The team behind Mega Man Legacy Collection considered including Wily & Right’s RockBoard: That’s Paradise – a Japan-exclusive title from the Famicom days – in the digital package. That’s according to Capcom’s Rey Jiminez and Digital Eclipse’s Frank Cifaldi, who divulged the nugget of information in an interview with USgamer.
Take a look at this excerpt from the discussion:
USG: It also makes sense from a tech perspective to just go with the NES games because they’re the same hardware being reproduced. I know it’s not emulation, technically, but it’s working to the same spec. Did you consider throwing in [Japan-only Famicom game] RockBoard as a sort of bonus, given that it’s the odd one out on the same technology or platform?
Rey: The answer isn’t no. We definitely had thought about it, but there wasn’t really a way for that to fit in for us, especially since it was in Japanese, right? So…
Frank: We even looked at translating it, if I could speak to that for a second.
Rey: As close to the technological images, you could theoretically do it, but you’re starting to go away from everything we’re trying to do, which is to keep everything authentic. We couldn’t release an all-Japanese board game here in the U.S., so…
While Mega Man Legacy Collection doesn’t feature RockBoard, it still has a fair amount of content. Players can experience the first six Mega Man titles as well as a challenge mode and museum.
IGN put up a new video from Mega Man Legacy Collection today. Along with additional footage, we also are able to hear some commentary from one of the developers. Check out the video below.
Bandai Namco has announced the latest Taiko no Tatsujin game for Wii U. A live stream held just a short while ago revealed the existence of Taiko Drum Master: Atsumete ? Tomodachi Dai Sakusen! for Nintendo’s console.
Bandai Namco will be releasing a special 15th anniversary box for all first-print copies, pictured below. It will come with several bonuses in addition to the game. You’ll also notice that the box has an amiibo logo.
Additionally, Studio Ghibli is creating a special short animation that will be included with the game. Here’s some promotional art:
We’re sadly a bit short on game details at the moment. However, it’s confirmed that the title is heading to Japan on November 26. We should be getting another update in the near future.
The Luigi’s Mansion 2 diorama is once again available on Club Nintendo Europe. It’s a bit pricey, as it costs 7,000 stars. Those who are interested (and can afford it!) can place an order here.
The Luigi's Mansion 2 Diorama is also back in the Club Nintendo Stars Catalogue! http://t.co/QbULIEEDRN pic.twitter.com/pZo8ItSCSX
— Nintendo of Europe (@NintendoEurope) August 21, 2015
To kick off the 2015 Pokemon World Championships, The Pokemon Company president Tsunekazu Ishihara as well as Bandai Namco’s Katsuhiro Harada and Masaaki Hoshino confirmed Pokken Tournament for Wii U. The full announcement can now be seen below.
Pokken Tournament is coming to Wii U, it was announced at the 2015 Pokemon World Championships. The game will be available spring 2016 worldwide.
Watch the new Wii U trailer for Pokken Tournament below.
For screenshots and the official announcement, continue on below.
CPSIA (Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act) registration forms have been filed by Nintendo of America for a number of hard to find amiibo figures. Among those included are the Splatoon 3-Pack, Little Mac, Villager, Ike and Marth. Historically, amiibo figure restocks occur around one or two months after their CPSIA registration.
Hopefully this shows Nintendo’s commitment to making all amiibo figures more easily available to consumers, and will make the amiibo hunt a little less strenuous for collectors.
Now’s your chance to capture legendary Pokemon Groudon in Pokemon Shuffle if you haven’t already. His stage is currently on a repeat run until August 28th.
