Level-5 on cross-media projects, not oversaturing the market, Megaton Musashi
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News | 1 Comment
Forbes was given the opportunity to speak with Akihiro Hino, CEO of Level-5. The two sides talked about topics like the company’s cross-media push, avoiding market saturation, and the brand new project Megaton Musashi.
Head past the break for some excerpts from the piece. You can read the full article here.
More: Akihiro Hino, interview, Level-5, Megaton Musashi, top
Puyo Puyo Chronicle announced for 3DS
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 3 Comments
Puyo Puyo Chronicle is in development for 3DS, according to the latest issue of Famitsu. The new game is being made in celebration of the series’ 25th anniversary.
Puyo Puyo Chronicle is a puzzle RPG. The RPG mode features Arle as the protagonist, who gets sucked into an alternate world with her partner Carbuncle. In order to return home, they’ll need to work with a mysterious girl named Arie. Characters and fields are all represented in 3D, and fields can be explored freely.
The voice cast includes:
Arle (CV: Mioe Sonozaki)
Carbuncle (CV: Tamaki Nakanishi)
Arie (CV: Honoka Inoue)
Amitie (CV: Shiho Kikuchi)
Ringo (CV: Asami Imai)
More: Japan, Puyo Puyo Chronicles, SEGA, top
Nintendo Download (08/18/16, Europe): Pokemon Snap, Pokémon Mystery Dungeon, more
Posted on 8 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS eShop, News, Wii U eShop | 0 comments
This week’s European Nintendo Downloads are as follows:
Wii U Download
PONCHO – €8.99/ £7.99 / CHF 12.60
Blasting Agent: Ultimate Edition – €4.99/ £4.49 / CHF 7.00
Word Logic by POWGI – €8.99/ £7.99 / CHF 11.99 (free if you own the Nintendo 3DS version)
Citadale – €4.52/ £4.09 / CHF 6.40
Collateral Thinking – €2.99/ £2.69 / CHF 4.20
Wii U Virtual Console
Pokemon Snap (N64) – €9.99/ £8.99 / CHF 14.00
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky (DS) – €9.99/ £8.99 / CHF 14.00
3DS Download
Blasting Agent: Ultimate Edition – €4.99/ £4.49 / CHF 7.00
Word Logic by POWGI – €8.99/ £7.99 / CHF 11.99 (free if you own the Wii U version)
Jump Trials Supreme – €4.99/ £4.19 / CHF 5.39
New Nintendo 3DS Download
Brick Race – €1.49/ £1.39 / CHF 2.10
3DS Demo
Jump Trials Supreme
3DS Video
Inazuma Eleven The Movie – €3.99/ £3.59 / CHF 5.60
3DS Themes
Monster Hunter Generations Hunter’s Journey – €1.99/ £1.79 / CHF 1.95
More: Europe, Nintendo Download, top, Virtual Console
Nintendo’s gamescom 2016 plans: Pokemon live gameplay, Paper Mario, Splatoon, more
Posted on 8 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 7 Comments
gamescom 2016 is right around the corner and Nintendo just sent out a press release announcing their full lineup and plans for the show.
The biggest highlight is probably a live gameplay demonstration of Pokemon Sun & Moon by Game Freak’s Shigeki Morimoto. This will only be the second ever live gameplay of Sun & Moon, after its initial demonstration at E3 in June. The gameplay demonstration will be streamed live on Nintendo’s German Twitch channel this Thursday, August 18th, at 17:00 CEST.
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Cortex from Crash Bandicoot on the way to Skylanders Imaginators, will have his own figure
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 8 Comments
Crash Bandicoot will be joining Skylanders Imaginators later this year, as he’ll be getting his own figure. However, that’s not the only character from the classic platforming series on the way to Activision’s new toys-to-life title.
An image on GameSpot’s website (now removed) reveals the existence of a Doctor Neo Cortex figure. Of course, he’s the primary antagonist of the Crash series.
Cortex will be included in a Starter Pack on the PlayStation 4. But just like Crash, he should be playable in all versions, including Wii U. Activision will likely bring out standalone figures of both Crash and Cortex at some point in the future.
More: Activision, Skylanders: Imaginators, top, Toys for Bob
Armikrog finally coming to Wii U next week
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 2 Comments
Armikrog will finally be released on Wii U next week, according to a North American eShop listing. It won’t be out on Thursday like most digital titles, but Tuesday instead – August 23. The eShop lists a price point of $8.99.
Armikrog, a point-and-click title, will be appearing on Wii U nearly a year after its original debut.
The eShop page carries the following description:
Axiom Verge officially confirmed for September 1 launch on Wii U
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 21 Comments
It’s official: Axiom Verge is heading to Wii U on September 1 in both North America and Europe. Creator Tom Happ announced the news in a blog post today, though we first heard about the news through an eShop listing this weekend.
Happ says Axiom Verge will likely be the best on Wii U. It’s the only console version with leaderboards for the Speedrun Mode, and it also features off-TV play as well as a map on the GamePad.
Here’s what Happ had to say in his blog post:
I’ve been waiting a long time to be able to say this: Axiom Verge will be coming to Wii U on September 1 in both the NOA and NOE regions!
When I first announced Axiom Verge about 4 years ago, there was tremendous excitement from Nintendo fans who had been waiting for years for a true 2D Metroid-style action/adventure/exploration game. Because of some technical issues, however, I wasn’t able to launch it on a Nintendo platform straight away. Some people were understandably upset:
More: Axiom Verge, indie, top
A look at a few cancelled Star Wars games planned for Nintendo platforms
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in GameCube, Videos, Wii | 2 Comments
A new video from Liam Robertson, Unseen64, and Did You Know Gaming? provides us with a look at a few Star Wars games that never saw the day of light. The different projects were slated for Nintendo platforms, including one for Wii that would have taken advantage of the MotionPlus accessory in an additional mode. Watch the full video below.
Axiom Verge might be launching for Wii U on September 1
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Rumors, Wii U eShop | 1 Comment
Axiom Verge might be making its way to Wii U early next month. On the eShop, a date of September 1 appeared, though only briefly. It also showed for a short time as an upcoming title, but has since been removed from the section. Visiting Axiom Verge’s eShop page now simply shows a date of “TBD”.
There are one of two possibilities here. Either Nintendo didn’t want folks knowing about Axiom Verge’s release date yet, or a mistake was made. We do know that September 1 is a Thursday – when most digital games are out. September 1 would also still fit in with the planned summer launch.
In any case, we should be hearing about when Axiom Verge is coming in the very near future. We’ve included an overview and some screenshots from the eShop listing below.
More: Axiom Verge, indie, top
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Spirit of Justice devs give detailed insight into various characters
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News | 0 comments
Last month, we shared some excerpts from a Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Spirit of Justice developer interview included in a recent issue of Japanese magazine Nintendo Dream. If you missed it, head on over here for tidbits about Maya’s return, scrapped ideas, and more.
What we translated didn’t actually cover Nintendo Dream’s entire discussion. There were also several pages dedicated entirely to talk about the different characters in the game, ranging from big ones like Phoenix and Apollo up through new additions such as Ahlbi. We now have an extremely lengthy summary based on the interview with Motohide Eshiro (producer), Takeshi Yamazaki (director), and Takuro Fuse (co-director).
If you decide to proceed, be aware that there are some light spoilers. The summary covers characters included in multiple cases.
Page 1: Phoenix Wright, Apollo Justice, Athena Cykes
Page 2: Maya Fey
Page 3: Rayfa Padma Khura’in (bonus: early concept art)
Page 4: Nahyuta Sahdmadhi (bonus: early concept art)
Page 5: Case 1 characters
Page 6: Case 2 characters
Page 7: Case 3 characters
