This week’s European Nintendo Downloads are as follows:
Wii Download for Wii U
PokePark Wii – €19.99
Wii U Virtual Console
Final Fight One – €6.99
Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time – €9.99
Super Street Fighter II Turbo Revival – €6.99
3DS Download
Epic Word Search Collection – €7.99
I Love My Dogs – €24.99
Samurai Defender – €2.99
Update: Replaced the Blaziken trailer with a higher quality version.
Earlier today we posted some battle footage from Pokken Tournament. The live stream where that footage was from also had a showcase of the various stages in the game (including some new ones). Check it out below:
There was also a trailer for Blaziken, the latest addition to the roster, shown during the live stream:
In the upcoming Animal Crossing spin-off game Happy Home Designer it will be quite easy to share screenshots from the game. In addition to sharing pictures via various social media sites, which was something you could do in New Leaf, it will also be possible to post directly to Miiverse from within the game without having to return to the home menu. While this is a common feature in Wii U games these days, it hasn’t been used in a 3DS game before.
Extreme Games released a bunch of new Langrisser Re:Incarnation Tensei trailers today – four of which are centered on the various factions found in the game (placed after the break) and a general one. Check them out:
Update: Additional videos added, head past the break to check them out.
Check out some new footage from Pokken Tournament from a recent live stream:
More footage past the break!
Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games is being released next year on Wii U and 3DS. In Japan, however, the game will also be available on arcade machines. Similar to what happened with Pokken Tournament, this game will be made available to the public for the first time in location tests, taking place from July 17th to July 20th at Club SEGA Akihabara and SEGA World Kasai.
A full release date has not yet been announced.
Check out some footage from the Corpse Party: Blood Covered …Repeated Fear demo that was just released on the Japanese eShop:
Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer will be out in 2 weeks in Japan – if you decide to buy the game via the eShop and preload it now, you get a Happy Home Designer 3DS home menu theme for free. Check out some footage of the theme below:
What a week. As you might expect, our podcast this week includes quite a healthy amount of reflection on the life of Satoru Iwata in the form of six “Iwata Bits” featuring quotes and anecdotes about the beloved CEO and some of our personal thoughts about him, but we also manage to keep on with some normal happenings as well. Enjoy.
Opening Shenanigans
4:32 – Iwata Bit #1, “The early years”
6:49 – GOTW – Radar Mission
9:59 – Iwata Bit #2, “My personal Superman”
16:14 – Balloon Fight Remix music break
What we played
18)1 – Jack dedicates his time to Earthbound Beginnings
31:53 – Austin joins the Order of Ecclesia
42:40 – Jack read Geoff Keighley’s book.
48:58 – Iwata Bit #3, “Nintendo is for kids?”
50:10 – Kirby’s Adventure Music Break
Shenanigans Redux
51:18 – Iwata Bit #4, “Iwata Balboa”
52:37 – Our personal appreciations of Iwata
Listener Questions Mail
59:38 – Need for Speed Most Wanted a platformer?
1:05:50 – Custom characters vs. pre-made characters
1:12:28 – Splatoon does allow for something.
1:13:54 – Breath of Fire recommendation.
1:16:52 – Book club recommendations.
1:22:45 – Buster needs to stop hating Majora’s Mask.
1:26:35 – Sometimes, a podcast is all you need.
Ending Shenanigans
1:29:32 – Iwata Bit #5, “Iwata saves Pokémon”
1:32:00 – Radar Mission quiz
1:33:58 – Iwata Bit #6, “A unique CEO”
1:34:57 – The End.
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