A few new titles are coming to the Japanese eShop on August 31. Here’s a look at the upcoming digital downloads:
Wii U Virtual Console
Star Fox 64 (N64, 1,028 yen)
Trojan (Famicom, 514 yen)
Wii U Download
Shantae: Risky’s Revenge – 1,500 yen
Discovery – 500 yen
3DS Download
Eyeresh for Nintendo 3DS – 1,500 yen
Nyannyanto Mori – 500 yen
Nintendo released an official video for Usas on the Japanese Wii U Virtual Console. Watch it below.
A new trailer for Leuvsion’s indie Wii U game Twisted Fusion is now online. View the new video below, which focuses on action.
As the trailer shows, Twisted Fusion will be out in early October.
On the Wii U eShop, Armikrog made its debut today in both North America and Europe. Watch some footage from the game below.
Select GameStop locations will be hosting a demo event for two 3DS titles on Saturday. The upcoming Dragon Quest VII and just-released Metroid Prime: Federation Force will be on display. Both can be played from 1 PM to 4 PM local time.
Head past the break for a lineup of participating locations.
Nintendo has created a new North American commercial to promote 3DS hardware and software for the summer. We’ve attached the video below.
The Legend of Kusakari will be out on the 3DS eShop later this week. Take a look at some off-screen footage below.
Capcom has released character profiles about new and returning characters appearing in Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Spirit of Justice.
This time around the focus is on the returning rookie attorney Apollo Justice, who will hold down the court while Phoenix Wright is away in the Kingdom of Khura’in. Additionally, we get our first detailed look at newcomer Nahyuta Sahdmadhi, who will serve as the enemy prosecutor in this game. Not only will Phoenix be facing off against him in faraway lands, but it appears that Nahyuta will make an appearance in Apollos home turf as well.
You can read the full blog post here.
Family Gamer TV just uploaded 30 minutes of new Skylanders Imaginators gameplay on their YouTube channel. Several different characters are shown off in the video, including the new Crash Bandicoot and Dr. Cortex characters. You can watch the video below.
In a recent interview with publisher Nnooo, The Legend of Kusakari developers Librage talked about their inspirations for the title, confirming that their game is indeed inspired by the Legend of Zelda series, and elaborated on their interaction with Nintendo and how they felt about such clear inspirations.
When asked about how the team was inspired to make the The Legend of Kusakari, Librage said:
The inspiration is the Legend of Zelda itself as you can see from the title logo and its game elements!
Furthermore, when asked about the kind of reaction Nintendo had to the clear inspirations the The Legend of Kusakari has to the The Legend of Zelda series, Librage said:
This is just our subjective impression, but they seem to be very favorable about this game. We visited Nintendo headquarters for a meeting and explained our project. They said this game was easy to understand because the title and content are consistent, and praised us.
You can read the full review below.
