[Let’s Talk] What are you playing? – November 2015
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Let's Talk | 21 Comments
Let’s Talk #29: What are you playing? – November 2015
It’s the beginning of a new month (close enough anyway, right?). November is upon us, and there are only a few months left in 2015. Tell us what you’ve been playing or what you intend to play soon!
As for me, I just wrapped up Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin. Great, great game. I’ve talked about how atrocious my backlog before, and the fact that I only beat this game a couple of days ago further shows that! Within the past few weeks I’ve also been playing a bit of Lumines: Electronic Symphony, and some of Dillon Rolling Western which I wasn’t enjoying too much.
Highlights from last week’s topic: Has your opinion on Nintendo’s November Wii U releases changed?
TruExtent
I think the line up has potential but they are focusing my the wrong things. I don’t care for AC Amiibo Festival and I have a feeling the new Mario Tennis will only generate so much interest.
Everyone is forgetting Xenoblade X.
If Nintendo wants to generate more interest this holiday, they need to market the hell out of Xenoblade to the level that Microsoft is pushing Halo and Ubisoft pushing Assassin’s Creed. From the very few times I look at a TV if I see a video game advert, it’s one of those two games; I never see Nintendo’s stuff. If Xenoblade can’t cut it, maybe Devil’s Third can (with the right marketing). I feel an action game will have far more potential than a party game and an arcade sports game.
Meanwhile, the 3DS should be just fine.
Steve793
Nope not really. Wasn’t interested in them before, still am not.
For me, the Mario sports series are just meh. I personally wish they didn’t exist and Nintendo had made sports games using new IPs with new characters and such, instead of just putting the Mario IP on it. Think of it this way, that would mean more characters from different series for Smash… But, they could have had a Mario Team, a Zelda Team, etc for in-game opponents or have Mario, Link and Fox as surprise characters. That’ll never happen, so whatever. But seriously, for sports games, I’d rather go outside and play the actually sport than do it in a video game, especially tennis. Then again, I’ve only played Super Sluggers, and while that was alright, I wasn’t hooked, but I could still be persuaded on Mario Sports games, but I’d still rather see new sports games with new characters.
And since I’ve never played an Animal Crossing game, and don’t particularly care for Party games like Mario Party and such, I’ll be skipping this, and playing my backlog until Xeno X.
JuleyJules
Not at all. Wasn’t interested in whatever is coming in November before especially a tennis game with no motion controls. Do we really need another Wii Party U/Mario Party 10 style game on Wii U with other characters? The whole rolling the dice by using amiibo was a pain in MP10 and quickly turned everyone I know off of it. Still not interested now. They need to step it up to keep people interested until the NX comes out imo.
ecoutercavalier
I can’t really justify either purchase yet. Amiibo Festival seems like a lazy excuse to make AC amiibo. I’m not sure what I would want out of an Animal Crossing themed board game, but what they came up with just isn’t doing it for me. Even with the new modes that have been announced I doubt I could convince a group of friends to play it more than once.
Mario Tennis looks sort of bland, but I’ll forgive it if we find out that there are loads of good mini-games or a compelling tournament mode. I like the amiibo support. If I’m not mistaken this is the first game that allows you to use amiibos in online play. It’s not necessarily enough to play perfectly if you haven’t bothered training your amiibo, but if you have then it might be able to cover some of your mistakes. It’s very cool in concept, but I’ll wait to see how balanced it is before passing any judgement.
Site news: Patreon update, Octodad giveaway winners, and more
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Site updates | 4 Comments
Hello everyone. There are quite a few site-related updates that I need to get to, so let’s get things started right away.
First, since this is the first full weekend of a new month, I wanted to share an update regarding our Patreon. Super Mario Maker was our giveaway for $5+ supporters, and I’m happy to announce that paidenthusiast is our lucky winner!
We’ll be giving away a light blue Yarn Yoshi amiibo for November’s Patreon giveaway. As long as you’re pledging $5 or more by the time donations are collected (very end of the month/very early part of December), you’ll be automatically eligible. Thank you so much to everyone who has contributed to our Patreon – every little bit helps keep the site going.
It’s also time to announce the winners of our Octodad: Dadliest Catch giveaway! After making the random selections, here are the results:
North America
Linktoreality
dannyxzero
Lolo
Europe
nintendo2kop
Derek Brown (Patreon)
link2metroid
I do want to quickly mention that we’re very close on the next big update for the new version of the site. This will mark the return of our games database, and we’ll be adding in some new features as well. We’ve also been making a number of adjustments to the site since our launch about two weeks ago so hopefully some of you have noticed the initial improvements!
Lastly, some of you may have seen this via Twitter already, but we have a spot open for a news editor. We’re looking to move fairly quickly on this, because, well… I’m exhausted, and I can’t keep the lack of sleep going on much longer. If I find someone who I believe is qualified right away, we’ll be bringing that person on to handle the site ASAP.
We’re looking for someone to cover Wednesdays and part of Mondays. Here are the relevant times:
Monday
– 1 AM PT – 2:30 AM PT
– 4 AM ET – 5:30 AM ET
– 9 AM CET (UK) – 10:30 AM CET (UK)
– 10 AM GMT (EU) – 11:30 AM GMT (EU)
Wednesday
– 1 AM PT – 4:30 AM PT
– 4 AM ET – 7:30 AM ET
– 9 AM GMT – 12:30 PM GMT
– 10 AM GMT – 1:30 PM GMT
If you have free time on both of these days and are interested in the role, please get in touch here. Note that this is a non-paid position.
That’s all for now!
Temple of Yog interview and hands-on preview
Posted on 9 years ago by Brady(@emitremmus22) in Features, Interviews, Previews, Wii U eShop | 0 comments
Temple of Yog is a game about human sacrifice, it’s a tightly controlling roguelike temple crawler, and it just might be the sleeper hit of the fall for the Wii U eShop. I had a chance to play the game and talk with lead designer Cody Diefenthaler at IndieCade Festival 2015.
Temple of Yog is, at its core, a top-down dungeon crawler with a colorful and detailed pixel art style. The controls are relatively simple – left stick to move, right stick to aim and attack. But things get interesting when you begin to encounter the multiple interconnected systems that add a tremendous amount of gameplay potential to the experience.
Smash Splat Wii U Deluxe Set spotted in Meijer’s Black Friday ad
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 21 Comments
Nintendo appears to be preparing a new Wii U bundle for the holidays. As spotted in Meijer’s Black Friday ad, the package will contain pre-installed copies of Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and Splatoon.
The Smash Splat Wii U Deluxe Set is priced at $299.99. However, Meijer will be running a bit of a special offer, shown below.
NST wanted to make a new Wave Race for Wii, but Nintendo turned it down
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Videos | 20 Comments
Back in 2009, a small team at Nintendo Software Technology – otherwise known as NST – started work on a pitch for a new Wave Race game. The company was hoping to create a new entry in the series for Wii, and there were plans to take advantage of the Wii Remote by offering an original control scheme.
Ultimately, things weren’t meant to be. NST presented its prototype to Nintendo’s higher-ups in Japan, though some members of the board weren’t convinced by the controls, and there were some concerns about it being able to find an audience.
Take a look at the full report from Unseen64 below.
Super Mario Maker – Super Mario Kun course now live, unlocks the new costume
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 7 Comments
Super Mario Maker has added another new level in Event Courses following yesterday’s update. As of now, players around the world can take on the “Super Mario Kun 25th Anniversary” course. Completing it nets you the related costume, pictured above.
Yukio Sawada, creator of the Super Mario Kun manga series, created the level. The first half contains an anniversary message, but towards the end, you’ll encounter plenty of enemies.
Take a look at an official video for the new course and costume below.
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Zelda: Tri Force Heroes has an unused Great Fairy costume
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Videos | 0 comments
Fans digging through the files and code in The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes have come across an outfit reminiscent of Great Fairies from A Link Between Worlds. Based on Link’s face, it may have been an in-progress model back when the developers transformed Link from A Link Between Worlds into the final art style in Tri Force Heroes. Also, it’s worth mentioning that the outfit has an unused icon which looks similar to Queen of Hearts.
Mario Maker devs on the new update, checkpoints came from user feedback, possibility of other “Maker” projects
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 15 Comments
USGamer recently caught up with Super Mario Maker producer Takashi Tezuka and co-directors Yosuke Oshino and Yoshikazu Yamashita. Much of the discussion focused on the game’s brand new update. Topics include how the checkpoint system came about, whether or not we’ll see other updates in the future, and the possibility of extending the “Maker” idea to other series/concepts.
Head past the break for a roundup of these interview excerpts. You can also read up on the full talk here.
Nintendo Download (11/5/15, North America) – Electronic Super Joy, Toki Tori 3D, more
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News, Wii U eShop | 2 Comments
This week’s North American Nintendo Downloads are as follows:
Wii U Retail
The Peanuts Movie: Snoopy’s Grand Adventure – $39.99
Rodea: The Sky Soldier – $49.99 (available November 10)
Wii U Download
Christmas Adventure of Rocket Penguin – $1.99
Electronic Super Joy – $7.99
Wii U Virtual Console
Stinger – $4.99
3DS Retail
The Peanuts Movie: Snoopy’s Grand Adventure – $29.99
Rodea: The Sky Soldier – $39.99 (available November 10)
Yo-kai Watch – $39.99 (available Friday)
3DS Download
Toki Tori 3D – $1.99
3DS Demo
Battleminer
eShop Sales
Nintendo eShop on Wii U
– Nano Assault Neo is 25 percent off (reduced from $9.99 to $7.49) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Nov. 26
– SDK Paint is 25 percent off (reduced from $3.99 to $2.99) starting at 9 a.m. PT on Nov. 6 until 8:59 a.m. PT on Nov. 13.
3DS
– Siesta Fiesta is 75 percent off (reduced from $5.99 to $1.49) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Nov. 12.
– The Keep is more than 35 percent off (reduced from $12.99 to $7.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Nov. 18.
– Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker is 25 percent off (reduced from $39.99 to $29.99) starting at 9 a.m. PT on Nov. 9 until 8:59 a.m. PT on Nov. 23.
Source: Nintendo PR
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[Review] Yo-kai Watch
Posted on 9 years ago by Dennis Gagliardotto(@LyonHart_) in 3DS, Reviews | 8 Comments
System: 3DS
Release date: November 6, 2015
Developer: Level-5
Publisher Nintendo
Author: Dennis
Few games in the last few years have excelled at making me feel truly lost in their world. When these types of experiences come about, they can make you forget who you are, your age, status, and more due to the fact that you’re so invested in them your mind completely clears. Yo-kai Watch manages to accomplish this and delivers an unbelievable experience that excels in everything it has to offer, from its graphics, gameplay, story, mechanics, as well as an art form a lot of games don’t bother utilizing anymore: humor.
