Nintendo UK’s Pokken Tournament “Countdown Clash” comes to a close today with the Grand Final. Super Smash Bros. for Wii U experts J. Miller and Michael St. Louis take on the roles of the champions voted on by fans, Gengar and Garchomp, in a best of five set to decide the overall winner. Check out the full video below.
The Pokemon Company International has teamed up with British artist Quentin Devine to create the largest trading card mosaic.
The piece, unveiled in Paris today, is comprised of 12,987 individual Pokemon Trading Card Game cards, measures at 71.54 square meters, and hangs at over 10 meters tall and 7 meters wide. It has managed to secure a new world record, interestingly enough.
The newly-unveiled mosaic features an image of Pikachu, using the original iconic pose drawn by Game Freak illustrator Ken Sugimori.
Source: The Pokemon Company PR
This week’s European Nintendo Downloads are as follows:
Wii U Download
Infinity Runner – €6.49/ £5.89 / CHF 9.10
Wii U Virtual Console
Star Fox 64 – Special introductory offer: €4.99/ £4.49 / CHF 7.00 until 21/04/2016; regular price €9.99/ £8.99 / CHF 14.00
Shantae: Risky’s Revenge – Director’s Cut – €9.99/ £6.99 / CHF 10.00
Wii U DLC
Hyrule Warriors: Legends: Legends of Hyrule Pack (3DS/Wii U Bundle) – €16.99/ £15.29 / CHF 23.80
3DS Retail
Hyrule Warriors: Legends – €39.99/ £34.99 / CHF 51.90 ;
Bonus for purchasing on Nintendo eShop: Download code for the theme “Hyrule Warriors: Legends” for Nintendo 3DS. Theme Description: Scroll to see various characters from Hyrule Warriors: Legends. Wake the system from Sleep Mode to hear a familiar jingle! (Download Code valid until 19/05/2016)
Download also includes a Download Code for the add-on content “Legend Character pack” for Hyrule Warriors on Wii U. The Legends Character Pack will give you access to all five new characters (Toon Link, Tetra, King Daphnes, Skull Kid and Linkle) and a new trident weapon for Ganondorf.
New Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console
Donkey Kong Country (SNES) – €3.99/ £3.59 / CHF 5.60 for users who downloaded Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy’s Kong Quest using the same NNID, only until 31/03/2016. Regular price €7.99/ £7.19 / CHF 11.20
Donkey Kong County 2: Diddy’s Kong Quest – €3.99/ £3.59 / CHF 5.60 for users who downloaded Donkey Kong Country using the same NNID, only until 31/03/2016. Regular price €7.99/ £7.19 / CHF 11.20
3DS DLC
Hyrule Warriors: Legends: Legends of Hyrule Pack – €14.99/ £13.49 / CHF 21.00
Hyrule Warriors: Legends: Legends of Hyrule Pack (3DS/Wii U Bundle) – €16.99/ £15.29 / CHF 23.80
Nintendo presents: New Style Boutique 2 – Fashion Forward: Spring-Summer Styles Pack – free
eShop Sales
Wii U
Ascent of Kings – €1.49/ £1.11 / CHF 1.49 until 31/03/2016, regular price €1.99 / £1.49 / CHF 1.99
Suspension Railroad Simulator – €7.19/ £5.39 / CHF 7.19 until 07/04/2016, regular price €7.99 / £5.99 / CHF 7.99
Word Party – €11.99/ £11.19 / CHF 16.50 until 07/04/2016, regular price €15.99 / £14.99 / CHF 22.00
3DS
Beyblade Evolution – €4.99/ £4.99 / CHF 7.00 until 31/03/2016, regular price €19.99 / £19.99 / CHF 28.00
BIT.TRIP SAGA – €4.99/ £4.49 / CHF 7.00 until 31/03/2016, regular price €19.99 / £17.99 / CHF 28.00
Girl’s Fashion Shoot – €4.99/ £4.49 / CHF 7.00 until 31/03/2016, regular price €19.99 / £17.99 / CHF 28.00
Hakuoki: Memories of the Shinsengumi – €11.99/ £11.99 / CHF 15.50 until 31/03/2016, regular price €29.99 / £29.99 / CHF 38.90
Harvest Moon: The Tale of Two Towns – €9.99/ £8.99 / CHF 14.00 until 31/03/2016, regular price €19.99 / £17.99 / CHF 28.00
Hometown Story -€7.49/ £7.49 / CHF 9.50 until 31/03/2016, regular price €29.99 / £29.99 / CHF 28.90
Jewel Master Cradle Of Egypt 2 3D – €4.99/ £4.49 until 31/03/2016, regular price €19.99 / £17.99
Jewel Master Cradle Of Rome 2 – €4.99/ £4.49 until 31/03/2016, regular price €19.99 / £17.99
Super Black Bass 3D – €4.99/ £4.49/ CHF 7.00 until 31/03/2016, regular price €19.99 / £17.99 / CHF 28.00
Virtue’s Last Reward – €12.49/ £9.99/ CHF 15.90 until 31/03/2016, regular price €24.99 / £19.99 / CHF 31.90
Aqua Moto Racing 3D – €3.99/ £3.59 / CHF 5.59 until 31/03/2016, regular price €7.99 / £7.19 / CHF 11.19
Epic Word Search Collection – €5.99/ £4.49 / CHF 5.99 until 07/04/2016, regular price €7.99 / £5.99 / CHF 7.99
Jett Rocket II: The Wrath of Taikai – €6.70/ £5.70 / CHF 8.30 until 14/04/2016, regular price €8.99 / £7.66 / CHF 11.08
Johnny’s Payday Panic – €1.99/ £1.49 / CHF 2.00 until 31/03/2016, regular price €3.99 / £2.99 / CHF 4.00
SADAME -€10.99/ £9.49 / CHF 15.75 until 31/03/2016, regular price €14.99 / £12.99 / CHF 21.00
Source: Nintendo PR
This week’s Wii U/3DS-specific UK software sales are as follows:
Wii U
1. Pokken Tournament – Nintendo
2. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD – Nintendo
3. Mario Kart 8 – Nintendo
4. Super Mario Maker – Nintendo
5. Splatoon – Nintendo
6. Super Smash Bros. for Wii U – Nintendo
7. Lego Marvel’s Avenger – Warner Bros. Interactive
8. Yoshi’s Woolly World – Nintendo
9. Xenoblade Chronicles X – Nintendo
10. Mario Party 10 – Nintendo
3DS
1. Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer – Nintendo
2. Pokemon Alpha Sapphire – Nintendo
3. Pokemon Omega Ruby – Nintendo
4. Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon – Nintendo
5. Pokemon X – Nintendo
6. New Super Mario Bros. 2 – Nintendo
7. Mario Kart 7 – Nintendo
8. Tomodachi Life – Nintendo
9. Pokemon Y – Nintendo
10. Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Nintendo
Source: Chart-Track
We’re kicking off something very, very exciting on Nintendo Everything today. That’s right – as the title says, we’re starting our own line of comics!
Comics are something we’ve tinkered around before (years ago), but only in extremely early stages. We’ve also never had anything materialize from early discussions until now.
For Nintendo Everything’s official comics, we’ve teamed up with Don O’Herlihy who runs Wind-up Dog Animation. Don approached me about working together last year, though it wasn’t until recently that we began putting our plan into action.
It’s true that there are a lot of web comics out there. That being said, I felt like I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to work with Don. I sincerely believe that he’s an extremely talented individual, and I’m a big fan of his art style.
So without further ado, here’s our very first comic (click to see a larger version):
As you can see, our debut comic is seven panels long. Most would probably be about half of that – we’re estimating four panels. The tentative plan is to have a new comic ready every Saturday. Although most will feature our own original characters that tie into Nintendo in different ways, we’ll be sprinkling in other things from time to time like this one-shot Zelda comic. Don may also prepare some other goodies aside from comics for the site down the road, but that’s a topic for another day.
With the explanations out of the way, let us know what you think about our first comic! All feedback will be taken into consideration from here on out. We’re sort of in a “beta” stage right now, so comments may influence where we take the comic from here.
Capcom included a link to a survey in the Japanese version of Mega Man Legacy Collection. Two questions in particular stand out.
At one point of the survey, Capcom asks if “you would like to play a new entry in the classic series (like Mega Man 11).” A third section pertains to future collections, and asks which past series (X, Zero, Legends, Battle Network, ZX, Star Force) fans would like to see in a package.
I’m not one to make a big deal out of surveys, but this one is a bit interesting. Will anything materialize based on how fans respond? That I’m unsure of!
It’s time for the latest Famitsu’s most wanted games chart! Dragon Quest XI slips down a couple of spots, but still remains in the top five.
Head past the break for the full chart. All votes were cast between March 3 and March 9.
Were you not entirely satisfied with Azure Striker Gunvolt’s English translation? If so, you may be pleased to hear that 8-4, who localized the first game and is in charge of the sequel, is handling things a bit differently the second time around.
Inti Creates president Takuya Aizu told Skybane the following regarding Azure Striker Gunvolt 2’s translation:
“We are working with 8-4 again on the translation, but as you may know, we got a lot of feedback from the first game in regards to what people thought of its English translation. The team at 8-4 is very much aware of that feedback, so the translation for Gunvolt 2 may vary a little bit from what you saw with the first game. We have the utmost faith in 8-4’s abilities, and have no doubts in our minds that they will produce a fabulous translation.”
Aizu also confirmed that Japanese voices will be included in Azure Striker Gunvolt 2. Meanwhile, Inti Creates is still planning on bringing the first game’s Steam update to 3DS which adds Japanese voices and a re-translation.
Take a look at the latest Azure Striker Gunvolt 2 concept art above. It gives us another look at Gunvolt’s new design.
Super Mario Maker’s latest Event Course and costume are now available. After completing “Yu Ayasaki’s Big Adventure!”, players will unlock the outfit based on the Daigasso! Band Bros. P character.
Here’s the official Event Course description:
Hi, everyone! I’m the up-and-coming voice actress Yu Ayasaki! I’ve been hosting a radio show in the Nintendo 3DS game “Daigasso! Band Bros. P” exclusively in Japan, but now the whole world gets to see me as a Mario costume! I’ve still got a long way to go as a voice actress, but I’m ready to give anything a try!
Here’s a full playthrough of the new Event Course:
And a closer look at the costume:
