.
3DS Download
Mighty Switch Force! – £5.40
Nintendo Letter Box – Free
3DS VC
Tetris – £3.60
DSiWare
Castle Conqueror Heroes – 500 Points/£4.50
Commando: Steel Disaster – 800 Points/£7.20
WiiWare
Football Up! – 500 Points
MotoHeroz Demo – Free’
Source: Nintendo PR
Usually we don’t see comparisons like this. It’s an odd, yet interesting way to compare the two games…
Thanks to Jeffrey H for the tip!
Shonen Jump has provided a first look at Dragon Quest X’s story mode. You can find the information below, and you can also view a scan from the magazine here that contains new screenshots.
– Game starts off in a small village named Etene
– A pair of siblings have lost their parents when they were young
– The two are trouble makers, but they live a quiet life in the village
– They’re both separated from the rest of the world
– Play as one of the two siblings
– You make yourself and your sibling during the character creation process
– Choose your gender; can have a pair of brothers, a pair or sisters, or mixed
– Have the human form just at the start of the game
– Unclear what makes you transform into one of the five non-human races
– Experience combat early on in the story
– Akira Toriyama designed a few key residents
– Aba: Maiden at the shrine; has a bad mouth; villagers trust her greatly
– Shini: Aba’s grandson; looks after Aba; usually calm and relaxed; can be relied upon when there’s a situation
