toi8 is busy helping out with Shin Megami Tensei X Fire Emblem’s character designs. On his official blog, toi8 spoke about what the project means to him, and touched on how it’s a new challenge for him.
Hello. I’m toi8, and I’ll be in charge of the main character designs for Shin Megami Tensei X Fire Emblem. As for when we began talking about this title, it was around the time I finished working on a piece of light novel cover art. It was around the time that I was handling one-shot work, and asked myself “what should I do next?”
As part of the generation that grew up on Nintendo consoles such as the Famicom and Super Famicom, the name “Nintendo” has a very special meaning to me. I remember being very excited upon hearing about the [Shin Megami Tensei X Fire Emblem] collaboration.
Years later, I’ve finally been able to see it take form right before my eyes, and I find myself filled with deep emotion.
Now, let’s quickly talk a little bit about the character designs. The stage of the game is set in Shibuya, and the background shows a gorgeous world, so the character design’s direction will go with a highly saturated, gorgeous look.
Everything I’ve drawn up until now has been low saturation, so this will be a challenge of colors!
Mario Kart’s new 200cc update along with its second batch of DLC is less than 48 hours away, and with that comes some maintenance scheduled to make sure everything is working fine on release day!
This often happens prior to new updates, so you can expect the update to go live soon after the maintenance is over.
Maintenance times are as follows:
NA (PST): April 23rd, 2015 — 12:50AM-2AM
NA (EST): April 23rd, 2015 — 3:50AM-5AM
UK (BST): April 23rd, 2015 — 8:50AM-10AM
EU (CEST): April 23rd, 2015 — 9:50AM-11AM
JP (JST): April 23rd, 2015 — 4:50PM-6PM
Another round of themes are out now in Japan. These include Dragon Ball Z (Goku vs. Frieza), Yo-Kai Watch (Kyuubi & Orochi), Show by Rock!! No.07, Yuuka Nanri (One Day), The Apprentice Witch and Fluffy Friends, and Swords & Darkness. The latter two are priced at 100 yen each, while the others are 200 yen each.
Several new titles are coming to the Japanese eShop next week. Here’s a look at the upcoming digital downloads:
Wii U Download
Wind-up Knight 2 (900 yen)
Gakken x Toppan (Free)
Tabletop Gallery (500 yen)
Wii U Virtual Console
Cosmo Gang the Puzzle (Super Famicom, 823 yen)
3DS Download
3D Streets of Rage II (823 yen)
Touch Battle Tank 3D 3 (500 yen)
Minna no Decoration Card (500 yen).
The games above launch in Japan on April 29.
