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Bit.Trip sale and more
Several sales going on right now that are worth copying from our Upcoming Releases section to the front page:
- Bit.Trip Saga (3DS) and Complete (Wii) - Around $10 each
- Rhythm Heaven Fever - $10.99
- Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Mirror of Fate - $29.99
- Paper Mario: Sticker Star - $33.60
- Neo Geo X Gold Limited Edition - $129.99
Credit for the CommanderVideo GIF to Lloyd Jones.
Forgot about Pandora’s Tower
We were super busy at the Tiny Cartridge office this week, so we missed this great news: Xseed will release Ganbarion’s Wii action RPG Pandora’s Tower (published by Nintendo in Japan and Europe) in North America some time this Spring. The people at Xseed are heroes, reminders that there’s still reason to leave hope in our hearts.
As far as Operation Rainfall projects go, I always thought of this one as the lesser of the trio — were this part of Park Chan-wook’s Vengeance trilogy of Korean films, this would have been Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance — still great, but not at the same level as the other two entries. Nevertheless, it’s great to see the Wii get one last notable game this year.
PREORDER Pandora's Tower
Oboro Muramasa’s Japanese boxart is hot
No one’s announced a U.S. release for this PS Vita port yet as far as I know, but you can still grab the Wii edition for like twenty simoleons.
BUY Muramasa: The Demon Blade, PS Vita
Rhythm Heaven Fever for $13.90
For one more day, Play-Asia is offering a special sale price on the North American version of the Wii rhythm action game. Yes, there were awesome Wii games in 2012 that weren’t fan campaign-backed RPGs!
Kirby Mass Attack is also on sale, at the same price, for the same time period. I keep typing “Kirby Mass Effect,” and then I keep reading it as “Kirby Das EFX.”
SEE ALSO More Rhythm Heaven/Tengoku posts
Keeping up with the recent theme of NES games on Japanese 3DS, but not on US 3DS, Solomon’s Key comes out next week.
The single-screen arcade port was actually one of the launch games for the Wii Virtual Console in North America, which I’m going to use as an awkward lead-in for this Virtual Console retrospective I posted on Joystiq yesterday. I feel like our relationship to the Virtual Console over the last six years has mostly involved (justifiable) complaints, but I wanted to highlight just how impossibly cool the service really is.
Buy: Nintendo 3DS and 3DS XL consoles
See also: More eShop news and media
Muramasa: The Demon Blade for PS Vita. If you’re wondering how it compares to the Wii original, here:
It looked great as a Wii game, and now it looks great as a Vita game. The new version will be supported by new DLC, featuring four stories of four new characters.
Buy: PS Vita
See also: The years I spent obsessively collecting Muramasa fanart
[Via Inside-Games]
Kirby’s Dream Collection commercials. I didn’t realize Kirby was supposed to be so enormous! Seeing him in real life makes the games terrifying in retrospect. Dedede must be like 20 feet tall. Each Waddle Dee is the size of a hippo.
Buy: Kirby's Dream Collection: Special Edition
See also: More Kirby (>^.^)>
Kirby-themed playing cards, which I totally want and may not be able to get. These cute Kirby-shaped (or just circular, if you prefer) cards are available through a Club Nintendo contest. You have to register a copy of Kirby’s Dream Collection to enter.
Why do I want playing cards? I never play card games, not with my Pac-Man cards, or my Mega Man X cards…
Preorder: Kirby's Dream Collection: Special Edition See also: More Kirby (>^.^)>
Short trailer for Bayonetta 2, the major Wii U exclusive (other than Monster Hunter Ultimate) revealed today.
This was a huge surprise for a lot of people today, especially since Nintendo is publishing it — Sega released the last one for just Xbox 360 and PS3.
Preorder: Wii U stuff
See also: More Wii U news, media
Three big games coming to Wii U, announced this morning!
Bayonetta 2:
- Exclusive to Wii U
- Will be published by Nintendo
Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate:
- Also coming to 3DS
- Both versions releasing next March
- Adds online multiplayer and local co-op
Call of Duty: Black Ops II:
- Releases this November
- Two people can play simultaneously on one system, with one using the GamePad, and the other using a separate controller and the TV
Between this November and next March, Nintendo and third-party publishers will release over 50 games.
Preorder: Wii U stuff
See also: More Wii U news, media
Wii U launches in North America on November 18, with two configurations: Basic (White, $299) and Deluxe ($349). The sets are almost identical to their Japanese counterparts, except the Deluxe version comes with Nintendo Land. Also, we get the system almost a month earlier!
New Super Mario Bros. U will be available on launch.
Preorder: Wii U stuff
See also: More Wii U news, media
Wii U hits Japan on December 8 with Premium (black, $405) and Basic (white, $338) editions. While the prices are steep, keep in mind that’s usually the case with Japanese products, and the system will likely be cheaper in the West — Nintendo is expected to announce U.S. and European pricing later this morning.
Along with the extra storage and accessories, the Premium configuration comes with “Nintendo Network Premium,” a loyalty program that gives you a 10 percent credit when you make digital purchases.
New Super Mario Bros. U and Nintendo Land will both be available at Japanese launch, though not bundled with the system — the Wii didn’t include Wii Sports when it launched in Japan either. You can buy a Wii U GamePad for ¥13,440 ($173), a GamePad charging stand for ¥1,870 ($24), and a Pro Controller for ¥5,040 ($65).
You can not only play your Wii games on Wii U, but also transfer your WiiWare and Virtual Console titles.
Preorder: Wii U stuff
See also: More Wii U news, media
