Nintendo will be attending Hyper Japan Festival 2015, and a number of titles will be on display. The company’s lineup includes Splatoon, Super Mario Maker, Star Fox Zero, Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate, The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes, and more.
Activities planned for Hyper Japan Festival 2015 include:
Visitors to the Nintendo stand will also be able to delve into a special 30th Anniversary section dedicated entirely to Super Mario, and a special themed area that will showcase some of Nintendo’s most iconic games.
Activities on offer include the Super Mario Maker Quickfire challenge, which will allow selected guests to take to the stage and try their hand at the exciting level challenges from Super Mario Maker! For Splatoon fans, Nintendo will provide the opportunity to become immersed in the Inklings’ colourful Turf Wars, whilst a ‘How to Hunt’ masterclass for Capcom®’s Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate on Nintendo 3DS will be showcased on the big screen.
Additionally, the Super Smash Bros. Cosplay Competition will see Super Smash Bros. players dressing up as chosen characters in a bid to be awarded Best Costume. Nintendo will also hold amiibo team-up tournaments throughout the show that will see players fighting for glory against other trained, level 50 amiibo players and amiibo teams.
At HYPER JAPAN Nintendo will also be offering an exclusive range of merchandise normally only available on the Nintendo Official UK Store.
Attendees bringing along their Nintendo 3DS or 2DS systems can also play games with other users, increase StreetPass encounters in StreetPass Mii Plaza and enjoy games such as Puzzle Swap and StreetPass Quest; Tomodachi Life players will also be able to exchange rare items or explorers via StreetPass.
Hyper Japan Festival 2015 is taking place between July 10 and July 12 at the O2 in London.
Souce: Nintendo PR
Developer Bertil Hörberg just announced on Twitter that both Gunman Clive games are coming to Wii U. He has said in the past that he was interested in making a Wii U port of the 3DS games, but it looks like it’s finally happening now. Both games will be released in one package as the Gunman Clive HD Collection.
Btw, Gunman Clive 1&2 is coming to WiiU. I'm hoping to send the US version to lotcheck next week so I guess it might be time to announce it
— Bertil Hörberg (@BertilHrberg) June 26, 2015
It'll be both games in one package (Gunman Clive HD collection) 1080p with 4xAA and 60 fps
— Bertil Hörberg (@BertilHrberg) June 26, 2015
Check out this video from Nintendo UK’s Youtube channel which features Brjann Sigurgeirsson from Image & Form talking about the upcoming SteamWorld Heist, which will be released in Fall 2015.
Check out the boxart for Monster Hunter Diary: Poka Poka Airou Village DX above.
Nintendo of Europe is celebrating the launch of Art Academy: Home Studio with a new video for the title. Below you’ll find footage of a Yarn Yoshi time lapse.
Nintendo is bringing another two weapons to Splatoon later today. Players will soon have access to the Carbon Roller as well as the Custom Dual Squelcher. Both should arrive at 10 PM ET / 7 PM PT / 3 AM in the UK (Saturday) / 4 AM in Europe (Saturday).
Check out the gallery below for images of Splatoon’s Carbon Roller and Custom Dual Squelcher.
Along with Kirby Squeak Squad, Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards also hit the European Wii U Virtual Console this week. View some footage from the N64 title below.
Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butoden hit Japan earlier this month, but Bandai Namco prepared another new video for the game. That can be seen below.
In North America, Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butoden is shipping on October 20. Europe is getting the fighter on October 16.
Have you ever wanted to play as Octoling in Splatoon? Well, now that’s possible – through a hack that is. Have a look at the video below.
The Nintendo Zone Viewer service has come to an end. In the past, Nintendo provided unique and location specific content through different hotspots.
3DS users can still access other services from Nintendo Zone locations, including free Internet at more than 29,000 hotspots across North America.
Nintendo writes in its discontinuation notice of the Nintendo Zone Viewer:
What’s Changed:
The Nintendo Zone Viewer service, which provided unique, location specific content for Nintendo 3DS family systems’ users via Nintendo Zone hotspots, has been discontinued.
Note:
This change does not affect any other services available through Nintendo Zone. Nintendo 3DS family systems users can continue to enjoy free and automatic Internet connection at more than 29,000 Nintendo Zone hotspots across North America and enjoy network services such as online game play, Nintendo eShop, Miiverse, Internet Browser, SpotPass, StreetPass Relay Points and video-on-demand services. The wireless icon in top-left corner of the Nintendo 3DS HOME Menu will turn blue when users are in range of a Nintendo Zone.