A new Minecraft: Story Mode trailer has gone live for the series’ first episode, The Order of the Stone. Take a look at the video below.
Minecraft: Story Mode will feature the following cast:
– Patton Oswalt as male Jesse
– Catherine Taber as female Jesse
– Brian Posehn as Axel
– Ashley Johnson as Petra
– Scott Porter as Lucas
– Martha Plimpton as Olivia
– Billy West as the narrator
– Paul Reubens as Ivor
– Dave Fennoy as Gabriel the Warrior (‘Order of the Stone’ member)
– Corey Feldman as Magnus the Griefer (‘Order of the Stone’ member)
– Grey Griffin as Ellegaard the Redstone Engineer (‘Order of the Stone’ member)
– John Hodgman as Soren the Architect (‘Order of the Stone’ member)
Source: Telltale Games PR
FreakZone Games issued the first trailer for AVGN 2: ASSimilation today. We have it below.
Nintendo UK reached out to some fans at EGX last week to see what they think about The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes. Check out the full video below.
Microsoft is publishing Scalebound, a new Xbox One title from PlatinumGames. But as fate would have it, the project was originally imagined for Wii.
Director Hideki Kamiya recently spoke with GameSpot about his original ambition for Scalebound, which would have had players using the Wii remote to provide orders to dinosaurs rather than dragons. It also starred a little girl rather than the current protagonist Drew.
Kamiya said:
“If you look at the long span of it, the first idea [for Scalebound] was when we started the company and were thinking of ideas and games that we want to make. The idea popped up there, but then we made Bayonetta. Then after Bayonetta, we revived the idea and made a prototype but that prototype failed and the game got cancelled. It was put on a backburner for a variety of reasons and we moved on to The Wonderful 101.”
“When they first started, the idea was for a Wii game and we wanted to use a Wii remote to do the orders for the dinosaurs. You were in control of the dinosaurs, you were ordering the dinosaurs around, and they’d do cool things. Then after we made Bayonetta, we started the prototype. The first thing that I made a change to was making it a dragon game.”
“We changed the dinosaurs to dragons, but at that point the lead character was even weaker than [current protagonist] Drew is in the context of Scalebound. She was actually a little girl who was with these dragons. As we were making this prototype, I realized that I didn’t want to just be watching the fight, I wanted to be more participatory in the fight. And I started talking with the staff about how maybe we should change this to be a swordsman or someone a little bit older. This was when the prototype got put on the backburner, so to speak, and the project was halted. Then we made The Wonderful 101.”
Another 20 minutes of footage from Toto Temple Deluxe has come in, which you can watch below. The game is out today on the Wii U eShop.
Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam now has a final release date in Japan. The game will be available on December 3, Nintendo’s official schedule listing reveals.
In the west, Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam is due out sometime during the spring.
This week’s North American Nintendo Downloads are as follows:
Wii U Download
Freedom Planet – $14.99
Gemology – $6.99
Pumped BMX + – $7.99
The Rivers of Alice : Extended Version – $7.99
Toto Temple Deluxe – $9.99
VoxelMaker – $4.99
Wii U Virtual Console
River City Ransom – $4.99
3DS Download
Chronus Arc – $9.99
3DS Themes
The Legend of Legacy: “The Chibi Adventurers”
Wii U/3DS DLC
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U – DLC – Fans of Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U can now add even more fun with a free update and new DLC for purchase on both versions. The free update includes a Duck Hunt stage for Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and the ability to upload match replay highlights to YouTube in the Wii U version of the game. In addition, players can now purchase new Mii Fighter costumes – like Fox (from the and Star Fox series) and Toad outfits – as well as a Pirate Ship stage for Super Smash Bros. for Wii U inspired by The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker and a Super Mario Maker stage for both versions of the game. For full details, visit http://www.smashbros.com/us/.
eShop Sales
Wii U/3DS
– Citizens of Earth (Wii U and Nintendo 3DS) is on sale starting at 9 a.m. PT on Oct. 5 until 8:59 a.m. PT on Oct. 19.
Wii U
– Spy Chameleon and Rock ‘N Racing Off Road from EnjoyUp are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on Oct. 29.
– Puzzle Monkeys is more than 60 percent off (reduced from $2.99 to $0.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Oct. 22.
– Zumba Fitness World Party is 75 percent off (reduced from $39.99 to $9.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Oct. 12.
– Midnight is 25 percent off (reduced from $1.99 to $1.49) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Oct. 22.
– Don’t Crash is more than 30 percent off (reduced from $1.49 to $1) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Oct. 14.
– Pixel Slime U is more than 30 percent off (reduced from $2.99 to $2) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Oct. 14.
– Vector Assault is 20 percent off (reduced from $4.99 to $3.99) starting at 9 a.m. PT on Oct. 5 until 8:59 a.m. PT on Oct. 30.?
3DS
– Tappingo and European Conqueror 3D from Circle Entertainment are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on Oct. 22.
– Shin Megami Tensei IV is 25 percent off (reduced from $19.99 to $14.99) starting at 9 a.m. PT on Oct. 5 until 8:59 a.m. PT on Oct. 19.
Activities
Miiverse Nook’s Homes Drawing Sweepstakes – To celebrate the launch of the Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer game, we’re hosting a Nook’s Homes Drawing Sweepstakes event until Oct. 30. You can enter every week for your chance to win a digital version of Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer by sharing your Animal Crossing-themed fan art on Miiverse! Click here for details.
Price Reductions
– Stealth Inc. II: A Game of Clones is reduced to $9.99 (from $14.99) beginning at 9 a.m. PT on Oct. 1.
– Battleminer is reduced to $5.99 (from $7.99) beginning at 9 a.m. PT on Oct. 1.
Source: Nintendo PR
Nintendo has published a new set of Genei Ibun Roku #FE screenshots. You can view them in the gallery below.
Earlier today, a demo for Chibi-Robo!: Zip Lash found its way to the Japanese 3DS eShop. Check out some footage from the download below.
Miki accidentally shared Monster Hunter Strike 3DS’ first trailer today before pulling the video. Still, that hasn’t stopped it from circulating online, and you can watch the new trailer below.
