Update: Now sold out!
GameStop currently has the standalone GameCube Controller Adapter for Wii U in stock. Grab yours here. Link the controller bundle that was added a few days ago, it will ship on May 1.
With just a few hours remaining, the Children of Morta managed to reach another stretch goal. Donations topped $100,000 meaning the game will head to Nintendo’s console in the future.
Check out an over for Children of Morta below. A video is attached above. For the Kickstarter, head on over to this page.
Children of Morta is a story-driven hack ‘n slash game incorporating the elements of the roguelike genre, where you will go on an adventure with the guardian family of Bergsons.
The family have lived on the outskirts of Mount Morta, guarding it for many generations. As a tragic event in Morta corrupts the roots of life deep in the mountain, all the creatures turn into furious, possessed monsters. Now the land’s only hope is for the Bergsons to find the seeds of life and use them to cleanse the corruption.
The game has a unique art style blending the old-school 2D pixel art aesthetics with a few modern lighting and rendering techniques, bringing to life a world of fantasy and mystery. The game music is based around orchestral renaissance tunes with many variations to please your ears while taking this journey with the Bergsons.
5pb. opened a teaser site for Corpse Party: Blood Covered …Repeated Fear today. Access it here. There’s not much to see currently, but that’s how things go with teaser sites!
Another wave of downloadable tracks are out today for Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call. The DLC, priced at $0.99 each, is as follows:
Battle Music Sequence (BMS)
- “Frog’s Theme” (CHRONO TRIGGER)
- “The Dawn Warriors” (FINAL FANTASY V)
- “Vamo’alla flamenco” (FINAL FANTASY IX)
- “Nemesis” (FINAL FANTASY XIV)
- “Misgestalt” (SaGa Frontier 2)
- “Swivel” (Seiken Densetsu 3)
- “The Conflict” (Romancing SaGa)
- “The Ultimate Confrontation” (Romancing SaGa)
- “Megalomania” (Live A Live™)
Field Music Sequence (FMS)
- “Echoes of the Spiral” (LEGEND OF MANA)
- “Kainé / Salvation” (NieR Replicant & NieR Gestalt)
- “Song of the Ancients / Devola” (NieR Replicant & NieR Gestalt)
Square Enix has confirmed that more add-on tracks will be released on March 5.
Source: Square Enix PR
Monolith Soft updated the Japanese Xenoblade Chronicles X website last night. We already heard about new things like the Segment Map and Data Probes. Additional details about both elements and a few other topics have since surfaced, which you can find below.
– Use the Frontier Net exploration system on the GamePad
– Mankind is new to Planet Mira, so they to seek out resources in order to survive
– They do so while also looking for pods that contain cryogenically-frozen humans to add to the population
– The Frontier Net system is used by BLADE to help in the exploration of Mira’s various regions
– Members will Data Probe from different areas to gather information and resources
– Data-probing: look for “Frontier Net Spots” to dig for data
– Sometimes you’ll find rare minerals such as the all-purpose “Miranium” or “Rare Resources”
– You can also find treasure chests by completing quests
– Get upgrades for the Data Probes in these chests
– Set Data Probes to obtain different effects and benefits
– Most of this is done using the Wii U GamePad
– You’ll see a Data Probe marked on the “Segment Map” on the GamePad
– Segments represent different areas shown as hexagons on the map
– Won’t have access to the mecha-weapons right away
– Use the “Hopper Camera” to get a good view of what’s ahead
– Can also use the Hopper Camera to find some routes or secret areas you may have not noticed before
– Can use the Navigation Ball to help explore the world as well
– You can use them as many times as you want
The black and red New 3DS XL systems are still sold out at GameStop. Yet, for some reason, the retailer has enough stock to offer two bundles.
Consumers can purchase the black and red starter bundles for $285 each. The former contains a black New 3DS XL, Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D with an eGuide, and Super Smash Bros. for 3DS. GameStop’s red bundle is mostly the same, but it naturally comes with a red system and Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate instead of Smash Bros. 3DS.
You can place an order for the black bundle here. The red bundle is located here.
Nintendo posted a Japanese transcript of its latest financial results briefing Q&A today. There isn’t anything too earth-shattering, but some interesting tidbits were shared.
Here’s a brief summary:
– Some talk about amiibo in Japan selling differently to the US, since the toys-to-life category isn’t really a thing in Japan yet (Skylanders and Infinity are both niche)
– Some talk of them doing experiments with amiibo that aren’t plastic figures or cards in the future
– Iwata says there is a lot Nintendo has to change
– This includes making better use of smart devices and character IP to drive their core hardware/software business
– QOL department is separate from others
– QOL department is comprised of staff from the hardware division, both software divisions, and the systems department
– QOL, using smartphones, and character IP licensing will be the big focus at the next meeting
– Nintendo’s ability to produce New 3DS units last year was low
– Nintendo couldn’t guarantee high shipments for all regions during the holidays so made a decision to focus on Japan (and a low-population region AU)
– There’s a question on marketing and Iwata’s answer makes it clear he knows it’s no longer an age where you can just do a ton of TV ads and guarantee something will sell
Speculation about Rosalina, Donkey Kong and Wario getting their own Super Mario amiibo first surfaced last week when Nintendo updated the Japanese Mario Party 10 website with a few images (see above). Now Nintendo España is adding fuel to the fire and may have essentially confirmed the rumors.
Take a look at this roughly translated section from a Nintendo España / Spain press release:
From the collection of Super Smash Bros., now on sale, you can play with amiibo Mario, Peach, Yoshi, Luigi and Bowser. What have not you done with them and not find them anywhere? The March 20 comes a new collection of ad hoc amiibo made for Mario Party 10: Super Mario Collection, which includes new amiibo Mario, Luigi, Peach, Toad, Yoshi, Bowser, Estela, Donkey Kong and Wario.
That’s still not a complete and total confirmation, since there’s a small possibility that the press release text is an error. We’ll let you know if we hear anything out of Nintendo of America/UK!
