Last week, Videogamer spoke with Rebellion CEO Jason Kingsley to talk Nintendo, including the NX.
Regarding the company in general, Kingsley had only good things to say about the Big N. He told the site:
“Nintendo are brilliant. They’re a fabulous company and I love them. I always feel they’re quite eccentric. They come up with some incredible hardware. Even the Virtual Boy back in the day was really intriguing, and then the clamshell design of their handhelds. To be honest, I just don’t know [whether Rebellion will support NX]. The only way I can answer the question is, when we know what the machine is we’ll see and we’ll have a look. I’ve always loved Nintendo, I love their games and love their hardware.”
As for NX, Kingsley has no idea about what the system actually is at this point. He therefore can’t commit to or rule out support until more information has surfaced, though the door is being left open.
Following its series of puzzle games for Wii U and 3DS, Lightwood Games has announced “Dan McFox: Head Hunter” for Nintendo’s handheld. It’s planned for release sometime in 2016.
Dan McFox: Head Hunter is mainly about looking for people based on descriptions provided to the player – sort of like the Guess Who? board game. You can tackle various assignments and earn up to three stars based on your performance in “Mission Mode”, or catch as many suspects as you can in “Round Up” mode (supports leaderboards). There’s also StreetPass support so that you can take on challenges from others.
You can get a good look at Dan McFox: Head Hunter in Lightwood Games’ video below.
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U/3DS underwent maintenance last night. Tomorrow, another Nintendo game will be getting the same treatment.
Super Mario Maker maintenance is set to take place during Thursday evening (very early on Friday in Europe) for a little over two hours. This will impact all of the game’s network services.
The maintenance period is scheduled for the following times:
– 5:50 PM PT – 8 PM PT
– 8:50 PM ET – 11 PM ET
– 12:50 AM in the UK – 3 AM in the UK
– 1:50 AM in Europe – 4 AM in Europe
The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
PS4 – 27,341
Vita – 20,810
New 3DS LL – 17,998
New 3DS – 5,832
Wii U – 4,629
3DS – 2,223
PS3 – 1,375
3DS LL – 492
Xbox One – 77
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
Vita – 29,937
PS4 – 28,863
New 3DS LL – 19,111
Wii U – 7,260
New 3DS – 6,013
3DS – 2,679
PS3 – 1,600
3DS LL – 552
Xbox One – 490
And here are the software charts:
1. [PS4] The Division – 80,703 / NEW
2. [WIU] Zelda: Twilight Princess HD – 52,282 / NEW
3. [PSV] Summon Night 6 – 40,076 / NEW
4. [3DS] Medabots Girls Mission – 20,142 / NEW
5. [PSV] Gundam Breaker 3 – 17,420 / 92,059
6. [PS4] Summon Night 6 – 16,750 / NEW
7. [PSV] Kiniro no Corda 4 – 15,167 / NEW
8. [3DS] Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games – 13,408 / 95,567
9. [PS4] Gundam Breaker 3 – 11,160 / 77,740
10. [WIU] Splatoon – 10,331 / 1,291,418
11. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition – 8,460 / 693,047
12. [PSV] Attack on Titan – 7,928 / 104,663
13. [3DS] Doraemon: Nobita and the Birth of Japan – 6,432 / 13,875
14. [3DS] Monster Hunter Generations – 5,803 / 2,710,935
15. [PSV] Kan Colle Kai – 5,646 / 177,546
16. [PS4] Life is Strange – 5,286 / 17,397
17. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch Busters – 4,869 / 2,228,384
18. [PSV] Dragon Quest Builders – 4,732 / 281,265
19. [PS4] Attack on Titan – 4,638 / 90,805
20. [3DS] Pokemon OMega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire – 4,088 / 2,775,025
Yesterday, Nintendo of Europe put up a new video that had Shigeru Miyamoto impersonating an amiibo. Fans were asked to guess which figure he was trying to duplicate. Another similar video just went live, which features Splatoon co-director Tsubasa Sakaguchi. So, who’s that amiibo?
Update: Play-Asia is taking pre-orders here.
We’ve seen real-life renditions of Splatoon weapons before, but there’s one that is being made into a new product. HVM has added in a listing for a Splattershot squirt gun, which will be sold in Japan starting on July 18 for 2,700 yen. It looks a bit similar to Target’s purchase bonus from last year!
The Pokemon Company Interational creative design director Eric Medalle died on Sunday during a windstorm. Medalle was taking his one of his daughter for a drive, but a massive tree crashed down on the family’s SUV. The girl thankfully made it out with only minor injuries.
Medalle was credited with several games in the Pokemon series. Here’s the lineup, courtesy of Bulbapedia:
– Pokemon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire: English & European Graphic Design
– Pokemon X and Y: English & European Graphic Design
– Pokemon Black and White Versions 2: English Version Artwork
– Pokemon Conquest: Graphic Design
– Pokemon Black and White Versions: English Version Artwork
– Pokemon Ranger: Guardian Signs: English-Version Graphic Design
– Pokemon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions: English-Version Artwork
– Pokemon Ranger: Shadows of Almia: English Version Artwork
More disappointing news to share. Our hearts goes out to Medalle’s family during this tough time.
Update: Official patch notes:
– Game balance adjusted
– Adjustments have also been made to make for a more pleasant gaming experience
* Replays stored up with the previous version (version 1.1.4) are not compatible
* Version 1.1.5 is required to play online
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U/3DS has been undergoing a bit of maintenance tonight. Alongside that, a new patch has been made available: version 1.1.5.
As the small increase in version number indicates, this is not a major update. When the official patch notes are published in English, it should include the following: “Adjustments have also been made to make for a more pleasant gaming experience.”
Today’s 3DS update requires 2,634 blocks (329MB) of free space on an SD card. The Wii U version takes up 160MB if you downloaded version 1.1.4, and 3.1GB if you haven’t grabbed the previous updates.
A few new 3DS themes are out now in Japan. Here’s the full lineup:
Fire Emblem Fates (x2) – 200 yen each (available March 23)
Assassination Classroom – 200 yen (available March 23)
Last Note. (x2) – 200 yen
Finding Ojipockle + – 100 yen
Panpaka Pants (x3) – 200 yen each
Nem feat.GUMI & Kagamine Len: Ah! A Cat’s Wonderful Life – 200 yen
Umetora: Ikkitousen – 200 yen
Bakumatsu Patriot Special Voice: Ver.Chuubu – 200 yen
