Pokken Tournament is heading to Wii U, but it won’t be on 3DS. Although a portable version is something that most fans weren’t expecting to happen, Bandai Namco has commented on why the game probably won’t be gracing Nintendo’s handheld.
Speaking with GameSpot, developer Masaaki Hoshino mentioned that it “would be a challenge” to replicate Pokken Tournament’s graphics on 3DS.
He said:
“It’s definitely a challenge to get it on the Wii U with what we’re doing right now. And it definitely would be a challenge to have the same graphical experience on the 3DS.”
As for Bandai Namco’s Katsuhiro Harada, he feels it’s more of a money issue.
“Programmer does not need technology. Programmer needs budget.”
Nintendo of Europe has produced a new trailer for Pokemon Red, Blue, and Yellow on the 3DS Virtual Console. Take a look at the video below.
This week’s Famitsu scans are now available. Highlighted games include Dragon Ball: Project Fusion, Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3, Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, Mega Man Legacy Collection, My Hero Academia: Battle for All, River City Ransom SP, and Yo-kai Sangokushi. Scans of each title can be found in the gallery below.
A new Pokken Tournament stage has been revealed as part of today’s new coverage of the Wii U version. In the video below, you’ll get a first look at Diggersby Land.
Several videos have come in showing the Wii U version of Pokken Tournament. We’ve rounded them up below.
Shadow Mewtwo was created in close collaboration with the minds behind Pokemon for Pokken Tournament. However, that doesn’t necessarily mean that the creature is a canonical part of the overall universe.
In an interview with Polygon, Pokken Tournament producer Masaaki Hoshino said:
“When we were originally coming up with the design, we worked very closely with The Pokémon Company and Game Freak to make sure everything was right. What happened was, we at Bandai Namco had the idea of making a really cool dark-colored Mewtwo, so we had one of our designers take a crack at it and then presented that to The Pokémon Company and Game Freak. They all thought it looked really cool, so then we worked together to brush it up.”
“Because everyone really liked Shadow Mewtwo, I have a personal hope that they’ll continue to use it, but it’s not really our decision, unfortunately.”
Tekken producer Katsuhiro Harada, who is also working on Pokken Tournament, weighed in as well:
“For this game, it is kind of a spin-off from the main series. It takes place in this area called the Ferrum Region, which means something like ‘Iron Region,’ playing back into the Tekken connection. So, within the context of this spin-off, [Shadow Mewtwo] is obviously a canonical character. Of course, how The Pokémon Company and Game Freak decide to use the character is up to them, but I think Mr. Hoshino’s passion for the character might inspire them and encourage them to use it!”
Polygon also reached out to The Pokemon Company and asked if Shadow Mewtwo can be considered canon. To that, a representative said “No comment.”
The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
PS4 – 27,576
New 3DS LL – 19,691
Vita – 17,104
New 3DS – 4,695
Wii U – 3,933
3DS – 2,717
PS3 – 1,633
3DS LL – 452
Xbox One – 101
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
PS4 – 31,058
Vita 23,090
New 3DS LL – 19,991
New 3DS – 4,389
Wii U – 3,939
3DS – 2,705
PS3 – 1,715
3DS LL – 459
Xbox One – 286
And here are the software charts:
1. [3DS] Shin Megami Tensei IV Final – 96,349 / NEW
2. [PSV] Dragon Quest Builders – 24,536 / 248,943
3. [PS4] Valkyria Chronicles Remastered – 24,156 / NEW
4. [PS4] Dragon Quest Heroes II – 16,434 / 190,587
5. [PS3] Dragon Quest Builders – 13,233 / 85,538
6. [WIU] Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash – 13,095 / 86,283
7. [PS4] Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 – 12,187 / 76,633
8. [WIU] Splatoon – 11,039 / 1,251,264
9. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch Busters – 9,297 / 2,203,034
10. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition – 6,454 / 660,143
11. [3DS] Monster Hunter X – 8,902 / 2,683,815
12. [3DS] Monster Strike – 7,477 / 795,122
13. [WIU] Super Mario Maker – 5,186 / 795,531
14. [3DS] Hyrule Warriors Legends – 5,104 / 81,442
15. [PS3] Yakuza: Kiwami – 4,973 / 90,234
16. [PS4] Yakuza: Kiwami – 4,204 / 135,766
17. [PS4] Rainbow Six Siege – 3,912 / 72,504
18. [PS4] Call of Duty: Black Ops III – 3,483 / 294,464
19. [3DS] Rhythm Heaven: The Best Plus – 3,433 / 650,961
20. [PS4] GTA V (4,990 Yen Edition) – 3,283 / 72,494
It’s an entirely possible to delete a Nintendo Account. Doing so will result in the major loss of information, however.
When attempting to ditch a Nintendo Account, Nintendo warns users that they’ll lose a whole bunch of data. This includes your “mission status”, points, and rewards with My Nintendo, digital content purchased/required that is linked to your Nintendo Account, save/user data of apps linked, and special offers.
You can find more support information regarding Nintendo Accounts here.
Update: Maintenance for Xenoblade Chronicles X is also planned. It will take place during the following times:
– 5:30 PM PT – 7:30 PM PT
– 8:30 PM ET – 10:30 PM ET
– 1:30 AM in the UK – 3:30 AM in the UK
– 2:30 AM in Europe – 4:30 AM in Europe
Nintendo announced that the Splatoon online servers will be down for some maintenance tonight (tomorrow morning in Europe and Japan). All online services will be affected and the maintenance schedule is as follows:
– 5 PM PT – 7 PM PT
– 8 PM ET – 10 PM ET
– 1 AM in the UK – 3 AM in the UK
– 2 AM in Europe – 4 AM in Europe
Recently it was revealed that there will be a Pokemon GO panel at this year’s Game Developers Conference in March. The panel is scheduled as follows:
- Europe: 12AM (March 15th)
- UK: 11PM (March 14th)
- North America (ET): 6PM (March 14th)
- North America (PT): 3PM (March 14th)
- Japan: 8AM (March 15th)
However despite this upcoming panel, some of the new details about the game have been released through Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper which published an interview with Pokemon Company CEO Tsunekazu Ishihara. Ishihara shared that Pokémon GO would first launch in Japan, Europe, and North America, and then South America, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East at a later date. In addition to this, he revealed that the Pokemon Company is working on another large project besides Pokemon GO but did not share the platform it was for.
