System: Wii U
Release date: December 4, 2015
Developer: Monolith Soft
Publisher Nintendo
As a JRPG fanatic that’s been craving a first-party AAA open-world experience on the Wii U since its initial launch in 2012, I’m happy to say that the wait is finally over as we’ve been graced with Monolith Soft’s ambitious Xenoblade Chronicles X, the spiritual successor to Wii’s equally ambitious and captivating Xenoblade Chronicles which was recently brought over to the New Nintendo 3DS in an updated fashion. Xenoblade Chronicles X puts players in a rich, vibrant world filled with a myriad of monsters, locations, and a deep story that tells the tale of civilization starting over, but bringing all these great things together in a cohesive way doesn’t go without fault.
Fans created Project M, a popular Super Smash Bros. Brawl mod, in hopes of changing the Wii title so that it would line up more closely with Melee. Adjustments were made to the overall gameplay, characters, stages, and more. This has been an ongoing effort since 2011.
Sadly, Project M is no more, and development is finished. A final blog post added to the official website acknowledges that the news “will come as a shock to many of our fans.” It goes on to explain: “We’ve spent six years polishing Project M, and rather than let it drag on through another several years of dwindling development and change-fatigue in the competitive circle, we’re going to consider our work complete.”
Project M was most recently updated during the summer. Version 3.6 came out in late June.
Head past the break for the full farewell message.
Pokemon Picross has been promoted as a free-to-play/start game. Now that the download has arrived in Japan, some notable information has emerged about this aspect.
Serebii writes that after purchasing all 5,000 Picrites, they can be redeemed from time to time in batches of 1,000. If you max out the Energy Gauge’s level by spending Picrites, the free-to-play element is then removed. Players won’t have to worry about the energy gauge as it is at infinity.
Here are some other Pokemon Picross details from Serebii:
– Mega Evolution stages cost Picrites to access
– Micross puzzles can be found by completing various challenges on a variety of Pokémon
– These are larger puzzles that you unlock pieces for gradually and encompass a much larger image
– There’s a password option that will unlock various secret stages in the game
– 02:16: When you have purchased all 5000 Picrites, you can then redeem free Picrites from time to time in batches of 1000. If you max out the Energy Gauge’s level by spending your Picrites, you then remove the free to play aspect. You no longer have to worry about the energy gauge as it is at infinity
– Mega Evolution stages cost Picrites to access
– A special mode mirroring the standard stages is available later in the game
– This mode repeats puzzles but as Mega Picross style puzzles
Circle Entertainment will soon be bringing The Legend of Dark Witch 3DS themes overseas. In Europe, nine will be released in total. But North America will only have access to four.
Why is this the case? Circle says that Nintendo of America only allows games to receive four themes.
The company told one fan on Twitter:
Finally, The Legend of Dark Witch themes is coming to NA/EU. 4 themes for NA, 9 themes for EU.
— CIRCLE Ent. (@CIRCLE_Ent) November 30, 2015
@BlackDarkDracon NOA only allow each title with 4 thems as maximum.
— CIRCLE Ent. (@CIRCLE_Ent) November 30, 2015
I’ll mark this as a rumor as we don’t have an official confirmation from Nintendo, but I’d have to think that Circle Entertainment knows what it’s talking about. This is rather interesting!
During the November Nintendo Direct, a “Splatournament” was announced. The event, as the name implies, is a tournament for Splatoon featuring members from the Nintendo Treehouse.
The Splatournament will be taking place tomorrow at 2 PM ET / 11 AM PT. We’ll put up a live stream post an hour before it goes live.
Here’s a look at the bracket:
You can also head past the break for a look at the different teams.
Several new 3DS themes are out now in Japan, including a new Mario one for the holidays. Here’s the full lineup:
Mario White Christmas – 200 yen
Kotori Samba – 200 yen
A Clockwork Truffe – 200 yen each
Ciao Illustrations Club – 100 yen
NemuNeko Merry Christmas – 200 yen
Hatsune Miku Project Mirai (x4) – 200 yen each
Have a look at the new Mario theme below.
Lost Reavers has made a stealth launch on the Japanese Wii U eShop. Even though there was no prior news about a specific release date, the free-to-start title can now be downloaded. For those that are curious, it takes up 1056MB of space.
Several new titles are coming to the Japanese eShop on December 9. Here’s a look at the upcoming digital downloads:
Wii U Download
Nihilumbra (1,000 yen)
Swords & Soldiers II (1,600 yen)
Wii U Virtual Console
Metal Slader Glory (Super Famicom, 926 yen)
Kururin Paradise (GBA, 702 yen)
3DS Download
Alphadia (1,080 yen)
Famitsu has reported the first sales data for Monster Hunter X. According to the site, 1,542,104 copies of the game were sold in just two days.
Monster Hunter X’s launch also had a big impact on 3DS hardware sales. Famitsu says that 3DS hardware sales were at 133,628 units.
We’ll have more sales numbers from Japan tomorrow morning, so stay tuned for that.
Nintendo has released two new 3DS commercials for the Japanese market. New adverts for Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer and Rhythm Heaven: The Best Plus are posted below.
