Pre-orders for Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival are now up on the Nintendo UK store. You can reserve the game here.
Various bundles and pricing options are available, ranging from free amiibo display cases to the inclusion of the amiibo 3-pack. The lowest option is £49.99 for the standard bundle with a pair of display cases whereas the highest amount is £112.99 for the game, amiibo 3-pack, Tom Nook amiibo, Mabel amiibo, Lottie amiibo, and a free amiibo Trio Case.
Famitsu is reporting that over 3.2 million courses have been created in Super Mario Maker. About a month ago, that number was at 2.2 million units.
Famitsu also has news about its collaboration content in Super Mario Maker. In order to obtain Nekki – the magazine’s mascot – as a costume for Mario, players will need to clear a level designed by the editorial team.
Some of you may be aware that Famitsu reviews are often published by four different editors. The magazine decided to settle on the level that will be made available to players in Super Mario Maker by reversing things a bit. Four Nintendo representatives were put in charge of judging and ultimately determining the level that will be distributed. The lineup includes producer Takasahi Tezuka, director Yosuke Oshino, senior director Yoshikazu Yamashita, and Yamamura from Nintendo News.
This week’s Famitsu review scores are as follows:
FIFA 16 (PS4/PS3/XBO/360) – 9/8/9/9
LEGO Jurassic World (PS4/PS3/Wii U) – 9/8/9/8
Disney Magical World 2 (3DS) – 8/8/8/9
Fairy Fencer f: Advent Dark Force (PS4) – 8/8/8/9
LEGO Jurassic World (3DS) – 8/7/8/8
IronFall Invasion (3DS) – 8/8/8/7
To Love Ru Trouble Darkness: True Princess (PSV) – 8/7/7/7
Yesterday, Nintendo announced that the Green Yarn Yoshi amiibo would be leaving the Yoshi’s Woolly World bundle next month. Walmart has followed up on the news by opening pre-orders for the plushie. You can reserve the amiibo right here.
This week’s 3DS eShop charts are as follows:
Software
1. Zelda: Tri Force Heroes
2. Mario Kart 7
3. Super Mario Bros. 3
4. Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer
5. 3D Sonic the Hedgehog 2
6. Devil Survivor Overclocked
7. Shovel Knight
8. Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butoden
9. The Legend of Legacy
10. Smash Controller
11. Super Mario Bros.
12. Super Smash Bros. for 3DS
13. SmileBASIC
14. The Legend of Zelda
15. Cooking Mama 5
16. Etrian Odyssey IV
17. Animal Crossing: New Leaf
18. Zelda: Link’s Awakening DX
19. Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D
20. Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal World Duel Carnival
Videos
1. Zelda: Tri Force Heroes – The Princess Tells All
2. Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butoden Trailer
3. Yo-kai Watch E3 2015 Trailer
4. The Legend of Legacy Full Trailer
5. 3D Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Trailer
6. Zelda: Tri Force Heroes Launch Trailer
7. Meet Chibi-Robo!
8. IronFall Trailer
9. Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer PAX Prime 2015 Video
10. Pokemon Rumble World Trailer
11. The Smurfs Trailer
12. Let’s Watch! Super Mario Maker Overview!
13. Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon – E3 2015 Trailer
14. The Magic Hammer Trailer
15. Little Battlers eXperience Trailer
16. Chronus Arc Trailer 2
17. Nintendo Treehouse Live @ E3 2015 Day 1 Yo-kai Watch
18. Gunslugs 2 Trailer
19. Super Smash Bros. Mii Fighters Suit Up for Wave One
20. Binding of Isaac: Rebirth Nindies@Night PAX Trailer
Source: 3DS eShop
Nintendo is hosting another National StreetPass Weekend starting on Friday. Through November 1, 3DS owners can visit one of 29,000 Nintendo Zone hotspots to get up to six StreetPass tags from across North America. Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer players will also have the opportunity to run into Filly, a special character who is currently only available from Nintendo Zone.
The North American Xenoblade Chronicles X teaser website is now open for business. Access it here. You can view the game’s trailer, read up on some information, and even download wallpapers. The full site should be coming soon.
SEGA has taken some heat with the Sonic series as of late. In particular, Sonic Boom admittedly led the gaming franchise astray and resulted in a large amount of criticism.
Speaking with Marketing Week, SEGA Europe marketing director Jon Rooke promised that new games in the series “will be more inspired by how it played in its heyday.” He also acknowledged the difficulty in bringing Sonic into 3D.
Rooke said:
“Sega has publicly apologised to the fans as the quality of console games in the Sonic franchise hasn’t been acceptable over recent years. It’s been tough translating that iconic side scrolling 2D experience from the 90s into 3D but Sonic is still huge for us so the new games will be more inspired by how it played in its heyday.”
Sonic Generations actually felt like a step in the right direction to me. And Sonic Colors, while not perfect, definitely had some redeeming qualities. It kind of makes you wish SEGA could be more consistent with the franchise!
System: Wii U (reviewed) / 3DS
Release date: October 20, 2015
Developer: Vicious Cycle
Publisher Little Orbit
Author: Vincent
Adventure Time: Finn and Jake Investigations is a game that I want to love. I really do. I used to enjoy the show, and taking a quick glance at this title, it really doesn’t seem that bad. Once you dive deep enough, however, you quickly begin to realize how everything falls apart and how this becomes something that really doesn’t seem worth adventuring through.
Catles won’t be hitting Wii U until Q1 of next year, but it did launch on Steam earlier this month. Take a look at some footage of the game below.
