Mewtwo is coming to Super Smash Bros. Wii U/3DS on April 28, Nintendo has announced. Pricing is set at
Update version 1.0.6 is also in the works. It includes:
– downloadable content
– tweaked character balancing
– sharing functionality on Wii U
Today’s Nintendo Direct will kick off at 6 PM ET / 3 PM PT (an hour from now). We’ve attached live streams for the various regional broadcasts below. Don’t forget that the North American stream will be broadcasting a Spring 2015 game from the Treehouse after the Direct!
Note: Japanese Nintendo Direct is 51 minutes long. North American broadcast will be 48 minutes.
LyonHart / Dennis will be manning this post as he attempts his first live blog. In addition to that, I’ll be posting news updates throughout and after the presentation.
Come join us in the comments below to talk about today’s Nintendo Direct. Is there anything you want to see announced? Is there a title you’re looking forward to seeing more of?
Updates will follow below. Important news will be published on the site immediately.
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and 3DS:
– Mewtwo trailer revealed!
– APRIL 28th release date for Mewtwo
– $3.99 on 3DS or Wii U and $4.99 for both
– More Mii Fighters costumes on the way in the 1.0.6 update
– Lucas is returning to Super Smash Bros.!
– Lucas will be made available in June
– Smash Bros. Fighter Ballot now opened for YOUR SUGGESTIONS at SmashBros.com after the Direct!
– WAVE 5 OF AMIIBO JUST ANNOUNCED – will include Dark Pit and Palutena in July; Zero Suit Samus, Olimar, Bowser Jr., Dr. Mario and Ganondorf coming in September
Amiibo Tap:
– New free software coming to the Nintendo eShop this Spring
– You can tap amiibo and get samples of classic titles
Mario Maker:
– 30th anniversary of Mario
– Can upload, share and play levels made by people all over the world
– Releasing in September
Bill Trinen hype
Yoshi’s Wooly World:
– Has Classic Mode and Mellow Mode
– Classic Mode is meant to be standard Yoshi difficulty, while Mellow Mode are for casual players
– YOSHI AMIIBO LINE ANNOUNCED, releasing this fall
– Will be cute and fuzzy, unlike the hard amiibo we’re used to
Splatoon:
– Battle Dojo mode revealed
– Battle Dojo mode allows for 1v1 local battles, pop balloons
– Inkling amiibo anounced! Packaged and single bundles available
– Releasing alongside Splatoon on May 29th
N64 and Nintendo DS games FINALLY coming to the eShop:
– Configure controls and screen size of the titles to your liking
– N64 prices will be $9.99-$11.99 (Discounted $2 if you already own it), $6.99-$9.99 for Nintendo DS titles
– Yoshi Island DS and Super Mario 64 made immediately available after the Direct for $9.99
Octodad: Dadliest Catch:
– Heading to Wii U this summer
Mutant Mudds Super Challenge:
– Cross-buy enabled. When you buy one, you’ll get the other free
– Loyalty Discount for those who own the original Mutant Mudds
Shin Megami Tensei x Fire Emblem:
– Finally an official trailer arrives and it is beyond beautiful
Fatal Frame 5:
– FINALLY BEING LOCALIZED FOR THE WII U
– Heading west this year
Boxboy:
– Releasing April 2nd
Pokemon Rumble World:
– Will be free to download on April 8th for the 3DS
Puzzle&Dragons Z + Super Mario Edition:
– Releasing May 22nd
Attack on Titan: Humanity in Chains:
– Officially being localized by ATLUS
– Releasing in May
Streetpass:
– Two new games on the way
– Ultimate Angler and Battleground Z, two new StreetPass Mii Plaza games, launch soon
Xenoblade Chronicles 3D:
– New trailer shown
– Shulk screams
– Releasing April 10th
Fire Emblem:
– Your created character is THE main protagonist of the game this time around, instead of a support
– New trailer shown, looks beautiful because Fire Emblem
– Oniichan
– Up to the player which side to take, either good or evil
– Storyline, battles and outcomes vary on how you play
– Available 2016
amiibo Cards Revealed alongside new Animal Crossing:
– Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer
– amiibo cards will work with AC: HHH
– Fall 2015 release
– Will release alongside amiibo reader for the standard 3DS models
/end Bill Trinen hype
Iwata hype returns
Mario Kart 8:
– Footage of the new DLC
– New Animal Crossing track shown
– Dynamic seasons to the tracks, will change between them
– 3 racers, 4 vehicles, 8 courses
– Releasing April 23rd instead of initial May date
– New amiibo compatibility will add more costumes
– 200cc added! Hype!
– 150cc confirmed for casuals
– Update coming on April 23rd, includes the new 200cc class
Today is an interesting day. It’s April Fools’ Day! That means, unless you’re Nintendo, most announcements are going to be presumed fake.
Enter The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth. A blog entry hit the game’s official site in the early morning hours, which seemed to announce it for both Wii U and 3DS. The thing is… most people (including myself) thought it to be fake given how the blog was written, and the fact that it’s April Fools’ Day.
But just a short while ago, there was this Twitter exchange between Nicalis’ Tyrone Rodriguez and Dan Adelman, formerly from Nintendo:
@tyronerodriguez Thanks, man! One of my last victories at Nintendo. Glad it could finally be announced! Congrats!
— Dan Adelman (@Dan_Adelman) April 1, 2015
I suppose we can assume this is real for now. What a weird day. Really. In any case, if you’re interested in finding about how The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth made it to Nintendo’s platforms, we’ve posted the blog entry in full below.
Another round of 3DS themes came out in Japan yesterday. The lineup includes Xenoblade Chronicles 3D, Mansion Percussion, Blazblue, Funassyi and 50 Pinch Barrage. Footage of the various themes can be found above.
Court Records has translated a bunch of details about The Great Ace Attorney from this week’s issue of Famitsu. You can find them rounded up below.
– Baroque/Barock: legendary English prosecutor said to never let a defendant escape
– He’s returning to court after 5 years
– Known as “The Death God of the Old Bailey”
– Took about a year to come up with the name of the prosecutor
– It was originally “Prosecutor Rival”
– There is a proper name origin for the name, but Takumi finds it embarrassing to talk about; he has a different font for “objection” to convey the “English”-ness of him
– Jury Battle: Each of the jury members have their own ideas about the case and you can get the not guilty verdict by finding the contradictions in, and between their ideas
– Ryuunosuke can walk around during the trial as he’s thinking
– The last argument is where you have your last chance to convince the jury of your client’s innocence
– If all jury members decide on guilty, then it’s over
– If there is a majority votes not guilty after the closing argument, you win
– Takumi had considered a multiple-ending game at first, but in the end, settled on this
– During trials, you can question multiple witnesses at once and yell “HANG ON!” if one is acting up, much like PLvsPW
– Special attention has been paid to camerawork, a sense of space and eye movements of the characters
– Case 1: “The Adventure of the Grand Travelers”
– The prosecutor in this case is Taketsuchi Auchi, Payne’s ancestor
– Case one’s waiter witness is named Satoru Hosonaga
– A mysterious, elaborately-dressed woman is also shown without a name
– DLC featuring Ryuunosuke and Asougi will be available 7/9 to 7/19 for free
– The episode is called “Randst Magazine Special Edition”
– It’s called out as a ‘game’, but it’s not clear if it’ll be a full case
– Randst Magazine comes from Strand Magazine, where the original Holmes stories were published
– The game’s limited edition will include a 48-page artbook and 10-track CD
Update 3: Added Splatoon and Chromolume.
Update 2: Added several more April Fools’ Day-related stuff, including fake Runbow character reveals, Mutant Mudds for Virtual Boy, and more!
Update (4/1): Added Xenoblade Chronicles X’s Tatsu website takeover, and fake games from Inti Creates/WayForward.
April Fools’ Day 2015 has already started. Google Maps kicked things off with a special game of Pac-Man, and we’re starting to see a few things coming out of Japan as well.
Interested in staying informed about what is/isn’t real during April Fools’ Day? Then check out our roundup below! We’ll keep it updated over the next couple of days or so with anything notable that comes in. First up: an Ace Attorney joke from Capcom.
The BoxBoy! reviews embargo has now lifted, and a few verdicts have come in. Below are a few notable reviews we’ve come across thus far:
Shacknews – 8 / 10
Nintendo Life – 6 / 10
NintendoWorldReport – 9 / 10
It’ll be interesting to see if BoxBoy! comes out after today’s Nintendo Direct!
Capcom showed off The Great Ace Attorney during a new web show earlier today. There wasn’t too much that was new, but we do get another look at the game!
We now have additional information about the Xenoblade Chronicles X soundtrack, which is due out on May 20.
A total of 55 tracks are included in the soundtrack. It was previously thought that there would be five CDs, but it’s now been made clear that there will actually be four.
Continue on below for a full track listing.
An update for Xenoblade Chronicles 3D is now live in the European 3DS eShop. Version 1.1 addresses various bugs “in order to provide a smoother gaming experience.”
Xenoblade Chronicles 3D launches this Friday in Europe. North America will be getting it one week later.
