Tomorrow, Playtonic Games will be appearing on a live stream to show off some levels they’ve created for Super Mario Maker. Nintendo UK shared the news on its Twitter and Instagram accounts earlier today.
At 5pm on Thursday the 3rd of September, playtonicgames will join us to show off some courses they’ve… https://t.co/6YKcPSzlSC
— Nintendo UK (@NintendoUK) September 2, 2015
You can watch the live broadcast at the following times on the Nintendo UK Twitch page:
– 9 AM PT
– 12 PM ET
– 5 PM in the UK
– 6 PM in Europe
Nintendo has lifted the embargo on Super Mario Maker reviews, and that means reviews are starting to come in. You can get a look at the first round of verdicts below.
Nintendo Everything – “Thumbs Up”
IGN – 9 / 10
GameSpot – 9 / 10
DigitalSpy – 4 / 5
Polygon – 9.5 / 10
Nintendo World Report – 8 / 10
Nintendo Life – 10 / 10
VideoGamer – 8 / 10
Shacknews – 9 / 10
Kotaku – “Yes”
Destructoid – 8 / 10
GamesBeat – 100 / 100
USGamer – 5 / 5
Game Informer – 9 / 10
Club Nintendo Europe has added one final reward. Members can begin placing orders for a “Goodbye Coin”, which costs 2,000 stars.
The coin is stamped with the waving Super Mario Bros. along with ‘thank you” in Japanese on one side, and the Club Nintendo logo on the other. Additionally, it comes in a special velvet, drawstring pouch.
Orders for the reward can be placed here.
The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
New 3DS LL – 38,498
PS4 – 18,539
Vita – 12,125
Wii U – 11,781
New 3DS – 7,089
PS3 – 2,571
3DS – 2,216
3DS LL – 1,116
Vita TV – 567
Xbox One – 168
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
New 3DS LL – 19,960
PS4 – 14,495
Vita – 11,605
Wii U – 11,302
New 3DS – 5,967
PS3 – 2,549
3DS – 1,557
3DS LL – 795
Vita TV – 554
Xbox One – 160
And here are the software charts:
1. [3DS] Dragon Quest VIII – 584,716
2. [3DS] Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer – 48,978 / 959,049
3. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch Busters – 48,868 / 1,400,802
4. [PS4] Dragon’s Dogma Online – 29,316 / NEW
5. [WIU] Splatoon – 23,403 / 607,670
6. [PS4] Until Dawn – 17,472 / NEW
7. [PS3] TV Anime IdolM@ster: Cinderella Girls G4U! Pack Vol. 4 – 15,496 / NEW
8. [3DS] Ultimate NES Remix – 14,079 / NEW
9. [3DS] Rhythm Heaven: The Best Plus – 13,716 / 445,991
10. [3DS] Super Robot Wars BX – 13,423 / 111,789
11. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition – 8,685 / 308,686
12. [PS3] Dragon’s Dogma Online – 8,202 / NEW
13. [WIU] Mario Kart 8 – 6,849 / 1,111,459
14. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf – 4,176 / 4,035,029
15. [PSV] Juusanshi Engi: Engetsu Sangokuden 1?2 – 3,692 / NEW
16. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire – 3,582 / 2,690,106
17. [3DS] Fire Emblem Fates – 3,399 / 412,588
18. [PS4] Dishonored: Definitive Edition – 2,875 / NEW
19. [WIU] Yoshi’s Woolly World – 2,812 / 66,741
20. [PSV] Taiko No Tatsujin V Version – 2,634 / 90,547
Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars has received a small update, bumping the game up to version 1.0.1. As expected, the patch is pretty small in nature. The update only addresses an issue uploading particular levels to Miiverse on 3DS.
This week’s Famitsu review scores are as follows:
Super Mario Maker (Wii U) – 9/9/9/10
Element4l (PSV) – 8/8/8/6
Monokage Quest (3DS) – 8/6/8/7
Chronus Arc (3DS) – 7/7/8/7
Aaru’s Awakening (PS4/PSV) – 7/7/8/7
Shippuu no Usagi-Maru: Nazo no Karakuri Shiro (3DS) – 7/8/6/7
Tatakae Buta-san (3DS) – 7/6/7/7
Super Exploding Zoo (PS4/PSV) – 6/7/6/7
Baboon! (PSV) – 7/7/6/6
Deai Dama (3DS) – 6/6/7/6
More Famitsu scans of Ace Attorney 6 leaked today, revealing new details about the game.
A new female character spotted in the first round of scans is featured prominently in multiple images, although there is no information about her identity yet. She appears to be objecting to a hastily-passed verdict.
Translations of multiple quotes from the scans are now also available:
– The theme is “courtroom revolution”
– You can turn off hints!
– Development on the game is 30% complete
What’s the theme and concept of Ace Attorney 6?
Takeshi Yamazaki, director: “Throughout the series, Phoenix Wright is in a place that lacks enemies. Because of that, we’re paying more attention to the world this time.”
Eshiro Motohide, producer: “It’s tough to develop within the Japanese courtroom, since an exhilarating part of the game is how situations can change from from desperate to complete turnabouts. The theme is ‘courtroom revolution.’ Phoenix Wright changing the system of the court is a major theme.”
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 “A Mushroom’s Life 1” from Dennis in Germany, who chronicles the adventures of a single mushroom as it makes its way from a question block to your heart.
If you have any suggestions for levels we should play let us know in the comments and we’ll check it out!
Update: Bumped to the top. Archived version is below!
Travis will be kicking off our second Super Mario Maker live stream shortly. Things should begin at 10 PM ET / 7 PM PT, and it will last for about an hour.
You can watch the stream as it happens below. An archive should be available soon after assuming nothing goes wrong!
At PAX Prime 2015, Inti Creates said that Azure Striker Gunvolt would be getting a Japanese Voice Mode. This will be added to the 3DS game via an update at some point in the future.
On its official website, Inti Creates has shared more details about the mode. Here’s the lowdown straight from the studio:
* The entire script of the game has been re-translated to fit with the original Japanese voices. This means that the script is how it would be in the Japanese version, but translated into English. Japanese references to things like takoyaki and tokusatsu shows, just to name a few, are kept as-is.
* All of the dialogue from the Japanese version is intact in this mode, from the mid-stage conversations to all of your chats with Joule.
* Despite the fact that the presence of mid-stage conversations with English text are one of the main reasons for having this mode, you can still disable/enable these at any time with the push of a button.
* To play the game in Japanese Voice Mode, select it from the Language Settings menu before starting the game.
