Downtown Nekketsu Jidaigeki heading to 3DS
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This week’s issue of Famitsu has revealed a new River City Ransom game from Arc System Works. The company is developing “Downtown Nekketsu Jidaigeki”, according to the magazine.
Here’s what we know thus far:
– Out on May 28
– Takes place several years after the NES game Downtown Special: Kunio-kun no Jidaigeki da yo Zenin Shugo
– Up to four characters can be in a party
– These include Kunimasa (Kunio / Alex in River City Ransom), Tsurumatsu (Kaoru Sonokawa / Harry in River City Ransom), and two henchman
– Can now wield a sword thanks to the game’s new “Katana Action” element
– The sword is powerful but uses energy each time you swing it
– If you use up all your energy and your stamina is depleted, you won’t be able to restore it
– Story Mode, Mission Mode, and Battle Royale Mode
– Up to 4 players can play together in Battle Royale mode
UK software sales (Week ending 2/21)
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Nintendo Download (2/26/15, Europe)
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This week’s European Nintendo Downloads are as follows:
Wii U Download
SDK Paint – €4.49 / £3.99 / CHF 5.99
Wii U Virtual Console
Pac-Attack – €7.99 / £5.49 / CHF 11.20
Cybernator – €7.99 / £5.49 / CHF 11.20
Wii U DLC
Hyrule Warriors Boss Pack – €2.99 / £2.69 / CHF 4.20
3DS Retail
Hello Kitty & Sanrio Friends 3D Racing – €39.99 / £29.99 / CHF 51.90
3DS Download
Titan Attacks – €9.99 / £7.99 / CHF 12.00
Mes Comptines – €4.99 / £4.49 / CHF 7.00
Zombie Incident – €1.99 / £1.99 / CHF 2.99
Best of Arcade Games – Tetraminos – €9.99 / £8.99 / CHF 14.00
3DS Themes
These three #Kirby themes for your #3DS Home menu float into the Theme Shop on Friday! pic.twitter.com/5KUQZxOK9Y
— Nintendo of Europe (@NintendoEurope) February 23, 2015
Craft Paper Kirby – €1.99 / £1.79 / CHF 2.80
Kirby Sweet – €1.99 / £1.79 / CHF 2.80
Smiling Kirby – €1.99 / £1.79 / CHF 2.80
eShop Sales
Rock Zombie – €3.99 / £3.59 / CHF 5.60 until 26.03.2015, 23:59 UTC. Regular price €6.99 / £6.29 / CHF 9.80
Mystery Case Files Ravenhearst – €4.99 / £4.49 / CHF 7.00 until 26.03.2015, 23:59 UTC. Regular price €11.99 / £10.79 / CHF 16.80
Hidden Expedition® Titanic – €3.99 / £3.59 / CHF 5.60 until 26.03.2015, 23:59 UTC. Regular price €11.99 / £10.79 / CHF 16.80
Mystery Case Files Dire Grove – €2.99 / £2.69 / CHF 4.20 until 26.03.2015, 23:59 UTC. Regular price €11.99 / £10.79 / CHF 16.80
4 Elements – €2.99 / £2.69 / CHF 4.20 until 26.03.2015, 23:59 UTC. Regular price €12.00 / £10.79 / CHF 16.80
Jewel Quest 4 Heritage – €2.99 / £2.69 / CHF 4.20 until 26.03.2015, 23:59 UTC. Regular price €11.99 / £10.79 / CHF 16.80
Jewel Quest The Sapphire Dragon – €4.99 / £4.49 / CHF 7.00 until 26.03.2015, 23:59 UTC. Regular price €11.99 / £10.79 / CHF 16.80
Jewel Quest Mysteries 3 – The Seventh Gate – €2.99 / £2.69 / CHF 4.20 until 26.03.2015, 23:59 UTC. Regular price €11.99 / £10.79 / CHF 16.80
Luxor – €2.99 / £2.69 / CHF 4.20 until 26.03.2015, 23:59 UTC. Regular price €11.99 / £10.79 / CHF 16.80
Mystery Case Files Return to Ravenhearst – €4.99 / £4.49 / CHF 7.00 until 26.03.2015, 23:59 UTC. Regular price €11.99 / £10.79 / CHF 16.80
Secret Mysteries in London – €2.99 / £2.69 / CHF 4.20 until 26.03.2015, 23:59 UTC. Regular price €11.99 / £10.79 / CHF 16.80
Azada – €2.99 / £2.69 / CHF 4.20 until 26.03.2015, 23:59 UTC. Regular price €11.99 / £10.79 / CHF 16.80
Beyblade Evolution – €7.99 / £7.99 / CHF 11.00 until 05.03.2015, 23:59 UTC. Regular price €19.99 / £19.99 / CHF 28.00
Bit.Trip Saga – €4.99 / £4.49 / CHF 7.00 until 05.03.2015, 23:59 UTC. Regular price €19.99 / £17.99 / CHF 28.00
Girl’s Fashion Shoot – €4.99 / £4.49 / CHF 7.00 until 05.03.2015, 23:59 UTC. Regular price €19.99 / £19.99 / CHF 28.00
Hakuoki: Memories of the Shinsengumi – €11.99 / £11.99 / CHF 15.50 until 05.03.2015, 23:59 UTC. Regular price €29.99 / £29.99 / CHF 38.90
Virtue’s Last Reward – €9.99 / £7.99 / CHF 12.50 until 05.03.2015, 23:59 UTC. Regular price €24.99 / £19.99 / CHF 31.90
Super Black Bass 3D – €4.99 / £4.49 / CHF 7.00 until 05.03.2015, 23:59 UTC. Regular price €19.99 / £17.99 / CHF 28.00
Harvest Moon: The Tale of Two Towns – €9.99 / £8.99 / CHF 14.00 until 05.03.2015, 23:59 UTC. Regular price €19.99 / £17.99 / CHF 28.00
Hometown Story – €14.99 / £14.99 / CHF 19.45 until 05.03.2015, 23:59 UTC. Regular price €29.99 / £29.99 / CHF 38.90
Brutus & Futée – €1.99 / £1.79 / CHF 2.49 until 26.03.2015, 23:59 UTC. Regular price €6.99 / £6.29 / CHF 9.80
2 Fast 4 Gnomz – €2.99 / £2.69 / CHF 4.20 until 19.03.2015, 23:59 UTC. Regular price €4.99 / £4.49 / CHF 7.00
Monster Combine TD – €2.65 / £2.13 / CHF 3.75 until 12.03.2015, 23:59 UTC. Regular price €3.99 / £3.19 / CHF 5.60
Aqua Moto Racing 3 – €3.99 / £3.59 / CHF 5.59 until 05.03.2015, 23:59 UTC. Regular price €7.99 / £7.19 / CHF 11.19
3D Game Collection – €4.99 / £3.69 / CHF 4.99 until 12.03.2015, 23:59 UTC. Regular price €6.99 / £4.99 / CHF 6.99
Funfair Party Games – €4.99 / £3.69 / CHF 4.99 until 12.03.2015, 23:59 UTC. Regular price €6.99 / £4.99 / CHF 6.99
Gardenscapes – €5.99 / £4.49 / CHF 5.99 until 12.03.2015, 23:59 UTC. Regular price €7.99 / £5.99 / CHF 7.99
Jewel Match 3 – €4.99 / £3.99 / CHF 4.99 until 12.03.2015, 23:59 UTC. Regular price €6.99 / £4.99 / CHF 6.99
Safari Quest – €4.99 / £3.99 / CHF 4.99 until 12.03.2015, 23:59 UTC. Regular price €6.99 / £4.99 / CHF 6.99
Permanent Price Drop
VAN HELSING SNIPER ZX100 – €2.99 / £2.69 / CHF 4.20 -was €6.66 / £6.66 / CHF 9.20
Source: Nintendo PR
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Captain Toad producer wants to see the character in a variety of games… and maybe Mario Kart
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Nintendo’s Koichi Hayashida wants to see Captain Toad “featured in a variety of games”. It also seems as though Hayashida would be interested in having the character end up in Mario Kart. That information comes from the latest issue of GamesMaster, which contains a short interview with the Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker producer.
When asked what he foresees in the future for Captain Toad, Hayashida said:
At this stage we don’t know. I personally want to see him featured in a variety of games. I’ve even ‘secretly’ emailed the director of Mario Kart to see if he’d consider including Captain Toad, but I haven’t heard back from him yet!
Director Shinya Hiratake also answered the same question. His thoughts are as follows:
Through the development of this game I’ve grown even fonder of Captain Toad. he can’t jump, and struggles to defeat his opponents, but it’s precisely that he is not a powerful character that he can show us his unique take on all these situations. as a developer of his game, and one of his fans, I look forward to seeing where he goes next.
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Big John Games shares first Lionel City Builder 3D screenshots and details
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Big John Games has been hard at work on Cube Creator 3D. However, you may recall that the studio casually also announced Lionel Trains 3D for the eShop last August. We hadn’t received any actual details about the title… until now.
Big John Games was kind enough to share first information about the game, which is now called “Lionel City Builder 3D: Rise of the Rails”. Screenshots and concept art are posted below.
According to Big John Games’ Ken Patterson, the team initially thought about adjusting the engine used by Coaster Creator 3D for this game since its sandbox “is really strong.” However, they soon became interested in adding some stories and playable missions. The sandbox remains, but Lionel City Builder 3D will offer these new elements as well.
Lionel City Builder 3D is set fifty years in the future. Due to the breakdown of transportation between communities, they are now isolated and in decay. With no way way to transport goods, commerce slows to a crawl and cities and communities’ economies are in ruin. You’ll play as “Vin”, who is a worker at a smelting yard. Vin decides to reestablish trains as transportation and sets out to connect communities in hopes of saving the day.
Going back to the sandbox mode, Lionel City Builder 3D will provide hundreds of objects to build and unique environments. Players can assemble a train and take it through user-created landscapes. And speaking of user-creation, it’s possible to share worlds with other players through QR codes.
There are a couple of months left remaining in Lionel City Builder 3D’s development. Once done, we should see it on the 3DS eShop.
Aonuma on Zelda: Majora’s Mask – reusing character models, bottles tease, why Clocktown’s bank vault isn’t affected by time, and more
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Surprise, surprise! Another interview with Eiji Aonuma has appeared. The latest one comes from Game Informer, who spoke with the Zelda producer.
There are actually quite a few interesting questions and answers. Aonuma was asked if Majora’s Mask is all a dream, teased a special event in the 3DS version for finding all of the bottles (plus there’s an extra one in this version), and shared a development nugget about Twilight Princess’ development.
Head past the break for some interview excerpts. The full talk can be found here.
Kirby and the Rainbow Curse devs on the art style, missing copy ability, faster movement thanks to the GamePad
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GameSpot has a new interview up with the developers behind Kirby and the Rainbow Curse. Supervisor Kazuhiro Yoshikawa, art director Teruhiko Suzuki, director Kazushige Masuda, and HAL Laboratory’s Shinya Kumazaki participated in the discussion.
Read on below for some comments from the various developers. You can also find GameSpot’s full feature here.
Say hello to our new night shift news writer!
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I do not sleep much. That’s probably why I’m tired all of the time! Much of my day is dedicated to ensuring that we’re totally up-to-date with news. But during those few hours when I hit the hay, there are a couple of folks to fill in for me. Jon joined us about a year ago and has typically posted a bunch of news Monday through Friday for a few hours. Kira fills in a bit later in the early morning. That’s how things have been on the site for awhile, but the situation is changing starting next week.
Due to the way Jon’s personal schedule has worked out, he’s unable to carry on with posting news from this point on. He’ll still be with us contributing features and other content, and we’re going to go over some possibilities in the near future. In terms of news though, which is the most important aspect of the site, I’m happy to say that we’ve found someone to take over Jon’s role – and you may have seen some of his work already.
Join me in welcoming LyonHart, everyone! LyonHart – or Dennis – actually started earlier this week, as he’s been tag-teaming the night shift with Jon while Kira has been on vacation over the past few days. Kira will be back next week, and that’s when LyonHeart is taking over Jon’s shift permanently. Kira is remaining on board with her regular shift.
I’m extremely grateful for Jon and Kira’s efforts over the past several months. Both of them have been instrumental in keeping the news cycle going all day long on Nintendo Everything! LyonHart is now up to the task of handling news, and I’m very confident in his abilities. Say hello if you have a moment. I’m sure he’ll appreciate it!
Rodea: The Sky Soldier devs on how the game came to be, why it took so long
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By the time Rodea: The Sky Soldier hits store shelves in Japan, it will be about 3.5 years since the game was originally announced. So what took so long? Prope’s Yuji Naka, along with director Jin Hasegawa, commented on this and more at Kadokawa Games’ “Rodea: The Sky Experience Tour 2014 ~First~”. You can find a summary of what was shared below, courtesy of 4Gamer and Siliconera.
– The Rodea discussions began with “what thoughts went into the creation of Rodea?”
– Director Hasegawa always wanted to make a game where you can fly
– He’s dreamed about doing this since he was a kid
– Before making Rodea, Hasegawa had always been involved in the development of games with violence, so making an all-ages game is something he’s been wanting to do for a while
– These two thoughts prompted Hasegawa to meet up with Yuji Naka
– After they met, he felt like he might be able to make two of his wishes come true
– Naka says a sequel to NiGHTS was highly demanded around the world, but it was never made sort of for the same reason that Steven Spielberg never made a sequel to E.T
– Naka: “I didn’t want to do anything that could possibly take away from the good that was NiGHTS”
– Naka instead was doing research and development for a game that would allow you to fly around the skies more freely
– Making a game that lets you freely fry around in 360 degrees proved to be difficult, even with access to a gyro sensor-equipped controller
– Naka came across the Wii while going about his usual trial-and-errors for finding a way to make something work
– By using the Wii Remote, he felt that he might be able to make a new type of action game that would give you the freedom of flight in 360 degrees
– Naka now needed to get a game company to get on board with his project
– Naka crossed paths with Kadokawa Games when it was determined that the game could happen
– Development began, but opinions held by the developers at Prope clashed with those of the publishers
– Naka says out of the 9 years of existence since the establishment of Prope, they’ve never had as many arguments as they did while working on Rodea
– In the end everything worked out and both the publisher and developer were able to come to an agreement
– Naka still remembers all the trouble that went into the making of the game
Mario Party series has sold nearly 40 million copies worldwide
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The Mario Party series has sold more than 39.6 million copies worldwide, Nintendo has revealed. A message posted on the company’s European website confirms the news.
That figure takes all sales into account up through December 2014. It also includes all games – Mario Party for the N64 up through Mario Party: Island Tour on the 3DS.
Mario Party 10 is the first Wii U instalment in the revered Mario Party series, which since its debut – Mario Party – on Nintendo 64 in 1999 has sold over 39.6 million* copies globally.
* Figure as of December 2014. This figure incorporates the following titles: Mario Party (Nintendo 64), Mario Party 2 (Nintendo 64), Mario Party 3 (Nintendo 64), Mario Party 4 (Nintendo GameCube), Mario Party 5 (Nintendo GameCube), Mario Party 6 (Nintendo GameCube), Mario Party 7 (Nintendo GameCube), Mario Party 8 (Wii), Mario Party 9 (Wii), Mario Party Advance (Game Boy Advance), Mario Party DS (Nintendo DS), and Mario Party: Island Tour (Nintendo 3DS).
The next Mario Party game, Mario Party 10, launches next month.
