A new system update is now available for the 3DS. Just like the upgraded Wii U firmware released earlier this week, version 7.1.0-16 improves the handheld’s stability. Other minor adjustments have been made as well.
Head past the break for Nintendo’s official patch notes.
We haven’t heard much from Koji Igarashi in recent years, but the well-known Castlevania producer will hold a session at GDC next month.
The talk is titled “There and Back Again: Koji Igarashi’s Metroidvania Tale”. During his session, attendees will be able to join Igarashi “for an exploration of his experiences and methodology in creating some of the most popular and influential games in the genre over the last 15 years.”
Below is the official overview of Igarashi’s session:
In this week’s issue of Famitsu, Super Mario 3D World director Koichi Hayashida opened up about “Miyamoto’s Teachings”.
What the heck is that, exactly? It’s mainly a set of quotes from Shigeru Miyamoto, which has inspired Hayashida in recent years.
Siliconera has the translations of Hayashida’s comments. You can find them below.
A listing on Nintendo’s website reveals that The Mysterious Cities of Gold: Secret Paths will be available on the North American 3DS eShop next week. In Europe, it’ll be out tomorrow.
The Wii U version of The Mysterious Cities of Gold: Secret Paths is currently available on the Wii U eShop.
Renegade Kid is teaming up with Scarab Entertainment for a new trick-filled Razor freestyle scooter game. The new project is set for release on Wii U, PS4, and Xbox One in 2015.
The logo above is the only asset available thus far. You can find a press release with a few extra details below.
This month’s ONM review scores are as follows:
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze – 86%
NES Remix – 74%
F1 Race Stars: Powered Up Edition – 67%
Wii Sports Club – Golf – 84%
Unepic – 70%
Castlevania II: Simon’s Quest – 58%
Dr. Luigi – 58%
Inazuma Eleven 3: Team Ogre Attacks! – 65%
Senran Kagura Burst – 68%
Super Mario Bros. 3 – 90%
3D Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Masters – 72%
3D Streets of Rage – 61%
Angry Birds Star Wars – 38%
Contra III: The Alien Wars – 83%
The Legend of the Mystical Ninja – 84%
CastleStorm – 87%
Thanks to joclo for the tip.
GameStop is the only retailer with Disney Magical World’s boxart, so this small image will do for now. We’ll make another post once the full-sized version comes in.
Peter Molyneux isn’t ruling out Godus for Wii U, going so far as to say that it’s a “possibility”. However, this would only happen “if you tweak that very clumsy device,” he told Develop. Molyneux also mentioned to the site that he feels that “Wii U very awkward.”
Here’s Molyneux’s full statement about Wii U:
I think the Wii U, if you tweak that very clumsy device, is a possibility but I find Wii U very awkward.
