Shovel Knight has been highly trumpeted by Nintendo since the game’s early days of development, up through release. Heck, the title is even playable at the Nintendo World store right now.
All in all, Yacht Club Games’ Nick Wozniak says Nintendo has “been really accommodating to our weird requests, and getting stuff done to see if they can promote us better.”
You can find Wozniak’s full comments about working with the Big N below.
The winners of the Game Critics Awards for the best of E3 2014 have now been revealed. Nintendo have come away with a total of three awards, which are as follows:
- Best Handheld/Mobile Game Winner: Super Smash Bros. for 3DS
- Best Fighting Game Winner: Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
- Best Social/Casual/Family Game Winner: Mario Maker
Seems like Super Smash Bros. was a clear favourite for Nintendo here among critics. A full list of winners can be found here.
Oddworld creator Lorne Lanning is open to remaking another one of the series’ entries, Oddworld: Abe’s Exoddus.
Lanning told Wired that it may very well be the next project the team takes on depending on success. If New ‘n’ Tasty sells well, we should eventually be seeing Abe’s Exoddus in HD.
Lanning said:
With success, yes. The number one thing is selling games — when they profit, we can make more games. With success, Exoddus will be the next game we make and with a LOT of success we’ll start making new IPs.
Also while speaking with Wired, Lanning discussed why it wasn’t possible for Oddworld Inhabitants to make a new IP. The studio ended up rebuilding Abe’s Oddysee since that’s what fans requested the most.
A new item is now available in Disney Magical World. Players can get their hands on a “a hip casual Mickey Mouse T-shirt” to dress characters in.
Nintendo shared the DLC news on Twitter, writing:
Dress your character in a hip casual Mickey Mouse T-shirt, now available to download in #DisneyMagicalWorld for #3DS. pic.twitter.com/ZkL0Khk0Mn
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) July 1, 2014
Midna isn’t always a friendly character in Hyrule Warriors. Specifically, at the start of the game, she leads demons who appear to be Salfos. Midna steals a butterfly as well, which seems to lead to Agitha’s involvement in the game.
The wait for Treasurenauts continues. Renegade Kid co-founder gave a release date update on Twitter a couple of weeks ago, confirming that the 3DS eShop game is scheduled for a Q4 launch.
@Ind1fference Q4.
— Jools Watsham (@JoolsWatsham) June 16, 2014
Treasurenauts was originally announced last February. Renegade Kid hoped to finish its game by the end of 2013, but it was moved to Q1 2014.
Thanks to Jake for the tip.
Yet another Pokemon 3DS XL is coming to Japan as part of a raffle. Between July 15 and August 25, fans can enter the giveaway by spending over 1,000 yen at the Famil family restaurant.
One of 10 versions of the brown 3DS XL pictured above can be won. It comes with a decal based on the Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction movie.
