This week’s European Nintendo downloads are as follows:
Wii U
Steamworld Dig – €8.99 / £6.99 / CHF10.99 (€6.49 / £4.99 / CHF7.99 until 25/09/14 for owners of the Nintendo 3DS version.)
Mario Kart 8: Mercedes Benz x Mario Kart 8 DLC – Free
Zen Pinball 2: The Walking Dead Table – Free trial, €2.99 / £2.39 / CHF3.95 to unlock
Zen Pinball 2: Doctor Strange Table – Free trial, €2.99 / £2.39 / CHF3.95
Zen Pinball 2: Deadpool Table – Free trial, €2.99 / £2.39 / CHF3.95 to unlock
Zen Pinball 2: Guardians of the Galaxy Table – Free trial, €2.99 / £2.39 / CHF3.95 to unlock
Wii U VC
Mario Golf: Advance Tour (GBA) – €6.99 / £6.29 / CHF9.80
3DS
Outback Pet Rescue 3D – €29.99 / £24.99
3DS VC
Mega Man 5 (GB) – €3.99 / £3.59 / CHF5.60
Special Offers
Secrets of the Titanic 1912-2012 – €4.99 / £4.99 / until11/09/14. Regular price is €10.99 / £9.99
The Smash Bros. staple Classic Mode is the focus of today’s screenshots, Sakurai talks a little bit about how that will work:
What would a daily screenshot be without some sort of tease?
In Classic mode, you can choose your next challenge on the route map. Looks like Master Hand is waiting at the end, but perhaps something might change if you raise the intensity…?!
Coming alongside the game’s launch on December 18th, The Final Fantasy Explorers Ultimate Box is hitting Japanese retailers for 13 000 yen and will include the following:
- A copy of the game with the first-print run codes (A series of quests to obtain the “Onion Knight” equipment)
- A 3DS XL Body Original Cover featuring illustration from Yoshitaka Amano
- A min-album with early development demo-takes and a booklet from composer Tsuyoshi Sekito’s development log
- An Art book with more illustrations from Yoshitaka Amano, Toshiyuki Itahana & Gen Kobayashi.
- Final Fantasy Explorers themed Multi-Pouch made from faux leather with all sorts of branding on it
Not the cheapest of limited edition bundles but do you hope this one makes it West?
Hyrule Warriors has almost arrived overseas (well, close enough)! To prepare yourself for launch, check out this video covering the title’s origins, gameplay, pre-order bonuses, several other tidbits, and more.
It’s time for the latest Famitsu’s most wanted games chart! Not too much has changed in the top five, though Hyrule Warriors has finally exited following its release in Japan.
Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate, Persona 5, Final Fantasy XV, Kingdom Hearts III, and Super Smash Bros. for 3DS top the latest list. For the full lineup, head past the break.
With more and more Kickstarter campaigns popping up these days, it would be tough to cover them all without overloading the site. And thus, the Kickstarter roundup was born! We’ll be posting these each weekend (assuming I don’t forget… haha) so that we can bring the latest Kickstarter efforts to your attention.
Here’s today’s roundup:
Games
Adventures of Pip – $40,000 for funding, planned for Wii U
Stash: No Loot Left Behind – $50,000 for funding, planned for Wii U
A Rite from the Stars – $40,000 for funding, planned for Wii U
Hive Jump – $50,000 for funding, planned for Wii U
Nefarious – $50,000 for funding, planned for Wii U
Acky’s Reloaded – $10,000 for funding, planned for Wii U and 3DS
Tiny Galaxy – $8,000 for funding, already confirmed for Wii U regardless of campaign’s success
Aegis Defenders – already funded at $65,000, Wii U stretch goal at $150,000
Super World Karts – $16,000 for funding, Wii U stretch goal at $32,000
Other
The Power of Glove: A Power Glove Documentary – $15,000 for funding
Note that this is kind of a work-in-progress thing, so expect these types of posts to evolve over time!
Bandai Namco has confirmed that One Piece: Super Grand Battle! X will be hitting Japan on November 13. Pricing is set at 5,690 yen. You can find the game’s boxart above.
Three different companies contributed to Hyrule Warriors to make the game possible. Omega Force and Team Ninja, two subsidiaries under Koei Tecmo, created the project directly. Nintendo also helped out in some capacity.
But what exactly was each company’s function? We now know courtesy of producer Yosuke Hayashia, who divulged to ONM this month:
Omega Force were kind enough to create the “basic Dynasty Warriors style gameplay”, Team Ninja made the “one-on one” and “boss battles” sections for us, and Nintendo gave us the “understanding required for the Zelda series”. As we were using the Zelda IP, Nintendo did detailed checks at the beginning of development, but what really stood out from a developmental perspective was Nintendo’s constant encouragement to “take a freer approach in the creation process”.
Thanks to joclo for the tip.
