The ESRB rating for Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town has been updated with an additional platform.
Unsurprisingly, that system is Wii U.
Natsume has a whole bunch of GBA games lined up for the Wii U Virtual Console, and Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town should be one of them. I wouldn’t be at all surprised if this was one of the Virtual Console titles in North America this week.
Last night, Nintendo issued a new update for Wii U. The system’s firmware was brought up to version 5.4.0 in all regions.
Regarding the latest update, Nintendo said that it was intended to improve the user experience and stability as a whole. A few more details about what it actually does have since surfaced. In the end, the changes are pretty minor.
One change is specifically for European regions. The Nintendo TVii icon has been removed, which makes sense given that Nintendo announced a few months ago that it has no plans for the service.
The only other changes worth mentioning pertain to the Internet browser. The webkit has been updated, those who have Google set as their default search engine are redirected to this page, and users can post comments on the YouTube website.
Here’s a full listing of items that were modified in the new update:
00050010-10040100 Wii U Menu
00050010-10041100 “Version.bin” file with the current system version
00050010-10047100 System Settings
0005001B-10051000 ErrEula
0005001B-10059100 Wii U Electronic Manual
0005001b-10068000 some list with IDs and codenames for them
00050030-1001010A HOME Menu
00050030-1001210A Internet Browser
00050030-1001a10a AOC Overlay App
That’s about it!
Pac-Man 2: The New Adventures has been rated in Australia. Given similar ratings in the past, this should be a sign of an eventual Virtual Console release. Pac-Man 2: The New Adventures originally hit the SNES (and SEGA Genesis), so it should wind up on the Wii U eShop.
Capcom’s Shu Takumi has been tweeting up a storm as of late. Takumi recently shared a status update on The Great Ace Attorney’s development, among other things.
One of the most notable pieces of information Takumi shared is that The Great Attorney’s development is complete. In Japan, the game launches on July 9.
Other tidbits Takumi shared:
– Takumi still finds the role of director difficult
– This is because while it’s “his” game, the members of his team are doing most of the work
– It’s hard to ask other people to correct their work to fit his own vision
– Luckily he has a great team and they can all look back at the project with smiles on their faces (despite the “battles” on the dev floor)
– 15 years ago, the Ace Attorney team started out with 7 people, but now it’s around 60
Last but not least, The Great Ace Attorney will be featured on Capcom TV again on June 17. It’s a possibility that Famitsu will have an article during the same week as well.
Last week, Renegade Kid said that it hopes to have Xeodrifter out in Europe on June 18. That date is now final. A listing for Xeodrifter on 3DS has gone up on the eShop, which comes with an official June 18 launch date. Xeodrifter will cost €8.99 in Europe.
Next up for Xeodrifter is the game’s Wii U version. It’s unclear when it’ll be coming to Nintendo’s console, but it should happen in the somewhat near future.
Image & Form put out another Q&A video on its YouTube channel today. Once again, we get to hear all about SteamWorld Heist. The studio commented on its E3 plans, the game’s story, development team, and more. View the Q&A video below.
Pencil Test Studios prepared another Armikrog trailer today. You can watch it below.
We don’t know when Armikrog is coming to Wii U, but it’s now confirmed for August 18 on PC, Mac, and Linux. Hopefully the eShop version won’t be too far behind!
Update 6: Ness is absolutely gone now.
Update 5: Some people are able to order the Ness amiibo from GameStop. Try your luck here!
Update 4: Bumped to the top. Pac-Man is now in stock, and you can purchase him here.
Update 3: The Splatoon 3-pack and Charizard are sold out.
Update 2: Wario is now up here.
Update: The Inkling Girl is now available for order. Inkling Boy is here.
GameStop has a couple of amiibo items in stock. You can get an order in for the Splatoon amiibo 3-pack, as well as the Charizard figure. I’ll keep an eye on things and will update this post as they sold out.
It’s well known that Nintendo’s amiibo figures have been suffering from shortages almost since launch. That’s unlike other toys-to-life brands, which have been relatively well-stocked.
John Vignocchi, the executive producer of Disney Infinity, was recently asked by Game Informer if the company is doing anything to prepare for the high demand for Star Wars figures in light of the amiibo situation. To this, he said:
There is never an intention to create a shortage of any figures. It is irresponsible and rude to your hardcore fans. They don’t want to create frustration or the hunt. So they will be stocking the shelves well!
We can’t say for certain that Vignocchi was blasting amiibo specifically, but his words do apply to Nintendo’s situation. No one is really happy with the lack of stock and consistent shortages!
This week’s Famitsu has yet another feature on Fire Emblem If. We’re introduced to more characters, along with details about some other aspects of the game.
Here’s what we know about thus far:
Pieri (Cavalier) [Nohr]
– Subordinate to Nohr’s Prince Marx
– Has a peculiar personality where she transforms into a violent alter-ego upon sensing danger on the battlefield
– Personal Skill [Killer Instinct]: if user KOs an enemy with their attack, Strength, Magic, Skill and Speed +4 for one turn
Lazward (Mercenary) [Nohr]
– Likes girls and has a habit of spending his free days picking up women
– Good at dancing and can use it as a special command
– Personal Skill [???]: When used as a command, Strength and Speed +1 to all allies within a 2 tile radius (for one turn)
Odin (Dark Mage) [Nohr]
– A sorcerer who performs daily research into “amazing special moves”
– Easily fired up and in danger of losing control of his power
– Personal Skill [Blood Boil]: When equipped with a forged weapon whose name is written with 8 kanji, critical rate +10.
– Lazward and Odin are “homages” to Inigo and Owain, who are again children characters from Awakening
Charlotte
– Personal Skill [Woman’s True Nature]: When facing a female enemy, Damage +4 and Critical rate +20
Benoit
– Personal Skill [Intimidate]: Enemies within a 2 tile radius receive Avoid -10
Prison
– When Orochi or Zero use their “capture” command to defeat an enemy, that enemy will be sent to the prison
– Captured enemies can then be recruited to your army by successfully scouting them with resources or by persuading them
– Certain enemies like bosses cannot be captured
Famitsu has also shared the following portrait of Zero:
