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We’ve still yet to see a proper reveal of FAST Racing Neo. The game was announced last year, and only screenshots have trickled in since then.

Shin’en probably hasn’t had much to say since the team is very busy with development. Art director Martin Sauter told Nintendo Life that FAST Racing Neo is the studio’s “biggest project we’ve worked on for a long time.”

It still sounds like Neo won’t be released in the near future. Shin’en has “something running and the gameplay is fine”, though content still needs to be added.

Sauter said:

Definitely, it is the biggest project we’ve worked on for a long time. It’s just much more work to get that quality level of racing on consoles this generation has given us, so we have to look at; we can’t deliver at a level below that. The Wii U is a great machine, so we need to add so many things to hit that level and we’re pretty sure we can achieve that, but it takes time to build it up and put it together. We’re in a good way though, we have something running and the gameplay is fine, so we just need to add content.

The core of the game is basically done. It’s just content now, which is a lot of work. We’re small, it needs time, but I’m very optimistic that you’ll see something that Nintendo console fans can be happy with.

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Xenoblade Chronicles X director Tetsuya Takahashi has shared more about the game on the official Japanese Twitter account. He spoke about art designers Takayuki Yanase and Kouichi Mugitani as well as the title’s Dolls.

First, here’s Takahashi on Yanase:

“Mr. Yanase is a well-known designer that has worked on Gundam 00 among other things. The concept for the Dolls in this project was that one single convertible frame be able to transform into several vehicles, so I asked for his help, knowing that he would be able to realize that [concept]. If I recall correctly, I asked for his help around the time that Kotobukiya announced its new plastic model “Frame Arms Series.”

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We’ve heard talk of SteamWorld Heist coming to 3DS and Wii U in the past. But today, Image & Form made it official.

The exact order of SteamWorld Heist’s launch is currently undecided. Image & Form is planning a “staggered release strategy, meaning we’ll bring Heist to one (maybe two) of the platforms on day one, then release it for the next platform, etc.”

On another note, SteamWorld Heist will be localized into various languages.

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Zen Pinball 2’s South Park tables are coming to Wii U next week, Zen Studios has announced. The content will be available starting on December 11.

Here’s an overview of the two tables:

South Park: Super-Sweet Pinball brings players to the quiet mountain town of South Park to play alongside Stan, Kyle, Kenny, and Cartman. Meet up with more beloved characters from the show, including Wendy, Jimmy, Timmy, Chef, Mr. Garrsion, Mr. Hankey and even ManBearPig. Experience events from the series like Cartman’s probe, track down ManBearPig and venture to the mysterious land to the north – Canada!

Source: Zen Studios PR

Club Nintendo Europe now has 8-Bit Mario Festive Gift Wrapping Paper. The reward, which costs 2,000 stars, was added in today. An order can be placed here.

The 8-Bit Mario Festive Gift Wrapping Paper features two pieces of wrapping paper – one blue, one red. Each measures 60cm x 84cm and is decorated with a classic Mario design in a metallic finish.