[Feature] You Got Boost Power! Why Mario Kart 8 is no F-Zero
It’s safe to say that Mario Kart 8 takes more than a few cues from F-Zero. Nintendo’s other racing franchise that started out on the SNES gets comparatively little love nowadays, but several features from this series have worked their way into the latest Mario Kart. The new racetracks are the most obvious influence, with gravity-defying courses that are straight out of F-Zero (quite literally in the case of some of the DLC), but the new 200cc class brings Mario Kart’s speed just a little bit closer to its older brother. Heck, you can even play as a Mii approximation of Captain Falcon if you can track down his elusive amiibo. But for all the inspiration that Mario Kart 8 takes from F-Zero, the two series remain distinctly different. Some people are claiming that Mario Kart is now an adequate replacement for the currently MIA F-Zero (and by some people I mean just one guy on Neogaf), but taking a look at the design philosophy behind both titles shows that they’re completely at odds with each other.
We got a tiny look at The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth running on the New 3DS earlier today, and Nicalis has now shared a brief clip of off-screen Wii U GamePad footage. Watch it below.
New footage of Assault Android Cactus has come in from YouTube user “Assault Android Cactus” Check it out below.
Tasukete Tako-San: Save me Mr Tako is coming to Wii U, but a 3DS version hasn’t been announced thus far. Thanks to the announcement of Unity support for the New 3DS, that could change in the future.
Creator Christophe Galati indicated to Always Nintendo that he is “really hoping” to make Tasukete Tako-San: Save me Mr Tako for 3DS at some point. Wii U was chosen as his main option because “3DS wasn’t a viable option at the time”, though being able to run Unity on Nintendo’s newest handheld would remedy the situation.
Galati’s full words are as follows:
Yeah, when I heard that news I was really happy. The whole reason for choosing to bring Tako to Wii U was because 3DS wasn’t a viable option at the time, but since this game is obviously a tribute to Game Boy games, I definitely envisioned it as a handheld experience. I’m really hoping to bring it to 3DS eventually.
WayForward is bringing out a new Mighty Switch Force! 3DS theme this week. As announced on Twitter just a few minutes ago, the theme pictured above is slated for April 30. No word yet on pricing, but it probably won’t be more than $2.
Mighty Switch Force! just got more Mighty! A new MSF Theme will be available on 3DS April 30th! #eShop #Theme pic.twitter.com/SrHXjF1kXl
— WayForward (@WayForward) April 28, 2015
Deep Silver and Comcept have released the boxart for Mighty. No 9. You can take a look at it below.
The Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker 3DS theme is now available for purchase in North America. It can be yours for only 99 cents.
Atlus’ new theme features portraits of all the main characters, key artwork wallpaper, folder art, and one of the Shoji Meguro-composed songs.
Take a look at the theme in action below.
Poisoft has a new video up for New Kersploosh!, which launched on the Japanese 3DS eShop last week. View it below.
Square Enix has updated Theatrhythm Dragon Quest with five new DLC tracks. They are as follows:
“Grueling Fight” from Dragon Quest III [BMS]
“Balloon’s Flight” from Dragon Quest IV [FMS]
“Bruise the Ooze” from Dragon Quest V [BMS]
“Lively Town” from Dragon Quest V [FMS]
“Magic Carpet” from Dragon Quest V [FMS]
All of these songs are free – they can be downloaded at no extra cost.
Arc System Works today released a bunch of new screenshots from the 3DS game Downtown Nekketsu Jidaigeki. You can find them all below.
