Concept images revealed for scrapped Mario Tennis character Wapeach
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Fumihide Aoki, who was the designer behind Waluigi, today shared concept art and other images of Wapeach, a character who was originally intended to be in Mario Tennis. The shots were posted on social media.
What might be most interesting of all is that the sketches above were actually made during Mario Power Tennis. Wapeach has ties to the original Mario Tennis, but Aoki said she only had a name when the N64 title was being developed and nothing further. He added that he’s unsure why the design was ultimately scrapped.
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Nintendo Download – November 30, 2023 (North America)
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It’s time for the newest North American Nintendo Download report for the week of November 30, 2023. The latest releases include Batman: Arkham Trilogy, Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince, and more.
Here’s the full roundup:
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Super Mario RPG sketches from original proposals revealed
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Jiro Mifune, who was one of the developers on Super Mario RPG when it originally came out on the SNES, has revealed a bunch of sketches that were created at the time including a concept for Three Musketeers, Wario, and much more.
Mifune wrote on social media that the project was made by staff in their early twenties. He said that Square “was a development style in which game planning and design ideas were shared among the entire staff,” suggesting that many people were able to contribute.
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Famitsu sales (11/20/23 – 11/26/23)
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Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy release date set for January, new trailer
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Capcom today unveiled the final release date for Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy during the Tokyo Game Show. It will head to Switch on January 25, 2024.
Capcom first announced Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy for Switch back in June. The company originally said it would be out in early 2024.
Xbox CFO says Microsoft wants its first-party experiences and subscription services on devices like Switch
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Xbox CFO Tim Stuart has indicated that Microsoft is interested in bringing its first-party experiences and subscription services to devices such as Switch.
Stuart’s comments were made during the Wells Fargo TMT Summit this week. He mentioned how Microsoft wants to spread its offerings to “every screen that can play games” – with Nintendo’s console getting a namedrop.
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EarthBound creator on fan requests for Mother 3 English localization
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EarthBound creator Shigesato Itoi recently shared a few words about fan requests for a Mother 3 localization in English. Itoi shared a few words about the game in the Earthbound, USA documentary that was just released this week.
He started out by mentioning how he’d “love for people in the U.S. to play Mother 3.” Nintendo was apparently offered the fan translation to use, but it “wasn’t quite as simple as that.”
Itoi said:
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Beyond Good & Evil: 20th Anniversary Edition reemerges with first details and screenshots
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After it was first leaked at the end of August, Beyond Good & Evil: 20th Anniversary Edition has now come back into the spotlight with first details and screenshots.
The game could be dropping on Switch very soon as a listing has now appeared on the Xbox store page. The description mentions that it’ll include “improved graphics, controls, and audio, along with brand-new autosave and cross-save features.”
The Legend of Legacy HD Remastered release date set for March, new trailer
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Courtesy of NIS America, we now have a release date for The Legend of Legacy HD Remastered. The updated 3DS RPG is slated for March 22, 2024 in both North America and Europe.
We originally heard about The Legend of Legacy HD Remastered in September. NIS America said at the time that it would be available in early 2024.
SEGA: Sonic Superstars had “weaker start” than anticipated
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As part of its recent financial results briefing, SEGA Sammy Holdings president and group CEO Haruki Satomi commented on the initial sales performance of Sonic Superstars. The company stated that its new game saw “a slightly weaker start than we had anticipated”.
One interesting note from the presentation is that Sonic “sells the most is mainly November to December”, so sales could pick up. SEGA also intends to spend most of its marketing budget during “the Thanksgiving and holiday season from November onwards.”
