Several new titles are coming to the Japanese eShop on October 21. Here’s a look at the upcoming digital downloads:
Wii U Download
99Moves (300 yen)
Wii U Virtual Console
Winds of Thunder (PC Engine, 823 yen)
Chu Chu Rocket (GBA, 702)
Ganbare Goemon Gaiden: Kieta ?gon Kiseru (Famicom, 514 yen)
3DS Download
Bloo Kid 2 (300 yen)
Mystery Solved: Escape From The Maze (500 yen)
Shinya Arino, who stars in Game Center CX, is also part of the comedy duo Yoiko. Masaru Hamaguchi is the other member in the group.
Hamaguchi has previously appeared in “Game Center DX” videos on Nintendo’s Japanese YouTube channel as as a spoof of sorts. He’s now returned again, as you’ll see in the video below which focuses on The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes.
The latest episode of Nintendo’s Japanese show Nyannyan Neko Mario Time has now gone live. We’ve included it below.
Nintendo released official videos for Medarot G Kabuto and Medarot G Kuwagata on the Japanese Wii U Virtual Console. Watch them below.
Update: Other Wii download listings on the server include The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, Super Paper Mario, Metroid: Other M, Wario Land: Shake It, and Mario Strikers Charged.
Yesterday we made mention of a listing found within Nintendo’s servers for The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD. It was unclear at the time just how valid that speculation was, but additional evidence has emerged to support the original rumors. Just to be clear, the official description in Nintendo’s database is “The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD” – note the “HD” on the end. But naturally we don’t know what will come from that listing at this time.
Another item found within the same server is for Super Mario Galaxy. Unlike Twilight Princess, this does lacks the “HD” term at the end. It’s listed twice – once for Japan, and again for Europe. Super Mario Galaxy is already out on the Japanese Wii U eShop, but today’s findings could be a sign of an upcoming European release.
Note that even though these listings were absolutely uncovered on Nintendo’s servers, we’re still marking these posts as rumors. It’s always best to maintain some skepticism without an official confirmation!
With Minecraft: Story Mode Episode 1 launching on various platforms today, Telltale Games issued one final video for the game introducing the cast. Watch it below.
There’s no date yet for Minecraft: Story Mode on Wii U. Hopefully we’ll seeing the first episode before the end of this year.
We’ve all been waiting quite awhile for the announcement of Nintendo’s debut mobile game. The company said it was “making announcement plans” in August, and an insider recently indicated that news would be coming soon.
There’s still no date yet when it comes to the reveal of the mobile title. Still, DeNA West chief executive officer Shintaro Asako officially went on record at GamesBeat 2015 today and said, “Soon, we should be able to announce the game.”
Asako also reiterated previous statements. As mentioned before, five Nintendo and DeNA games are coming between now and March 2017.
Asako added:
“I can’t say too much about the Nintendo deal. But it’s a really exciting initiative. It’s a really long-term initiative.”
Update: Looks like Nintendo has made a mistake! The demo will be out next Thursday as opposed to today.
Enter the world of #YOKAIWATCH with a free demo, arriving on 3DS #eShop on 10/22! pic.twitter.com/sKBDL0GF8S
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) October 13, 2015
A demo for Yo-kai Watch is now available in North America. Head on over to the eShop to grab the download.
On Twitter, Nintendo shared today’s news:
Take your first steps into the world of #YOKAIWATCH by downloading the free demo, available now on 3DS #eShop! pic.twitter.com/YIDYJFsmw1
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) October 13, 2015
Despite the introduction of LEGO Dimensions, Warner Bros. Interactive has no plans to stop creating one-off LEGO games.
LEGO Marvel’s Avengers game director Arthur Parsons told Polygon:
“One million percent this is not the last Lego standalone game. The first day Lego Dimensions was announced internally, we were told there will be a standalone video games alongside Lego Dimensions. People love Lego video games and we will continue to make Lego video games.”
LEGO games have a tendency to tease future entries. As an example, LEGO Marvel Super Heroes teased LEGO Batman 3 in the post-credits. LEGO Batman 3 hinted at LEGO Marvel’s Avengers. Unsurprisingly, the latter title has a tease as well.
“There’s a tease at the end of this one too,” Parsons noted. “But you’ll have to play it to find out what it is.”
Gamasutra has several quotes up from producer Risa Tabata and Kensuke Tanabe, who work with external teams at Nintendo. Tabata has been involved with games such as Metroid Prime while Tanabe has been with the company for nearly three decades.
While speaking with Tabata and Tanabe, Gamasutra asked about how Nintendo tends to make its games, working with external developers, and even amiibo. Continue on below for their thoughts.
