Chris Seavor on The Unlikely Legend of Rusty Pup, voicing Slippy Toad, and more
ONM has published a new interview with former Rare staffer and Gory Detail founder Chris Seavor. Seavor discussed his background, the indie project The Unlikely Legend of Rusty Pup for Wii U/3DS, and voicing Slippy Toad.
You can find a few excerpts from the interview below. ONM’s full piece is located here.
“Sadness” is a game that should sound familiar to many Nintendo fans. Nibris announced the project as a Wii exclusive way back in 2006 before ultimately pulling the plug in 2010, which was accompanied by news of the studio’s closure.
In a bit of odd and unexpected news, HullBreach Studios and Cthulhi Games have announced plans to revive Sadness as a Wii U exclusive. The title is tentatively targeted for a 2016 release.
Here’s what you should know:
– Nibris struggled with development with their Gamebryo engine programmers at Frontline and their graphics partner Digital Amigos
– Will stick to the game’s original idea
– Could be some changes and there with regard to characters, mechanics, setting
– Will keep the Gothic noir visual style with a few exceptions
– Will likely be made in Unity
– Starting from scratch
– New elements will be introduced including RPG and puzzle-based mechanics
– There’s also a shift to 2D
– Cthulhi and HullBreach are working as equal partners on the project
– More news at “Indie Sanctum 2014” in October
You can find more quotes from HullBreach Studios and Cthulhi Games over at Nintendo Life.
Tomodachi Life is launching on June 6th. On the same day, Nintendo will distribute a new item through SpotPass.
Players can get their hands on the item by enabling SpotPass in the “Options” menu, found at Town Hall. A notification will appear confirming its arrival. Once there, you can find it at the Import Wear shop the next time you visit.
Forbidden Manga is due out in Japan in October, the latest Famitsu leaks confirm. The game will cost somewhere in the neighborhood of 5,000 yen.
Famitsu introduces a character and two new spirits. There’s also a look at the battle and inn parts.
Much of the information is unclear at present, so we’ll make another post if/when concrete details arrive.
The Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection is officially no more.
All services were terminated just a few minutes ago, meaning it’s no longer possible to play the various Wii and DS titles that took advantage of the functionality (at least through traditional means). DLC offered through the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection is now unavailable as well.
It was nice while it lasted!
This week’s Famitsu review scores are as follows:
Mario Kart 8 (Wii U) – 9/9/9/10
2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil (PS3/360) – 8/9/9/8
Trials Fusion (PS4) – 8/8/8/9
Nobunaga no Yabou: Souzou (PSV) – 8/9/9/8
Chou Megami Shinkou Noire Gekishin Black Heart (PSV) – 7/8/8/8
Eiyuu*Senki (PSV) – 8/7/7/*
Arcana Heart 3: Love Max (PS3/PSV) – 6/8/7/7
Mobile Suit Gundam Side Story: Missing Link (PS3) – 7/8/7/7
Motto Ane Chanto Shiyouyo +Plus (PSV) – */7/7/7
Heart no Kuni no Alice: Wonderful Twin World (PSP) – 6/*/7/7
Nintendo will be releasing a packaged version of Wii Sports Club in Japan in July. This will feature all five sports – tennis, bowling, golf, baseball, and boxing.
We now have confirmation – from the game’s official Japanese website – that the latter two sports will be launching individually on June 26th. Much like tennis, bowling, and golf, you’ll be able to purchase baseball and bowling as digital downloads. Interestingly, pricing is set at 1,000 yen for the collection of baseball and boxing.
Rodea: The Sky Soldier is kind of like the game that never was. The title was first announced in 2011 for Wii and 3DS, but still has yet to release.
Nearly a year ago, publisher Kadokawa Games said Rodea was still in the works. The 3DS version was in a “plus alpha” state at the time.
Unfortunately, there hasn’t been an update on Rodea since. But Kadokawa may still intend to bring out the title having recently re-registered a trademark in Japan. Perhaps one day we’ll finally see it launch!
Hyrule Warriors details are now starting to emerge from this week’s Famitsu. You can find a roundup of what’s included in the magazine’s report below.
– Premium box will be available for at least 10,000 yen (exact amount unknown)
– Retail release is at least 7,000 yen (exact amount unknown)
– Digital release is at least 6,000 yen (exact amount unknown)
– Producers: Hisashi Koinuma, Yosuke Hayashi
– Supervisor: Eiji Aonuma
– Developers: ?-Force / Team NINJA
– Link sets off to rescue Princess Zelda
– Zelda has been kidnapped by the evil witch Shia
– Link, Impa, Shia introduced in the magazine
– Some of Shia’s minions shown as well
– Shia might be under control of a force of dark magic (not clear)
– Locations include Hyrule Field
– Will have unexpected playable characters
