Nintendo Everything

This month’s issue of Nintendo Dream has a rather large interview with Eiji Aonuma, longtime producer of the Zelda series. While the Japanese magazine asked Aonuma about a variety of topics, Majora’s Mask was the main focus. Aonuma talked about the origins of the Majora and Termina names, the Mirror Shield’s connection to a mask owned by the Happy Mask Salesman, and more.

Head past the break for our full translation. The discussion is definitely interesting!

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Marvelous’ latest update on PoPoLoCrois Farm Story give us a look at Matthew Village. View some new screenshots above, and information below (courtesy of Gematsu).

Areas

• Matthew Village – To save the world from the mysterious “Black Beast” that suddenly appeared, Prince Pietro heads towards the foreign country of Galariland. At the northernmost tip of the country, the Prince visits a small village called “Matthew Village,” where it snows all year round.
• Field Dungeon – Due to the dark power of the Black Beast, Sasha, a girl living in Matthew Village, is no longer able to produce crops. To return Sasha’s field to its original state, Prince Pietro must infiltrate the “Field Dungeon” where the Black Beast lurks.

Matthew Village Inhabitants

• Leila (voiced by Noto Mamiko) – A girl with a pure personality. She loves making things.
• Mairon (voiced by Muraoka Yoko) – Head of the village. He’s stubborn and not very welcoming of Prince Pietro and friends.

Source

https://www.youtube.com/user/nbgi/videos

Bandai Namco has uploaded a bunch of clips from Kuroko’s Basketball: Ties to the Future. We’ve attached one above, though you can find the rest on the company’s YouTube channel here.

There are seriously a ton of clips. Brace yourself!

Kickstarter went through a bit of a lull in terms of projects including Wii U, but that’s changed over the past couple of weeks. There are now plenty of Nintendo-related indie projects that need your attention.

Here’s a roundup of the latest Kickstarter projects involving Wii U in some form:

Sneaky Ninja – $10,000 for funding, includes Wii U
Spooky Poo’s Happy Hell – $13,666 for funding, Wii U stretch goal at $66,000
Nephil’s Fall – $10,000 for funding, includes Wii U
The Song of Seven : Chapter 1 – $8,000 for funding, includes Wii U
Toejam and Earl: Back in the Groove – $400,000 for funding, dev eventually wants it on other platforms
Blue-Collar Astronaut – $15,000 for funding, includes Wii U
Super Cucumber & Down the Drain – $10,000 for funding, includes Wii U
Strength of the Sword Ultimate – already funded at $14,000 and Wii U stretch goal already reached at $40,000

Back in 2013, Monochroma ended up with successful funding thanks to Kickstarter. The game had been planned for several platforms, including Wii U. But a new update from developer Nowhere Studios suggests that Monochroma is no longer coming to Nintendo’s system.

When asked about the Wii U version, Nowhere Studios said:

Sorry about it, we’re currently working on Xbox One version and Wii U is probably canceled. But if things are good on Xbox One we will work on PS4 and Wii U versions as well.

That certainly sounds discouraging. You have to wonder why the team isn’t as interested in working with Wii U at this point.

Thanks to Hola for the tip.

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Remember when Nintendo randomly pulled the Donkey Kong Country games from the Wii Shop Channel? Well, now they’re back! All three Donkey Kong Country titles can be purchased on the digital Wii shop once again. I suppose their return has something to do with the recent Wii U Virtual Console releases.

Thanks to Jake for the tip.

Below are the latest titles that can be currently pre-ordered at retailers:

Wii U

Legend of Kay HD – Amazon
Mario Party 10 amiibo bundle – Best Buy, GameStop
LEGO Marvel’s Avengers – Amazon
LEGO Jurassic World – Amazon, GameStop
Terraria – Amazon
Shin Megami Tensei x Fire Emblem – Best Buy
The Legend of Zelda – Amazon, Best Buy
Xenoblade Chronicles X – Amazon, Best Buy
Yoshi’s Woolly World – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Splatoon – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Mario Party 10 – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Devil’s Third – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop

New 3DS games

Xenoblade Chronicles 3D – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop

3DS

Lord of Magna: Maiden Heaven – Amazon, GameStop (new)
Fire Emblem – Best Buy
LEGO Marvel’s Avengers – Amazon
LEGO Jurassic World – Amazon, GameStop
Puzzle & Dragons Z + Puzzle & Dragons Super Mario Bros. Edition – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop (new)
Terraria – Amazon
LEGO Ninjago: Shadow of Ronin – Amazon, Best Buy
Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai DX – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Etrian Mystery Dungeon – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Code Name: S.T.E.A.M. – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Fossil Fighters: Frontier – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Story of Seasons – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop

Thanks to Jake for the tip.