Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Nintendo Direct 4/17/13

It's time for more Wii U and 3DS news.

Mario and Luigi: Dream Team - The story will take place on Pi'illo Island, where a lot of block people live, like Block Monsieur and Block Madame. There are magical pillows on the island that Luigi can sleep on to open up a world into his dreams. Peach is kidnapped into his dream. Mario must switch between the dream world and real world. Bros Moves return for overworld and battle sequences, but new ones appear, like hanging onto a helicopter-like device and dropping in on enemies. In the dream world, you must interact with sleeping Luigi to make changes in the dream world, allowing Mario to progress. You'll also get to control a bunch of Luigis at once. - August 11

Mario Golf: World Tour - The game will have wireless features, such as competitive real-time play with other players over the internet. You'll have the opportunity to compete in global tournaments. The game also features communities, like in Mario Kart 7. Communities can set their own rules. Local multiplayer will also be available. - Summer 2013

Mario Party - This 3DS game will feature 7 game boards, each with their own rules. You'll interact more with other players with items to interfere with others and boost your dice rule. Once board has Bullet Bills that can test your luck. There are 81 new minigames, including some that use AR cards. - Winter 2013

New Super Luigi U - The overworld map remains the same, but the 82 levels are all new. Luigi's new capabilities can be used, such as his higher jump, and his sliding after running. All levels have only 100 seconds to complete the level, so the obstacles are concentrated. - Summer 2013

Donkey Country Returns 3D - Depth will play a role here, as DK will go from background to foreground in some areas. There is a new game mode to rebalance the difficult for a handheld console. Both Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong have three hearts. There are more items, like a portable DK Barrel to call Diddy Kong at any time, and a Green Balloon to bring DK to safety if he falls into a gap once. There's a Crash Guard to protect DK from 2 crashes when riding a rocket barrel or mine cart. The original mode from the Wii is also available. 8 new levels in a new world will become available after beating the main game. Cooperative play is a new feature via local wireless. - May 24

Yoshi's Island- The third installment in the Yoshi's Island series on 3DS. Yoshi will get to throw giant eggs.

Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move- An eShop exclusive where manipulating blocks on the touch screen will guide Minis to the goal. Sometimes, you'll have a limited number of tiles, have to guide two Minis at once, or deal with large stages. 180 stages over four different modes. You can upload and download original stages and share with the world. There will also be four minigames. - May 9

Wii U Spring System Update will be released next week. It will improve load times for software and the Home Menu. You'll be able to move data across USB drives, install software while playing a game, and automatically receive software updates. Holding down the (B) button during startup will allow you to go directly to the Wii Menu. A stand-by function will allow the Wii U to download software while turned off. The Virtual Console will be available next week. These games will have their own Miiverse Community and support off-TV play. The games can be purchased for $1.00-1.50 if you have already downloaded them. Game Boy Advance and N64 games will be available later.

Wii U Panorama View - Panoramic videos of all sorts of sights and events will be available. You can look in any direction. Each video will be available for $2.00.

Pikmin 3 - There is a new Pikmin type- Winged Pikmin. It can fly and carry items in the air.

Earthbound - Many players have asked and it's coming to North America and Europe. It will be a Virtual Console title by the end of this year.

Game and Wario - There are new minigames which all use the Game Pad. Some of the games are multiplayer. Prizes can be unlocked. - June 23

Monster Hunter 3 - Off-TV play is enabled with an update. Also with the update is the ability to connect and play with other players. For those new to the series, Capcom has posted helpful videos on Nintendo's Youtube channel.

Lego City Undercover: The Chase Begins - This prequel shows how Chase McCain got his start, with lower-level missions to more exciting cases. A new Swapnote letter will appear soon.- April 21

Animal Crossing: New Leaf - A new Nintendo 3DS XL bundle will be available at launch. - June 9

Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages and Oracle of Seasons will be in the 3DS eShop May 30.

Bravely Default: Flying Fairy - A turn-based RPG that allows you to skip your turn in battle to do more damage later. It has multiple endings, AR functionality, and wireless features. - 2014

Professor Layton and the Azran Legacy - It's the finale of the second trilogy of the series. -2014

The Starship Damrey- There are no tutorials or objectives. You must explore to gather information about your circumstances.  3DS eShop

Bugs vs. Tanks - Your tank is shrunk down to bug size to battle bugs. 3DS eShop

Attack of the Friday Monsters!: A Tokyo Tale - On Fridays, monsters from 1970s Japanese movies and TV shows do battle. 3DS eShop

Shin Megami Tensei IV- It's coming to North America. The initial shipment will come with a CD, strategy and design book, and slip cover. - July 16

Legend of Zelda - Set in the same location as Link to the Past, it's a 2D Zelda game with 3D visuals. This will give it a sense of height to make level differentiation easier. There is a new story and the dungeons are all new. Link can turn into a drawing and move along the walls. -Holiday 2013

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