At Hyper Japan last month, Nintendo spoke with some Pokemon fans about their treasured memories playing the series. Some players also talked a bit about the upcoming Sun/Moon. Here’s the full video:
Natsume has pulled back the curtain on a couple of special bundles on the way for Harvest Moon: Skytree Village. Both will be up for pre-order on the Natsume Amazon Store in the near future.
The two bundles are as follows:
Harvest Moon: Skytree Village Bluebird Bundle
For a suggested retail price of $39.99 USD, players will receive a retail copy of Harvest Moon: Skytree Village with a limited edition 5″ plush Bluebird. Now have your very own source of Blue Feathers!
Harvest Moon: Skytree Village Premium Bobcat Bundle
For a suggested retail price of $49.99, fans will receive a retail copy of Harvest Moon: Skytree Village with a premium 12″ Bobcat. This is the purr-fect pet!
A Harvest Moon: Skytree Village Limited Edition was also previously announced. It’s a NIS America Store exclusive without a plush, but it has its own unique bonuses. Learn more about it here.
Source: Natsume PR
Poncho has finally landed on the Wii U eShop in both North America and Europe. View some footage int he video below.
Yesterday we posted some comments from EA executive vice president Patrick Soderlund in response to a question Game Informer asked about NX. Now we have additional statements from another staffer: Peter Moore.
Moore was asked about EA’s stance on NX support, but like Soderlund, he was non-committal. Here’s the exchange between the two sides:
Eurogamer: Nintendo – it also has a new console coming out. EA, like a lot of publishers, were kind of quiet on Wii U. What is EA’s stance on supporting NX?
Peter Moore: I don’t know – obviously a lot of details are still to be unveiled. EA has developed for Nintendo for 30 years and I was famously quoted as saying we’re still good friends. I have lived the console cycle’s ups and downs – I launched the Dreamcast. Some publishers got behind that and some didn’t. But certainly, EA has never come out and said it won’t develop for Nintendo.
Eurogamer: EA had that ‘special relationship’ announcement for Wii U which never really materialised – how do you see NX being different in that regard? It sounds like Nintendo are again choosing a path which is not trying to compete with other consoles EA supports and simply be another Xbox or PlayStation. Does that make Nintendo a more difficult proposition to support?
Peter Moore: Nintendo has always based its success on its first-party games because it is a brilliant first-party developer. If you asked that question to them they’d say they have to launch with first-party software first – that’s where the first dev kits go.
A brand new Pokemon was revealed for Sun/Moon at Gamescom 2016 today. The Pokemon Company has introduced the new creature known as Turtonator. Watch its reveal trailer below.
Here’s what we know about Turtonator:
More information about the new Pokémon:
Name: Turtonator
Category: Blast Turtle Pokémon
Type: Fire/Dragon
Height: 6’07”
Weight: 467.4 lbs.
Ability: Shell ArmorThe Blast Turtle Pokémon Turtonator lives around volcanoes and camouflages itself as a rock to wait for its prey. This Pokémon feeds on sulfur and other materials found near volcanic craters, and as a result its shell is covered in a layer of explosive material. During battle, when something strikes Turtonator, sparks fly from the horns on its shell, igniting this layer and causing an explosion.
Turtonator can learn the exclusive move Shell Trap. With this move, the Pokémon lays a trap for the opponent at the start of the turn. If Turtonator is hit by an opponent’s physical attack during that turn, the trap triggers an explosion resulting in huge damage to the opponent.
At Gamescom 2016 today, Pokemon Sun/Moon’s Battle Royal was shown during a live stream. Watch the full recording below.
Paper Mario: Color Splash was featured during Nintendo’s Gamescom Twitch stream earlier today. Take a look at the video below for a half hour of footage – specifically from Dark Bloo Inn.
Some Pokemon GO players have started to receive ban notices from Niantic by email.
As of late, it’s been made known that the use of third-party software or apps won’t be tolerated. Niantic is now taking action against folks using these tools. The company considers it to be cheating when one uses “scripts/apps, applications used to falsify your location, emulators, modified or unofficial software, and/or accessing Pokemon GO clients or backends in an unauthorized manner”.
You can see the full email after the break.
Image & Form stopped by the Gamescom Twitch stage today to show off the Wii U version of SteamWorld Heist. Check out the recording below.
