Nintendo of Europe has published a new Mario Kart 8 Deluxe commercial, primarily based around the game’s trailer from last month. You can view it below.
Ready for a revamped Battle Mode experience in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe? Coming to #NintendoSwitch on 28/04.
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— Nintendo of Europe (@NintendoEurope) February 6, 2017
Unseen64 has dug up some information about FUUB, an abandoned peripheral device from THQ Digital Warrington. It was in the works at some point between 2006 and 2010 for Wii and other platforms. The entire project was scrapped after THQ shifted its priorities.
Here’s how Unseen64 describes FUUB:
“Acting like a set of four individual dice, which were to be bundled together as one purchase, the FUUB was predominantly aimed towards local group play. Each player would interact with one or more of the dice when playing one of the FUUB specific games designed for the device. The devices themselves were fitted with some physical sensors, though it’s not exactly clear what each device was actually able to monitor. We also believe that the FUUBs required a separate, external camera to track the their movement in 3d space, though this cannot be 100% confirmed.”
The aptly-named “FUUB” was one game planned for the device. Not much is known, though it seemed to be somewhat similar to Mario Party.
Another title early in development was “Quest for the Magic Stones”, which a developer describes as targeted at “fans of the Harry Potter series”. It would have featured a mystical narrative theme, set inside a magical dungeon.
TIME has put up a pretty massive piece about Shinya Takahashi today. You may recognize him from his appearance during the Nintendo Switch Presentation 2017. He’s a director, board member, managing executive officer, and general manager of Nintendo’s Entertainment Planning and Development Division.
TIME’s piece delves into Takahashi’s history at Nintendo and new role at the company. He comments a bit on Switch and more as well. Shigeru Miyamoto also chimes in about wanting to use Switch as an opportunity “to hand over more to the younger generation.”
We have a summary of TIME’s article below. We do strongly encourage you to read the full thing right here.
Monster Hunter XX has been on a roll with collaborations as of late. Sailor Moon and Kingdom are just a couple of partnerships we’ve heard about in recent weeks.
Today, Capcom detailed yet another collaboration in Monster Hunter XX. In teaming up with the game / anime Show by Rock!!, there will be a Slash Axe weapon named Red Tomahawk. Capcom has also shown an illustration of Show by Rock!! character Crow wielding the weapon being published.
IGN prepared a new Yooka-Laylee video showing 13 minutes of footage from the new world Capital Cashino. Watch it below.
Later this week, Ogre Battle 64 arrives on the European Wii U Virtual Console. Take a look at the official trailer below.
Last night, the annual Super Bowl managed to capture a large audience to watch the game, but it’s also the event that many of the more important advertisers target for. Nintendo joined them this year with a 30 seconds ad that showcases Switch and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.
It seems that strategy might achieve positive results. Ace Metrix, a company dedicated to measure the impact of advertisings, has published the audience impressions from the Super Bowl ads of last night. Among the ads that were ‘new content’ for the Super Bowl Nintendo secured the 4th position, which means that it was well regarded in terms of “Attention, Likeability, Information, Change, Relevance, Desire and Watchability”:
This week’s European Nintendo Downloads are as follows:
Wii U Download
Plantera – €4.99 / £4.49 / CHF 7.00 (free if you have downloaded the Nintendo 3DS version)
Words Up! Academy – €2.99 / £2.69 / CHF 4.20
Maze Break – €7.00 / £6.00 / CHF 10.00
Wii U Virtual Console
Ogre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Caliber (Nintendo 64) – €9.99 / £8.99 / CHF 14.00
3DS Download
Plantera – €4.99 / £4.49 / CHF 7.00 (free if you have downloaded the Wii U version)
New Nintendo 3DS Download
Hit Ninja – €1.99 / £1.79 / CHF 2.80
3DS DLC
Swapdoodle – Dollo’s Cat Doodles – €2.99 / £2.69 / CHF 4.20
Swapdoodle – Dollo’s Dog Doodles – €2.99 / £2.69 / CHF 4.20
Swapdoodle – Nikki’s Enchanting Fairy Tale Friends – €2.99 / £2.69 / CHF 4.20
3DS Video
Azure Striker Gunvolt: The Anime – €2.79 / £2.49 / CHF 3.90
Geronime Stilton Vol. 1 – €2.99 / £2.69 / CHF 4.20
Geronime Stilton Vol. 2 – €2.99 / £2.69 / CHF 4.20
Geronime Stilton Vol. 3 – €2.99 / £2.69 / CHF 4.20
Geronime Stilton Vol. 4 – €2.99 / £2.69 / CHF 4.20
Geronime Stilton Vol. 5 – €2.99 / £2.69 / CHF 4.20
3DS Themes
Hello Kitty wears Carnival dress – €0.99 / £0.89 / CHF 1.40
Hello Kitty Valentine’s Day – €0.99 / £0.89 / CHF 1.40
Mr. Men Little Miss in London – €0.99 / £0.89 / CHF 1.40
Little Miss Valentine’s Day – €0.99 / £0.89 / CHF 1.40
This week’s Wii U/3DS-specific UK software sales are as follows:
Wii U
1. Super Mario 3D World – Nintendo
2. Minecraft: Wii U Edition – Nintendo
3. New Super Mario Bros. U + Luigi U – Nintendo
4. Just Dance 2017 – Ubisoft
5. Mario Kart 8 – Nintendo
6. Mario Party 10 – Nintendo
7. Paper Mario: Color Splash – Nintendo
8. Pokken Tournament – Nintendo
9. Yoshi’s Woolly World – Nintendo
10. Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker – Nintendo
3DS
1. Pokemon Sun – Nintendo
2. Pokemon Moon – Nintendo
3. Poochy & Yoshi’s Woolly World – Nintendo
4. Super Mario Maker – Nintendo
5. New Super Mario Bros. 2 – Nintendo
6. Mario Kart 7 – Nintendo
7. Tomodachi Life – Nintendo
8. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D – Nintendo
9. Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King – Nintendo
10. Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Nintendo
Source: Chart-Track
