Details from Sakurai’s new Famitsu column, only “several more” Smash Bros. Wii U/3DS DLC characters planned
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 72 Comments
Masahiro Sakurai once again published a new column in the latest issue of Famitsu. In his piece, Sakurai writes about the new downloadable content that came to Super Smash Bros. for Wii U/3DS.
Details from the column can be found below. If you’d like a full translation, head on over to Source Gaming.
– Sakurai mentions that the 3DS “isn’t suited for successive downloads, and there are people who don’t have Wi-Fi in their homes and go to convenience stores to connect, so we made sure to put a lot of forethought into the process.”
– He’s amazed that Ryu is in Smash, and was excited to work on him
– Sakurai put a bunch of effort into the small details
– When putting Ryu in Smash, there are limits based on the number of buttons and the control scheme
– Composer Yoko Shimomura and illustrator AKIMAN each played a little bit of Ryu in Smash
– Shimomura exclaimed “Even I can do a Shoryuken!”
– AKIMAN was shocked, saying “are you sure it’s okay to make performing a Shoryuken so easy?”
– The thing that left an impression on Sakurai when making Roy was recording his lines
– Same actor from Melee (Fukuyama) was used
– Fukuyama remembered details from the recording session for Melee extremely well like the names for characters, and even the other actors
– Sakurai was happy about this since he’s an actor who’s done a ton of projects since Melee
– Lucas, Roy, and Ryu were made before the ballot was created
– Sakurai “had a grasp on their popularity and demand, though”
– “From now until the end, it is going to be fan service”
– Since Sakurai can’t keep the team together forever, there will only be several more characters
– Sakurai asks for fans’ patience in making more content
Nintendo on AC: Happy Home Designer, amiibo, always thinking about the series’ future
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 6 Comments
GamesBeat caught up with Animal Crossing director Aya Kyogoku at E3 2015 last week. While much of the discussion was focused on Happy Home Designer, Kyogoku also shared some comments about amiibo Festival, the series’ future, and even Smash Bros.
You can read up on some of Kyogoku’s comments below. The full interview is located over on GamesBeat.
Nintendo Download (6/25/15, North America) – Art Academy, Never Alone, 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 Download
Art Academy: Home Studio – $29.99 ($4 off if you have Art Academy: SketchPad)
Never Alone – $14.99
Shiftlings – $14.99
Wii U Virtual Console
Star Fox Command – $9.99
Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time – $9.99
3DS Themes
Comic Workshop 2: My Workshop
Harvest Moon: Chicken
Harvest Moon: Cow
Harvest Moon: Dog
Harvest Moon: Horse
Harvest Moon: Theme Bundle
DSiWare
G.G Series NYOKKI – $1.99
G.G Series THROW OUT – $1.99
G.G Series AIR PINBALL HOCKEY – $1.99
G.G Series VERTEX – $1.99
G.G Series GREAT WHIP ADVENTURE – $1.99
G.G Series ENERGY CHAIN – $1.99
G.G Series THE LAST KNIGHT – $1.99
G.G Series RUN & STRIKE – $1.99
G.G Series DRILLING ATTACK!! – $1.99
eShop Sales
Wii U
– Baila Latino is 33 percent off (reduced from $29.90 to $19.90) until 8:59 a.m. PT on July 14.
– Puzzle Monkeys is 50 percent off (reduced from $2.99 to $1.49) until 8:59 a.m. PT on July 23.
– Stone Shire is 50 percent off (reduced from $7.99 to $3.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Aug. 1.
3DS
– Grab discounts on 3D Sonic the Hedgehog, 3D Streets of Rage and more classic 3D games from SEGA beginning at 9 a.m. PT on June 25 until 8:59 a.m. PT on July 2.
– Attack on Titan: Humanity in Chains is 25 percent off (reduced from $39.99 to $29.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on July 14.
– Aqua Moto Racing 3D is 50 percent off (reduced from $7.99 to $3.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on July 2.
Price Reductions
– Pyramids is reduced to $1.99 (from $3.99).
– Big Hero 6 Battle in the Bay is reduced to $19.99 (from $29.99) beginning at 9 a.m. PT on June 26.
– Conception II: Children of the Seven Stars is $29.99 (reduced from $39.99) beginning at 9 a.m. PT on June 29.
Activities
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Source: Nintendo PR
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Fire Emblem Fates has pretty extensive online multiplayer
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 7 Comments
Since some may feel that this news falls into spoiler territory, I’ll be posting the information after the break just to be safe.
More: details roundup, Fire Emblem Fates, top
Rumor: NX isn’t Android-based, but can emulate Android games
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Rumors, Switch | 30 Comments
Building off rumors concerning Nintendo and Amazon’s relationship comes additional speculation about NX. Here’s the latest:
– When Nintendo announced their mobile games, Amazon was very interested in having the games also be on the Amazon App store.
– Nintendo games will be on the Amazon store on day one, or shortly after Play Store and App Store.
– Amazon is asking Nintendo what they need to do to have Amazon App Store games play on Nintendo consoles
– Amazon got the impression that Nintendo is thinking about emulating Android games.
– Nintendo will not create an Android system, but instead will emulate Android games. It’s not something that’s confirmed, but just an interpretation of the conversations.
All of today’s rumors stem from reports made by Revogamers. Those who missed the original post can read up on it here.
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Monolith Soft on Xenoblade Chronicles X, sharing dev insight and open to helping other Nintendo teams
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 5 Comments
Nintendo interviews haven’t stopped pouring in from E3 2015. The latest one comes from Game Informer, who chatted with Xenoblade Chronicles X director Tetsuya Takahashi and Nintendo’s Genki Yokota.
Topics include:
– Why Los Angeles was chosen as the main city for Xenoblade Chronicles X (New York was considered)
– HD development
– Working on first-party Nintendo games and being open to helping out with Zelda Wii U
It’s a pretty massive interview, so we’ve only posted a few excerpts below. You can read the full discussion here.
Zelda: Tri Force Heroes – story, no overworld map, game length, and more
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 5 Comments
The latest interview concerning The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes has come from Kotaku, who spoke with director Hiromasa Shikata. Shikata discussed the game’s story (and why the different characters all look like Link), confirmed that there is no overworld map, touched on the game length, and more.
As usual, you can head past the break to see what Shikata said. You can also give Kotaku’s piece a look here.
Nintendo and Monolith Soft on their relationship, JRPG term, state of the Japanese market, more
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
During E3 last week, GameSpot conducted an interview with some developers from Nintendo and Monolith Soft. Those staffers are as follows:
Hitoshi Yamagami – Producer, Nintendo
Genki Yakota – Director, Nintendo
Tetsuya Takahashi – Executive Director, Monolith Soft
Koh Kojima – Director, Monolith Soft
Shingo Kawabata – Producer, Monolith Soft
In the interview, GameSpot asked all of these developers about the relationship between Nintendo and Monolith, the “JRPG” term, how the Japanese market is at present, and more. Head past the break for their comments. You can also access GameSpot’s original article here.
Media Create sales (6/15 – 6/21)
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS, News, Wii U | 13 Comments
The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
New 3DS LL – 17,642
Wii U – 14,616
PS4 – 13,850
Vita – 11,748
New 3DS – 4,506
PS3 – 2,819
3DS – 1,126
3DS LL – 790
Vita TV – 540
Xbox One – 201
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
New 3DS LL – 19,620
Wii U – 16,413
PS4 – 10,822
Vita – 10,797
New 3DS – 4,329
PS3 – 2,633
3DS – 943
3DS LL – 880
Vita TV – 566
Xbox One – 100
And here are the software charts:
1. [3DS] Rhythm Heaven: The Best Plus – 66,416 / 224,008
2. [3DS] Return to PopoloCrois: A Story of Seasons Fairytale – 46,491 / NEW
3. [WIU] Splatoon – 43,653 / 310,582
4. [PS4] Devil May Cry 4 Special Edition – 35,872 / NEW
5. [3DS] Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butoden – 16,443 / 91,102
6. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition – 9,703 / 209,693
7. [WIU] Mario Kart 8 – 8,660 / 1,037,923
8. [PS4] The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – 6,150 / 117,985
9. [PSV] The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky FC Evolution – 4,666 / 25,150
10. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire – 4,332 / 2,643,436
11. [3DS] Girls Mode 3 – 3,983 / 155,177
12. [3DS] Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition – 3,848 / 266,975
13. [PSV] Shiren the Wanderer 5 Plus – 3,553 / 25,848
14. [3DS] Super Smash Bros. for 3DS – 3,460 / 2,246,991
15. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf – 2,621 / 3,985,433
16. [3DS] Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai DX – 2,533 / 54,017
17. [WIU] Super Smash Bros. for Wii U – 2,522 / 646,705
18. [PS4] Alien: Isolation – 2,060 / 8,287
19. [PS3] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2015 (Konami the Best) – 1,882 / 3,980
20. [3DS] Yo-Kai Watch 2: Shinuchi – 1,826 / 2,616,984
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Some email issues
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Site updates | 1 Comment
Hey folks – quick site update. I’ve been experiencing email issues on my end for the past few days. Many emails slipped through and seemed to have disappeared, to put it simply. All problems have been fixed, but if you sent something in over the past week and were expecting a reply, please resend. Apologies for the inconvenience!
