The latest post over on the Platinum Games blog comes from the concept artist responsible for the designs of Bayonetta and Jeanne in Bayonetta and Bayonetta 2, Mari Shimazaki. Shimazaki touches on a number of different topics relating to the characters’ design, such as the the themes behind the character outfits and of course shows off a bit of concept art. Here’s an excerpt:
Bayonetta’s overall theme this time is “Solid.”
She’s still wearing black, and I think her shorter hair gives her a generally more masculine look. While her design in the last game focused on curves, this time we see more straight lines. All of her accessories follow this, except her glasses, which I gave a slightly softer design.
Go check out the full post here, well worth a read
Mii fighters make a return today, Sakurai explains how they stack up next to Mario:
Some of the physical characteristics of Miis get carried over when you use them as Mii Fighters. The smaller ones become speed fighters and the bigger ones are more akin to power fighters.
Update: Full transcript below!
Also available on 3DS! Austin takes on the newly released first-ever game from Yacht Club Games. Is it any good? Oh no, you’ll just have to watch the review to see. (Want to skip the analysis? Go to 10:51 for the recommendation on who should buy it and who shouldn’t)
Inti Creates has revealed that Azure Striker Gunvolt will be hitting Japan in mid-August – hopefully a western release will follow soon after. Along with the announcement, the company released a game systems introduction video that you can find above.
Update: Event is now finished.
Nintendo is currently holding its 74th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders. President Satoru Iwata isn’t in attendance as he’s still recovering from surgery, but there are still plenty of tidbits being shared.
We’ll update this post below with information that comes out from the event:
Internal Invasion is coming out on the Wii U eShop next Thursday. That’s according to developer Bear Box Media, who tweeted the following yesterday:
Just received confirmation that #InternalInvasion will be released on the #WiiUeShop on July 3rd!!!
— Andy Ford (@BearBoxMedia) June 25, 2014
