Nintendo uploaded a new video showing amiibo functionality in Picross 3D 2. Watch it below.
Nintendo released official videos for Bomberman: Panic Bomber, VS. Excitebike, and Exerion on the Japanese Wii U Virtual Console. Watch them below.
Nintendo has occasionally come out with videos for its Japanese audience to provide software recommendations for women. You can find the latest one below.
Cube Roots’ indie puzzle game Dungeon Hearts originally came out a couple of years ago. It’s now in the works for Wii U with a few new elements.
First, here’s a brief overview of the actual game:
“Dungeon Hearts fuses the strategy and pattern matching of puzzle games with the kinetic pace of action games. Align magical runes as they flow along the Fatestream to attack, defend, and conjure magic in frenetic battles against a bestiary of fantastic creatures out to use those same runes against you. Chain together multiple attacks and unleash powerful combos or call upon each hero’s special attacks to devastate your enemies to survive the twists and turns of Dungeon Heart’s evolving gameplay. Strike down all that stand in your way and level up your brave warriors as each foe grows more powerful than the last, culminating in the final battle with The Dark One himself!”
On Wii U, the title will be known as “Dungeon Hearts DX”. The team will be including new art, characters, and music, all of which are exclusive to this new release. Fans can also expect interface changes, balance to the combat, and a hub area to listen to music and manage your party. Feedback and criticism from the original Dungeon Hearts is also being considered.
Check out one of the earlier trailers for Dungeon Hearts below. The new “DX” version hits the eShop this winter.
Bandai Namco has posted a new Pokken Tournament trailer. In the latest video attached below, we’re able to get another look at Pikachu Libre. The character was originally shown in the debut Wii U trailer last month.
Human Resource Machine, the newest game from Little Inferno developer Tomorrow Corporation, is launching on the Wii U eShop next month. The studio announced in a website post that it’s slated for October 15.
Human Resource Machine was originally revealed in June, though Wii U was not a confirmed platform at the time. An official description of the title reads:
Human Resource Machine is a puzzle game. In each level, your boss gives you a job. Automate it by programming your little office worker! If you succeed, you’ll be promoted up to the next level for another year of work in the vast office building. Congratulations!
Don’t worry if you’ve never programmed before – programming is just puzzle solving. If you strip away all the 1’s and 0’s and scary squiggly brackets, programming is actually simple, logical, beautiful, and something that anyone can understand and have fun with!
You can find Human Resource Machine’s original trailer below.
Thanks to Jose M for the tip.
New content has made its way to Devil’s Third in Europe and Japan. Valhalla Game Studios has unlocked a “Gladiator” Drill mode, “Delta” Siege area, and “Mitchell” Special Arms.
Players can earn five times the experience points in “Gladiator” until September 22 and 2 AM CEST. Additionally, five times the area rewards can be obtained in the Siege area “Delta” until the same time.
Check out some footage of the Gladiator Drill mode in Devil’s Third below.
Nintendo Directs will keep airing in the future, Nintendo has confirmed.
“Nintendo Directs will continue,” the company said in a statement to IGN. “But we have no details to provide now on who will be featured or the topics that will be covered.”
It’s been several months since we last saw a Nintendo Direct. A “Micro” presentation was held in June, and prior to that, Mr. Morimoto hosted a Japan-only broadcast in late May.
USA Today has published a new interview with Takashi Tezuka. Tezuka spoke all about Super Mario Bros., including the original game’s origins, the series’ legacy, and why it’s been able to maintain such longevity.
You can find a roundup of Tezuka’s comments below. A couple of additional questions and answers are on USA Today here.
