Fire Emblem Fates removes petting mini-game in the west
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 597 Comments
In Fire Emblem Fates’ original Japanese release, the game allowed players to stroke characters on the 3DS’ lower screen. For the west, Nintendo has decided to remove this element.
Kotaku confirmed with the company that petting has been completely removed. In a statement, one representative from Nintendo explained while also defending the original intent of the Japanese version:
“Yes, that is the case [that petting isn’t in the English version]. You might have heard somewhat misinterpreted or exaggerated information about the Japanese original game, but even in the Japanese original version, we have not included any features which are considered inappropriate in Japan.”
Here’s a look at the petting in question:
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Pokemon Yellow 3DS Virtual Console footage
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, Videos | 2 Comments
The first actual gameplay of Pokemon Yellow running on the 3DS Virtual Console has emerged. Check out the footage below.
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Detective Pikachu game unveiled, coming to Japan next week
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News | 58 Comments
Way back in 2013, you may recall that a new Pokemon game featuring Pikachu was teased. This was announced as a title featuring the classic character in a detective role. The project finally resurfaced today, and you might be surprised to hear that it’s coming out in Japan next week.
Great Detective Pikachu: Birth of a New Combination, developed by Creatures, releases on February 3 as a 3DS eShop game. Pricing is set at 1,500 yen (1,200 yen between January 27 and February 29). You can watch the first trailer below.
The game is described as a “cinematic adventure”. Detective Pikachu features a story set in Rhyme City, a place where people and Pokemon live together. A young boy named Tim Goodman comes to this city to fulfill a certain objective. There, Tim and Pikachu have an unexpected encounter. A new story begins from here.
Great Detective Pikachu: Birth of a New Combination takes up 800MB of space (6,400 blocks). You can access the official site here.
Mighty No. 9 delayed once again, this time to “Spring 2016”
Posted on 9 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS eShop, News, Wii U eShop | 63 Comments
After its phenomenal success on Kickstarter, Mighty No. 9 has had a somewhat troubled development period, with multiple delays and lukewarm receptions to its gameplay. Today, an e-mail was sent to backers of the project from Keiji Inafune himself, informing them that the game would not be ready in time for its targeted release date of in February. Inafune cites bugs in the game’s network / online as the reason for the delay. The new release date is, for the moment, set as “Spring 2016”.
Here’s Inafune’s statement in full:
To the fans eagerly awaiting the release of Mighty No. 9,
Unfortunately, we have an announcement that will be very disappointing to all of you. In preparation for the February release of Mighty No. 9 we have been working hard with our partners to resolve any network issues and porting work necessary to publish Mighty No. 9 on the various platforms. However, the issues relating to the network modes were more critical than expected, and it has become apparent that we will need to delay the game from its February 9th release date. We have been working up until the very last moment to resolve these issues in order to make the February release, but it has become clear that we no longer have enough time to fix the issues and have everything prepared for release.
More: Comcept, Inti Creates, Keiji Inafune, Mighty No. 9, top
Nintendo Download (01/28/16, Europe): Final Fantasy Explorers, Final Fantasy Tactics Advance and more
Posted on 9 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS eShop, News, Wii U eShop | 2 Comments
This week’s European Nintendo Downloads are as follows:
Wii U Retail
LEGO Marvel Avengers (available January 29th) – €49.99 / £39.99 / CHF 60.00
Wii U Download
Shadow Puppeteer – €14.99 / £13.49 / CHF 21.00
Sense by Play.me – Free
Level 22 – €6.99 / £6.29 / CHF 9.80
PictoParty – €7.99 / £7.00 / CHF 11.00
Word Puzzles by POWGI – €8.99 /£7.99 / CHF 11.99
Wii U DLC
LEGO MARVEL Avengers: Season Pass (available January 29th) – €9.99 / £7.99 / CHF 11.90
Skylanders SuperChargers – Boost Kit (available January 27th) – €1.99 / £1.59 / CHF 2.00
Skylanders SuperChargers – Super Kit (available January 27th) – €4.99 / £3.99 / CHF 5.00
Skylanders SuperChargers – Mega Kit (available January 27th) – €9.99 / £7.99 / CHF 10.00
Wii U Demo
Cube Life: Island Survival
Wii U Virtual Console
Final Fantasy Tactics Advance (GBA) – €6.99 / £6.29 / CHF 9.80
3DS Retail
Final Fantasy Explorers – €39.99 / £29.99 / CHF 51.90
LEGO Marvel Avengers (available January 29th) – €39.99 / £29.99 / CHF 45.00
3DS Download
Word Puzzles by POWGI – €8.99 / £7.99 / CHF 11.99
Epic Word Search Collection – €7.99
Family Fishing – €5.48 / £3.98 / CHF 5.94
Runny Egg – €1.99 / £1.79 / CHF 2.80
3DS Themes
Etrian Odyssey Untold 2: Café Theme (available January 29th) – €0.99 / £0.89 / CHF 1.40
The Legend of Legacy: The Seven Adventurers Theme (available January 29th) – €0.99 / £0.89 / CHF 1.40
eShop Sales
Wii U
Adventure Time: Finn and Jake Investigations – €19.99 / £15.99 / CHF 21.80 (Ends February 27th, regular price €29.99 / £24.99 / CHF 38.90)
Kung Fu Panda: Showdown of Legendary Legends – €19.99 / £15.99 / CHF 21.80 (Ends February 27th, regular price €29.99 / £24.99 / CHF 38.90)
Affordable Space Adventures – €13.20 / £11.80 / CHF 18.00 (Ends February 4th, regular price €18.99 / £16.99 / CHF 26.00)
Cube Life: Island Survival -€7.99/ £6.39 / CHF 7.99 until February 28th, regular price €9.99 / £7.99 / CHF 9.99
3DS
Adventure Time: Finn and Jake Investigations – €19.99 / £15.99 / CHF 21.80 (Ends February 27th, regular price €29.99 / £24.99 / CHF 38.90)
Kung Fu Panda: Showdown of Legendary Legends – €19.99 / £15.99 / CHF 21.80 (Ends February 27th, regular price €29.99 / £24.99 / CHF 38.90)
Art of Balance TOUCH! – €5.20 / £4.70 / CHF 7.35 (Ends February 18th, regular price €6.99 / £6.29 / CHF 9.80)
Barbie and her Sisters Puppy Rescue – €19.99 / £15.99 / CHF 21.80 (Ends February 27th, regular price €29.99 / £24.99 / CHF 38.90)
Monster High New Ghoul in School – €19.99 / £15.99 / CHF 21.80 (Ends February 27th, regular price €29.99 / £24.99 / CHF 38.90)
Permanent price drops
Wii U
Tabletop Gallery – €2.99/£2.69 / CHF 4.20 (Previously €4.49 / £4.09 / CHF 6.30)
Source: Nintendo PR
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Genei Ibun Roku #FE devs – thought about different genres, considered 3DS, more
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 39 Comments
In late December, Nintendo published Genei Ibun Roku #FE in Japan. Nintendo Dream thought it would make sense to speak with the game’s staff now that development is complete. The Japanese magazine caught up with producer Hitoshi Yamagami (Nintendo), director Kaori Ando (Nintendo), producer Shinjiro Takata (Atlus), director Eiji Ishida (Atlus), chief director Wataru Hirata (Atlus), and art director Fumitaka Yano (Atlus). That’s quite a number of developers indeed!
We’ve translated a lengthy part of the interview below. The excerpts are very insightful, as the developers spoke about how they thought about different genres for the project, considered 3DS (even making a project plan), and more.
[Let’s Talk] What would you like to see from a new Paper Mario game?
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Let's Talk | 52 Comments
Let’s Talk #37: What would you like to see from a new Paper Mario game?
The Internet has been set ablaze over the past day or so with speculation regarding a potential new Paper Mario game for Wii U. Since it’s the hot Nintendo topic of the moment, I thought it’d make sense to have this week’s Let’s Talk centered around that.
It’s been a long time since we saw a proper Paper Mario entry. The Thousand-Year Door, a GameCube game, was the last true RPG in the series. Super Paper Mario was fine enough (I enjoyed it quite a bit myself actually), but you could argue that Sticker Star isn’t looked upon favorably despite decent reviews at the time. At this point, it might be for the best to return to the series’ roots and remember why the franchise has (mostly) been loved by so many players.
With all of that in mind, what would you want to see from a new Paper Mario game? If you have any thoughts, definitely share them in the comments below!
Highlights from last week’s topic: Do you want to see more of Linkle?
Zelda: Twilight Princess HD comparisons show faster animations, improved load times
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in GameCube, News, Wii, Wii U | 28 Comments
People have been picking apart the latest Zelda: Twilight Princess HD footage from yesterday’s Nintendo Minute. GameXplain has another video up, this time showing faster animations and improved load times. Check out the comparisons in the video below.
Zelda: Twilight Princess HD seems to have a new Poe’s Lantern item
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 8 Comments
Another interesting tidbit has been spotted in yesterday’s Zelda: Twilight Princess HD footage from Nintendo Minute. In the game, players will have access to a new type of lantern item (different from the standard lantern) – possibly one for Poes.
GameXplain speculates that the lantern could be used to spot Poes while in human form. In the original Twilight Princess, you needed to be Wolf Link while using his sense view. Being able to track down Poes with the lantern could make things much more convenient.
Zelda: Twilight Princess HD – tap the GamePad to transform, gyroscope aiming
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 9 Comments
This week’s Nintendo Minute went up earlier tonight. It was somewhat as a surprise, as the episode featured entirely new footage from The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD. Two more tidbits about the game were shared in the video.
First, Kit and Krysta stated explicitly that you can now transform into Wolf Link by simply tapping the GamePad. You won’t need to talk to Midna to make this happen, making things more convenient compared to the original release on Wii and GameCube. It was also shown that you can touch the GamePad again to easily switch back into Link’s normal form.
Later in the video, you can clearly see Krysta moving the GamePad to aim the Clawshot. Gyroscope aiming was sort of a given based on the amiibo trailer (not to mention that it was in Wind Waker HD), but it’s nice to see it in action!
Thanks to Jeffery F for the tip.
