Yesterday we learned that the downloadable content in Mario Kart 8 will be compatible online, but it won’t work if anyone in the online lobby doesn’t have it. Nintendo has since shared additional details about how the DLC functions over the Internet.
You’ll have two options when going online. It will be possible to play with the original 32 courses or with all 40 courses. When creating a tournament, you’ll again be able to select 32 or 40 courses, though you can also select to only play the DLC stages. Everyone will need the DLC if you decide to create a tournament with all 40 courses.
The one thing you’ll never have to worry about is someone being kicked out of a lobby because they don’t have the new content. Furthermore, those with the DLC won’t be disrupted because other people didn’t get the new courses.
Pre-orders are now starting to go live for The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D. Amazon
is the only notable US retailer to have opened reservations thus far, but we’ll keep you updated when it comes to other stores.
If you’re in the UK, you can pre-order Majora’s Mask 3D here. A February 15 release date is listed, though that’s likely just an error.
You’ll also find the North American boxart for The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask above.
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U is starting to make the rounds to various people, and that means we get to check out what the disc art looks like. View it above!
IGN published a new report on Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker today with even more footage and details. You’ll find the latest content rounded up from the site below.
Drop-Road Dash
– Set in the cloudy skies
– Navigate thin pathways made of Donut Lifts
– Donut Lifts are the same platforms from Super Mario Bros. 3 that slowly breakaway before plummeting from sight
– When you can’t jump to save yourself, these precarious platforms are a quick trip back to the restart menu
– Run and find stable places to stand and run between small patrols of ladybug-like Biddybuds
– Red boost pad near the end of the level shoots you across the last narrow platforms at a high speed
Drift-Along Canyon
– Art/assets are like the poison-filled moats and jungles I jumped through in SM3DW
– Toad has ride little lifeboat-sized islands across purple moats
– Toss turnips to activate switches and get hidden gems
– One portion of the level has you tossing turnips while under fire from Missile Banzai Bills
– Missile Banzai Bills are red variants of the recognizable Mario enemy that have limited homing abilities
– New enemy in the level called Mole
– Mole travels by tunneling underground and has a four-leaf clover for a head
– If you plug it from the ground by its head, you’ll get gems and other rewards
– These include an invincible Pickaxe that’ll rip through enemies and patches of grass
Up ‘n’ Down Terrace
– Start off perched atop a two-story gazebo
– Tiny garden on the ground floor has a few maze-like hedges and P-block switches that raise and lower different wooden gates
– Need to collect hidden gems and find the path to the Star tucked away at the center
– All stages have alternate challenges that are tougher
– In this level, the challenge is to clear the stage by only using three switches,
Beep Block Sky Plaza
– Captain Toad riffs on a tense, fun music stage from Super Mario Galaxy with some twists
– Fire Bro is on an an elevated platform near the end of the stage and throws fireballs down to try and hit Toad
– The red and blue blocks shift positions in time to the sound of a three-beep warning
– Ladders on the sides of some blocks hang suspended after some blocks have disappeared
Nintendo will soon release a new 3DS XL bundle featuring Mario Party: Island Tour, a leaked ad from Meijer reveals. The package contains a blue system variation. The ad above seems to be for Black Friday, so Nintendo’s latest bundle should be available this month.
Japanese players now have access to a Etrian Odyssey II Untold: The Knight of the Fafnir demo. For an overview as to what’s included, check out the brief summary below:
– Play up to the third level of the Yggdrasil Labyrinth
– Level cap of 10
– Can hold up to 99 Grimoires (full game supports 400)
– 1 save data
– Full version will have 1 slot on the game cartridge with an additional eight on the SD card
– Can bring save data over to the full version
– Demo supports 30 plays
– Demo only has new tracks, but the full game will let you switch between the FM version and the newer ones.
– Due to capacity limits on the demo, data for BGM, images, and voices will be different at some parts from the full version of the game as well
– No opening movie in the demo
– No DLC, StreetPass, QR codes, Album Mode as well
Bandai Namco shared various sales figures in its latest financial report. We’ve now learned that One Piece: Unlimited World Red has sold 500,000 copies worldwide.
One Piece: Unlimited World Red originally landed in Japan as a 3DS-only title last November. The game made its way to overseas territories and additional platforms – including Wii U – this past summer.
