Nintendo Direct 10.1.2013 Announce Pikmin 3 DLC, New Kirby, and Much More!

New Power-Ups for Super Mario 3D World, New Downloadable Stages for Pikmin 3 and New Kirby Nintendo 3DS Game Among Numerous Announcements

REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– A new Nintendo Direct video revealed more than a dozen new ways that Nintendo is delivering both variety and value to consumers in 2013 and beyond. Nintendo unveiled key characters in the next installments of the Super Smash Bros. and The Legend of Zelda series, new designs for Wii Remote Plus controllers in honor of everyone’s favorite video game brothers and a variety of free and paid downloads to expand the enjoyment of existing Wii U and Nintendo 3DS games.

“Nintendo is delivering unprecedented value and variety to consumers this holiday season,” said Scott Moffitt, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. “From shaking up the way players enjoy the next Zelda adventure to providing fans with more content to enjoy inPikmin 3, we’re always looking for new ways to deliver the best entertainment experience possible to consumers.”

To view the Nintendo Direct in its entirety, visit http://www.nintendo.com/nintendo-direct. Today’s announcements included:

Wii U News

Super Mario 3D World: The game contains a ton of fresh power-ups, like cherries that allow players to duplicate their characters, in addition to the series-first Cat transformation. A new website for the Nov. 22 game has launched. Visit it here: http://supermario3dworld.nintendo.com.Super Smash Bros.: Sonic is confirmed as a playable character in the upcoming fighting game, which is scheduled to launch for Wii U and Nintendo 3DS in 2014.Pikmin 3: The game is getting a free software update (broadband Internet access required) that provides players with a new Mission Mode stage. Other new Mission Mode stages are now available for the game as paid downloadable content. Additional downloadable stages will become available for purchase in the future. The game update also improves the global ranking feature, allowing players the ability to see the world’s highest scores at any time. Learn how to get the update at http://pikmin3.nintendo.com/.New Wii Remote Plus Designs: Nintendo fans will have their choice of a Mario-themed controller or a Luigi-themed controller. These controllers will launch on Nov. 1 at a suggested retail price of $39.99 each.Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games: The game launches exclusively for Wii U on Nov. 15. For the first time in the Mario & Sonic series, players from around the world can take the action online and compete with others from around the world (broadband Internet access required). Four events are playable online: Ski Cross, Snowboard Cross and Short Track Speed Skating, in addition to Winter Sports Champion Race, a Dream Event that combines Skiing, Ice Skating, Bobsleigh and Snowboard into a single event. Every time players win a medal in online game play, they will win points for their home country. The points can be viewed through persistent online rankings. The game will be available as standalone software in the Nintendo eShop and in stores for a suggested retail price of $49.99, or bundled with a Wii Remote Plus controller (which is required for some events) at a suggested retail price of $59.99.Wii Party U: House Party mode places the focus on the Wii U system’s GamePad controller and couples its use with the Wii Remote controllers in unique, engaging and social ways. In Water Runners, for example, players scoop water from a stream displayed on the GamePad and must skillfully carry the water to a pitcher displayed on the TV. The game launches Oct. 25. The physical version of the game includes a Wii Remote Plus controller and the new Horizontal Stand for the Wii U GamePad, which allows players to use the GamePad in a more balanced and comfortable fashion with GamePad-exclusive Tabletop games such as Tabletop Baseball.October Third-Party Releases: Key third-party releases for Wii U in October include Just Dance 2014 from Ubisoft (Oct. 8), Skylanders SWAP Force from Activision Publishing (Oct. 13), LEGO Marvel Super Heroes from Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment (Oct. 22), Batman: Arkham Origins from Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment (Oct. 25), Sonic Lost World from SEGA (Oct. 29) and Assassin’s Creed IV Black Flag from Ubisoft (Oct. 29).Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze: In order to deliver the optimum gaming experience for fans, Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze will now launch in February 2014. Developed by Retro Studios, the series’ first Wii U installment stars Donkey Kong, Diddy Kong and Dixie Kong as they go head-to-head against invaders from the northern seas who have taken over Donkey Kong Island. Featuring intense side-scrolling action with dynamic camera angles, cooperative play for up to two players and beautiful HD graphics, Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze is the coolest Donkey Kong Country adventure yet.

Nintendo 3DS News

A New Kirby Game: A new side-scrolling installment in the Kirby series launches in 2014, and features Kirby moving not only from left to right, but also from the foreground to the background. Kirby also gets an “inhale everything” ability that can be used in specific parts of each stage to help him clear anything blocking his path. More details about this game will be available in the future.The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds: Many of the most essential items in the game will be available early on at a shop run by a new character named Ravio. Ravio lets players rent or buy items before they head off to their next dungeon adventure, meaning players will have more freedom to explore dungeons in the order they want. The game launches in stores and the Nintendo eShop on Nov. 22 at a suggested retail price of $39.99.Bravely Default: This highly acclaimed fantasy role-playing game developed by Square Enix introduces a new battle system, bringing deep, strategic combat to Nintendo 3DS. Bravely Default will launch in the first quarter of 2014, and will feature an updated UI system and new content not included in the original Japanese release. A new trailer providing an updated look at the game is now available at www.nintendo.com, www.youtube.com/nintendo and in the Nintendo eShop.Animal Crossing: New Leaf: The Nintendo Direct video offers owners of Animal Crossing: New Leaf a QR Code featuring a pattern of the shirt that Link wears at the beginning of The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD. Players just need to go to the Able Sisters shop in their towns and ask to use the sewing machine. Then they can scan the QR Code with their Nintendo 3DS systems to get the in-game shirt. Fans who want to access the QR Code can view the Nintendo Direct at www.nintendo.com/nintendo-direct and pause the video during the Animal Crossing: New Leaf segment.Exclusive Nintendo Zone StreetPass Offers: A previous Nintendo Direct announced that Nintendo 3DS owners who have enabled the StreetPass feature and visit Nintendo Zone locations would receive StreetPass data from the previous visitor. Later this month, owners will receive data from the last six visitors, making it even easier for them to maximize their connections. Throughout 2013, Nintendo is offering free exclusive content to Nintendo 3DS owners at Nintendo Zone locations, including: Available now through Oct. 14: Fedora Chair furniture for Animal Crossing: New Leaf owners. A Sushi Platter will become available starting on Oct. 15.Additional content for Mario Kart 7, Kid Icarus: Uprising, Super Mario 3D Land, as well as special Gold Pants Mii character distributions, will become available later this year.October Third-Party Releases: Key third-party releases for Nintendo 3DS in October include Etrian Odyssey Untold: The Millennium Girl from ATLUS (Oct.1),Skylanders SWAP Force from Activision Publishing (Oct. 13), LEGO Marvel Super Heroes – Universe in Peril from Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment (Oct. 22), Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate from Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment (Oct. 25) and Sonic Lost World from SEGA (Oct. 29). In anticipation of the game’s Oct. 24 release, a demo version of Nintendo eShop exclusive Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual Destinies is available for download in the Nintendo eShop.

Additional Information

Remember that Wii and Nintendo 3DS feature parental controls that let adults manage the content their children can access. For more information about this and other features, visit http://www.nintendo.com/wiiu or http://www.nintendo.com/3ds.

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[Multi] Capcom Online Games will announce 13 new titles on August 1 in a live-stream

[Multi] Capcom Online Games will announce 13 new titles on August 1 in a live-stream
Do you like social, mobile, and online titles? If so, then you'll want to tune into a special live-stream being broadcast by Capcom Online Games.
That's right, Capcom Online Games has revealed that they'll be revealing 13 new social, mobile, and online titles on August 1st during a special Japanese conference. The conference will be streamed as well, so we'll be sure to find out if we can embed it in the portal for your viewing ease.

A GAFm thread has already surfaced and has started chipping away at the post on the Japanese Capcom Online Games blog. They've already uncovered that updates for both Monster Hunter Frontier G and Onimusha Souls will be talked about during the stream.

Thanks VG247.

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[Wii U, 3DS] Shinesparkers announce 'Harmony of Heroes' arranged album

[Wii U, 3DS] Shinesparkers announce 'Harmony of Heroes' arranged album
I thoroughly enjoyed both of the Harmony of a Hunter albums that Shinesparkers released, so when I heard they were cooking up a new project I naturally became incredibly excited.

Well, they revealed over the weekend that their next project will titled Harmony of Heroes and appears to be tied to celebrating the imminent reveal for the fourth Super Smash Bros. game at E3 in under two months. You can catch the first video below.

The album is slated for release sometime in 2014, so you'll want to keep an eye on the Shinesparkers homepage. It'd also be worth checking out the recently established Facebook page and giving them a well-deserved 'like' to keep up to date.

I know I'm looking forward to seeing the fruits of their labour.

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[Multi] Activision poised to announce this 2013's Call of Duty title on May 1st?

[Multi] Activision poised to announce this 2013's Call of Duty title on May 1st?
Well, it is quickly becoming that time of the year where Activision throws back the curtain and reveals their latest Call of Duty game. Although Activision haven't announced any date for the reveal, IGN was sent images of promotional materials indicating that there'll be something Call of Duty related to display after May 1st.
It is worth noting that Activision revealed Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 on the 1st of May last year, so it definitely seems like you can all expect to be snowed under Call of Duty hype in a few days time.

The question is; will this have anything to do with the leaks concerning the mysterious Call of Duty: Ghosts? Listings have been popping up on a variety of online websites, some seem to be hyping a new engine could be on the way.

What would you like to see Activision do with the new Call of Duty game?

Personally, I hope it is actually called Call of Duty Title.

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[E3'12, Wii U] Nintendo announce the Wii U Pro Controller, for traditional games

[E3'12, Wii U] Nintendo announce the Wii U Pro Controller, for traditional games
Don't you fret, traditional gamers. Nintendo is once again providing a traditional gamepad for those among you who are scared of a giant touch-screen controller (or for the developers that cannot get it to work for their game).
As you can see, it clearly takes some cues from the Xbox 360 gamepad. A more traditional option for those games that just won't work on the tablet controller (such as Super Smash Bros. and Call of Duty).

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After years of using pads I can say that the Home button is way to close to other buttons.
The power button on the controller is a bad idea

Maybe move them to the top?

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[GDC'12, Multi] Just Cause developer plans to announce a new title at E3

[GDC'12, Multi] Just Cause developer plans to announce a new title at E3

Before anyone asks, they have confirmed it is not a new Just Cause title or a new Renegade Ops title. Apart from that we don't really know a lot more about what we can expect from these guys.

We do know that it will be a licensed game but not one based on a movie, Christofer Sundberg (CEO of Avalance Studios) let that much information slip out in a recent interview with IGN.

"We aren't particularly interested in movie-based games," he said. "I think the whole industry destroyed that. So much money's been pumped into those crappy games, it's amazing. It's really scary when you look at how bad they are."

There have been rumours for a long time that the studio was attached to Mad Max: Fury Road (Sundberg refused to comment), but your best bet would be to wait for E3 to roll around. The title will run on an enhanced version of the Just Cause 2 engine and will definitely still be an open-world story-driven experience (as this is what the studio is committing itself to).

So, does anyone want to take any guesses?

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[360, PS3, PC] Bethesda Softworks announce Dishonored

[360, PS3, PC] Bethesda Softworks announce Dishonored

Bethesda Softworks have confirmed they'll be publishing an all new first-person action game under development at Arkane Studios - Dishonored, which will release on the Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and Windows PC during 2012. It will be the studios first title since being acquired by ZeniMax in 2010.

The creative minds behind the game may excite you as they are behind some well known titles. The co-creative directors are Raphael Colantonio, lead designer on Arx Fatalis, and Harvey Smith, lead designer on Deus Ex. Both extremely talented, but will the interesting premise of Dishonored turn into a solid experience?

The first person action/stealth game has you playing as Corvo, former bodyguard to the Empress, who has been falsely accused of murder and will seek vengeance using supernatural powers, stealth, gadgets and some straight up combat. The game sounds part Thief, part Deus Ex and if Dishonored successfully blends features from those games together then Arkane Studios will have a hit on their hands.

“At Arkane we have a passion for creating deep, immersive game experiences,” said Colantonio. “To be able to finally share details of our project is both extremely exciting and satisfying.”

Be sure to check back for more on Dishonored when we hear it.

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[Multi] Activision announce 'Call of Duty Elite' subscriber model

[Multi] Activision announce 'Call of Duty Elite' subscriber model

Fresh from the embargo-broken state that it is, news has surfaced about the long-planned subscriber service for Activision's multi-million dollar printing Call of Duty franchise.

The service is called Call of Duty Elite and it will act as a digital platform of sorts, it is being developed by Activision's new Beachhead studio. It is a paid service and will be ready in time to compliment this November's Modern Warfare 3, however some aspects of the service will still come free of charge such as a Facebook-inspired 'Groups' feature.

Other bonuses you'll be able to expect from the service are very much like those offered in Bungie Pro. You'll be able to track your stats, analyze player performance and your best weapons that you have the most success killing enemies with. This digital platform will not force you to pay for Call of Duty's regular online multiplayer, which will still come free of charge.

The service will also provide users with the year's map packs as well. No prices have been confirmed yet but expect them to be next week when E3 hits everyone in the face.

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[PC, Mac] Telltale announce a delay for Jurassic Park: The Game

[PC, Mac] Telltale announce a delay for Jurassic Park: The Game
Sad news if you were excited to be getting your hands on Telltale's Jurassic Park: The Game this month when it was due to hit as they have announced the title has been delayed. They have delayed it to further work on the game and enhance the quality of the release. The game will now be launching this fall across all platforms, meaning PC gamers will no longer be getting it first.

Whilst this may disappoint some fans, it is always better to delay a game and improve any possible flaws than release it and be disappointed with the final product. Telltale understand that some fans may be disappointed and are offering refunds on any fully-paid pre-orders. Not only will they give you a 100% refund, but they will also give you a free Telltale game of your choice to show that you are important to them.

Honestly, it seems like a really good move by Telltale because anything that leads to the final product being better is worth it.

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