The latest update for Hyrule Warriors brings the game up to version 1.5.0. If you’re interested in file sizes, you might be interested to hear that the download requires 380MB. Hyrule Warriors’ new update is highlighted by the addition of the Majora’s Mask Pack.
IGN has gone live with a new preview for Code Name S.T.E.A.M. The website’s report reveals details about multiplayer, StreetPass support, and more. We’ve rounded up information from IGN’s article below.
Multiplayer
– Play locally or online
– Timer is an important part of multiplayer
– You and an opponent take turns planning out strategies 60-seconds at a time
– When this is taking place, your 4-person squad can individually secure spots on the map, attack opponents, heal teammates, obtain items
– Items: increase health, movement, other attributes
– Can’t move during an enemy’s turn, but you can interrupt them with overwatch
– Overwatch requires a specific amount of steam to use and sometimes a certain type of gun
– Each squad member’s special moves are disabled in multiplayer
– Characters have their own weight that determines the types of boilers they can equip
– Boilers produce steam, which enables player movement and the ability to fire weapons
– Both multiplayer modes have a 60-second clock
– Death Match: eliminate a squad in 30 turns
– Medal Match: pick up medals across the battlefield, outscore your opponent
– Killing an enemy will relieve him or her of some medals
– In both multiplayer modes, players can earn more medals to unlock more sub-weapons in the campaign
– Third multiplayer mode is a tournament, where an organizer can create an event, distribute a code to invite participants over the internet, and make custom titles for the winners
– Nintendo will distribute their own tournaments via SpotPass
Characters
– Queequeg in the game, fictional island native from Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick
– Queequeg can fire a mechanical penguin from a launcher and send it waddling into a squad before it explodes
– Scarecrow from the Wizard of Oz uses pumpkin bombs to set up traps
– Fox uses a sniper rifle for long range attacks
– Fox can also use a special move in single-player called Sharp Eye
– This doubles the range and damage of her overwatch attacks
– Randolph: recurring character from H.P. Lovecraft
– Randolph uses the Unspeakable Lure weapon
– Unspeakable Lure leaves a distraction on screen that attracts enemies during the campaign
– In multiplayer, it disguises a bomb as a healing item
Weapons
– Can’t switch out primary weapons
– Can customize sub-weapons to complement each character
StreetPass
– Compare stats against other squads in each mission and move up a leaderboard
– If you hold the top rank on a mission’s leaderboard, you’ll receive a score bonus
A new round of deals are now live on the eShop as part of Nintendo’s “Throwback Sale”. The lineup of discounted titles include:
Wii U
Metroid Prime Trilogy – $9.99 (normally $19.99)
Mario Kart 8 – $44.99 (normally $59.99)
Super Mario Kart – $5.99 (normally $7.99)
3DS
Metroid – $3.49 (normally $4.99)
Mario Golf: World Tour – $22.49 (normally $29.99)
Mario Golf – $2.49 (normally $4.99)
These deals are valid until February 5 at 11:59 AM ET / 8:59 AM PT.
Two more themes are now available for purchase in North America. They are as follows:
Mario’s Mighty Mustache
Luigi’s Mighty Mustache
Each of these themes are priced at $1.99.
A mix of free and paid DLC for Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker is out now in Japan.
We previously mentioned that the 3DS game would feature characters from the Durarara!! anime series. Izaya Orihara, who has Blade Attack’s Blind Spot as a skill (a physical attack to inflict Shock status on an enemy), can be downloaded for free. Shizuo Heiwajima is due out on February 5.
Also free to download is a survival mission in which players defend a demon to befriend, plus a Beginner’s Map that makes it easier to earn macca and complete the demon compendium.
In terms of paid DLC, players can purchase four maps. One makes it easier to get add-ons, another gives players a great deal macca if they defeat demons running away, the third makes it easier to gain experience, and the fourth is a map with memory cards to learn skills. Maps are priced at 150 yen each.
Nintendo unexpectedly prepared a new update for Smash Bros. Wii U today, bringing the game to version 1.0.2. This is a very significant patch, as 15 new stages can now be used with 8-Player Smash. Keep in mind that the update takes up 316MB of space.
