Two new 8-bit Mario amiibo are launching in conjunction with Super Mario Maker. In the UK, we’ve learned that one of them will only be sold as part of a limited edition bundle.
Here’s a post from the amiibo UK Facebook page confirming the news:
To celebrate the 30th anniversary of Super Mario Bros. these two amiibo will be released on 11 September, one of them as part of a limited edition Super Mario Maker bundle. Tap these amiibo to add a Big Mushroom power-up to your course and add a retro visual filter to the game!
Another new Mii is being out to 3DS owners via SpotPass today. Hiromada Shikata is the latest addition, and can be accessed via the StreetPass Mii Plaza.
Yesterday, Next Level Games revealed Metroid Prime: Federation Force as its next game. This might not be the only project the developer is working on.
Liam Robertson from Unseen64, who is often able to acquire information about cancelled titles as well as ones still in the works, says that Next Level has been creating a Wii U game. Since we didn’t hear about it during yesterday’s Digital Event, it’s a possibility that it’s been moved to the NX.
Nintendo World Report has shared a new video of Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam. It’s 34 minutes in length, and has audio from the game. Check it out below.
This information comes from Metroid Prime series producer Kensuke Tanabe…
“If we started for Wii U now, it would likely take three years or so. So it would likely now be on Nintendo’s NX console. It’s a long time but it would need to include a lot of content, which would take a lot of work on the development side.”
– Tanabe has plenty of ideas for the game
– This includes a focus on a single planet that has a time-shifting mechanic
“Instead of broadening it to more planets I would have one and would focus on the timeline, and being able to change that. That’s one interesting idea I have in mind… but I understand many people thought that [Echoes] was too difficult.”
Head past the break for more quotes, which may include Metroid Prime spoilers for some.
Game Informer has posted a new preview of LEGO Marvel’s Avengers, which has a bunch of details. We’ve rounded up the information below.
– Based on the first two films
– New York City is attacked by the nefarious chitauri warriors
– Age of Ultron content in as well
– E3 demo begins with the invasion
– Civilians are pinned beneath wreckage, and Captain America, Hawkeye, and Black Widow have to rescue them by destroying wrecked cars and other debris
– Some of the debris is guarded by chitauri goons
– The characters are largely the same as in LEGO Marvel Super Heroes
– Some subtle differences with the characters compared to the last game
– Cap can walk through flames and now extinguish them with a mighty leap and a flame-smothering shield smash
– Characters can team up for special combo attacks
– These are context-sensitive
– Stand on a marked area and wait for your teammate (or A.I. buddy) to walk over and press a button for combos
– Then they perform a maneuver, which changes depending on the duo
– Captain America uses his shield as a platform for Black Widow, and she bounces into the air and sprays bullets down at the apex of her jump
– Thor rings Cap’s shield like a bell, destroying objects and enemies nearby
– Another combo: Cap reflect Iron Man’s energy attack to destroy airborne chitauri
– Over 100 all-new characters in the game
– All-new New York City hub
– Hub will have activities to keep players busy
The Nintendo Treehouse Live @ E3 2015 festivities continue today with another lengthy stream. Games confirmed to be shown include Yoshi’s Woolly World, FAST Racing Neo, and Xenoblade Chronicles X.
The stream will kick off at 12:55 PM ET / 9:55 PM PT / 5:55 PM in the UK / 6:55 PM in Europe. We’ve attached an embed below.
We have one new tidbit about Super Mario Maker coming from GameXplain’s interviews with the developers. The outlet reports that the Koopalings won’t be featured. Unfortunately, we don’t know why at the moment!
More footage has come in showing Donkey Kong and Bowser in Skylanders SuperChargers. Take a look at the video below.
Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones could be seeing a release on the North American Wii U Virtual Console very soon. It’s been classified by the ESRB, which usually suggests an imminent launch. I’d bet that we’ll be seeing it tomorrow in fact given how past ratings have turned out!
