We have a few more details about Minecraft: New 3DS Edition from a developer live stream hosted after this week’s Nintendo Direct. The information comes max world size and more.
Here’s the roundup of information for Minecraft: New 3DS Edition:
– Max world size is 2016×2016 (small worlds on Switch are 900x900ish and largest are about 3000×3000)
– Based on Pocket Edition 0.15.4, which launched July 2016, has every feature the game did as of that release
– Due to above, no The End yet, but does have the Nether
– Redstone contraptions work as expected, they had memory-eating bugs with them at one point but got them all squashed
– They plan on lots of updates over the course of the next 6-8 months, for example targeting 0.16 and adding ocean monuments and associated blocks
– No cross play or world sharing, this is a totally new and different build of the game unique to 3DS
– Mouselook with c-stick including invert Y-axis if you want, other options like view bobbing off, auto-jump
– Map is always active on the bottom screen
– Comes with standard textures, plastic, and city, plus many character skins
Nintendo appears to be readying restocks of three Link amiibo. CPSIA certificates for the original Smash Bros. Link, 8-bit Link, and Majora’s Mask Link have been updated. Each one had an additional run of manufacturing in August.
CPSIA pages naturally don’t mention when restocks will be taking place, but these Link amiibo should be showing up again soon. Keep your eyes peeled for movement at retailers in the weeks ahead.
Miitomo has been updated with more content. Users will find returning stages with more items.
“Folklore in the forest! Fairy Fashion” is the returning theme. The stages provide the following:
– Forest fairy wig (set)
– Forest fairy top (set)
– Forest fairy skirt (set)
– Forest fairy shoes (set)
– Butterfly fairy top (set)
– Butterfly fairy shorts (set)
– Butterfly fairy boots (set)
– Butterfly fairy wings (set)
– Flower fairy set( set)
– Flower fairy sandals (set)
– Flower fairy wings (set)
– Fairy friend
The returning stage will be available until September 19 at 6 PM PT / 9 PM ET.
Another Nintendo Direct is in the books. Setting aside Nintendo’s E3 presentation and game-specific broadcasts, it’s been quite awhile since the last one.
There ended up being a ton of news in this week’s Nintendo Direct. Four games in particular were highlighted: Pokemon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon, Xenoblade Chronicles 2 (now with a December 1 release date), Project Octopath Traveler (with an eShop demo), and Super Mario Odyssey. A few announcements were made as well, including the surprising Doom and Wolfenstein II Switch ports, the first Dragon Quest Builders for Switch, arcade games from Nintendo and Hamster, Kirby Battle Royale and Mario Party: The Top 100 for 3DS, Minecraft: New 3DS Edition, and Atlus localizing The Alliance Alive. Other news was also shared like the November 17 Skyrim release date and more.
So how’s everyone feeling about the Nintendo Direct? Although Nintendo didn’t have much in the way of brand new Switch games, many games were shown. Did the presentation meet your expectations, or were you disappointed in any way? Share your thoughts with us below.
Highlights from last week’s topic: Digital vs. physical
Back in July, we heard that Switch has an internal built-in emulator. Additional information surfaced about the situation today.
What was originally known a couple of months ago is that the emulator came with the name “flog”. That’s no ordinary name. “Flog” is actually “Golf”… just backwards. All Switch systems have Golf from the NES hidden away, and believe it or not, it comes with two-player Joy-Con support.
The discovery itself is extremely interesting. But aside from that, what’s up with the pictures of the Joy-Con controllers? Some are also speculating that there’s hidden way to launch Golf from the Switch menu, but no one has a solution at present.
Square Enix first announced Project Octopath Traveler way back in January. The game went completely dark – until this week, that is. Project Octopath Traveler was heavily featured in the latest Nintendo Direct, and was even given a meaty demo on the eShop.
In case you’re wondering, Laura Post is the voice of Primrose. Post confirmed her role on Twitter a couple of days ago, writing:
Happy to announce I voice Primrose in the demo of Octopath Traveler, which is available now on the Nintendo Switch! pic.twitter.com/xiwQvvjAr3
— Laura Post (@LauraPostVoice) September 14, 2017
Post has worked on a few games in the past, including the Hyperdimension Neptunia series. She has been involved with several anime productions as well.
Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 for Switch sold quite well in its first week in Japan. Between September 7 and September 10, it sold about 24,000 copies.
Dengeki adds that Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 sold through 80 percent of its initial shipment. Indeed, that’s a high percentage. Bandai Namco previously said that the game was selling out in the country and more shipments will be carried out later in the month. The sell-through rate tells us that 30,000 copies were sent to stores for the initial batch.
Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 will be out this coming week in North America and Europe. It’ll be interesting to see how the game does in the west.
Last night, a returning map from the original Splatoon was added to Splatoon 2: Kelp Dome. If you’re interested in seeing how the stage compares to how it appeared originally, watch the comparison below.
In the Japanese Nintendo Direct this week, Nintendo announced The Dead Heat Breakers for 3DS. It’s a new game featuring Dillon from Dillon’s Rolling Western. We have a few details about the project.
The Dead Heat Breakers is an action tower defense game that depicts epic battles against incoming space rock lifeforms, taking place in a ruined near-futuristic city. The protagonist of this game, Dillon the Armadillo, uses a spinning power as his weapon to protect his village from the invasion.
Additional information has surfaced about the new Playing With Super Power: Nintendo Super NES Classics book. Prima will be publishing it alongside the SNES Classic Edition later this month.
Playing With Super Power: Nintendo Super NES Classics is really intended to be a love-letter to the classic gaming system. You can expect full coverage of all included games such as Star Fox 2. The book also goes over the history, legacy, and related memories, plus speedrunning tips.
Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime wrote the exclusive foreword. Oh, and the hardcover version has a slipecase.
Here’s the full rundown of the book:
