Below are the latest titles that can be currently pre-ordered at retailers:
United States
* Save 20 percent on pre-orders with Amazon Prime or Best Buy’s GCU. 20 percent off pre-orders on Amazon Canada as well. On Amazon UK, it’s £2 off.
Wii U
Shantae: Half-Genie Hero – Risky Beats Edition – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Minecraft: Story Mode – The Complete Adventure – Amazon, Best Buy
Darksiders Warmastered Edition – Amazon
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Amazon
, Best Buy, GameStop
3DS
Dragon Ball Fusions – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Super Mario Maker for 3DS – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Dragon Quest VIII – Amazon
, Best Buy, GameStop
Runbow Pocket Deluxe Edition – New 3DS only – Amazon, GameStop, Best Buy
Story of Seasons: Trio of Towns (pre-order for capybara plushie) – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Mario Sports Superstars – GameStop
amiibo
Animal Crossing amiibo cards series 4 – Best Buy
Link (8-Bit) – Best Buy, GameStop
Link (Zelda: Ocarina of Time) – Best Buy, GameStop
Link/Zelda (Zelda: Wind Waker) – Best Buy, GameStop
Books
Pokemon Sun/Moon guide: collector’s edition – Amazon (save $16)
Pokemon Sun/Moon: Official Collector’s Vault Edition – Amazon (save $8)
The Legend of Zelda: Legendary Edition, Vol. 2 – Amazon
The Legend of Zelda: Art & Artifacts – Amazon
The Legend of Zelda: Legendary Edition, Vol. 3 – Amazon
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Vol. 1 – Amazon
The Legend of Zelda: Legendary Edition, Vol. 4 – Amazon
Canada
Wii U
Shantae: Half-Genie Hero – Risky Beats Edition
Darksiders Warmastered Edition
Minecraft: Story Mode – The Complete Adventure
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
3DS
Dragon Ball Fusions
Runbow Pocket Deluxe Edition – New 3DS only
Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King
Story of Seasons: Trio of Towns (new)
Books
Zelda: Legendary Edition, Vol. 2: Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages
Pokemon Sun/Moon guide: standard
Pokemon Sun/Moon guide: collector’s edition
(save $9)
The Legend of Zelda: Art & Artifacts
The Legend of Zelda: Legendary Edition, Vol. 3
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Vol. 1
The Legend of Zelda: Legendary Edition, Vol. 4
amiibo
Animal Crossing: New Leaf Welcome amiibo Cards 6 Pack
UK
Wii U
Darksiders Warmastered Edition
3DS
Animal Crossing: New Leaf + amiibo Card
Super Mario Maker for 3DS
Picross 3D: Round 2
Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse
7th Dragon III Code: VFD
Books
Pokemon Sun/Moon guide: standard
Pokemon Sun/Moon guide: collector’s edition
Pokemon Sun/Moon: Official Strategy Guide Collector’s Vault
The Legend of Zelda: Art and Artifacts
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Vol. 1
The Legend of Zelda: Legendary Edition, Vol. 3
The Legend of Zelda: Legendary Edition, Vol. 4
French newspaper Le Monde recently conducted an interview with Michel Ancel. Luckily, Ancel was happy to talk about the new Beyond Good & Evil, going over the project’s development, themes, and more.
A couple of folks on NeoGAF were kind enought to translate the interview. Find a rundown of what was shared below.
– It’s Yves Guillemot who called Michel Ancel to make Beyond Good & Evil 2. He was going to leave after Rayman Legends (the article says Origins but it’s probably a mistake) in 2013, since he just co-founded his new studio Wildsheep, but he just couldn’t say anything else than “yes” to the Yves Guillemot’s proposal.
– The original project started in 2007, and was abandoned in 2009, at Michel Anciel’s will. They started to work on it again in 2012-2013, and he feels like he still needs three to four years to finish it, but even then he’s not sure.
– He calls it a “fabulous project”. It’s really ambitious, but possible with the actual consoles.
Update: Added in Sunday’s updates.
Nintendo Badge Arcade has been receiving daily updates since heading to the 3DS eShop. Because it’s continually updated with content, we’re rounding up all of the additions and changes in a weekly post.
Here’s what’s on tap for the week of November 14:
November 14
– 4 Super Mario World panels (2 with 1 day left)
– 3 Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D panels
– 2 Animal Crossing icons panels
– 1 Zelda: Wind Waker HD panel
– 2 Zelda: A Link Between Worlds panels (1 with 1 day left)
– 4 Pokemon panels (1 with 1 day left)
– 2 systems/cartridges panels
– 1 Mario icons panel
– 1 Zelda: Tri Force Heroes panel
– 3 Mario Kart panels (1 with 1 day left)
– 1 Mario holiday panel
– 1 Animal Crossing panel
– 1 original Zelda panel (1 day left)
– 1 Super Mario Bros. panel (1 day left)
– 2 Zelda bottles icons panels (1 day left)
– 1 Zelda: Twilight Princess HD panel (1 day left)
– 2 free plays
November 15
– 2 Super Mario World panels (2 days left)
– 3 Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D panels (2 days left)
– 3 Animal Crossing icons panels (2 days left)
– 2 Zelda: Wind Waker HD panels (1 with 2 days left, 1 with 1 day left)
– 1 Zelda: A Link Between Worlds panel (2 days left)
– 4 Pokemon panel (3 with 2 days left, 1 with 1 day left)
– 2 systems/cartridges panels (2 days left)
– 1 Mario icons panel (2 days left)
– 1 Zelda: Tri Force Heroes panel (2 days left)
– 3 Mario Kart panels (2 with 2 days left, 1 with 1 day left)
– 1 Mario holiday panel (2 days left)
– 1 original Zelda panel (1 day left)
– 1 Fire Emblem Fates panel (1 day left)
– 3 Splatoon panels (1 days left)
– 1 Mario characters panel (1 day left)
– 1 Animal Crossing holiday panel (1 day left)
November 16
– 2 Super Mario World panels (1 day left)
– 3 Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D panels (1 day left)
– 3 Animal Crossing icons panels (1 day left)
– 1 Zelda: Wind Waker HD panel (1 day left)
– 1 Zelda: A Link Between Worlds panels (1 day left)
– 4 Pokemon panels (1 day left)
– 2 systems/cartridges panels (1 day left)
– 1 Mario icons panel (1 day left)
– 3 Zelda: Tri Force Heroes panel (1 day left)
– 2 Mario Kart panels (1 day left)
– 1 Mario holiday panel (1 day left)
– 2 Fire Emblem Fates panels (1 day left)
– 1 Animal Crossing panel (1 day left)
– 2 Super Mario Bros. panels (1 day left)
– 1 Metroid panel (1 day left)
– 1 Zelda: Twilight Princess HD panel (1 day left)
November 17
– 8 Animal Crossing amiibo panels
– 6 Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival panels
– 5 Animal Crossing face panels
– 6 Pokemon panels
– 4 Animal Crossing holiday panels (2 with 1 day left)
– 1 The Cat Mario Show panel (1 day left)
– 1 free play
– Animal Crossing holiday theme until November 24
November 18
– 8 Animal Crossing amiibo panels
– 6 Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival panels
– 5 Animal Crossing face panels
– 6 Pokemon panels
– 4 Animal Crossing holiday panels
– 1 SNES panel (1 day left)
– Animal Crossing holiday theme until November 24
November 19
– 8 Animal Crossing amiibo panels
– 6 Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival panels
– 5 Animal Crossing face panels
– 6 Pokemon panels (2 days left)
– 4 Animal Crossing holiday panels (2 days left)
– 1 Game Boy panel (1 day left)
– Animal Crossing holiday theme until November 24
November 20
– 8 Animal Crossing amiibo panels
– 6 Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival panels
– 5 Animal Crossing face panels
– 6 Pokemon panels (1 day left)
– 4 Animal Crossing holiday panels (1 day left)
– 1 Virtual Boy panel (1 day left)
– Animal Crossing holiday theme until November 24
Game Freak has a habit of including its office in the Pokemon RPGs. The tradition still holds true in the latest games, Pokemon Sun and Pokemon Moon. A video showing Game Freak’s office is posted below.
Rumor: Xenoblade Chronicles X, Telltale’s Guardians of the Galaxy, The Silver Case heading to Switch
Switch rumormonger Laura Kate Dale sent along some new speculation about titles coming to Switch on her Twitter account today. Some of the information isn’t as set compared to previous rumors we’ve heard about due to only being single-sourced, but may be worth sharing in any case.
Dale is primarily attempting to paint a picture about what lies ahead for Switch in 2017. The new 3D Mario, Mario Rabbids RPG, Splatoon port, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, and Just Dance 2017 are among the games planned for launch. The Smash Bros. port, Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Mario Kart 8, and Super Mario Maker are said to be launching within the first six months. New additions for the first half year of Switch include Xenoblade Chronicles X, Telltale’s Guardians of the Galaxy, and The Silver Case (Grasshopper Manufacture’s visual novel that has been revitalized on new platforms).
Most Pokemon in Pokemon Sun/Moon evolve naturally. In other words, once they reach a certain level, they’ll move on to their next form. There are quite a exceptions, however. Some Pokemon have special conditions that need to be met before they evolve.
Kotaku now has a list up that goes over many of these exceptions. With new Pokemon introduced this generation, it certainly comes in handy. Continue on below for the information.
Dragon Ball Fusions is just a couple of days away from launching in North America after Bandai Namco moved the game’s release date up to Tuesday. If you need a refresher on what to expect, head past the break for a fact sheet.
Thanks to ntower, we have another look at Super Mario Maker for 3DS. Another nine minutes of footage from the game can be found below.
Exile’s End is just a few days away from arriving on the Wii U eShop. North America will have it on Tuesday while the European launch is scheduled for Thursday. In case you’re curious, Exile’s End requires 136 MB of space.
Thanks to Andrew for the tip.
A number of months ago, it was discovered that Nintendo filed for a new patent under the name “Training Implement, Training System, and Input Device”. It was originally registered in October 2014, and published back in April. What we saw seemed to be a new U-shaped controller intended for exercise with features such as acceleration, gyro, and the ability to detect temperature.
The patent is now back in the news as a similar listing has been found in Europe. Over on the EUIPO, Nintendo submitted an application on October 10 to protect the design of the controller. It was only just published last Tuesday.
Apparently Nintendo submitted three separate entries for parts of this controller (but not the controller as a whole) to be registered as an intellectual property. According to ntower, this would make it possible to attach additional parts to the controller. It also says that only the design has been registered as an intellectual property, but not the function of the buttons and such, which might be because this is an intellectual property rather than a patent.
