Update: An image from the English version has surfaced (see below). There’s the reconfirmation of exchanging custom fighters, but no hints of any additional functionality.
A very interesting tidbit has come to light regarding the Wii U version of Super Smash Bros. Based on a menu shot found in the 3DS title, it appears that you’ll be able to use Nintendo’s handheld as a controller in the upcoming game for Wii U.
That’s not the only connectivity between the two versions of Smash Bros. Nintendo previously confirmed that you’ll be able to exchange customized fighters.
Also, while we don’t want to make too much of this yet, the way the image above discusses using the 3DS as a controller and exchanging custom fighters leaves room for even more features. The grammar structure suggests something like “among other things”.
This coming Monday, Nintendo’s digital shops will be undergoing maintenance for a few hours. This will affect the Wii U and 3DS eShops, Wii Shop Channel, and DSi Shop. The maintenance will be taking place between 4 PM ET and 8 PM ET (1 PM PT and 5 PM PT).
As noted on Nintendo’s official network page:
From Monday, September 15, 2014 1:00 PM
– Monday, September 15, 2014 5:00 PM Pacific Time
Affected Services:
Wii U
– Nintendo eShop
Nintendo 3DS
– Nintendo eShop
Wii
– Wii Shopping Channel
Nintendo DS
– Nintendo DSi Shop
KickBeat Special Edition’s file size weighs in at 873MB. It may vary slightly depending on region, but it should be just under 900MB.
KickBeat Special Edition launches next week in North America and Europe for the Wii U eShop.
SEGA’s TGS 2014 lineup is in. At the expo next week, the following games will be featured:
Trailers:
Ryu ga Gotoku 0
Phantasy Star Nova
Phantasy Star Online 2
Dengeki Bunko Fighting Climax
Hero Bank 2
Shining Resonance
Puyopuyo Tetris
Sonic Toon 3DS
Sonic Toon Wii U
World End Eclipse
Etrian Odyssey Untold 2
Playable:
Phantasy Star Nova
Dengeki Bunko Fighting Climax
Hero Bank 2
Puyopuyo Tetris
Sonic Toon 3DS
Sonic Toon Wii U
There will also be an Atlus (SEGA partner for the expo) presentation at 2:30 PM on September 20. It will feature Atlus’ upcoming games include Etrian Odyssey II Untold.
SEGA’s TGS 2014 website is located here.
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Today’s stream will kick off at 1 PM ET / 10 AM PT. It’s eight hours long, so get ready for the ride!
Update: Miiverse can be used when playing Smash Bros. on a New 3DS unit. It won’t work on regular 3DS models due to insufficient memory.
At the moment, there’s no Miiverse support for Super Smash Bros. 3DS. There’s simply no way of posting to Nintendo’s social network currently. Whether or not this will change in the future remains to be seen!
Art of Balance for Wii U is coming to Europe on September 25, according to Shin’en.
The studio just tweeted:
Art of Balance (Wii U) EU Release Date: September 25, 2014
— Shin'en Multimedia (@ShinenGames) September 12, 2014
A North American date hasn’t been confirmed, but an announcement will be made as soon as possible. We can also expect a trailer to drop sometime next week.
Art of Balance (Wii U) US will be announced asap. Trailer coming next week!
— Shin'en Multimedia (@ShinenGames) September 12, 2014
Super Smash Bros. 3DS is out now in Japan, and we’re hearing that the download is quite a bit less than originally anticipated. You’ll only need 9,320 blocks of free space (will likely vary slightly depending on region) in order to successfully download the game. That’s significantly less than the 17,300 blocks of space originally listed on Japanese packaging last month.
