Nintendo’s live stream for the Mario Kart 8 DLC Pack 2 is now live. We’ve included it after the break due to auto-play.
The folks over at MyGamingBoulevard uploaded a new video that provides a close-up look at the Charizard, Lucina, Pac-Man, Robin, Ness and Wario. Watch it below.
Source Gaming has put together a complete translation of Super Smash Bros. director Masahiro Sakurai’s latest column in Famitsu. As we mentioned last night, this new piece is entirely about downloadable content. Read on below for the translation.
In the Users’ Eye section of this magazine, “Sm4sh for 3DS” was the top scoring game of 2014 with an average of 9.58! Personally, I’ve never seen such high marks before, and I would like to thank you for your incredible support.
As I have mentioned in this column, Smash is made up of the incredible hard work and sacrifice of myself and others. I, too, acknowledge, that developing the Smash games is the best way to satisfy the most players worldwide.
Nexis Games has shared another couple of screenshots from UCraft. In these latest images, we get a look at the snow environment Nethervalley.
UCraft is expected to be submitted to Nintendo in about 12 weeks, with a release planned by the time Holiday 2015 rolls on in. Look out for a new trailer soon.
Japanese retailer Ebten posted the Downtown Nekketsu Jidaigeki boxart. Check it out above.
Downtown Nekketsu Jidaigeki launches in Japan on May 28.
A new Q&A from Natsume sheds some light on things including the Virtual Console, Medabots, and remakes.
First up, here’s what was shared about the process of getting a game onto the Virtual Console:
The titles for Virtual Console are handled by Nintendo. The publisher and Nintendo discuss which classic titles would be a good fit and have the best potential to sell. Once a title is agreed upon, Nintendo and the publisher work together to bring that title to the designated system, with Nintendo doing the bulk of the work.
Speaking of the Virtual Console, another fan asked if we’ll ever see the two Pocky & Rocky SNES games (which would hit Wii U if they were to happen). Sadly, Natsume isn’t expecting any of the company’s other SNES games on the Virtual Console because “Nintendo’s interest has moved onto other classic systems.”
At this point, it’s unlikely we’ll see any other Natsume SNES games coming to the Virtual Console, as Nintendo’s interest has moved onto other classic systems.
Nintendo’s amiibo figures have done incredibly well. Strong demand for the figures have caused sell-outs in quite a few cases, and some have been find to locate in store.
James Honeywell, head of consumer marketing at Nintendo UK, admitted to MCV that amiibo popularity and resulting shortages caught the company by surprise. However, Nintendo will be looking to “do a better job of satisfying these needs in the future with more stock”.
Honeywell’s full words are as follows:
Right from the outset we hoped that Amiibo would be strong, but even our expectations have been smashed. With a unique line-up of iconic characters that are loved by so many people, it really has been unprecedented. We hope to do a better job of satisfying these needs in the future with more stock, and, while there are always going to be some times when we can’t on certain characters, I suspect that is also part of the appeal. What we hadn’t anticipated was the number of collectors wanting to get them all – this has seen demand exceed supply in some areas. Although, if you search around, you can still find some of the more hard-to-find Amiibo sitting on shelves.
Bandai Namco and Slightly Mad Studios released a new multiplayer trailer for Project CARS today. We’ve posted it below.
USgamer has a new interview up with Splatoon producer Hisashi Nogami. Nogami commented on various topics, ranging from the game’s origins to the type of player Splatoon is aimed at. Additionally, he was asked about how he thinks players will communicate given that voice chat is not included.
You can find a few excerpts from the interview below. The full transcript is located here.
Today’s Mario Kart 8 update was accompanied by the addition of new Miiverse stamps. Players now have an extra 10 stamps at their disposal while writing comments in the game’s community.
As for what’s new specifically, Nintendo has added the following:
– Link
– Isabelle
– Animal Crossing tree
– F-Zero logo
– Bowser Clown jack-in-the-box
– Hylian symbol
– Animal Crossing house
– Blue Falcon
– Kung-Fu Lakitu
– Neo Bowser City logo
All of these stamps are available as soon as you apply today’s update.
