Youkai Watch anime confirmed for overseas territories, big new Level-5 franchise teased
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 6 Comments
The Youkai Watch anime is heading overseas, Level-5 president Akihiro Hino confirmed to Wedge Infinity. Some character names will be changed, but popular names like Whisper and Jibanyan will be kept in tact. The anime will air in the United States, Europe, and other regions.
Also while speaking with Wedge Infinity, Hino teased a new franchise coming next year that will be even bigger than Youkai Watch:
“It takes a lot of time to craft new installments of Yokai Watch, but on some weeks, we’re actually spending more time on our ‘new title.’ Around this time next year, I think we’ll have something out that’s different not just from Yokai Watch, but anything else we’ve ever done before. 2015 is going to be yet another big year of change for us. 2015 will be a year where we usher in a hit bigger than Yokai Watch.”
With Level-5’s unannounced franchise, Hino wants it to resemble the things he enjoyed as a kid, but more modernized. It will consist of games, anime, and manga.
Last but not least, Hino mentioned that Level-5 will not be moved to Tokyo since he wants to foster its current location of Fukuoka to be the ‘Hollywood’ of games.
More: Akihiro Hino, anime, Level-5, top, Youkai Watch
Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call gets new DLC in Japan – Chrono Trigger, Secret of Mana, more
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 2 Comments
Square Enix has confirmed a new set of DLC songs for Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call in Japan. The new lineup is as follows:
Final Fantasy XIV – Ultimate Fantasy (battle music)
Final Fantasy XIV – Fate (battle music)
Final Fantasy Type 0 – Zero (battle music)
Romancing SaGa 2 – opening title (battle music)
Romancing SaGa – Passionate Rhythm (battle music)
SaGa Frontier – battle #4 (battle music)
Secret of Mana – Meridian Dance (battle music)
Chrono Trigger – Chrono Trigger (battle music)
Each of these songs will be priced at 150 yen. The Final Fantasy XIV tunes are free between December 24 and January 6.
Theatrhythm Dragon Quest debut trailer
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Toys “R” Us says Lucario amiibo pre-orders aren’t being cancelled
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Toys “R” Us cancelled a truckload of amiibo pre-orders earlier today. Chances are if you had a figure reserved there, you received an email notice today that your reservation had been canned.
It appears that – at least for the Lucario amiibo – cancelled orders came about due to a “technical issue”. Joystiq reports that pre-orders for the figure will be honored.
Toys “R” Us said:
“We thank you for your patience as we work to remedy this situation and ensure our customers receive the products ordered.”
Rumor: iNiS tried making an Ouendan title for Wii
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Rumors, Wii | 1 Comment
iNiS made two Ouendan for the DS back in the day. Supposedly, there were plans to create a third entry for Wii.
Unseen64’s Liam Robertson was in communication with “a very trusted source”, who spoke with iNiS’ president and was informed about the company’s intentions to bring Ouendan to Wii. It’s unclear why those plans never materialized. Robertson hopes to learn more about the situation in the future.
So, take this for what it is, but it sounds like iNiS was trying to make a third Ouendan game for Wii a few years ago.
— MistleTamaki (@Doctor_Cupcakes) December 19, 2014
This comes from a very trusted source who spoke with their president at the time. I hope we can speak to him ourselves and find out more!
— MistleTamaki (@Doctor_Cupcakes) December 19, 2014
Target apparently not taking anymore pre-orders for Rosalina & Luma amiibo
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 10 Comments
There were two very brief periods earlier this week when consumers could get online pre-orders in for the Rosalina & Luma amiibo over at Target. We didn’t mention that here since we assumed reservations would be available for a decent amount of time much like the Shulk, Meta Knight, and Lucario figures, which are exclusive to GameStop, Best Buy, and Toys “R” Us respectively. However, that’s apparently not the case.
Target’s PR team has provided the response below about the Rosalina pre-order situation:
“Rosalina Amiibo pre-orders were available on Target.com and based on guest demand, sold out quickly. Target stores and Target.com will begin to sell actual units on February 1, 2015.”
When asked if this means online pre-orders are finished for Rosalina, Target said: “That is correct”.
Nintendo confirms Tomodachi Life has sold over 1 million copies in Europe
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Tomodachi Life has sold over 1 million copies in Europe, Nintendo has announced.
The news was passed along via the Nintendo of Europe Twitter account today:
#TomodachiLife has sold 1,000,000 copies in Europe!
That's a lot of Mii characters… pic.twitter.com/lz1GR38Ysm
— Nintendo of Europe (@NintendoEurope) December 19, 2014
Tomodachi Life launched in the west this past June.
More: Europe, sales, Tomodachi Life, top
Miyamoto on amiibo cards, open world for Zelda Wii U, “very different” Star Fox Wii U mechanics, Mario film unlikely, Mario’s future, and new hardware
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 60 Comments
The Associated Press has published a truly noteworthy interview with Shigeru Miyamoto. There is such a wide array of interesting questions and answers asked that we’re posting the discussion in full below.
Here’s an overview of topics addressed:
– amiibo cards
– The open world of Zelda Wii U
– Star Fox Wii U and how the game will play
– The Sony hack, and how a Mario film is unlikely
– Mario taking on a new role/appearing on a new game on Nintendo’s next platform
– A tease for what lies ahead after Wii U: “we have production lines that are working on ideas for what the next system might be”
Head past the break for all of Miyamoto’s juicy comments!
More: interview, Mario, movie, Shigeru Miyamoto, Star Fox Wii U, top, Zelda Wii U
Pokken Tournament has strict guidelines, sequels could happen
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 15 Comments
Korean site Inven recently had the opportunity to interview Bandai Namco’s Katsuhiro Harada. Among the topics discussed was Pokken Tournament, which is coming to arcades (and hopefully Wii U eventually).
Harada first noted that there are “really strict” guidelines when it comes to Pokken Tournament.
He also shared the following:
“There’s a huge fan base of children for Pokemon to appeal to. But surprisingly the idea of Pokken was well received. We first had the idea of having around 20 Pokemon trainers fight each other in the game but that idea was thrown out after 2 seconds.”
Finally, when asked about the possibility of Pokken becoming a new long term project (think sequels), Harada responded:
“I feel like this game (Pokken) can always be improved in new installments Having 700 different varieties of Pokemon gives a lot of freedom.”
More: interview, Katsuhiro Harada, Pokken Tournament, top
Duck Hunt hitting the North American Wii U Virtual Console next week
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 2 Comments
It’s been confirmed through today’s Nintendo Download report that Duck Hunt is coming to the North American Wii U Virtual Console next week. The game is set to arrive on December 25 – in time for Christmas.
Here’s the official Duck Hunt overview sent out by Nintendo:
Grab your Wii Remote controller! It’s duck season and your trusty hunting dog is ready to scour the open fields. Test your sharp-shooting skills as your targets take flight in this legendary NES classic. Be quick to knock them out of the skies, or your canine companion won’t hesitate to make you the laughing stock of hunters. Need a change in scenery? Best your score against clay pigeon targets instead.
Source: Nintendo PR
