Sinobi are reporting that Wii Sports Club is coming to retail on July 17 for 3700 yen. Baseball and Boxing appear to be included, which are yet to be released via the eShop.
Nintendo has lifted the reviews embargo for Mario Kart 8. For an overview of the early verdicts, check out our roundup below.
IGN – 9 / 10
GameSpot – 8 / 10
Polygon – 9 / 10
Eurogamer – 10 / 10
EDGE – 9 / 10
Nintendo Life – 9 / 10
NintendoWorldReport – 7.5 / 10
CVG – 9 / 10
GamesRadar – 4 / 5
GameTrailers – 8.6 / 10
Game Informer – 9.25 / 10
Joystiq – 4.5 / 5
DigitalSpy – 4 / 5
VideoGamer – 9 / 10
USGamer – 4.5 / 5
Destructoid – 9 / 10
GamesBeat – 85 / 100
Gamereactor – 9/10
Kotaku – “Yes”
ONM – 96%
NowGamer – 8.5 / 10
Today’s screenshot gives us a look at a particularly odd Assist Trophy. I don’t think anybody could have seen this one coming:
The unexpected Assist Trophy, the TV-Game 15! Color TV-Game 15 is a home entertainment system that was released in 1977 in Japan before the release of Space Invaders. This is the oldest game to join the Smash Bros. series.
Sakurai even doubled down on explanations:
Normally, controllers for these types of games had knobs with variable resistors–these allowed the players to control in-game movement by how far they twisted the knobs. The TV-Game 15 used microswitches instead. We’ve worked a little too hard to reenact the behavior of the original, so the paddles always move in linear paths with the same, consistent speed. We pay attention to such peculiar details!
The official site for The Band of Thieves & 1000 Pokémon was recently updated, detailing release info and providing us with the first screenshots of the game:
- The game will be available from June 5th through to September 30th 2014 and will have the same setting as the movie
- It will have some connection with Pokémon X & Y through the completion of challenges in the game
- StreetPassing other players increases your army size
This week’s video additions to the Wii U/3DS eShops are as follows:
Wii U
NES Remix 2 – Find Luigi: Kirby’s Adventure Stage 12
Mario Kart 8 – Upside Down Test
Mario Kart 8 – Super Horn Test
Mario Kart 8 – Boomerang Flower Test
Child of Light Announcement Video
Child of Light Amano Trailer
Tomodachi Life TV Commercial
Nintendo Minute: Mario Kart: Double Dash
Child of Light Co-op Trailer
3DS
Child of Light Announcement Video
Child of Light Amano Trailer
Tomodachi Life TV Commercial
Nintendo Minute: Mario Kart: Double Dash
Child of Light Co-op Trailer
Moon Chronicles Gameplay Trailer
Source: Wii U/3DS eShops
Kosuke Yabuki has discussed Mario Kart 8’s usage of integrated YouTube support.
EDGE, speaking with the game’s director, asked what made the team decide to support sharing videos in this way, as it’s different to what we’ve seen from Nintendo in the past.
Yabuki told the magazine:
When we were preparing the automatic highlight reel feature, we wanted users to share these videos with others, not just watch them by themselves. For example, after uploading a reel to YouTube, you can re-watch the highlights of your online battle the next day in your office, or at school or even on your smartphone. It will definitely encourage people to keep playing, and may be a great way to invite others to join you for a game.
For those unaware, Mario Kart 8 allows players to watch and share highlights from their races. In addition to YouTube, videos can be shared on Miiverse.
Thanks to joclo for the tip.
