In Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and 3DS, some changes were made to Wario. One of these includes the removal of the Shoulder Ram move. Masahiro Sakurai, director of Smash Bros., spoke about this in his latest Famitsu column.
Sakurai took on one reader question regarding the Shoulder Ram move in his piece, after a fan pointed out that he now uses a backhand punch instead. When asked about the change, Sakurai responded that they wanted to make Wario stronger. Shoulder Ram was a move that made him use his own body which is his hitbox to attack, making him easier to get hit. It had no range, and it was also difficult to push opponents off the cliff with it. Since Smash Attacks, especially the horizontal ones are moves that will decide the game, it was changed to make him stronger.
Sakurai added that if the team were to cling too much to reenacting the original moves, sometimes it wouldn’t be too interesting. He indicates that, ultimately, they prioritize the fun factor over adhering to the original series’ accuracy.
LEGO games often leave hints as to what’s coming next for the series. As one example, LEGO Batman 3 teased LEGO Jurassic World. Now that LEGO Marvel’s Avengers is out in North America, some players have already completed the game and are speculating about the next LEGO title.
Above is an image taken from the credits in LEGO Marvel’s Avengers, showing Peter “Star-Lord” Quill’s cassette player and headset. It’s a noticeable hint that we could be seeing a LEGO entry with a Guardians of the Galaxy theme in the future. However, it’s not yet known if the Guardians will get their own title, or if the gang will be featured in the next LEGO Marvel game.
Guitar Hero Live’s latest weekly update is now live. Today’s additions include the debut of the exclusive US and European premiere of Def Leppard’s new music video for one of their latest songs called “Dangerous.” GHTV is the first place in both territories to watch and play along to the latest video from the rockers’ latest self-titled album.
The premiere of the Dangerous music video is the title track in the Def Leppard: On Through The Ages Premium Show. Other new songs are available today as well.
Here’s the full lineup:
Def Leppard: On Through The Ages
– Dangerous
– Let’s Go
– Rock of Ages
Indie Rock
– The Strokes – You Only Live Once
– Miles Kane – Don’t Forget Who You Are
– SKATERS – Miss Teen Massachusetts
Fall Out Boy Live at KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas 2015
– Irresistible (Live)
– Centuries (Live)
– Uma Thurman (Live)
Source: Activision PR
SteamWorld Heist has done very well for Image & Form. In fact, the indie developer says that thus far, the game “is an even bigger success than SteamWorld Dig.” This is in terms of sales, reviews, and community feedback.
Image & Form wrote the following in a new website post:
“Is SteamWorld Heist successful?
Yes, it is! So far SteamWorld Heist is an even bigger success than SteamWorld Dig. Not just in terms of sales: Reviews and community feedback are through the roof!
At the time of writing SteamWorld Heist is tied with Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate for the highest rated 3DS game of 2015 (not counting remakes), according to Metacritic. We have no sales figures to share today, but rest assured we’re very pleased with the numbers.
Before our inflated egos won’t fit through the front door anymore we’d like to thank you. Without your support this wouldn’t have been possible!”
In other news, SteamWorld Heist’s first update which adds French, Italian, German, Spanish and Russian translations has been delayed slightly due to time constraints. It should be out “before you know it”, and it’ll come with “new surprises and lots of polish.”
Headup Games announced today that an update has been released for Typoman. After applying the patch, preexisting and new players should notice several improvements.
Here’s what’s included in the update:
– Player character movement and jump range have been enhanced;jump & run sections now feel more comfortable
– Improved tutorials for the Wordscrambler feature
– The Wordscrambler button indicator now appears next to the player’s character
– Animation stuttering removed at crumbling platforms
– Overall tweaks for performance, graphics and memory management
Also announced today, a Typoman demo is coming out next week. Look for it on the eShop starting on February 4.
Source: Headup Games PR
The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
New 3DS LL – 31,452
PS4 – 24,441
Vita – 14,999
Wii U – 11,298
New 3DS – 4,715
3DS – 2,813
PS3 – 1,671
3DS LL – 697
Xbox One – 52
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
New 3DS LL – 30,172
PS4 – 25,592
Vita – 18,202
Wii U – 15,398
New 3DS – 6,241
3DS – 4,797
PS3 – 1,939
3DS LL – 1,162
Xbox One – 99
And here are the software charts:
1. [PS4] Yakuza: Kiwami – 103,256 / NEW
2. [PS3] Yakuza: Kiwami – 60,427 / NEW
3. [3DS] Hyrule Warriors Legends – 54,479 / NEW
4. [PS4] Just Cause 3 – 33,660 / NEW
5. [PS4] Resident Evil Origins Collection – 21,015 / NEW
6. [3DS] Monster Hunter X – 20,714 / 2,644,499
7. [PS3] Resident Evil 0 HD Remaster – 15,639 / NEW
8. [WIU] Splatoon – 13,764 / 1,215,154
9. [3DS] Monster Strike – 11,684 / 769,491
10. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch Busters – 10,608 / 2,172,431
11. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition – 10,431 / 631,491
12. [PSV] Odin Sphere Leifthrasir – 9,379 / 52,774
13. [WIU] Super Mario Maker – 9,264 / 776,345
14. [PS4] Odin Sphere Leifthrasir – 7,292 / 49,555
15. [PS4] Fallout 4 – 5,756 / 203,426
16. [PSV] Muv-Luv Double Pack – 4,366 / NEW
17. [PS4] Rainbow Six Siege – 3,915 / 60,145
18. [3DS] Rhythm Heaven: The Best Plus – 3,890 / 639,960
19. [PS4] Call of Duty: Black Ops III – 3,827 / 283,493
20. [3DS] Disney Magical World 2 – 3,742 / 263,358
Nintendo just announced they have started some serious maintenance work on Super Mario Maker. The updates are going to be focused on fixing glitches in the create mode and the maintenance is planned to last until Thursday evening (Friday morning in Europe and Japan). All online services for the game will be impacted by this maintenance. Below is Nintendo’s tweet about the maintenance (all Japanese).
Wii U『スーパーマリオメーカー』につきまして、「つくる」モードで発生する不具合の修正のため、1/29（金）午前までサーバーの緊急メンテナンスを行っております。お楽しみのところ、大変申し訳ございません。https://t.co/lpNx4Xreod
— 任天堂株式会社 (@Nintendo) January 27, 2016
Shin Megami Tensei IV Final comes out in about 2 weeks and now fans who are planning to get a digital copy can purchase and preload the game to make sure they can plan on February 10th when the game releases. The game download takes up 15,069 blocks of space or 1,883MB of space on your SD card. The digital copy of the game will cost the same as the retail version and will include the same bonuses if purchased before February 29th.
A few more screenshots of the upcoming Great Detective Pikachu: Birth of a New Combination have been released. You can see them in the gallery below.
