Along with the original Mario vs. Donkey Kong, Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis also launched on the European Wii U Virtual Console last week. Check out some footage of the title below.
Last week, Mario vs. Donkey Kong came out on the European Wii U Virtual Console. You’ll find nearly 20 minutes of footage from the game below.
After enjoying tremendous success in Japan, Yo-Kai Watch will soon arrive in the West as well. The official website for the cross-media project, called Yo-Kai World, is now open. From there, you can access all kinds of information about the franchise’s various aspects (such as the games, which links to Nintendo’s website).
A new trailer for the English version of the anime has also been published. Check it out below:
Though not very widespread in the West, instant messaging service LINE is extremely popular in Japan. Nintendo has now opened up an official LINE account (@Nintendo) which you can use to “chat” with Toad. Naturally you shouldn’t expect actual responses to your questions – the account seems to use randomly generated phrases to reply.
Still, it might be interesting to see how Nintendo use this to possibly promote their upcoming mobile games.
Footage has come in showing Project X Zone 2’s opening movie (and related song), seemingly from the Tokyo Game Show this past weekend. Check it out below.
This week’s 3DS eShop charts are as follows:
Software
1. Mario Kart 7
2. Super Mario Bros. 3
3. Shovel Knight
4. Super Mario Bros.
5. Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai DX
6. Smash Controller
7. Super Smash Bros. for 3DS
8. Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer
9. Animal Crossing: New Leaf
10. Pokemon Omega Ruby
11. The Legend of Zelda
12. The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
13. Pokemon Alpha Sapphire
14. Senran Kagura 2: Deep Crimson
15. Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D
16. Pokemon Trading Card Game
17. Zelda: Link’s Awakening DX
18. Pokemon Dream Radar
19. Cube Creator 3D
20. Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D
Videos
1. Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer – PAX Prime 2015 Video
2. Let’s Watch! Super Mario Maker Overview!
3. Super Mario Maker Accolades Trailer
4. Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butoden Trailer
5. Little Battlers eXperience Trailer
6. Pokemon Rumble World Trailer
7. Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer – E3 2015 Trailer
8. Shovel Knight – amiibo Reveal Trailer
9. Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon – E3 2015 Trailer
10. Binding of Isaac: Rebirth Nindies@Night PAX Trailer
11. Cube Creator 3D Update Trailer
12. Zelda: Tri Force Heroes E3 2015 Trailer
13. Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate September DLC Pack Trailer
14. Treehouse Live @ E3 2015 – Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer
15. Hyrule Warriors Legends – E3 2015 Trailer
16. Super Mario Maker – E3 2015 Trailer
17. Shovel Knight Plague of Shadows Nindies@Night PAX Video
18. Super Smash Bros. Mii Fighters Suit Up for Wave One
19. Fire Emblem Fates E3 2015 Trailer
20. Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games E3 2015 Video
IGN has posted a video of the first 15 minutes from LEGO Dimensions. Take a look at it below.
Earlier this year, BeautiFun Games brought Nihilumbra to the Wii U eShop. The studio has now set its sights on Kickstarter in hope of funding a new project: “Megamagic: Wizards of the Neon Age”.
Megamagic features a mixture of action RPG and real-time strategy gameplay. Throughout the adventure, players will have access to “a wide range of spells to learn and monsters to summon in order to beat the bad guys.” Its style also takes some inspiration from the ’80s.
Megamagic: Wizards of the Neon Age needs to raise $20,000 for funding by October 14. It was just confirmed today that there are plans for a Wii U stretch goal, though the amount has not yet been specified.
You can learn more about Megamagic on the Kickstarter page here.
Nintendo has shipped a few Wii U games at $40 – notably Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker as well as Kirby and the Rainbow Curse. We may soon have another title with the same price point on our hands.
I didn’t make too much of it at the time, but retailer Newegg recently added a listing to its website for Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash. Consumers can reserve it for $39.99, which is supposedly $20 in savings. I’d wager that it’s instead the game’s final price point.
The Nintendo UK store also just put up its listing for Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash. It can be pre-ordered for £39.99, and since this is Nintendo’s store, that’s about as official as things get.
So although it’s not absolutely confirmed, $40 (£40 for our UK friends) is looking like Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash’s final price point. That’d probably go over much better than if it were $60!
