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Nintendo News Recap.
It was a good week. Some good news,
some bad news and merchandise.
New Releases:
- Color Symphony 2 – Wii-U Download-Software
- Super Meat Boy – Wii-U Download-Software
- Words Up! Academy – Nintendo 3DS Download-Software
- Contra 3 The Alien Wars – Virtual Console (New Nintendo 3DS)
- Mario Strikers Charged Football – Wii Download Version (Wii-U)
- Pixel Slime U – Wii-U Download-Software
Well let's get real here. If you wanted Super Meat Boy you probably have gotten it already three years ago. Nonetheless it's nice to have it on the Wii-U now. And because it looks like we won't get another Mario Strikers any time soon, Charged is a great addition to the Wii download offerings. They just should have made it possible to play online.
As for the two Indie games for the
Wii-U, while Pixel slime doesn't look to interesting, Color Symphony
2 has an interesting graphical style. It utilizes different background
colors and the switch between them to make obstacles
appear/disappear, like several other games have done before. Still if
you like challenging puzzle platformers you can give it a try.
Splatoon:
Splatoon is a huge
success. I know I start each post like this, but it can't be said
enough. The Japanese just love the little squid girls and boys. And
if this sounds strange, then mission accomplished. Nintendo would be
absolutely stupid not further capitalize on that. As many of your
probably are aware Nintendo produced play cards in it's early days.
In the last years they rekindled that old passion by selling Hanafuda
Cards with a Mario Design.
And what series
will receive such an honor next? Of course it's Splatoon. Nintendo
announced that soon three card sets will be sold throughout Japan.
Each set contains several cards and will cost 1.080 Yen, which is
roughly 9€ or 10 Dollars.
The three sets
will be a standard set, which contains symbols from the game, a
second set, which contains Ingame screenshots showing Inklings
wearing different clothes, and a final set, which contains Weapon
designs.
Well that's the danger when you release your Nintendo News a little bit early. Just half an hour later some new Splatoon News are announced. The big Japanese Video Game Magazine CoroCoro, which most of you proabably know because of the Pokemon News always posted there, announced that they would design special items for Splatoon. These Items include the CoroCoro Splat Roller. It features the CoroCoro Logo on the side and also comes with different side arms than a regular Splat Roller.
It uses the Splash Wall instead of the Suction Bomb and the Inkzooka instead of the Killer Wail.
There will also be a CoroCoro Cap (Main Power: Power Up) and a CoroCoro Parker (Main Power: Cold blooded). Both will feature the magazines logo and it's signature orange colour.
The Items will release this summer as part of an Update which contains Sheldons Picks No. 2.
Source: http://gonintendo.com/stories/257614-splatoon-corocoro-collaboration-items-coming-this-summer
Tokyo Mirage Session#FE:
Censorship
****. This bears repeating because this week we got some information
about the DLCs of Tokyo Mirage Sessions#FE heading to the West. These
DLCs include three dungeons. One to quickly acquire rare Items, one
to improve your weapons and one to increase your level faster. The
other batch of DLCs include new costumes for your heroes. While the
costume DLCs are OK, and the dungeons suck, because they allow you to
cheese the game in exchange for money, the true Outrage lies with one
of the costume DLCs. The Hotspring DLC, which provided beachwear for
the male and female characters as well as four commercials set at a hotsrping, won't be coming to the West. Just
like it was speculated weeks earlier and feared by me. Well this
truly sucks, because it doesn't make sense. If you'd like to read my
thoughts on this matter you can do it here:
http://dilliansthoughthub.blogspot.co.at/2016/05/censorship.html
Or just
scroll down.
Source:
https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Wii-U/Tokyo-Mirage-Sessions-FE-1025740.html#Downloadable_content
Hyrule Warriors Legends:
Hyrule Warriors Legends will receive four download packs across the
entire year. This week Nintendo revealed the first one, which will
launch on 19th of May. It will include new costumes for
your fairy companions, the Wind Waker adventure map and Wind Waker
themed costumes for several characters.
Also, like it was announced in the last Nintendo Direct, Medli will
launch alongside it as a free character for both, the Wii-U and 3DS,
version.
Check out the Trailer here:
Nintendo:
Nintendo gave us some (small) information about their upcoming
Smartphone games set in the Fire Emblem and Animal Crossing
Franchise. Both of these games will have a Free to play concept with
ways to spent real money Ingame. It will be interesting how Nintendo
will incorporate this concept into these series and if they manage to
avoid the pay to win trap.
Source:
https://mynintendonews.com/2016/05/11/animal-crossing-and-fire-emblem-mobile-will-be-free-to-play/
Also Nintendo of America revealed a new slogan for their commercials
this week. It was introduced at the end of a commercial announcing a
price cut for the Nintendo 2DS. However there hasn't been any
official response from NoA towards the new slogan, so they may test
the waters here. And in related news. The Nintendo 2DS got a price
cut in America and is now sold at a suggested retail price of 79.99
Dollars. Here's the commercial:
Next up is Nintendo Minute. This is a charming little format by
Nintendo of America, starring Kit and Krysta. And while the title is
a blatant lie because none of the episodes last only a minute (They
are much longer), it's a lot of fun. This week the Nintendo Minute
Team started a new series within their series called Backlog Buster,
where they finish some unfinished business and bust through their
backlog. Take a look at the first episode, featuring Earthbound,
here:
Hmm that reminds me that I also haven't played Earthbound so far.
SHAME!
Culdcept Revolt:
While we in the West have yet to wait for another Nintendo Direct our
friends in Japan were lucky. On 11th of May they got a
entire direct for one game. Culdcept Revolt, which signals the return
of this franchise after nearly 10 years of hiatus. Culdcept is a
mixture of a classic board game and a card game with strong fantasy
elements. The game looks pretty interesting. Let's hope it comes to
the West someday. Anyways here is the entire Direct. Sadly it hasn't
been translated so far.
Minecraft:
You may ask yourself why a franchise owned by Microsoft and found on
all platforms is mentoined here on the Nintendo News Recap. Well the
reason is simple. Since it's launch on the Wii-U Minecraft has been a
constant Top Seller on the E-Shop. To celebrate this Mojang and
Nintendo will be releasing the Super Mario Mash Up Pack on the 18th
of May. And that for absolutely free. The Pack includes several skin
for your playable character as well as a preset world with Super
Mario Elements. You'd best take a look at the trailer here:
The Legend of Zelda:
As we all know Zelda has some amazing musical scores. To celebrate
the 30th anniversary and probably to cope with the delay
of Zelda U the British composer Rebecca Trip decided to create an
orchestral arrangement for Twilight Princess.
If you liked what you heard then be sure to give her other
arrangements a listen too. She has done some great video game related
work, but also some beautiful original work. Be sure to pay her
Youtube Channel a visit.
Super Mario Maker:
Yesterday a new costume was release for our favorite Torment creator.
While they may have no more room in Smash Bros. we gladly welcome the
Ice Climbers into the Mushroom Kingdom.
Fire Emblem:
While the newest entrance into the Fire Emblem Series, Fates, was
rightfully criticized for a lackluster translation and stupid
censorship, let's forget all about that for now. Rena Strober is the
talented voice actress, which gives the games female protagonist.
Anyways here is her version of the games title track ''Lost in
thoughts all alone''. Enjoy.
Pokemon:
And
finally Pokemon. This week we got the first real trailer for the
newest Pokemon Adventures Sun and Moon, which will launch worldwide
on 18 of November 2016. I did a Trailer Watch on it to cover all the
Information and you can read it here:
http://dilliansthoughthub.blogspot.co.at/2016/05/trailer-watch-pokemon-sunmoon_10.html
And that was it for this week. Enjoy your games and enjoy the
weekend.
And as always
thanks for reading
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