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Information Update - Nintendo 3DS & PSVita


1.- Respected Japanese gaming publication Famitsu has awarded Super Mario 3D Land an impressive 38/40. 

More Tanooki Craziness After the Break...

Four reviewers mark the game out of ten and then they give the game an accumulated score out of 40. In Super Mario 3D Land’s case two reviewers gave the game a nine, whilst the other two reviewers gave the game a ten.

Shigeru Miyamoto has told Famitsu that just as Super Mario Bros Wii had SNES classic Super Mario World at its core, Super Mario 3D Land for Nintendo 3DS harks back to the classic NES title Super Mario Bros. 3.

“Part of that is because a lot of the staff is from the Mario 3 generation, but there’s also the fact that Mario’s falling speed is cut down a fair bit in the 3D titles.”
“It’s more fun to have him zoom down in the side-scrolling titles, and it’s more fun to make it a lighter sort of thing in 3D. That’s why implementing the Tanooki stuff made more sense here.”
“For this game, I worked as general producer,” he said.
“I’ve made the Mario series alongside Takashi Tezuka, and especially I tend to be the main person in the 3D games. With those titles, I’ve been working alongside the producer Yoshiaki Koizumi for a pretty long time, so 3D Land is being made with him overseeing a group of younger directors.
“I kept my distance from the project at first, but became more deeply involved midway – I don’t think it’d be satisfying as a Mario game to everyone unless I made myself known on the little details.”
“Like how the enemies in Mario should be, or what the music should sound like,” he said.
“It’s hard to put into simple terms, but it’s something that I really have to be looking at or else it won’t happen. Having a new control scheme can really erase that Mario-ness from the game, and you’d be surprised at how long that can go unnoticed during development.
“Still, the main points of it became clear as we discussed it – for example, how much acceleration Mario should have in order for his jumping to feel really good and Mario-like. I helped fine-tune the numbers behind all of that; it was a really fun part of development.”
“If you just want to finish the game, that’s relatively easy. Try to collect all the Star Medals, though, and you’ll find it pretty tough. There are other features in the game, too, for players confident enough in their skills.”

UK games publication GamesTM has reviewed both Super Mario 3D Land and The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. I haven’t been able to read the entirety of the Super Mario 3D Land review but GamesTM gave the game 8/10 and stated it’s “a disappointment only by Mario’s own high standards”. The magazine also gave The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword 9/10 and claimed the game ‘plays the Wii out in style’.

One of the posters over at NeoGaf has reported that Super Mario 3D Land is playable at Best Buy. There are other demo’s you can play including Pilotwings, Zelda, Starfox, Nintendogs and Steel Diver, but I’m guessing the game you’re all itching to play would be Super Mario 3D Land.

2.- Nintendo America president Reggie Fils-Aime will be on Game Trailers TV later this week. The video announcing his appearance says Thursday, but the guide says Friday morning 1:05am EST. No doubt Reggie will be discussing Super Mario 3D Land and The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword.

3.- According to this article, the final name for the Nintendo 3DS slide pad expansion for the West is going to be named Circle Pad Pro, while in Japan, it is simply named Slide Pad Expansion.

4.- Japan’s Nikkei is reporting that Nintendo is set to reveal a gargantuan pre-tax loss of ¥100 billion when the company reports its half-yearly financial results tomorrow. 

The loss itself is nearly double ¥55 billion loss predicted by Nintendo. If the paper is indeed correct then Nintendo would have made a loss of ¥74.5 billion in the last three months alone.

5.- Yutaka Hiramuki who worked on both Pikmin and The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass has revealed in the latest Iwata Asks that the way you return to The Sealed Grounds in The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword has its roots in Pikmin.

“This time, we made the forest with multiple comings and goings in mind, but actually that’s something we did in the Pikmin series, and the Temple of the Ocean King in The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass is similar,” said Hiramuki.
To which Nintendo President Satoru Iwata replied: “So to Hiramuki-san, there’s a single thread connecting Pikmin, The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass, and The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword.”
“That’s right,” continued Hiramuki. “Pikmin has 30 days and the distribution of the creatures changes each day, and they grow up. I hope people will enjoy how, as the story progresses, the forest changes in The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. The last time you visit, something unbelievable happens.”

6.- There are new screenshots from Rhythm Thief & The Emperor’s Treasure that show off some character art and various parts of the game.


7.- Colors! 3D is a painting application coming to the 3DS via the eShop. We’re not sure when it’s released, but the developers have shared the above image, which was created with the application. You can click here to view it in 3D on your 3DS, or click here to read the full development diary.




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Noticias Nuevas - Nintendo 3DS & PSVita


1.- La respetada publicación de Gaming Japonesa Famitsu ha dado a Super Mario 3D Land, un 38/40. 

GamesTM ha dado un 8/10 al mismo juegoy a Skyward sword un 9/10.

Source: MyNintendoNews

PS: Perdonad por la falta de traducción, pero el tiempo cada vez lo permite menos... A ver si llegan pronto una época tranquila, y las puedo hacer completas. ^_^

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Mister Gaga