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The Legend of Zelda Majora's Mask 3D Announced for 3DS
REDMOND, Wash., Nov. 5, in the year of our Lord 2014 –
During a Nintendo Direct presentation this afternoon, Nintendo
dropped a moon-sized announcement: The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s
Mask 3D, a remake of the Nintendo 64 game, is coming exclusively
to Nintendo 3DS in spring 2015. The Nintendo Direct video also
revealed new details about amiibo functionality and upcoming
games like Splatoon, Xenoblade Chronicles X, Kirby and the
Rainbow Curse, Code Name S.T.E.A.M. and Captain Toad: Treasure
Tracker.
Some of the details revealed in the video include:
Wii U
Mario Kart 8 DLC: The first pack of DLC for Mario Kart 8
launches on Nov. 13 and includes new courses, vehicles and
characters from other Nintendo games like The Legend of Zelda,
F-Zero and Excitebike. Players can buy and download from the
in-game menu or in the Nintendo eShop on Wii U.
amiibo: In addition to Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, multiple
games will be compatible with amiibo, including Mario Kart 8 and
Hyrule Warriors in 2014, plus Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker,
Kirby and the Rainbow Curse, Yoshi’s Woolly World and Mario
Party 10 in 2015. This amiibo functionality will be available to
players in the following games when the first wave of figures
launches on Nov. 21.
Mario Kart 8: When players tap Mario, Luigi, Peach, Yoshi,
Donkey Kong, Link, Captain Falcon, Fox, Samus or Kirby amiibo
figures on the Wii U GamePad controller, they will receive a Mii
racing suit themed to that particular amiibo character. Players’
Mii characters can wear these detailed suits when racing in the
game
Hyrule Warriors: A Link amiibo figure gives players a special
“Spinner” weapon in the action-packed Wii U game. Additionally,
every Super Smash Bros. series amiibo figure will grant randomly
selected materials, weapons or rupees in the game.
The first wave of amiibo starring characters like Mario, Link
and Samus launches on Nov. 21, the same day as the Super Smash
Bros. for Wii U game, and the second wave of six characters hits
store shelves in December.
Splatoon: The four-on-four online multiplayer shooter also
features a single-player mode, which pits a player’s squid-like
Inkling character against an army of octopi equipped with an
arsenal of ink weaponry. Splatoon will launch exclusively for
Wii U in the second quarter of 2015.
Xenoblade Chronicles X: In this new RPG from Monolith Soft,
players embark on an epic quest in a new world. Using the city
of New Los Angeles as a home base, players will embark on
missions, collect items and take on requests from residents.
Xenoblade Chronicles X – which features a bigger world than
Xenoblade Chronicles for Wii – is scheduled to launch
exclusively for Wii U in 2015.
Kirby and the Rainbow Curse: The newest game in the charming
Kirby series finds the lovable pink puffball journeying through
a world made of clay. Players guide Kirby along a rainbow line
drawn on the Wii U GamePad controller’s touch screen. A new
four-player multiplayer mode lets one player play as Kirby and
focus on drawing rainbow lines on the GamePad, while the others
control a trio of Waddle Dee characters that can collect items
or carry Kirby around. Kirby and the Rainbow Curse launches for
Wii U in February 2015.
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker: 70+ levels players will
encounter. The game also features different challenges that,
once completed, will reveal additional content in the game.
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker launches for Wii U on Dec. 5.
Nintendo 3DS
The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D: Launching in spring 2015,
The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D brings Link’s suspenseful,
intricate quest through the mysterious world of Termina to a
hand-held system for the first time with enhanced 3D graphics
and added features for a smoother game experience.
Code Name: S.T.E.A.M.: From Intelligent Systems, the creators of
the Fire Emblem and Advance Wars series, comes Code Name:
S.T.E.A.M., a turn-based tactical action RPG that features
characters like … Abraham Lincoln? That’s right: Abraham Lincoln
leads a team of newly revealed playable characters like Tiger
Lily and Tom Sawyer. Each character in the game possesses
special abilities, like Tiger Lily’s healing and Tom Sawyer’s
gadgets, that help players complete missions across
well-designed battlefields. Code Name: S.T.E.A.M. will launch
exclusively for Nintendo 3DS in spring 2015.
Ultimate NES Remix: The NES Remix series comes to Nintendo 3DS,
combining 16 of the top NES games from the NES Remix and NES
Remix 2 games on Wii U. Famicom Remix Mode offers challenges
from the Japanese version of NES Remix, featuring slightly
different sound effects and backgrounds, and in Speed Mario
Bros., players can play through the original Super Mario Bros.
ramped up to super speed. Ultimate NES Remix also features
online leaderboards, allowing players to compare scores in
challenges with others in their region. The nostalgic game
launches for Nintendo 3DS on Dec. 5.
Wii U & Nintendo 3DS
PIKMIN Short Movies: Last month, Shigeru Miyamoto premiered
PIKMIN Short Movies, a series of animated short films he
directed that takes place in the Pikmin universe. These short
films are now available as one paid download in the Nintendo
eShop on Wii U and Nintendo 3DS. As a supplement to the movies
(in addition to popcorn, of course), a free demo version for
Pikmin 3 is also now in the Nintendo eShop on Wii U.
Sonic Boom: A free demo for Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal, the
new Sonic the Hedgehog game launching exclusively for Nintendo
3DS on Nov. 11, is now available in the Nintendo eShop. The free
demo for exclusive Wii U game Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric (also
launching on Nov. 11) will be available on Dec. 4. In addition,
a new Nintendo 3DS Home Menu theme and Puzzle Swap panel
inspired by Sonic Boom are both coming to Nintendo 3DS on Nov.
11.
Indie games!: Nintendo’s support for indie developers continues
with a host of indie games coming to both Wii U and Nintendo
3DS. In addition, fans will be able to discover a CommanderVideo
trophy in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U based on the classic
character from the Bit.Trip series, as well as download a new
Nintendo 3DS Home Menu theme based on hit indie game Shovel
Knight. Many of the creative indie games coming to Wii U and
Nintendo 3DS include the following:
Runbow from 13AM Games (Wii U) – 2015
Chromophore: The Two Brothers Director’s Cut from Ackk Studios
LLC (Wii U) – Winter
Citizens of Earth from ATLUS (Wii U, Nintendo 3DS) – Winter
Nihilumbra from BeautiFun Games (Wii U) – Winter
The Swapper from Curve Digital (Wii U) – Nov. 6
Proun+ from Engine Software (Wii U) – Winter
Trine Enchanted Edition from Frozenbyte (Wii U) – Winter
Chariot from Frima Studio Inc. (Wii U) – Winter
A.N.N.E. from Gamesbymo (Wii U) – Winter
Gunman Clive 2 from Hörberg Productions (Wii U) – Winter
SteamWorld Heist from Image & Form (Wii U) – Spring 2015
Affordable Space Adventures from KnapNok Games (Wii U) – Q1 2015
Gone Home from Midnight City (Wii U) – Winter
High Strangeness from Midnight City (Wii U) – Winter
forma.8 from MixedBag (Wii U) – Winter
A World of Keflings from NinjaBee (Wii U) – Nov. 13
Tengami from Nyamyam Ltd. (Wii U) – Nov. 13
Treasurenauts from Renegade Kid (Nintendo 3DS) – Q1 2015
Xeodrifter from Renegade Kid (Nintendo 3DS) – Q4
Swords & Soldiers II from Ronimo Games BV (Wii U) – Winter
Beatbuddy from THREAKS (Wii U) – Q1 2015
Sportsball from TOO DX (Wii U) – Nov. 6
6180 the moon from Turtle Cream (Wii U) – Winter
Rive from Two Tribes (Wii U) – 2015
Little information was provided to Family Friendly Gaming on the
indie games. Some of them may contain offensive content.