Last week on Twitter, Platinum Games’ Hideki Kamiya commented further on the development of Bayonetta 2. As has been said before, the game was in a very troubled state before Nintendo stepped in.
Kamiya noted in his tweets that Bayonetta 2’s problems came about when it was initially with SEGA. Something happened when the project was in the works there, and development halted. The game was pitched to various publishers, though it seems that most declined picking up Bayonetta 2. However, Nintendo agreed to step in and development was only then able to proceed.
Head past the break for a full translation of Kamiya’s tweets. They’re quite interesting, even if some of the tidbits had been shared previously!
The Denpa Ningen no RPG Free success story continues. Genius Sonority announced today that the free-to-play title has now been downloaded over 1 million times. Having launched in Japan this past July, that mark was reached in roughly three months.
This week’s 3DS eShop charts are as follows:
Software
1. Animal Crossing: New Leaf
2. Pokemon Battle Trozei
3. The Legend of Zelda
4. Kirby Fighters Deluxe
5. Azure Striker Gunvolt
6. Super Mario Bros.
7. Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal World Duel Carnival
8. Metroid
9. Super Mario Bros. 3
10. Kirby’s Dream Land 2
11. Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call
12. Shovel Knight
13. Zelda: Oracle of Seasons
14. Zelda: Oracle of Ages
15. Mario Kart 7
16. 10-in-1: Arcade Collection
17. Pokemon Dream Radar
18. Fire Emblem: Awakening
19. Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D
20. Kirby’s Dream Land
Videos
1. Super Smashing Sale: 9/25 – 10/2
2. Super Smash Bros. for 3DS Trailer
3. Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire E3 2014 Trailer
4. Super Smash Bros. – Looks like we don’t have a choice
5. Kirby Fighters Deluxe Trailer
6. Nintendo Minute: Super Smash Bros. for 3DS
7. Super Smash Bros. – The Crest of Sword, Magic and Flame
8. Azure Striker Gunvolt Reveal Trailer
9. Pokemon Art Academy E3 2014 Trailer
10. Mighty Gunvolt Campaign Trailer
11. Hyrule Warriors Cucco Trailer
12. The Keep Trailer
13. Pokemon Battle Trozei Announcement Trailer
14. Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal World Duel Carnival Trailer
15. Super Smash Bros. Challenger From the Shadows
16. Hyrule Warriors TV Commercial
17. Super Smash Bros. for Wii U/3DS Red, Blue, Yellow
18. Fantasy Life Multiplayer Trailer
19. Super Smash Bros. Champion of the Ring
20. Super Smash Bros. for Wii U/3DS Goddess of Light
Source: 3DS eShop
Three new games will be available on the Japanese Wii U Virtual Console next week. They are as follows:
Salamander (Famicom, 514 yen)
Mega Man X3 (Super Famicom, 823 yen)
Tsuppari Oozumou (Famicom, 514 yen)
The games above are hitting the Japanese eShop on October 8.
In a Kickstarter email sent out to backers, Pencil Test Studios confirmed that Armikrog is slated for an early 2015 release on Wii U.
The developer noted that this version will offer “some cool features specific to this platform”, though “some extra time” is required to add them in. Specifics have not been shared at this time.
Pencil Test Studios’ full message states:
A quick update to let you all know that we’re still knee-deep in clay, working towards getting the game done. Things are moving quickly here, and while there’s still a lot to do, we’ve decided that we can all sleep AFTER the game is released. We’re still targeting the release of the PC, Mac and Linux versions for the end of this year–but we’ve also started to nail down our release schedule for the WiiU version as well (hoo-ray!). The WiiU will have some cool features specific to this platform that we’ll need some extra time to complete–so the official word is that Armikrog for the WiiU will be released in early 2015.
