Nintendo Everything

We found out via today’s European Nintendo Downloads that Squids Odyssey is the first cross-buy title on Nintendo platforms. If you buy the game on 3DS later this week, you’ll also get the Wii U version free.

Unfortunately, it turns out that this offer only applies to Europe at the moment. The Game Bakers’ Emeric Thoa explained:

“We are very excited by this promotion as it’s the first time this happens – as far as I know. It’s a proof that Nintendo is making efforts in giving more control to the developer on its pricing and promotions. I’m glad that our players will be able to play on 3DS and WiiU for the price of one game. It’s a shame that it’s only in Europe yet but hopefully this cross buy operation will be appreciated and the technical contraints that prevented it to happen in the US will be fixed.”

Source

Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal World Duel Carnival launched in Europe just a few days ago. Now that the western version is out, we’re hearing that Konami dropped a whole bunch of content.

For the English release, the device and database modes have been removed. There are additionally no duelist profiles, photos, ending pictures, and you can’t play music when you wish.

The Japanese version of Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal World Duel Carnival features 40 playable characters. In the localized edition, there are only 12:

– Yuma
– Astral
– ZEXAL
– Tori
– Reginald
– Kite
– Dr. Faker
– Vetrix
– Trey
– Quattro
– Alito
– Konami-kun (aka Hat Guy)

Finally, all mats and sleeves are automatically unlocked in the game from the get go.

Source

Last week, we heard that Shigeru Miyamoto would be attending the Japan Expo in France. Those plans have sadly since been scrapped.

Nintendo of France announced on Twitter that Miyamoto won’t be at the expo for person reasons. Specifically, his absence is due to the health of his father.

We regret to announce that Mr Miyamoto will not present at Japan Expo for personal reasons related to the health of his father.

Source

This week’s UK software sales are as follows:

Individual Formats

LW		TW			Title	Format	Label	Publisher
–		1			SNIPER ELITE 3	PS4	505 GAMES	505 GAMES
–		2			SNIPER ELITE 3	XB ONE	505 GAMES	505 GAMES
3		3			WATCH DOGS	PS4	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
1		4			EA SPORTS UFC	PS4	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
5		5			TITANFALL	XB ONE	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
7		6			MINECRAFT: XBOX 360 EDITION	XB360	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
–		7			SNIPER ELITE 3	XB360	505 GAMES	505 GAMES
6		8			MINECRAFT: PLAYSTATION 3 EDITION	PS3	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
2		9			EA SPORTS UFC	XB ONE	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
4		10			MARIO KART 8	WII U	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
–		11			SNIPER ELITE 3	PS3	505 GAMES	505 GAMES
–		12			GRID AUTOSPORT	XB360	CODEMASTERS	CODEMASTERS
10		13			2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL	XB360	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
9		14			WATCH DOGS	XB360	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
17		15			TOMODACHI LIFE	3DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
8		16			WATCH DOGS	XB ONE	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
18		17			TITANFALL	XB360	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
–		18			GRID AUTOSPORT	PS3	CODEMASTERS	CODEMASTERS
12		19			FIFA 14	PS4	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
14		20			GRAND THEFT AUTO V	XB360	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
11		21			WATCH DOGS	PS3	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
24		22			WOLFENSTEIN: THE NEW ORDER	XB360	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
21		23			CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTS	PS4	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
16		24			PLANTS VS ZOMBIES: GARDEN WARFARE	XB360	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
22		25			FIFA 14	XB ONE	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
13		26			2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL	PS3	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
15		27			WOLFENSTEIN: THE NEW ORDER	XB ONE	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
19		28			WOLFENSTEIN: THE NEW ORDER	PS4	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
33		29			CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTS	XB ONE	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
34		30			WOLFENSTEIN: THE NEW ORDER	PS3	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
20		31			GRAND THEFT AUTO V	PS3	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
35		32			INFAMOUS: SECOND SON	PS4	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
28		33			TERRARIA	XB360	XBOX 360 CLASSICS	505 GAMES
27		34			THE LEGO MOVIE VIDEOGAME	XB360	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
23		35			MOTOGP 14	PS4	MILESTONE	PQUBE
30		36			FIFA 14	XB360	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
–		37			TRANSFORMERS: RISE OF THE DARK SPARK	PS4	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
–		38			TRANSFORMERS: RISE OF THE DARK SPARK	XB ONE	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
–		39			TRANSFORMERS: RISE OF THE DARK SPARK	XB360	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
26		40			CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTS	XB360	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD

All formats

LW		TW			Title	Developer	Label	Publisher
–		1			SNIPER ELITE 3	REBELLION	505 GAMES	505 GAMES
2		2			WATCH DOGS	UBISOFT (MONTREAL)	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
1		3			EA SPORTS UFC	EA CANADA	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
3		4			TITANFALL	RESPAWN ENTERTAINMENT	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
4		5			WOLFENSTEIN: THE NEW ORDER	MACHINEGAMES	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
5		6			FIFA 14	EA CANADA	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
–		7			GRID AUTOSPORT	CODEMASTERS	CODEMASTERS	CODEMASTERS
8		8			CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTS	INFINITY WARD	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
10		9			MINECRAFT: XBOX 360 EDITION	4J STUDIOS	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
9		10			MINECRAFT: PLAYSTATION 3 EDITION	4J STUDIOS	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
6		11			2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL	EA CANADA	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
–		12			TRANSFORMERS: RISE OF THE DARK SPARK	EDGE OF REALITY	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
7		13			MARIO KART 8	NINTENDO	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
11		14			GRAND THEFT AUTO V	ROCKSTAR NORTH	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
12		15			BATTLEFIELD 4	DIGITAL ILLUSIONS	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
19		16			TOMODACHI LIFE	NINTENDO	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
16		17			LEGO MARVEL SUPER HEROES	TRAVELLER’S TALES	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
17		18			THE LEGO MOVIE VIDEOGAME	TRAVELLER’S TALES	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
15		19			ASSASSIN’S CREED IV: BLACK FLAG	UBISOFT (MONTREAL)	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
18		20			PLANTS VS ZOMBIES: GARDEN WARFARE	POPCAP GAMES	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
14		21			MOTOGP 14	MILESTONE STUDIOS	MILESTONE	PQUBE
13		22			MURDERED: SOUL SUSPECT	AIRTIGHT GAMES	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
28		23			SKYLANDERS SWAP FORCE	VICARIOUS VISIONS	SKYLANDERS	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
20		24			LEGO THE HOBBIT	TRAVELLER’S TALES	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
23		25			TERRARIA	RE-LOGIC	XBOX 360 CLASSICS	505 GAMES
30		26			INFAMOUS: SECOND SON	SUCKER PUNCH	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
36		27			WWE 2K14	YUKE’S	2K SPORTS	TAKE 2
–		28			ONE PIECE: UNLIMITED WORLD RED	GANBARION	BANDAI NAMCO GAMES	BANDAI NAMCO GAMES
25		29			THIEF	EIDOS MONTREAL	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
33		30			ALIENS: COLONIAL MARINES	GEARBOX SOFTWARE	SEGA	SEGA
29		31			BATMAN: ARKHAM ORIGINS	WB GAMES MONTREAL	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
32		32			SOUTH PARK: THE STICK OF TRUTH	OBSIDIAN ENTERTAINMENT	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
40		33			DISNEY INFINITY	AVALANCHE SOFTWARE	DISNEY INFINITY	DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
24		34			RAYMAN LEGENDS	UBISOFT (FRANCE)	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
26		35			THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2	BEENOX	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
–		36			FOOTBALL MANAGER 2014	SPORTS INTERACTIVE	SEGA	SEGA
27		37			METAL GEAR SOLID V: GROUND ZEROES	KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS	KONAMI	KONAMI
22		38			ENEMY FRONT	CI GAMES	CI GAMES	CI GAMES
31		39			SKATE 3	EA BLACK BOX	XBOX 360 CLASSICS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
35		40			FROZEN: OLAF’S QUEST	1ST PLAYABLE	GSP/AVANQUEST	GSP/AVANQUEST

The latest Wii U/3DS-specific UK software sales are as follows:

Wii U

1. Mario Kart 8 – Nintendo
2. Super Mario 3D World – Nintendo
3. New Super Mario Bros. U – Nintendo
4. New Super Luigi U – Nintendo
5. FIFA 13 – EA Sports
6. Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
7. One Piece: Unlimited World Red – Bandai Namco Games
8. Sports Connection – Ubisoft
9. Mass Effect 3 – EA Games
10. Wii Party U – Nintendo

3DS

1. Tomodachi Life – Nintendo
2. Pokémon X – Nintendo
3. Pokémon Y – Nintendo
4. Kirby: Triple Deluxe – Nintendo
5. Mario Kart 7 – Nintendo
6. Animal Crossing: New Leaf
7. Frozen: Olaf’s Quest – GSP/Avanquest
8. The Legend of Zelda: Link Between Worlds – Nintendo
9. How to Train Your Dragon 2 – Little Orbit
10. Mario Party: Island Tour – Nintendo

Source: Chart-Track

This week’s Nintendo Downloads for Europe are as follows:

3DS

Chibi-Robo! Let’s Go, Photo! – €12.99 / £11.69 / CHF18.20
Quell Reflect – €3.99 / £3.49 / CHF5.00
Squids Odyssey – €12.99 / £9.99 / CHF15.99 *
*Special offer – If you download Squids Odyssey on Nintendo 3DS, you can download the Wii U version for free
Pokemon Art Academy – €34.99/ £29.99 / CHF44.90 (From July 4th)

Wii U

Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition – €13.99 / £11.99 / CHF17.25 (From July 2nd)
Armillo – Introductory price of €4.50 / £4.00 / CHF6.50 until July 24th
Flowerworks HD: Follie’s Adventure – Introductory price €2.50 / £2.00 / CHF3.50 until July 31st

Wii U VC

Adventure Island (NES) – €4.99 / £3.49 / CHF7.00

Special offers

Tappingo – €1.99 / £1.69 / CHF2.69 until July 17th
Doodle Jump Adventures – €12.99 / £9.99 / CHF16.00 until July 17th
Kung Fu Rabbit (3DS / Wii U) – €2.49 / £2.19 / CHF3.50 until July 10th

A couple of new commercials have surfaced for the upcoming Dragon Ball 3DS title containing little snippets of gameplay. Check them out below.

A double dose of Smash Run news today, Sakurai details some of the enemy variants that will appear in the mode:

Here’s a Poppant, an enemy that appeared in the previous game in this series. Poppants will appear in Smash Run, scampering around as they drop a variety of items.

He continues with the second shot:

There are other bonus characters that appear in this game, too. Here’s an Iridescent Glint Beetle from the Pikmin series. Keep hitting it!! Keep hitting it for gold!!

ON THIS EPISODE: Still no Jack and Aysha’s out of town, which means it’s the first even Laura and Austin podcast! What we played? The duo square off about Tomodachi Life getting boring, Shovel Knight being wonderful, and Fallout: New Vegas actually having kind of good storytelling.

PLUS: A new mini-bookclub has been announced. The options? Minish Cap, A Link to the Past, Another World, Stick it to the Man, and Attack of the Friday Monsters! Make your case for which one we should all play and discuss in the comments.

AND: Listener mail about Suda51, “boring” games, and why nobody ever talks about bad game soundtracks in reviews rounds out the end of the show, as usual.

This Week’s Podcast Crew: Austin and Laura

Download this episode (click this link)

Subscribe via iTunes by clicking this thing!

Subscribe with Google by clicking this thing!

Subscribe with Yahoo something-or-other by clicking this thing!

Being a developer that works with Nintendo has, in the past, been considered something of a novelty for independent companies. Before WiiWare existed on Wii there wasn’t much of a way to get your game published on a Nintendo platform without a “proper” publisher, and even with Nintendo’s digital offerings on Wii and DSi things remained relatively closed off.

Now, with Wii U and 3DS, game development is open and independent developers have brought out masses of titles to the two platforms. But what’s it like to work with Nintendo? Is there any hint of their shielded past nowadays, or have things loosened up so much that such a past is indistinguishable?

“Willing to help” seems to be the common theme across all three of our entries in this week’s ‘Developer Musings’ series. Of course, there does seem to be some of that traditional red tape still involved– head past the break for comments from Dakko Dakko (Scram Kitty), Ludosity (Ittle Dew), and Nyamyam (Tengami).

(Unsure as to what Developer Musings is about? Check out our first entry here for an explanation.)

Read More