Over at Gamestop, you can now grab Mario Party 10 amiibo bundle with not only Mario but the rest of the Super Mario line of amiibo as well! It’s pricey, however. It’ll cost you $125.
Note that this isn’t to be confused with the standard Mario Party 10 bundle that only comes with the Mario amiibo.
You can check out the new bundle at Gamestop here.
“Of course, I thanked my friend. Manners are the finest dessert, as we in Yukuko say.”
System: Nintendo 3DS
Release Date: February 13th, 2015
Developer: Capcom
Publisher: Capcom
Author: Austin
Monster Hunter, from outside the cult of its supporters, looks awfully intimidating doesn’t it? Just the phrases that come to mind when people bring it up– “gear grind”, “brutally difficult”, “extremely inaccessible”, “clunky”, “time sink”– don’t exactly do the series any favors in the eyes of newcomers, so it hardly comes as a revelation that the appeal of its extremely nuanced and strategic real-time combat system has remained limited outside of Japan. Something about that country seems to give them a higher tolerance for this sort of thing.
Nevertheless, Capcom seems to be enchanted with the idea of Monster Hunter’s ubiquity in the west, and so we’ve arrived on the doorstep of Monster Hunter 4’s release on 3DS.
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Perhaps the most important thing to understand about Monster Hunter 4 up front is that it exists unapologetically; it’s easy to feel some sort of fundamental inspiration driving all of this game’s decisions. From the clunky (though, the word “nuanced” truly does fit it more appropriately) controls in combat to the feline-laced aesthetic, this game knows what it wants to be and it does not sully itself with watered-down mechanics or simplify itself for the sake of more instant appeal. It’s not for everyone, and it doesn’t try to be.
That being said: Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate is easily as approachable as this idea has ever been.
Podcast Crew: Austin (Twitter), Jack (Twitter), Laura (Twitter)
Welcome to episode 106 I mean episode 108. How are you? I’m okay. I hope you’re okay too. Here’s an overview of what we’ll be talking about on this episode:
Segment 1, Intro: Our game of the week is the Tose-developed NES Play Action Football. We learn about Tose’s development philosophy, why this game came with a little slip of cardboard, and how it’s connected to Shrek: Hassle at the Castle for GBA.
Segment 2, What We Played: Two big games in what we played this week. Firstly, Austin has his review copy of Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate and he has some really interesting observations about how the game actually teaches you this time around, in addition to general impressions. Laura this week has been playing something of an oddity: Mario Golf: World Tour, the 3DS golf game from last year that nobody would’ve predicted Laura would love. But she does!
Segment 3, Book Club: This week’s A Link to the Past exposé has us getting into discussing the start contrast between the second and third temples of the game, how we all learned to pick up large boulders, and why getting the master sword in this one is actually somewhat different from more recent Zeldas.
Segment 4, Listener Mail: Just a bit of mail this week (we didn’t have much time after the book club), but we tackle a couple of key topics: Where is Nintendo going after Miyamoto and company pass on from the company (or life, I guess)? What are some of your favorite local multiplayer games? Find out.
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This month’s CoroCoro has started to leak. In the magazine, it’s revealed that those who pre-book tickets for the movie “The Archdjinni of the Rings – Hoopa” in Japan can participate in a distribution for Arceus. The Pokemon knows the moves Judgment, Blast Burn, Hydro Cannon and Earth Power. Additionally, it comes with the item Silk Scarf.
Arceus will be obtainable by pre-booking tickets between March 7 and July 17. It’s redeemable between June 20 and August 31.
We have a small tidbit about the movie itself as well. There will plenty of legendary Pokemon, including Lugia, Palkia, Giratina, Dialga, Kyurem and Arceus.
By pre-booking, you’ll also receive another legendary Pokemon out of these six revealed for the movie, though the specific six you get one of are not known at the moment.
That’s not all from CoroCoro. It’s also revealed that the Shiny Rayquaza will be distributed through the magazine, and it can be obtained even if players nabbed the one at the World Hobby Fair. Specific details will be announced sometime in the future.
This week’s Wii U eShop charts are as follows:
Software
1. Metroid Prime Trilogy
2. EarthBound
3. Super Mario World
4. NES Remix
5. Super Metroid
6. Golden Sun
7. The Wonderful 101
8. Yoshi’s Island: Super Mario Advance 3
9. Super Mario Bros. 3
10. Mario Kart 8
11. Dr. Luigi
12. Super Mario Kart
13. Punch-Out!!
14. Super Mario Bros.
15. Super Punch-Out!!
16. Zelda: A Link to the Past
17. Super Mario Bros. 2
18. Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
19. Duck Hunt
20. The Legend of Zelda
Videos
1. Mario Party 10 Trailer
2. Kirby and the Rainbow Curse Gameplay Trailer
3. New 3DS XL Trailer
4. Blek Trailer
5. Kirby and the Rainbow Curse E3 2014 Trailer
6. Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D Gameplay Trailer
7. Meme Run Trailer
8. Hyrule Warriors amiibo Trailer
9. Elliot Quest Trailer
10. amiibo Launch Announcement
11. Yoshi’s Woolly World E3 2014 Trailer
12. Introducing amiibo
13. Pokemon Rumble U Gameplay Trailer
14. Nintendo Direct 1/14/15
15. Linking a Club Nintendo Account Video
16. amiibo February Figures Overview
17. Hyrule Warriors – Master Quest Pack Trailer
18. Xenoblade Chronicles X Exploration Trailer
19. Mario Maker E3 2014 Trailer
20. Code Name S.T.E.A.M. amiibo Trailer
Source: Wii U eShop
This week’s video additions to the Wii U/3DS eShops are as follows:
Wii U
Etrian Mystery Dungeon – Protector
Ace Combat Assault Horizon Legacy+ Launch Trailer
New 3DS XL – Transfer Data Using a Computer
Kirby and the Rainbow Curse TV Commercial
Xenoblade Chronicles 3D Teaser Trailer
LEGO Jurassic World Announcement Trailer
New 3DS XL Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D
New 3DS XL Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate
Moon Chronicles – Episodes 2, 3 and 4 Trailer
Pokemon Shuffle Trailer
3DS
Etrian Mystery Dungeon – Protector
Ace Combat Assault Horizon Legacy+ Launch Trailer
New 3DS XL – Transfer Data Using a Computer
Kirby and the Rainbow Curse TV Commercial
Xenoblade Chronicles 3D Teaser Trailer
LEGO Jurassic World Announcement Trailer
New 3DS XL Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D
New 3DS XL Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate
Flipnote Studio 3D – Flipnote Samples
Moon Chronicles – Episodes 2, 3 and 4 Trailer
Pokemon Shuffle Trailer
Source: Wii U/3DS eShops
This week’s 3DS eShop charts are as follows:
Software
1. Mario Kart 7
2. Gunman Clive 2
3. Zelda: Link’s Awakening DX
4. The Legend of Zelda
5. Kid Icarus: Uprising
6. Super Mario Bros. 3
7. HarmoKnight
8. Metroid
9. Super Mario 3D Land
10. Star Fox 64 3D
11. Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D
12. New Super Mario Bros. 2
13. Super Smash Bros. for 3DS
14. Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move
15. Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
16. Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D
17. Super Mario Land
18. Shovel Knight
19. Gunman Clive
20. Punch-Out!! Featuring Mr. Dream
Videos
1. New 3DS XL Trailer
2. SpongeBob HeroPants Trailer
3. Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D Gameplay Video #2
4. New 3DS XL Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D
5. Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D Gameplay Trailer
6. Flipnote Studio 3D – Flipnote Samples
7. Kirby and the Rainbow Curse Gameplay Trailer
8. Mario Party 10 Trailer
9. Undead Storm Nightmare Trailer
10. Cube Creator 3D Trailer
11. Upcoming Fire Emblem Teaser Trailer
12. Mario Kart 7 Video
13. How to Win at Smash Ep. 10
14. Super Smash Bros. for Wii U/3DS One Dog, One Bird, One Zapper
15. Pokemon Shuffle Trailer
16. How to Win at Smash Ep. 9
17. Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D Teaser Trailer
18. Gunman Clive 2 Trailer
19. Ace Combat Assault Horizon Legacy+ Trailer
20. Mario Golf: World Tour Launch Trailer
Source: 3DS eShop
The latest issue of Famitsu has another column from Masahiro Sakurai. Rather than writing about Smash Bros., he chose to focus on another topic: virtual reality.
Sakurai discusses the scene of virtual reality in quite broad terms, like dizziness and the reluctance to wear goggles. He himseslf received an Oculus Rift DK2, and says that you can test many sample software from the Oculus website.
“It is very enjoyable,” he wrote. “Amazing! Everything that comes into view, the game world. The feeling is really different compared to a usual game.”
Sakurai also says in his piece:
VR goggles are like a TV, so it should be up to developers to freely decide what content is projected. At the same time, however, developers should properly consider how to overcome dizziness and negative factors. If games and 3D worlds are just blindly turned into VR, the future looks slim.
