Asked Nintendo. They said the puppets were made by Henson, which we all assumed. https://t.co/94vJ4fMj0Z
— Kyle Hilliard (@KyleMHilliard) June 17, 2015
So it turns out those Nintendo puppets were actually made by The Jim Henson Company and directed by Brian Henson. Brilliant stuff.
— Chris Scullion (@scully1888) June 17, 2015
– 10 worlds
– 4 levels apiece
– The Mystery Mushroom levels “Body is Ready” (with Wii Fit Trainer) and “Adventures of Link” include nice touches like WFT’s voice coming out of the GamePad and Link drawing a sword when he comes to a stop after running
– “10 Mario” mode makes you clear eight random worlds (complete with a requisite Peach kidnapping cutscene), within 10 levels
– The quick test the representative did before the demo had the Adventures of Link, then “Automatic Mario 4”, and the tech got 1-ups when he completed the second level without getting hit
– “Leap of Faith” level: sets up a death jump unless you can fit through a one-block wide gap to hit the flagpole
– “Beetle Surfing”: sets you up with a Buzzy Beetle helmet, then has you jump on another Beetle and ride it for half the level
– Other demos feature speed challenges
– In one level, a Star was provided and had you sprint to the finish in under 10 seconds,
– “Swim Faster!”: swim through a field of the Jelectro from Super Mario Bros 3 and get to the end in 50 seconds using Super Mario World physics
– Fact sheet says you’ll be able to unlock more characters by “completing 100 Mario Challenge mode”
– these only show up in Super Mario Bros.-style levels
– Aqua is Garon’s daughter
– Garon and Mikoto seem playable in both campaigns, but this might be a mistake
– Conversations are definitely returning
– The ones show suggest the conversations are unique and not like the travesty that was Radiant Dawn’s support conversations
– Fire Emblem amiibo can be used to unlock special items in addition to battling and recruiting that character
– The screenshot shown has the player receive “Marth’s Tiara” from Marth
– Sakura can heal exceptionally well, has a personal skill that causes all allies within a 2 tile radius to receive 2 less damage
– Access online features in the “Course World” menu
– “Makers”: see creators that you’ve chosen to follow
– Tap on the names to get a close look at the levels they’re created
– See how many people have played the level and what they’ve rated said level
– Will always be updated on the courses created by makers you follow
– “Courses” provides a wider selection
– Browser courses featured by Nintendo on the “featured” tab
– “Star Ranking”: view courses as ranked by popularity
– “Up & Coming”: view new courses,
– Sort view by difficulty, location, and time perio
– People can name their levels whatever they’d like,
– Star or comment on the course after beating a level
– Make comments during play, which stick around the world
– These comments can be toggled
Wanted to highlight these three Virtual Console games’ North American release dates, which comes from the Wii U infographic we just posted:
– Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones – June 18
– Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time – June 25
– Star Fox Command – June 25
