Ninja Pizza Girl was last thought to be Wii U-bound in January. That obviously didn’t happen, but a Kickstarter update from Disparity Games indicates that the eShop version is coming very soon.
Development on the Wii U version is said to be “very, very, very close to done but it still needs two more days of work before it’s ready to send to Nintendo.” Ninja Pizza Girl is still at least a month out, though it won’t be too much longer now.
Here’s the full update from Disparity:
Hello WiiU people! Brace yourselves for FULL DISCLOSURE as we peek behind the curtain of game development. We have a working WiiU build. It’s great! It supports the pro controller, the wiimote (my favourite controller to play NPG on, it’s lovely and old-school and just feels great), the gamepad and it allows for easy swapping between the TV and gamepad screen. It’s very, very, very close to done but it still needs two more days of work before it’s ready to send to Nintendo. The first chance we have to work on it for two days is this Saturday so we hope to be sending Ninja Pizza Girl to the wizards at Nintendo on Sunday. It then has to be rigorously checked by Nintendo, approved, and much, much paperwork filled in. I think Pikachu has to personally sign off on everything, I’m not too sure what goes on there really. When that’s all done we’ll have an official release date and can finally fill your lives with warm, wonderful Ninja Pizza Girl goodness. We can’t say for sure how long this process will take but based on our experience with other platforms our best guess is about 30 days. Starting from Saturday we’ll give you updates for each step of this process so you can see exactly what’s happening and share the last trek of this very long road with us.
On Thursday, Nintendo will be kicking off a two-week sale for the classic Pokemon RPGs on the 3DS eShop. Pokemon Red, Blue, and Yellow will be reduced to €6.99, a 30 percent discount. The offer will be valid until July 28.
Source: Nintendo PR
With Monster Hunter Generations heading west in just a few days, Capcom has shared the game’s opening cinematic. You can find that below.
The first wave of Monster Hunter Generations reviews are in now that the embargo has expired. We’ve rounded up some of the early verdicts below.
IGN – 8 / 10
Destructoid – 9.5 / 10
USgamer – 4.5 / 5
Nintendo Life – 9 / 10
Game Informer – 8.75 / 10
Eurogamer – “Recommended”
Polygon – 8.5 / 10
We’ll have our own Monster Hunter Generations review this week. Look for it very soon!
Last year, Amazon held a big sale just for Prime members. That same sale has now returned today. If you happen to have an Amazon Prime membership, you’ll be able to save on various products throughout the day.
Here are the Nintendo-related deals coming today:
New 3DS XL – Red / Black – save $25 ($174.99) – all day
Final Fantasy Explorers – save 25% – at 4:54 AM PT / 7:54 AM ET
Wii U GamePad Black (Certified Refurbished) – at 6:04 AM PT / 9:04 PM ET
Super Mario Maker Console Deluxe Set – at 6:59 AM PT / 9:59 PM ET
The World Ends with You – starts 7:54 AM PT / 10:54 PM ET
Final Fantasy IV – starts 1:54 PM PT / 4:54 PM ET
Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift – starts 1:54 PM PT / 4:54 PM ET
Mega Man Legacy Collection Collector’s Edition – starts 5:54 PM PT / 8:54 PM ET
All of today’s deals can be found here. Video game-specific deals are here.
The next entry in the Etrian Odyssey series will be released in Japan next month, on August 4th – ahead of its release, Atlus already revealed some of their DLC plans for Etrian Odyssey V via the latest issue of Famitsu (thanks to Gematsu for the translation). Here’s what you’ll be able to buy starting August 4th (each individual piece of DLC costs 300 yen):
- New Adventurer 1 – makes your character look like a boy wearing a school uniform
- New Adventurer 2 – makes your character look like a girl wearing a sailor-style school uniform
- New Adventurer 3 – makes your character look like a girl wearing a sweater
- New Adventurer 4 – makes your character look like a Paladin from Etrian Odyssey I
- New Adventurer 5 – makes your character look like a Medic from Etrian Odyssey I
- Adventurer Training Plan – gives you access to a quest that makes it easier to level your characters
- Adventurer Good Luck Plan – gives you access to a quest that gives you lots of gold as a reward
Two more pieces of DLC are also currently planned, but are not yet dated: “New Adventurer 6” (currently unknown how this will change your character’s appearance) and FM Synthesis (800 yen), which allows you to switch to FM Synthesis for the game’s background music and back at any time.
Etrian Odyssey V (along with its DLC, obviously) has not yet been announced for a Western release, though given that every previous title in the series has made it out of Japan, that announcement should only be a matter of time.
Okay, put down that Pokémon game and play some…Pokémon… Whatever you’re catching, Pokémon Shuffle has gotten its weekly update on 3DS and mobile. The latest update brings four stages, each running until July 26th. A brand new stage has started for Hoopa Unchained, which will cost 400 coins to play. Regigigas and Azelf are beginning repeat runs. Finally, a new Safari stage has arrived, which features the repeat Pokémon Electrike, Manectric, Darumaka, Darmanitan, and Stantler, while also adding Winking Pikachu and Winking Raichu.
Some new information about Nintendo and Universal Studios Japan’s partnership emerged earlier tonight from the newest issue of Mainichi Shinbun. Now we have even more details from Sankei Shinbun.
It’s noted in the newspaper that Harry Potter area at Universal Studios Japan needed $400 million. For the Nintendo section, costs could exceed $500 million.
Other than that, multiple attractions/restaurants/stores are being jointly developed between Nintendo and Universal Studios Japan. The Nintendo area may also be “officially announced” to the public sometime before year’s end.
This week’s 3DS eShop charts are as follows:
Software
1. Mario Kart 7
2. Pokemon Yellow
3. Pokemon Red
4. Pokemon Blue
5. Rhythm Heaven Megamix
6. BoxBoxBoy!
7. Zero Escape: Zero Time Dilemma
8. Super Mario Bros. 3
9. The Battle Cats POP!
10. Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D
11. Zelda: A Link to the Past
12. Super Mario World
13. Kirby: Planet Robobot
14. Pokemon Omega Ruby
15. Pokemon Alpha Sapphire
16. Super Mario Bros.
17. EarthBound
18. Super Smash Bros. for 3DS
19. The Legend of Zelda
20. Super Metroid
Videos
1. Kirby: Planet Robobot Overview Trailer
2. Pokemon Picross – Turn Puzzles into Portraits
3. The Battle Cats POP! Trailer
4. More Pokemon Revealed for Pokemon Sun/Moon
5. Pokemon Yellow Trailer
6. BoxBoxBoy! Overview Trailer
7. Rhythm Heaven Megamix E3 2016 Trailer
8. Hyrule Warriors Legends – Link’s Awakening Pack DLC Trailer
9. Monster Hunter Generations E3 2016 Trailer
10. Super Smash Bros. – Final Video Presentation
11. Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games E3 2015 Video
12. Mario Kart 7 Video
13. Zelda: Breath of the Wild E3 2016 Trailer
14. Photos with Mario Trailer
15. Hyrule Warriors Legends Launch Trailer
16. Starter Pokemon for Pokemon Sun/Moon Revealed
17. Pokemon Rumble World Trailer
18. Super Mario World Trailer
19. Zero Time Dilemma Trailer
20. Pokemon GO – Demonstration – E3 2016
Source: 3DS eShop
