Not only is Japan getting a retail release of the Splatoon soundtrack in October, Famitsu revealed today that Nintendo is also releasing a Splatoon art book that same month, on October 10th. The book will feature over 300 pages of concept art, character designs and more. Expect more info this week once the full issue of Famitsu is out.
Nintendo will show off quite a few games at EGX 2015, one of the biggest gaming conventions in Europe. The event will take place at the NEC in Birmingham, UK from September 24th to till September 27th. Here’s the full list of Wii U and 3DS games you’ll be able to play if you attend:
Wii U
- Super Mario Maker
- Splatoon
- Mario Kart 8
- Super Smash Bros.
- Star Fox Zero
- Mario Tennis Ultra Smash
- Xenoblade Chronicles X
- Skylanders SuperChargers
3DS
- The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes
- Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate
- Chibi Robo: Zip Lash
- Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer
- Skylanders SuperChargers
- Pokemon Omega Ruby
- Pokemon Alpha Sapphire
#Nindies on Wii U
- Mighty No. 9 [Deep Silver, Concept]
- Rive [Two Tribes]
- Runbow [13am Games]
- Fast Racing NEO [Shin’en]
- Typoman [Brainseed/Head Up Games]
- Soul Axiom [Wales Interactive]
- Poncho [Rising Star Games]
- Extreme Exorcism [Ripstone]
- Oddworld New n Tasty [Oddworld]
- Shadow Puppeteer [Snowcannon Games/Sarepta Studios]
- Action Henk [Curve]
- Lovely Planet [Tiny Build]
- Terraria
#Nindies on 3DS
- Steamworld Heist
- Shovel Knight [Yacht Club Games]
- Terraria
Nintendo will also host several tournaments, such as squad battles in Splatoon, 200cc races in Mario Kart 8 or two-player matches in Mario Tennis Ultra Smash.
The Lost Reavers beta is currently running in Japan. Check out some more footage of it below:
Leading up to Super Mario Maker’s release on Sept. 11th, we’re highlighting some of the coolest, most creative, or just plain ridiculous levels users have created so far. In this episode, we check out the level “The Ultimate Test” from Michael in the UK.
If you have any suggestions for more levels we should play, just fire them our direction in the comments!
14 minutes of footage has come in showing Funky Physics, which is hitting the North American Wii U eShop on Thursday. Take a look at the video below.
Seafoam Gaming has uploaded a video showing Star Sky on Wii U. Check it out below.
In October, a special Super Mario Bros. screen painting will go on display in Kyoto. It comes in celebration of the series’ 30th anniversary, as well as the 400th anniversary of the Rimpa school.
Mario is represented as “Raijin” (Japanese god of thunder and storms) in the piece while Luigi is shown as “Fujin” (Japanese god of wind). These two tend to be paired in Japanese art, much like Nintendo’s famous brothers.
The painting itself is created in Rimpa style. For a look at its creation, check out the official Nintendo video below.
Listings on the eShop confirm reveal two more digital Wii U releases for this week. Along with the previously-confirmed Q.U.B.E: Director’s Cut, The Swindle, and Funky Physics, we’ll also be seeing Star Sky and Explody Bomb.
Star Sky is a game we covered recently, and we know that it’s due out in Europe on Thursday as well. In Alkterios Games’ Explody Bomb, “you must shoot down all enemies that attempt to attack” by using the GamePad to guide a bomb between obstacles. Pricing is set at $4 and $1.99 respectively.
Later this month, SEGA will be wrapping up its next batch of 3D Classics. 3D Sonic the Hedgehog 2 will officially conclude the second series. However, there is a possibility that more games could be coming, or were at least considered at one point.
Found within the RAM of 3D Gunstar Heroes are titles such as Sonic Spinball, Comix Zone, and Puyo Puyo 2. It remains to be seen though what sort of plans there are for the future – if any.
Nicalis confirmed on its Twitter account today that The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth is slated for October 29 in Europe. This applies to both the Wii U and New 3DS versions of the game.
Nicalis posted in its tweet:
October is #Isaactober! The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth EU (Wii U/new 3DS) + Afterbirth PC launch October 29 and 30th! pic.twitter.com/7plvCwiAGR
— Nicalis, Inc. (@nicalis) September 7, 2015
