Poisoft intends to release a sequel to Kersploosh on the Japanese 3DS eShop this coming Wednesday.
The game, aptly titled “New Kersploosh!”, features more falling stones and four times as many wells. Players can expect 15 new stones (25 in all) and 43 stages (a mix of old and new). Records can be exchanged with others through StreetPass or QR codes.
New Kersploosh! is due out on April 22 for 500 yen. View a trailer below. You can also find the Japanese website here.
SEGA announced a few new 3D Classics earlier this week. 3D Streets of Rage 2 is the first out of the bunch and is coming in July. 3D Gunstar Heroes and 3D Sonic The Hedgehog 2 are launching in August and September respectively.
SEGA hasn’t provided much information about 3D Gunstar Heroes and 3D Sonic The Hedgehog 2, but we do have a couple of details about 3D Streets of Rage 2. Famitsu reports that the game will support simultaneous two-player multiplayer via local play, though both users will need a copy. Also included are new systems like a mode called “Quartet” which allows you to use all four characters in sequence when playing alone.
Japan is getting 3D Streets of Rage 2 very soon. It’s slated for April 28, and will carry an 800 yen price point.
View some 3D Streets of Rage 2 screenshots below.
Nintendo prepared a North American trailer for Donkey Kong 64 on the Wii U Virtual Console. You can watch it below.
This week’s issue of Famitsu shares more on Rhythm Heaven: The Best Plus. For an overview as to what was shared, read up on the summary below.
– Some new characters shown
– Story mode: help a little guy called Tebiri to get home by playing the rhythm games
– Clear games to continue
– There are gatekeepers in the game
– In addition to menus with popup-style art for selecting games shown in the Nintendo Direct, there’s a menu more akin to the old Rhythm Heaven games for the remixes
– These seem to be self contained, single columns that can be accessed from the larger story mode menu, as the button prompt to exit says “Press B to go outside”
– The column is labeled as “Forest Remix”.
– Icons seem to show a mix of new and returning games
– “Challenge Train”: download play multiplayer mode
– Choose a Challenge Course based on a theme
– Themes include “animals” or “sports”, and then work together to clear the series of games in that course
– All scoring will be more transparent, similar to Fever’s 2-player mode, with a specific score being given and each rank having a score threshold you have to meet
– Returning games: Fillbots, Figure Fighter, Airboarder, Exhibition Match, Shoot em Up, Rabbit Jump, Sneaky Spirits, Rhythm Rally, Power Calligraphy, and Dog Ninja
– “Stairs Catch” game: you seem to be tossing a pineapple between two guys climbing stairs by pressing A for one and the D-Pad for the other
– “Fruit Basketball” game: play as a wave in a pool of water and try to score baskets with fruit somehow
– “Interpreter” game: the one with the alien shown at the reveal
– “Chameleon”: might be similar to the chameleon portion of Fever’s Endless Remix
– There’s another game where you play as a cat giving an animal woodcutter logs to chop
– “The Legend of Samurai Slice”: takes the Wandering Samurai into a retro-style game
– 30 newly-made game
– 4-player multiplayer
Rhythm Heaven: The Best Plus launches in Japan on June 11.
Pre-orders for Project X Zone 2 are now starting to go live. On Amazon, you can reserve the game here.
We’ll update this post with additional retailers as they come in.
Elliot Quest just received a patch last week that was intended to be a bug fix. However, more issues have cropped up, and another update is in the works.
Over on Miiverse, PlayEveryWare’s Thomas O’Connor wrote:
No word yet on when this latest patch will be available. We’ll let you know when we hear anything.
Update 2 (4/18): I’m not sure what happened, but Nintendo is no longer planning shop maintenance. However, we do have the following game maintenance to add:
From Monday, April 20, 2015 3:30 PM
– Monday, April 20, 2015 7:00 PM Pacific Time
During the maintenance window, the following services may be unavailable.
Wii U
– Online Play, Rankings, etc. for Fist of the North Star®: Ken’s Rage 2
– Online Play, Rankings, etc. for Pikmin™ 3
– Online Play, Rankings, etc. for The Amazing Spider-Man™ Ultimate Edition
– Online Play, Rankings, etc. for TNT Racers – Nitro Machines Edition
Nintendo 3DS
– Online Play, Rankings, etc. for AiRace Speed
– Online Play, Rankings, etc. for AiRace Xeno
– Online Play, Rankings, etc. for Angry Birds™ Star Wars®
– Online Play, Rankings, etc. for Bird Mania Christmas 3D
– Online Play, Rankings, etc. for Chain Blaster
– Online Play, Rankings, etc. for Cube Tactics
– Online Play, Rankings, etc. for Cut the Rope
– Online Play, Rankings, etc. for Cut the Rope®: Triple Treat
– Online Play, Rankings, etc. for Disney Magical World
– Online Play, Rankings, etc. for Luigi’s Mansion™: Dark Moon
– Online Play, Rankings, etc. for Mario and Donkey Kong™: Minis on the Move
– Online Play, Rankings, etc. for Yumi’s Odd Odyssey™
From Monday, April 20, 2015 2:00 PM
– Monday, April 20, 2015 7:00 PM Pacific Time
During the maintenance window, the following services may be unavailable.
Wii U
– Online Play, Rankings, etc. for CHARIOT
– Online Play, Rankings, etc. for Frenchy Bird
Update: It’s not as notable, but there will be maintenance for various games as well.
From Monday, April 20, 2015 4:00 PM
– Monday, April 20, 2015 7:00 PM Pacific Time
During the maintenance window, the following services may be unavailable.Wii U
– Online Play, Rankings, etc. for Art of Balance
– Online Play, Rankings, etc. for Darts Up
– Online Play, Rankings, etc. for Dr. Luigi
– Online Play, Rankings, etc. for Spy Chameleon
– Online Play, Rankings, etc. for Wooden Sen’SeY
– Online Play, Rankings, etc. for Zen Pinball™ 2Nintendo 3DS
– Online Play, Rankings, etc. for Cubit The Hardcore Platformer Robot
– Online Play, Rankings, etc. for STORY OF SEASONS
Nintendo’s digital shops will be down for a few hours on Monday, April 20 while maintenance takes place. This will be happening between 4 PM ET and 8 PM ET (1 PM PT and 5 PM PT). The maintenance period will affect the Wii U and 3DS eShops, Wii Shopping Channel, and DSi Shop.
YouTube user “Usaamah Gill” uploaded a few more soundtrack samples from Xenoblade Chronicles X. We’ve rounded them up below.
