Today, Marvelous revealed 2 new TV commercials in preparation for the upcoming launch of Story of Seasons: Good Friends of Three Villages. The 2 commercials each include elements from the game but are only 15 seconds long. In addition to the commercials, Marvelous also released a longer promotional video that contains some gameplay footage.
Story of Seasons: Good Friends of Three Villages launches 23 June in Japan with no current plans of a Western release. Here are the commercials and promo video:
Commercial 1:
Commercial 2:
Finally, here’s the promo video:
Splatoon’s next update will be jumping in next week, and now Nintendo has posted the official changelog.
New weapons and gear
-Nine new weapons added, available in the weapon shop Ammo Knights
—Please note: the new weapons and gear will appear in the shop following the release of the software update.
-Two new kinds of gear added, available in the shop
PlayEveryWare has announced that their action platfomer Olympia Rising will make its way onto the North American eShop for Wii U on June 9th. The game has already released in the EU, and you can watch its release trailer below.
The next entry in the Taiko Drum Master series, Taiko Drum Master: Dokodon! Mystery Adventure, is now available to pre-download for Japanese players, as the game nears its June 16th release. The game will take up 3,674 blocks (459.25MB) of space. Furthermore, new screenshots of the game have released on Nintendo’s website. You can check those out below.
Locations across Japan will be distributing a free shiny Gardevoir for Pokemon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire players, with codes being given out at multiple retailers (including Pokemon Centers, Toys ‘R Us, Bic Camera, Joshin Denki, Edion, Ito-Yokado and Yodobashi Camera) and a direct download available from 7-11’s 7-Spot. This distribution is to celebrate the upcoming movie, Volcanion & The Ingenious Magearna.
Gardevoir will start at Level 50, has the ability Synchronize, and knows Dazzling Gleam, Moonblast, Stored Power and Calm Mind. It will also be holding Gardevoirite, so that it can Mega-Evolve.
Code distribution will be from June 17th to July 8th, although codes can be redeemed through August 31st. Hopefully this opportunity makes its way to other territories.
The Japanese Splatoon Twitter account issued some screenshots of the weapons included in Sheldon’s Picks Vol.2. We have a look at four of them. The names may be different in the west, but they’re currently going by these names:
– Bento Splat Charger (Splash Wall sub, Echolocator special)
– Bento Splatterscope (Splash Wall sub, Echolocator special)
– N-ZAP ’83 (Point Sensor sub, Kraken special)
– Necro Range Blaster (Burst Bomb sub, Killer Wail special)
Here are the new screenshots:
We should be seeing the other four weapons before Sheldon’s Picks Vol.2 drops next week.
At this point, there are definitely companies out there who have NX dev kits. There are some others though who still haven’t heard much from Nintendo.
Take these two comments from Skylanders developer Toys for Bob for example:
“We haven’t heard any news from Nintendo, so we don’t have any announcements.” – Paul Yan, Toys for Bob’s associate creative director
“I don’t know what [the NX] is. (Nintendo keeps a) very, very, very, very, very tight lid on everything.” – Lou Studdert, associate producer at Toys for Bob
Miitomo has now been updated with some new content. Nintendo has added in new “I do! Wedding Bliss” stages in Miitomo Drop, which can net you the following items:
– Wedding veil w/ flower crown
– Wedding gown
– Rhinestone necklace
– Rose headpiece
– Rose evening gown
– Chiffon party dress
– Corsage pumps
– Pearly flower pin
– Wedding tuxedo
– Patent tuxedo shoes
– Rose boutonniere
Miitomo Drop stages can be accessed from the Shop tap. Miitomo coins or game tickets are needed to play.
Nintendo will release a new update for Splatoon on the evening of June 7 (June 8 in Europe), the company has announced. The patch will be version 2.8.0.
The main highlight of Splatoon’s latest update is the addition of nine new weapon combos through Sheldon’s Picks Vol.2. Additionally, there will be weapon balance adjustments and bug fixes.
Maintenance will also be taking place next week. That’s scheduled for the following times:
– 5:50 PM PT (June 7) – 7 PM PT (June 7)
– 8:50 PM ET (June 7) – 10 PM ET (June 7)
– 1:50 AM in the UK (June 8) – 3 AM in the UK (June 8)
– 2:50 AM in Europe (June 8) – 4 AM in Europe (June 8)
Please note that due to the update, server maintenance is scheduled to occur from 5:50 PM – 7 PM PT on Tue, June 7th.
This week’s Wii U eShop charts are as follows:
Software
1. Minecraft: Wii U Edition
2. Super Mario 64
3. Super Mario Maker
4. Super Mario World
5. Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
6. Super Mario 3D World
7. Zelda: Ocarina of Time
8. Runbow
9. Super Mario Bros. 3
10. Affordable Space Adventures
11. Super Mario Bros.
12. Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse
13. StarTropics
14. Super Meat Boy
15. Swords & Soldiers II
16. Paper Mario
17. Freedom Planet
18. Pokken Tournament
19. Zelda: A Link to the Past
20. Star Fox Zero
Videos
1. Super Mario Mash-Up Pack for Minecraft: Wii U Edition
2. Mini Mario & Friends amiibo Challenge Launch Trailer
3. Super Meat Boy Trailer
4. Play Nintendo Introduction Video
5. Pokken Tournament TV Spot
6. Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE First Beats Trailer
7. Splatoon – Squid Sisters amiibo
8. Great Games to Buy with eShop Cards
9. Starter Pokemon for Pokemon Sun/Moon Revealed
10. Super Mario Maker Key Update Video
11. Super Mario 64 Trailer
12. New Super Mario Bros. U Video
13. Star Fox Zero – Foxy Fox Trailer
14. Super Mario 3D World Trailer
15. Super Smash Bros. – Final Video Presentation
16. Lost Reavers Trailer
17. Yoshi’s Woolly World Adventure Guide Episode 1
18. Super Play Time – Splatoon – Get Kraken with Pro Tips
19. PixelJunk Monsters Trailer
20. 8Bit Hero Trailer
Source: Wii U eShop
