Super Mario Maker getting an update next week – mid-level checkpoints, Event Courses, more
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 21 Comments
Nintendo has announced a sizable update for Super Mario Maker. This will be made available starting on November 4.
Once the update has been applied, mid-level checkpoints can be used. These flags let players start at the selected point if they lose a life instead of having to start again at the beginning of a level. Existing levels that are edited and re-uploaded can be made with checkpoints as well as entirely brand new ones.
Also coming next week is the addition of Event Courses in the Course World online hub, which feature levels from partner creators outside Nintendo. One of these will be the “Ship Love” from Facebook’s “hackathon” event. You’ll also find a new Official Makers section in Course World that contain specially selected courses, including some created by Nintendo.
Finally, the patch introduces a more challenging version of Gnat Attack and allows players to insert power-ups dependent on Mario’s status. For the latter, by attaching a Super Mushroom to a Fire Flower and placing it inside a block, Mario will receive the Super Mushroom when he is small, and the Fire Flower when he is large.
View a trailer for the update below. You can also find today’s full announcement after the break.
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Super Mario Maker players have made 3.2 million courses, more Famitsu collaboration details
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 3 Comments
Famitsu is reporting that over 3.2 million courses have been created in Super Mario Maker. About a month ago, that number was at 2.2 million units.
Famitsu also has news about its collaboration content in Super Mario Maker. In order to obtain Nekki – the magazine’s mascot – as a costume for Mario, players will need to clear a level designed by the editorial team.
Some of you may be aware that Famitsu reviews are often published by four different editors. The magazine decided to settle on the level that will be made available to players in Super Mario Maker by reversing things a bit. Four Nintendo representatives were put in charge of judging and ultimately determining the level that will be distributed. The lineup includes producer Takasahi Tezuka, director Yosuke Oshino, senior director Yoshikazu Yamashita, and Yamamura from Nintendo News.
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SEGA – been tough translating Sonic into 3D, new games will be inspired by classic entries
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 80 Comments
SEGA has taken some heat with the Sonic series as of late. In particular, Sonic Boom admittedly led the gaming franchise astray and resulted in a large amount of criticism.
Speaking with Marketing Week, SEGA Europe marketing director Jon Rooke promised that new games in the series “will be more inspired by how it played in its heyday.” He also acknowledged the difficulty in bringing Sonic into 3D.
Rooke said:
“Sega has publicly apologised to the fans as the quality of console games in the Sonic franchise hasn’t been acceptable over recent years. It’s been tough translating that iconic side scrolling 2D experience from the 90s into 3D but Sonic is still huge for us so the new games will be more inspired by how it played in its heyday.”
Sonic Generations actually felt like a step in the right direction to me. And Sonic Colors, while not perfect, definitely had some redeeming qualities. It kind of makes you wish SEGA could be more consistent with the franchise!
[Review] Adventure Time: Finn and Jake Investigations
Posted on 8 years ago by Vincent Ward in 3DS, Reviews, Wii U | 7 Comments
System: Wii U (reviewed) / 3DS
Release date: October 20, 2015
Developer: Vicious Cycle
Publisher Little Orbit
Author: Vincent
Adventure Time: Finn and Jake Investigations is a game that I want to love. I really do. I used to enjoy the show, and taking a quick glance at this title, it really doesn’t seem that bad. Once you dive deep enough, however, you quickly begin to realize how everything falls apart and how this becomes something that really doesn’t seem worth adventuring through.
Zelda: Tri Force Heroes – more talk of experimenting with 4 players, cut 2-player idea, totem inspiration
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 1 Comment
The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes features three players rather than four. We’ve heard from the development team a few times now that they did experiment with the latter number, but three Links was ultimately the path that was chosen.
Zelda: Tri Force Heroes director Hiromasa Shikata commented on this once again in an interview with IGN, in which he stated:
“When we tried four player, we definitely wanted to incorporate the totem mechanic, but what happened is that when you totem, the middle two players have nothing to do.”
“When it was four players, the players split up into two and two and each of them would do their own thing. So we thought that three players was the best number to have.”
Shikata also touched on a multiplayer idea that didn’t make it into the final game. Had it been implemented, two players could fuse together.
“[The fused heroes] could only go in one direction if both players wanted to go in that direction. Unfortunately, that made the gameplay very hard, so we had to take that mechanic out.”
Finally, Shikata discussed where the inspiration from the totem mechanic originated from.
“One of my teammates brought a picture of a circus act where people were stacked on top of each other. Looking at that picture, I thought that was a good way to use the 3D feature on the 3DS.”
Tri Force Heroes devs – communication origins, cut item ideas, amiibo in future Zeldas, more
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News | 3 Comments
GameSpot has posted an interview with Zelda series producer Eiji Aonuma and Tri Force Heroes director Hiromasa Shikata. Between the two, they commented on the inspiration behind the game’s communication features, item ideas that were scrapped, consideration for two-player support, interest in using amiibo in future Zelda games, and more.
We’ve rounded up the various comments below. You can also read up on a few extra comments from GameSpot here.
GoldenEye 007 dev on the game’s development, Miyamoto wanted the killing toned down
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 89 Comments
While speaking at the GameCity festival in Nottingham, co-designer Martin Hollis opened up about the development of GoldenEye 007. A number of interesting tidbits were shared, including Shigeru Miyamoto’s interest in turning down the killing – including close-up killing.
If you’re interested in reading up on the full report from Hollis’s talk, head past the break. You can also check out The Guardian’s article here.
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UK software sales (Week ending 10/24)
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 0 comments
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Nintendo Download (10/29/15, Europe)
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News, Wii U eShop | 1 Comment
This week’s European Nintendo Downloads are as follows:
Wii U Download
Resident Evil 4 Wii Edition (Wii download software) – €14.99 / £13.49 / CHF 21.00 until 05/11/2015. Regular price €19.99 / £17.99 / CHF 28.00
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth – €14.99 / £13.49 / CHF 21.00
Project Zero™: Maiden of Black Water – Trial version (30/10/2015) – Free
Project Zero™: Maiden of Black Water – full game upgrade (30/10/2015) – €49.99 / £39.99 / CHF 64.90
Freedom Planet – €11.89 / £9.34 / CHF 12.75 until 29/11/2015. Regular price €13.99 / £10.99 / CHF 15.00
Slender: The Arrival – €6.74 / £4.79 / CHF 7.04 until 05/11/2015. Regular price €8.99 / £6.39 / CHF 9.39
3DS Retail
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker – €39.99 / £34.99 / CHF 51.90
3DS Download
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth – €14.99 / £13.49 / CHF 21.00
Escape From Zombie City – €2.99 / £2.69 / CHF 4.20
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker – Macca Makes an Escape – €0.99 / £0.89 / CHF 1.40
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker – The Beginner’s Brawl – Free
3DS Demos
Chibi-Robo! Zip Lash Demo – Free
3DS Themes
Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer – The Office (30/10/2015) – €1.99 / £1.79 / CHF 2.80
Super Mario Bros. Famicom Cartridge (30/10/2015) – €1.99 / £1.79 / CHF 2.80
eShop Sales
Wii U
Ben 10 Omniverse – €4.99 / £4.99 / CHF 5.97 until 12/11/2015. Regular price €19.99 / £19.99 / CHF 23.90
Family Party: 30 Great Games® Obstacle Arcade – €2.99 / £2.99 / CHF 3.50 until 12/11/2015. Regular price €19.99 / £19.99 / CHF 23.90
ONE PIECE Unlimited World Red – €14.00 / £9.99 / CHF 18.00 until 12/11/2015. Regular price €54.99 / £39.99 / CHF 66.90
PAC-MAN and the Ghostly Adventures – €9.99 / £8.99 / CHF 11.00 until 12/11/2015. Regular price €39.99 / £36.99 / CHF 44.90
PAC-MAN and the Ghostly Adventures 2 – €15.00 / £10.49 / CHF 16.00 until 12/11/2015. Regular price €34.99 / £24.99 / CHF 38.90
Rise of the Guardians – €4.99 / £4.99 / CHF 5.90 until 12/11/2015. Regular price €19.99 / £19.99 / CHF 23.90
Canvaleon – €6.95/ £6.29 / CHF 9.80 until 05/11/2015. Regular price €13.95 / £12.59 / CHF 19.60
Swords & Soldiers II -€14.99 / £13.49 / CHF 19.99 until 05/11/2015. Regular price €18.99 / £16.99 / CHF 24.99
Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Wii U Edition – €9.89 / £6.50 / CHF 18.00 until 12/11/2015. Regular price €29.99 / £19.99/ CHF 54.95
3DS
ONE PIECE Unlimited World Red – €9.99 / £6.99 / CHF 9.49 until 12/11/2015. Regular price €34.99 / £24.99 / CHF 32.90
PAC-MAN and the Ghostly Adventures – €8.74 / £7.12 / CHF 11.53 until 12/11/2015. Regular price €34.99 / £28.49 / CHF 46.15
PAC-MAN and the Ghostly Adventures 2 – €9.99 / £6.99 / CHF 11.00 until 12/11/2015. Regular price €34.99 / £24.99 / CHF 38.90
ACE COMBAT ASSAULT HORIZON LEGACY + – €19.99 / £14.99 / CHF 22.00 until 12/11/2015. Regular price €39.99 / £29.99 / CHF 44.90
Ben 10 Omniverse 2 – €4.99 / £3.74 / CHF 5.97 until 12/11/2015. Regular price €19.99 / £14.99 / CHF 23.90
One Piece Romance Dawn – €9.89 / £9.39 / CHF 10.80 until 12/11/2015. Regular price €29.99 / £28.49 / CHF 32.90
Power Rangers Megaforce – €9.89/ £9.40 / CHF 10.00 until 12/11/2015. Regular price €34.99 / £28.49 / CHF 32.90
Power Rangers Super Megaforce – €9.99 / £7.00 / CHF 11.00 until 12/11/2015. Regular price €34.99 / £24.99 / CHF 38.90
PROJECT X ZONE – €9.89 / £6.50 / CHF 10.84 until 12/11/2015. Regular price €29.99 / £19.99 / CHF 32.90
Source: Nintendo PR
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Unused text and placeholders indicate DLC is planned for Zelda: Tri Force Heroes
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 13 Comments
Nintendo may have DLC planned for The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes. Unused text – spotted by The Cutting Room Floor – suggests that Drablands could be adding at least one new area. Also found are five blank entries in the costume name file labelled sys_costume_dlc_02 to sys_costume_dlc_06.
Regarding the unused lines, they all come from The Great Tripini NPC. He mentions having to pay in order to access new areas in some of his dialogue.
If you’re interested in reading up on the full unused text, head past the break.
