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 (new) – Amazon
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
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.
Hyrule Warriors is one of those Wii U games that has managed to hold its value pretty well. Despite having launched in September, there haven’t been a whole lot of major sales.
You can at least save a bit of cash on Hyrule Warriors by ordering the game from Amazon
. It’s dropped to $48.98, which is $10 off the normal asking price.
Devil’s Third creator Tomonobu Itagaki talked up the Wii U game a bit more on his personal Facebook page.
There’s nothing too major here, but Itagaki does mention that you should use the Pro Controller while playing Devil’s Third. He also mentioned how it’s much different compared to what was shown back in 2011. That makes sense given what we saw during E3 last year.
Below is a roundup of Itagaki’s latest Facebook remarks:
This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
01./00. [3DS] The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D #
02./00. [PS3] Samurai Warriors 4-II #
03./00. [3DS] Nanatsu no Taizai: The Seven Deadly Sins – Unjust Sin
04./03. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch 2: Shin Uchi
05./00. [PSV] Samurai Warriors 4-II #
06./00. [PS4] Samurai Warriors 4-II #
07./01. [PS3] Dragon Ball: Xenoverse
08./05. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire
09./02. [PS4] Dragon Ball: Xenoverse
10./10. [3DS] Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS
11./07. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate #
12./00. [PSV] Daitoshokan no Hitsujikai: Library Party
13./13. [PS3] Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin
14./00. [PSV] Ukiyo no Roushi
15./06. [PS4] Far Cry 4
16./14. [WIU] Kirby and the Rainbow Curse
17./00. [PSV] Hyakka Yakou
18./15. [WIU] Super Smash Bros. for Wii U #
19./11. [PS3] Far Cry 4
20./17. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch 2: Ganso / Honke
Q.U.B.E: Director’s Cut was confirmed for Wii U back in April 2013. It’s been nearly two years, but the game still hasn’t launched on the eShop. So what’s going on?
We reached out to Toxic Games recently, and the studio’s Dan Da Rocha told us that Q.U.B.E “has taken longer than expected”. However, the team is “on track to release April/May time across all consoles (apart from 360).” Only a few more months!
Nintendo’s Koichi Hayashida wants to see Captain Toad “featured in a variety of games”. It also seems as though Hayashida would be interested in having the character end up in Mario Kart. That information comes from the latest issue of GamesMaster, which contains a short interview with the Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker producer.
When asked what he foresees in the future for Captain Toad, Hayashida said:
At this stage we don’t know. I personally want to see him featured in a variety of games. I’ve even ‘secretly’ emailed the director of Mario Kart to see if he’d consider including Captain Toad, but I haven’t heard back from him yet!
Director Shinya Hiratake also answered the same question. His thoughts are as follows:
Through the development of this game I’ve grown even fonder of Captain Toad. he can’t jump, and struggles to defeat his opponents, but it’s precisely that he is not a powerful character that he can show us his unique take on all these situations. as a developer of his game, and one of his fans, I look forward to seeing where he goes next.
This week’s issue of Famitsu has another update on Splatoon. There isn’t too much, but a few more bits and pieces of information are included in the magazine.
Here’s the latest:
Controls
Left Stick – Movement
ZL – ‘Squid’ (only while pushed)
Gyro Sensor (Aim – can be turned off)
Right Stick – Look left & right. Push in for Special Weapon.
R – Sub Weapon
ZR – Ink Shot
X – Jump
Y – Camera Reset
– Squid form is faster than human form, but can’t move outside of ink
– Jump is more or less the same for both human and squid forms, but while moving through your own color ink, you can jump further
– Can reach places you can’t in human form
– These include places that might prove vital in winning
The next Splatoon update will be in the March 5 issue of Famitsu. We’ll hear more about the Octarians.
Big John Games has been hard at work on Cube Creator 3D. However, you may recall that the studio casually also announced Lionel Trains 3D for the eShop last August. We hadn’t received any actual details about the title… until now.
Big John Games was kind enough to share first information about the game, which is now called “Lionel City Builder 3D: Rise of the Rails”. Screenshots and concept art are posted below.
According to Big John Games’ Ken Patterson, the team initially thought about adjusting the engine used by Coaster Creator 3D for this game since its sandbox “is really strong.” However, they soon became interested in adding some stories and playable missions. The sandbox remains, but Lionel City Builder 3D will offer these new elements as well.
Lionel City Builder 3D is set fifty years in the future. Due to the breakdown of transportation between communities, they are now isolated and in decay. With no way way to transport goods, commerce slows to a crawl and cities and communities’ economies are in ruin. You’ll play as “Vin”, who is a worker at a smelting yard. Vin decides to reestablish trains as transportation and sets out to connect communities in hopes of saving the day.
Going back to the sandbox mode, Lionel City Builder 3D will provide hundreds of objects to build and unique environments. Players can assemble a train and take it through user-created landscapes. And speaking of user-creation, it’s possible to share worlds with other players through QR codes.
There are a couple of months left remaining in Lionel City Builder 3D’s development. Once done, we should see it on the 3DS eShop.
