Hiroki Kikuta, known for his work on the Secret of Mana series, will be involved with YIIK. It’s been announced that Kikuta will be contributing an arrangement for the game based on the three major themes written by AcckStudios composer Andrew Allanson.
Kikuta will be able to create any type of track he wishes based on the three themes. Additionally, an area of the game will be specifically designed to complement his piece.
Three new Wii Remote Plus controllers are heading stateside, courtesy of GameStop.
Controllers for Bowser and Toad will be available on September 11. On October 16, the Yoshi version will follow.
Pricing is set at $39.99 for each controller. Note that all three are GameStop exclusives. They can be ordered on the retailer’s website here.
Update: Bumped to the top. Nintendo’s official patch notes have been added in.
Nintendo is releasing a new 598MB Splatoon update in just a couple of days. Version 2.1.0 will arrive Tuesday in North America, and Wednesday in other territories. The breakdown of times is as follows:
– 7 PM PT (Tuesday)
– 10 PM ET (Tuesday)
– 3 AM in the UK (Wednesday)
– 4 AM in Europe (Wednesday)
Prior to the update’s release, Splatoon’s servers will be experiencing maintenance for 70 minutes.
As for the update itself, it’s mostly a means to fix bugs. You can find details about the patch below.
Today, Nintendo launched a new “Survival Guide” video series on its YouTube page for Xenoblade Chronicles X. Five videos are planned in total, and each one will provide information about the game. Take a look at the first one below.
We heard last week that Yacht Club Games will be entirely responsible for the Shovel Knight amiibo. Nintendo is licensing the technology, but it’s pretty much up to the studio to get the figure into consumers’ hands.
This is something that Yacht Club Games reiterated to Destructoid at PAX Prime 2015. He additionally revealed that the Shovel Knight amiibo will be produced in the same factory as Disney Infinity figures.
Velasco said:
“We’re basically licensing the amiibo technology from Nintendo, and they’ve been overseeing it every step of the way. From the design, to how the amiibo functions in the game, to making sure that it was all just perfect in every way.”
“But we’re the ones that are dealing with the manufacturing and distribution, we’re the ones that are talking with the toy and sculpture people. Even things like the packaging.”
More footage of Hyper Light Drifter has come in via a video from GameSpot. We’ve posted it below.
On his personal Facebook page, Devil’s Third creator Tomonobu Itagaki commented on the reviews the Wii U game has been receiving thus far. The average score currently sits at a 41 percent on Metacritic.
Itagaki acknowledged the negative critical reception, but feels that “most of the people reviewing the game weren’t given a chance to evaluate it properly.” Whereas Devil’s Third’s online play was designed “to be enjoyed together with tons of people”, he has the impression that “dozens of reviewers were only allowed to try the game in a closed environment.” Itagaki added that he values player feedback to a much greater extend.
Head past the break for Itagaki’s full message.
Polygon has posted a video featuring 18 minutes of footage from FAST Racing Neo. Check it out below.
Nintendo has brought out another new trailer for Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer. Give it a watch below.
