A trademark for Pokken Tournament was registered in Europe 2 days ago. It’s not clear from the trademark itself whether this for the arcade version or a possible Wii U port, but the former seems more likely. The trademark holder is the Pokemon Company, not Nintendo, who usually register the trademarks for the Pokemon games.
Also, the trademark mentions the following:
Near field communication (NFC) technology-enabled devices, namely, key chain tags, key chains, key fobs, key tags, key rings and key holders, and figurines, to facilitate the transmission and recording and exchange of video game content.
You might be inclined to think that this refers to amiibo, but in Japan, Pokken arcade machines also have NFC functionality with something called BANA Passport, a card where users can store saved game data and transfer them from one arcade machine to another.
Either way, we’ll have to wait until an official announcement from Nintendo until we know for sure. We will keep you posted.
Bandai Namco has published another trailer for Super Robot Wars BX. Check it out below:
Super Robot Wars BX is out now in Japan.
Nintendo of Japan has uploaded another Super Mario Maker video. This one shows off the different auto-scrolling speeds you can set your levels to, as well as the adjustable time limit. Check it out below:
Dennis just recently managed to get his hands on Super Mario Maker. A review will be coming a bit later, but we wanted to take the opportunity to show the game to you guys later this week.
We’re currently planning on live streaming Super Mario Maker for about an hour on Thursday via our YouTube channel. It may change to Twitch, but we’ll keep you updated before the event begins.
Our stream should kick off at 2 PM ET / 11 AM PT. An archived version will also be made available soon after.
In terms of the stream, definitely let us know if there’s anything particular that you’d like to see and whatnot. There are some limitations in terms of elements that we’re allowed to show (mainly amiibo), but we’ll take everything into consideration!
This week’s Wii U eShop charts are as follows:
Software
1. Splatoon
2. Zelda: Ocarina of Time
3. Super Mario 64
4. Cube Life: Island Survival
5. Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards
6. Super Mario World
7. Golden Sun: The Lost Age
8. Super Mario Maker
9. Paper Mario
10. Super Mario Bros. 3
11. Super Mario Bros.
12. The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
13. Donkey Kong 64
14. Journal of a Special Average Balloon
15. Kirby’s Return to Dream Land
16. EarthBound
17. Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
18. Zelda: A Link to the Past
19. Donkey Kong Country
20. Mario Kart 8
Videos
1. Let’s Watch! Super Mario Maker Overview!
2. Super Mario Maker E3 2015 Trailer
3. Splatoon Big Splats Trailer
4. Splatoon Squid Strats Trailer
5. Play Nintendo Introduction Video
6. Splatoon Tower Control Trailer
7. Nintendo@E3 2015 – Super Mario Maker Reactions
8. Disney Infinity 3.0 Announcement Trailer
9. Freedom Planet E3 Trailer
10. Super Smash Bros. Mii Fighters Suit Up for Wave Three
11. Cube Life: Island Survival Trailer
12. Yoshi’s Woolly World E3 2015 Trailer
13. New Super Mario Bros. U Video
14. Golden Sun: The Lost Age Trailer
15. Cube Life: Island Survival Trailer 2
16. Great Games to Buy with eShop Cards
17. Introducing amiibo
18. Mario Kart 8 New amiibo Racing Suits Trailer
19. New amiibo TV Commercial
20. Pokemon Rumble U Gameplay Trailer
Source: Wii U eShop
Capcom has released the sixth Randst Magazine for The Great Ace Attorney in Japan. This features a Souseki theme and short, Barok concept art and voice, episode 4 commentary, and Vortex’s beta music.
A few photos of the new DLC for The Great Ace Attorney are in the gallery below.
Square Enix has come out with four commercials for Dragon Quest VIII, all of which are in the video below. The first two are gameplay while the others are live action.
Nintendo is bringing out another new Splatoon map tomorrow. The new map, known as Flounder Heights, will be added at the following times:
Thursday – 7 PM PT
Thursday – 10 PM ET
Friday – 3 AM in the UK
Friday – 4 AM in Europe
Nintendo shared the news about Splatoon’s new map via Twitter:
Tomorrow at 7 PM PT – a mere 24 hours from now – Flounder Heights joins the #Splatoon map rotation! pic.twitter.com/94sttlRksv
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) August 20, 2015
At the moment, Gunman Clive HD Collection is scheduled to hit the North American Wii U eShop on September 3. That date will stick assuming all “goes as planned”, creator Bertil Hörberg said on his Twitter account. Pricing will be set at $3.99.
If everything goes as planned, Gunman Clive HD Collection will release on the US Wii U eShop on September 3 for $3.99
— Bertil Hörberg (@BertilHrberg) August 19, 2015
Gunman Clive HD Collection bundles together Gunman Clive 1 and 2. Both games are available on the 3DS eShop.
