This week’s Nintendo Downloads are as follows:
Wii U
Kirby’s Adventure Wii – €19.99/£17.99
Puzzle Monkeys – €2.99/£2.99
Wii U VC
Castlevania Harmony of Dissonance (GBA) – €6.99/£6.29
Super Ghouls’N Ghosts (GBA) – €6.99/£6.29
Citizens of Earth (Demo) – Free
Wii U Special offers
Angry Birds Star Wars – €29.99/£24.99 (Ends March 5)
Angry Birds Trilogy – €19.99/£14.99 (Ends March 5)
Batman Arkham City: Armoured Edition – €19.99/£15.99 (Ends March 4)
Batman: Arkham Origins – €19.99/£15.99 (Ends March 4)
Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate Deluxe Edition – €14.99/£10.99 (Ends March 4)
GAME PARTY CHAMPIONS – €19.99/£15.99 (Ends March 4)
Hot Wheels World’s Best Driver – €19.99/£15.99 (Ends March 4)
Injustice: Gods Among Us – €29.99/£19.99 (Ends March 4)
LEGO Marvel Super Heroes – €29.99/£19.99 (Ends March 4)
LEGO BATMAN 2: DC Super Heroes – €29.99/£19.99 (Ends March 4)
LEGO Batman 3: BEYOND GOTHAM – €44.99/£34.99 (Ends March 4)
LEGO The Hobbit – €29.99/£19.99 (Ends March 4)
SpongeBob SquarePants: Plankton’s Robotic Revenge – €24.99/£24.99 (Ends March 5)
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 – €29.99/£24.99 (Ends March 5)
The Amazing Spider-Man Ultimate Edition – €24.99/£19.99 (Ends March 5)
The LEGO Movie Videogame – €29.99/£19.99 (Ends March 5)
TRANSFORMERS PRIME The Game – €24.99/£19.99 (Ends March 5)
TRANSFORMERS: Rise of the Dark Spark – €29.99/£24.99 (Ends March 5)
3DS
Citizens of Earth Demo – Free
Flap Flap – €7.99/£7.19
Luv Me Buddies Wonderland – €24.90/£19.90
Chat-A-Lot – €3.99/£3.59
Best of Arcade Games – Bubble Buster – €9.99/£8.99
Best of Board Games – Solitaire – €9.99/£8.99
DLC
Swivel BMS Song Data (Square Enix, Add-on Content for Theatrhythm FF:CC) – €0.99/£0.89
Kainé / Salvation FMS Song Data (Square Enix, Add-on Content for Theatrhythm FF:CC) – €0.99/£0.89
Echoes of the SpiralFMS Song Data (Square Enix, Add-on Content for Theatrhythm FF:CC) – €0.99/£0.89
Frog’s Theme BMS Song Data (Square Enix, Add-on Content for Theatrhythm FF:CC) – €0.99/£0.89
Misgestalt BMS Song Data (Square Enix, Add-on Content for Theatrhythm FF:CC) – €0.99/£0.89
Vamo’ alla flamenco BMS Song Data (Square Enix, Add-on Content for Theatrhythm FF:CC) – €0.99/£0.89
Song of the Ancients/Devola FMS Song Data (Square Enix, Add-on Content for Theatrhythm FF:CC) – €0.99/£0.89
Megalomania BMS Song Data (Square Enix, Add-on Content for Theatrhythm FF:CC) – €0.99/£0.89
The Ultimate Confrontation BMS Song Data (Square Enix, Add-on Content for Theatrhythm FF:CC) – €0.99/£0.89
The Conflict BMS Song Data (Square Enix, Add-on Content for Theatrhythm FF:CC) – €0.99/£0.89
Nemesis BMS Song Data (Square Enix, Add-on Content for Theatrhythm FF:CC) – €0.99/£0.89
The Dawn Warriors BMS Song Data (Square Enix, Add-on Content for Theatrhythm FF:CC) – €0.99/£0.89
3DS Special offers
Angry Birds Star Wars – €25.99/£19.99 (Ends March 5)
Angry Birds Trilogy – €25.99/£19.99 (Ends March 5)
Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate – €19.99/£15.99 (Ends March 4)
Hot Wheels World’s Best Driver – €19.99/£15.99 (Ends March 4)
LEGO Marvel Super Heroes: Universe in Peril – €19.99/£15.99 (Ends March 4)
LEGO Batman 3: BEYOND GOTHAM – €34.99/£24.99 (Ends March 4)
LEGO Legends of CHIMA: Laval’s Journey – €19.99/£15.99 (Ends March 4)
LEGO Ninjago: Nindroids – €29.99/£19.99 (Ends March 4)
LEGO The Hobbit – €19.99/£15.99 (Ends March 4)
Moshi Monsters Moshlings Theme Park – €19.99/£12.99 (Ends March 5)
Shin Megami Tensei IV – €12.99/£11.69 (Ends February 26)
Conception II: Children of the Seven Stars – €14.99/£13.49 (Ends February 26)
Snow Moto Racing 3D – €3.99/£3.59 (Ends February 26)
SpongeBob SquarePants: Plankton’s Robotic Revenge (Activision) – €25.99/£24.99 (Ends March 5)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – €25.99/£19.99 (Ends March 5)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Danger of the Ooze – €25.99/£19.99 (Ends March 5)
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 – €25.99/£19.99 (Ends March 5)
The Amazing Spider-Man – €25.99/£19.99 (Ends March 5)
The LEGO55 Movie Videogame – €19.99/£15.99 (Ends March 4)
TOYS VS MONSTERS – €2.99/£2.99 (Ends March 12)
TRANSFORMERS PRIME The Game – €25.99/£19.99 (Ends March 5)
TRANSFORMERS: Rise of the Dark Spark – €25.99/£19.99 (Ends March 5)
Recently speaking with Gamereactor Magazine, Eiji Aonuma delved a bit into the sheer mass of the newest installment of Zelda currently in development for Wii U:
A huge, seamlessly unfolding world is something that can’t be achieved if the hardware isn’t advanced enough. Ever since we made the very first generation of Legend of Zelda games though, we’ve had as large a world as can be realised with the hardware, so you could say it was inevitable that we’ve now done the same with the new Wii U title.
When I first showed off the new Zelda game on the Wii U, it seemed everyone was very excited and started proclaiming that a Zelda game had at last become open world! Zelda games have always allowed you to roam and explore a huge world.
What’s changed now is that the hardware has progressed to the point that you can now explore this vast world seamlessly; the underpinning of the game hasn’t changed.
Continuing with the interview, Aonuma also talks a little bit about the implementation of the Wii U Gamepad:
Recently, I’ve taken to relying on the map on my smart phone when I’m out walking in a place I’m not familiar with. A map isn’t something you keep tucked away in your bag, it’s by holding it in your hand and being able to constantly check it as you move forward step by step that gives you that sense of adventure.
You can read the rest of the interview in the new issue of Gamereactor Magazine, which is out today.
Zelda on Wii U is expected to come out sometime in 2015.
From Serebii:
A new app has been released in Japan. This app is the Pokémon Style App and is out from today on Android platforms and will be released at a later date on iOS. This free app gives you special wallpapers and icons for your phone and comes with updates on the second and fourth week of each month on Thursdays. The designs it gives range from Free to 200¥. It currently has a Pikachu design available for free and has designs based on merchandise at the Pokémon Center. A free Marshtomp design is set to be given on February 26th and three designs, Hoenn starters, Evee, Xerneas/Yvetal, are being sold for half price, 100¥ until February 25th
Check out more screenshots for the app below:
It’s time for the latest Famitsu’s most wanted games chart! Final Fantasy XV, Bravely Second, Dragon Quest Heroes, Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D and Persona 5 are the new top five.
Head past the break for the full chart. All votes were cast between January 29 and February 4.
This month’s issue of Nintendo Dream has an interview with the developers behind Kirby and the Rainbow Curse. The Japanese magazine asked plenty of questions, which brought about several interesting answers.
Nintendo Dream starts off by noting how Rainbow Curse is the first Kirby title for Wii U. Given that, the publication was interested to know why the game follows the system of Canvas Curse and isn’t a traditional entry.
That elicited the following response:
When we saw the Wii U GamePad for the first time, we thought it could be interesting to use the different roles of the GamePad and TV in multiplayer. From there on, we came up with an idea of using the Wii Remote to control Waddle Dee and the GamePad to draw footholds. And the system of Kirby Canvas Curse fit that, so we used it. The result, after applying everyone’s voice, was a very lively game.
It’s been announced today that a concert will be held in Japan later this year to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Fire Emblem. The event is set to take place at the Tokyo Dome City Hall on July 27 and July 28. A teaser site can be found here.
