A number of released and upcoming Nintendo-related books are on sale at Amazon. This includes guides, art books, and official manga.
Here’s the full lineup:
Zelda Legendary Editions starting at $12.18 (was $17.99)
The Art of Fire Emblem Awakening – $25.96 (was $39.99)
Pokemon Sun/Moon: Official Strategy Guide Collector’s Vault – $79.25 (was $129.99)
The Legend of Zelda: Art & Artifacts – $25.46 (was $39.99)
Pokemon Sun/Moon: The Alola Region Pokedex & Postgame Adventure Guide – $21.34 (was $24.99)
Pokemon Sun/Moon: The Alola Region Collector’s Edition Pokedex & Postgame Adventure Guide – $33.11 (was $39.99)
Art of Splatoon – $34.54 (was $39.99)
Tank Troopers debuted on the Japanese 3DS eShop a couple of weeks ago, and it’s heading west sometime this winter. The game actually wasn’t developed by Nintendo internally. Vitei, the team that created Steel Diver and Steel Diver: Sub Wars, was the primary studio behind Tank Troopers.
From Nintendo, director Takaya Imamura, character designer Yuki Kaneko, and composer / sound effects designer Ryo Nagamatsu were involved. Contributing from Vitei’s side, we have confirmation that Atsushi Obata acted as project manager while Takao Kurebayashi was the design manager. Obata later became a director after Imamura left the project for the production of Star Fox: The Battle Begins. Also, Vitei founder Giles Goddard was a program director and constructed the main system of this title.
4Gamer asked 140 Japanese developers about the games that impressed them the most this year. Pokemon GO was one of the top picks, earning 20 votes. Other representatives on Nintendo platforms include Pokemon Sun/Moon and Zero Time Dilemma with 2 votes each.
The full results can be found below.
Bandai Namco published All Kamen Riders: Rider Revolution in Japan earlier this month, and now we have a good look at the game with a bunch of footage. Take a look at the video below.
Pokemon GO has been hugely successful since it debuted during the summer. It’s consistently managed to stay at the top of the charts on both iOS and Android.
Speaking with Nikkei, Pokemon president Tsunekazu Ishihara offered up four reasons as to why Pokemon GO has been such a hit. Ishihara first brought up the cross-generational success with seniors in their 50s and 60s who originally bought games for their children, as well as players who experienced the series when they were young. Social media was another factor. Niantic being a unicorn company (start-up with a very high value) and smartphones paving the way for location-based services (GPS) were the final two factors Ishihara brought up.
Nintendo issued a new update for Super Mario Run today. After downloading it, your game will be raised to version 1.0.2.
Only one patch note is listed on the App Store. According to Nintendo, Super Mario Run has implemented feature improvements.
The last time Sarah Blandy worked on a Nintendo title was this year. In Fire Emblem Fates, she voiced Kagero, Midori, and Layla. Blandy’s personal website is now listing an unnamed Nintendo game, which she can’t mention by name due to an NDA.
Nintendo is teaming up with Cup of Tea Productions, a company that specializes in voice overs and localization, on the project. The last time the two sides collaborated was on the English version of Fire Emblem Awakening.
Could this have something to do with Fire Emblem as well? Perhaps the upcoming Fire Emblem mobile game? Or maybe it’s something completely different…
A couple of new games out came out this week on the Wii U and 3DS eShops. If you’re interested in checking out what’s new in screenshot form, take a look at the gallery below.
