Contra III: The Alien Wars is coming to the North American New 3DS Virtual Console tomorrow, Nintendo’s website confirms. The title will be sold for $7.99.
Here’s an overview from Nintendo’s website:
In the year 2636, the alien war continues on and it’s up to two soldiers, Bill Rizer and Lance Bean, to put a stop to the alien invasion. The aliens have ravaged the Earth with their powerful organic and technological weapons. Battle through 6 stages of non-stop run-and-gun action collecting power-ups including bombs, flamethrowers, spread shots, lasers and machine guns to take out the aliens. Bill and Lance travel through war-torn cities, on air bikes, riding missiles and ultimately into the alien base to defeat the alien boss once and for all.
A new user-made Super Mario Maker level has been making the rounds as of late. It’s very impressive (at least in my eyes), so I felt it was worth sharing. One particular section has players fleeing from a creature known as “Bowzilla”, which is arguably the highlight of the course.
Here’s a look at “Super Mario Vs Mecha Bowzilla” by KiavikView:
If you want to play the course for yourself, you can find it on the Super Mario Maker Bookmark site here.
Today, Nintendo announced new Articles of Incorporation. Although the document may seem like a bunch of confusing mumbo jumbo, there is actually a purpose to it all.
These new Articles of Incorporation are a means for Nintendo to set itself up for new businesses. Medical and health devices, “computer software”, managing/investing in “eating establishments”, and IP licensing are all mentioned. Specifics were not detailed, though Kantan Games CEO Dr. Serkan Toto believes it may partially refer to Nintendo’s quality of life initiative or theme park plans.
The Articles of Incorporation go into effect on June 29. That’s the same day as Nintendo’s 76th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders.
Level-5 recently updated the Japanese website for Yo-kai Watch 3. Plenty of information is included on the different pages.
Nathan Adams’ story is in the USA. Here, he meets a boy named Mack who has some great skills. Apparently Mack is the kid in this country who can also actually see yo-kai by himself.
Inaho’s story is in Japan, and she forms a Yo-kai detective agency that aims to solve Yokai-related problems. There are also various plans like building a rocket. New bosses will be appearing in Japan as well.
The stories between the USA and Japan are also connected. Mysteries that happened in the USA are being reported in the Mystery Magazine Nu in Japan, so people there can also follow what’s happening in the USA.
Fire Emblem Fates is finally launching in Europe this week. Just like in North America, Nintendo has prepared a limited edition. View an unboxing video of the package below.
This week’s Famitsu scans are now available. Highlighted games include Culdcept Revolt, Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Wii U), Puzzle & Dragons X, Yo-kai Watch 3, Pokemon Sun/Moon, Dragon Ball: Fusions, and Taiko Drum Master: Dokodon! Mystery Adventure. Scans of each title can be found in the gallery below.
There’s a new interview on SEGA’s website with Yosuke Okunari, Kagasei Shimomura, and Naoki Horii. The three developers spoke about the SEGA 3D Classics Collection, which you can read in full right here. One section in particular is worth mentioning specifically.
Shimomura brings up some of the game ideas that were considered before Power Drift was settled on. That eventually leads Horii to say that he wants to see Alien Syndrome realized as a 3D Classic in the future. Adding to this, the team “did a little test on it to see how it would turn out and it was great.” It’s just that there would be a significant amount of effort doing that for all stages.
Here’s the complete interview excerpt:
KS: So rewinding a little bit, before we settled on Power Drift, we had a couple of titles to choose from for this. We talked about Alien Syndrome, Golden Axe, Turbo Out Run, and even Columns.
NH: (looks at the lineup list) These are pretty bold choices.
– I’d like to see Alien Syndrome someday. Stereoscopic 3D would be really effective in that game.
NH: Oh that game is amazing. We did a little test on it to see how it would turn out and it was great. Although, doing every single stage would be quite an effort.
Another game has been confirmed for release on the European 3DS eShop next week. As revealed through a listing on the store, the RPG Infinite Dunamis is scheduled for May 26. Pricing is set at €9.99.
Once 7th Dragon III Code: VFD hits store shelves, new downloadable content will be made available. SEGA shared information today about what plans it has in store on this front.
First, a free in-game bonus item will be distributed at launch. The Nagamimi doll will be free forever, and provides unique voice interactions between it and whatever voice actor you selected for your protagonist (of the 40 to choose from).
On top of that, seven additional DLC quests will be rolled out that can either help players along with XP/money boosts and unlockable characters, or challenge players with a post-game boss rush. Here’s the full rundown:
A few more elements have been added to Nintendo’s maintenance schedule for the rest of the week. This includes downtime for the Super Mario Maker Bookmark later today, plus maintenance for the game itself as well as the Wii U and 3DS tomorrow.
Her’es the full lineup:
Super Mario Maker Bookmark
– 6 PM PT (Wednesday) – 8 PM PT (Wednesday)
– 9 PM ET (Wednesday) – 11 PM ET (Wednesday)
– 2 AM in the UK (Thursday) – 4 AM in the UK (Thursday)
– 3 AM in Europe (Thursday) – 5 AM in Europe (Thursday)
Super Mario Maker
– 5:50 PM PT (Thursday) – 7:30 PM ET (Thursday)
– 8:50 PM ET (Thursday) – 10:30 PM ET (Thursday)
– 1:50 AM in the UK (Friday) – 3:30 AM in the UK (Friday)
– 2:50 AM in Europe (Friday) – 4:30 AM in Europe (Friday)
Wii U / 3DS (certain network services – online play, rankings, etc.)
– 9:50 PM PT (Thursday) – 11:30 PM PT (Thursday)
– 12:50 AM ET (Friday) – 2:30 AM ET (Friday)
– 5:50 AM in the UK (Friday) – 7:50 AM in the UK (Friday)
– 6:50 AM in Europe (Friday) – 8:50 AM in Europe (Friday)
