Update: Another interview added.
Eurogamer posted a new interview with a couple of folks behind Playtonic Games. There’s talk about why members of the studio left Rare to start fresh at Playtonic, interest in creating a second team, and more. Check out the full interview below.
Yesterday, Collavier announced that screenshot sharing functionality will be returning to Comic Workshop through an upcoming patch. The update makes it possible to post images to Miiverse.
Collavier has now sent out a comprehensive follow-up, revealing that adding screenshots to Miiverse was never initially planned to be available. The company also talked about what’s changed to allow for the feature.
You can find Collavier’s full comments below.
Who am I?
My name is Jeremy and I’m taking care of international relations for Collavier on top of being a programmer. The same Jeremy you can see on Miiverse!
What happened with the community?
Firstly, you should know that posting screenshots to Miiverse for Comic Workshop never was planned to be available. The few days of authorized screenshot posting at the software’s release were a mistake.
With the Workshop Gallery (dedicated website for Comic & Painting Workshop) being quite popular in Japan, we’d hope western users would use it as well.
A new update has been released for Mario Kart 8. Version 4.1 is available for download right now.
Today’s Mario Kart 8 update has two purposes. 200cc and Mirror Mode are now immediately unlocked in Grand Prix, and Nintendo has made general improvements.
New Pikmin badges are now available in the Collectible Badge Center, just in time for Golden Week!
Masaya Games has revealed some new information concerning the upcoming title, Langrisser Re:Incarnation Tensei.
First, we have three new characters:
– Hilda Justiz (voiced by Kazusa Aranami)
– Florencia (Flore) Justiz (voiced by Mariko Honda)
– Tsubame Deura (voiced by Nao Tamura)
Second, we have new art for these characters:
Last, Masaya Games has announced a livestream will be scheduled for May 8th on NicoNico.
Livestream times are as follows:
Japan: 9:30PM
Europe: 2:30PM
UK: 1:30PM
North America (EST): 8:30AM
As of now we also know that there will be four people in attendance:
– Mafia Kajita
– Kazusa Aranami
– Shuuta Morishima (Ares’ voice actor)
– Saitou Soushi (Producer)
The free DLC pack for May is here! On the first Friday of every month since its release, Capcom has been delivering fun and awesome DLC for Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate. This time, the DLC brings you Street Fighter, Mega Man and Metroid gear as well as the High Rank Universal Studios Japan equipment, new Challenge Quests, a bonus Palico and tons of other exclusives. Check out the video below to see some of the stuff you’ll get in the new free update!
An image has emerged showing early character designs for Yooka and Laylee, who are the lead characters in Playtonic’s 3D platformer Yooka-Laylee. Check out the image above.
Following last week’s gameplay video, HullBeach Studios has now shared an official trailer for Defense Dome. Watch it below.
Arcane Four Studios has its indie game Rynn’s Adventure: Trouble in the Enchanted Forest lined up for Nintendo platforms. The game will be hitting both the Wii U and 3DS via the eShop.
Rynn’s Adventure: Trouble in the Enchanted Forest has players taking on the role of a fox. Rynn will need to use her abilities in order to save the King and Queen of the forest after it comes under siege by an army of reptiles. Levels can be tackled in any order, and there will be an emphasis on platforming and magic.
Take a look at some screenshots from Rynn’s Adventure: Trouble in the Enchanted Forest below. The title is due out this fall.
Several new titles are coming to the Japanese eShop on May 13. Here’s a look at the upcoming digital downloads:
Wii U Virtual Console
Mega Man Zero 3 (GBA, 702 yen)
Mappy-Land (NES, 514 yen)
3DS Download
Johnny Dynamite (500 yen)
The Legend of Kusakari (300 yen)
