Nintendo has updated the Japanese Kirby: Planet Robobot website. With the latest information and footage, two sub-games are showcased: Kirby 3D Rumble and Team Kirby Clash.
Kirby 3D Rumble is actually called Kirby 3D Challenge in Japanese, but the former name should be used in the English version based on what was mentioned in Nintendo’s fact sheet (since removed). As for the actual game, it’s a 3D action spin-off that takes place on a 3D plane. The goal on each stage is to clear out all the enemies, which is done by picking them up and spitting them out (rather than absorbing their powers). Taking out multiple enemies with a shot increases Kirby’s combo and helps wracks up your total score. There are various kinds of terrains and placements in each stage.
Team Kirby Clash is much more well-known, as it was given quite a bit of screen time during the Nintendo Direct earlier in the month. This is an RPG-esque brawl which supports up to four players, including Download Play. You can pick from one of four roles and cooperate with other Kirbys to fight against bosses. It’s also possible to level up and take on more difficult quests. During battle, there will be collectable tablets (Power Tablets) that appear on the screen. If all tablets have been collected, you can activate the co-op skill Team Meteor.
Here’s a look at both sub-games:
This week’s Wii U eShop charts are as follows:
Software
1. Pokken Tournament
2. Super Mario 3D World
3. Minecraft: Wii U Edition
4. Pikmin 3
5. Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
6. Zelda: Twilight Princess HD
7. Super Mario Maker
8. Super Mario World
9. Zelda: Ocarina of Time
10. Super Mario 64
11. Super Mario Bros. 3
12. Super Mario Bros.
13. Paper Mario
14. Minecraft: Story Mode – Episode 1
15. Zelda: A Link to the Past
16. NES Remix 2
17. Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
18. EarthBound
19. Child of Light
20. NES Remix
Videos
1. Pokken Tournament TV Spot
2. Play Nintendo Introduction Video
3. Super Mario 3D World Trailer
4. Super Mario 3D World Trailer 2
5. Super Mario 3D World Accolades Trailer
6. Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze – Breaking the Ice
7. Star Fox Zero – Let’s Rock & Roll Trailer
8. Nintendo Direct 3/3/16
9. Great Games to Buy with eShop Cards
10. New Super Mario Bros. U Video
11. Super Mario World Trailer
12. Super Mario Maker Key Update Video
13. Pikmin 3 Accolades Trailer
14. Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze – Reviews Video
15. Super Smash Bros. – Bayonetta Gets Wicked
16. Nintendo Minute – Super Mario Maker SUP-tember Fav levels 1
17. Super Smash Bros. – Final Video Presentation
18. New Super Luigi U Trailer 6/11/13
19. Metroid Prime: Federation Force – Project Golem Trailer
20. Super Mario 64 Trailer
Source: Wii U eShop
Azure Striker Gunvolt has reached its latest sales milestone. Today, developer Inti Creates announced that the 3DS version has surpassed 150,000 downloads worldwide.
Azure Striker Gunvolt topped 140,000 downloads towards the end of January. This new high point likely stemmed from the game’s recent sale.
Pokken Tournament sold just under 70,000 in its first week in Japan. That’s based on information from Media Create, who collected data starting with the game’s launch on March 18 up through March 20. We now have more analysis from the sales tracker.
According to Media Create, Pokken Tournament sold through 36.65 percent of its initial shipment, which may seem low for a collaboration title between Pokemon and Tekken. Pokken Tournament’s near term sales future may depend on families who are familiar with Pokemon and how much this new game appeals to them during spring break.
On the topic of Wii U hardware, the Pokken Tournament bundle sold 4,000 units. The console surpassed 10,000 units in Japan for the first time in eight weeks.
Infinity Runner finally came to the Wii U eShop today. Take a look at the video below for a bit of gameplay footage.
Speculation about the NX’s leaked controller is coming to an end.
Reddit user Idriss2Dev, who started the discussions last week, has now posting a video revealing that he came up with a fake product. He shows some of the steps that he went through in attempting to make a believable image. See the video below.
There was also a different “leak” yesterday from a separate user, perkele37. However, you would have to assume that it’s fake as well given their similarities. It’s unclear if perkele37 is the same person as Idriss2Dev, but I think we can dismiss the overall rumors about the NX’s controller at this point.
National StreetPass Weekend: Spring Edition is set to kick off tomorrow. With that in mind, Nintendo is sending out a new Mii, Amy, to 3DS owners in North America. She should be arriving soon if you have SpotPass enabled.
Thanks to Jake for the tip.
IGN recently caught up with Zordix for an Aqua Moto Racing Utopia gameplay session. Come watch some footage below.
Play Nintendo is continuing its video series to promote the launch of Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Take a look at the second episode below.
Wavedashing, a well-known Smash Bros. technique, hasn’t been seen since Melee. However, players are now starting to explore some “bidou” moves in the series’ latest entry that is reminiscent of it in some ways.
To execute these techniques, a Wii U Pro Controller is preferred, and most buttons need to be remapped. For the most part, it relies on pressing and holding the special move button.
Kotaku explains the benefits of bidou in a new post today:
Bidou opens up the possibility to make perfect pivots easier, pull off crouching perfect pivots, sliding spot dodges, standing dash attacks, and achieve frame accuracy on wall jump attacks. It also makes dash dancing much easier and opens up a brand new tech called “quick step,” which is an even smaller movement than the perfect pivot. What that means in short: reduced lag, better momentum control, and being able to get moves out when you need them.
Here’s a look at bidou from My Smash Corner:
A big question here is how useful bidou will be in the end. Will it be patched in the future?
