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Super NES Classic Pre-orders are out and Everyone hates Nintendo

I can’t believe I was able to pre-order a SNES Classic last night. I literally ran to grab my wallet. If you haven’t heard, the Super Nintendo Classic‘s Pre-orders are finally out. They are sold out everywhere. I am attaching links below of where you can purchase them. GameStop has recently been stocking them.

If you look on Nintendo‘s social media, fans are furious. For a company as large as Nintendo, there should never actually be a shortage of products. However, this has been their strategy ever since the Nintendo Wii. It builds interest and more sales over time rather than at specific quarter ends or during the holiday season. Nintendo will most likely release a surplus during the holiday season, so don’t panic just yet.

If you search on E-bay, the prices being set are insane so I would not recommend it unless you are that desperate. Nintendo will be stocking more so I highly recommend checking the links and staying up to date.

Wal-mart

GameStop

Best Buy

Amazon

Dissidia Final Fantasy NT announced for North America!

Avid fans of the Final Fantasy series remembers the 20th-anniversary game: Dissidia Final Fantasy. It was a fighting game that pit the series main heroes and villains spanning from Final Fantasy 1 to Final Fantasy 12 in 2008. It was released for the PlayStation Portable and a sequel was made in 2011: Dissidia 012. (These names are all awful). They were generally well-received as fun arcade type brawler and included fan favorite characters and dream matches for fans. The 3rd entry in the series was announced for arcades in Japan in November 2015. It was named Dissidia Final Fantasy (2015) and was announced for early 2018 release in North America earlier this year.

On January 30, 2018, Square-Enix will release Dissidia Final Fantasy (2015) in North America. Now referred as Dissidia Final Fantasy NT, it is a 3vs3 fighter rather than the 1v1 brawler like its predecessor. It will maintain the fighting system such as BRAVE and HP Attacks. Each character will have their own health bar and the ability to use Summons. It will include all the characters in the Arcade version and have Noctis from Final Fantasy XV.

 

If you would like to pre-order the game, here is the link.

Yoko Taro saves Platinum Games

1Yoko Taro, director of NieR, has been announced as the saviour of Platinum games (Bayonetta, Vanquish, Metal Gear: Rising). NieR Automata released early 2017 and received mass praise. It sold extremely well despite the competition against Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Horizon Zero Dawn, and Persona 5. It sold 1 million units and sold 7x the amount of its predecessor’s (NieR) first 7 months in Japan. It may not seem like a huge deal but it was for Platinum.

Scalebound cover art.jpgLast year, Microsoft announced their cancellation of Scalebound. Scalebound was a huge project collaborated with Platinum games. It was meant to be an exclusive for the Xbox One and also be Platinum‘s first entry into making a huge game project. Most Platinum games are licensed or contract work such as the Legend of Korra, Transformers: Devastation, and Metal Gear: Rising. Unfortunately, there was a lack of progress or announcements from Microsoft or Platinum regarding Scalebound. Eventually, the plan was cut and Platinum loss a huge amount of funding.

 

According to Bayonetta and The Wonderful 101 director and professional Twitter master Hideki Kamiya, Nier Automata and Yoko Taro single handily saved Platinum.

“Nier’s success has to this point given Platinum a new fanbase, a growing staff, a brilliant success story, an increase in qualified job applicants, and a great benefit,” Kamiya said on Twitter

“Normally, I can’t help but do everything by myself… it’s a pitiful story, but to say that Yoko-san saved Platinum would not be an exaggeration. I cannot thank him enough.”(translation via NeoGAF user BRSxIgnition).

Opinion:

The original NieR was a cult classic but the sequel: NieR Automata has received mass praise. Considered one of the best games of the year, it is extremely impressive for Platinum studio as well as Yoko Taro‘s creative works who are generally producing good games but lack popularity. Hopefully, this leads to more work for Platinum and gives companies bigger trust in Yoko Taro’s directing.

Source: Eurogamer Gamespot

Nintendo World Championship coming to you! Super Mario Odyssey and Metroid Demos

Nintendo is hosting a World Tournament this October in an ultimate test of Nintendo Gaming Skill. There will be eight qualifying events across the United States at certain Best Buy Stores. Qualifiers will be from August 19th to September 10th. The game is Mario Kart 7 for the Nintendo 3DS. If you think you’re the best driver in the United States, try and see if you’ll qualify for the Nintendo World Tournament.

Game Mode

For 12 and under, you’ll play DS Luigi Mansion Track with a standard kart, as Mario. 13 and over, you’ll play as Bowser in GBA Bowser’s Castle with a standard kart. Both modes are Time Trial and you’ll have two tries. Those who have the best time will qualify for the final competition in Manhattan.

Locations

Select cities have certain dates so check the link to see if there is a city nearby where you can participate. There are 8 cities in total: San Jose (Bay Area), Bronx (New York), Evanstone (Chicago), Torrance (Los Angeles), Richfield (Minneapolis), Dallas, Tukwila (Seattle), and Hialeah (Miami).

Free Stuff

While you’re there, you can play Mario Odyssey and Metroid: Samus Returns demos and possibly earn a My Nintendo Pin if you’re one of the first 200 people to check in. If you bring your My Nintendo QR code, you’ll also earn 100 Platinum points.

 

 

 

 

The final competition will be in Manhattan, New York in the Manhattan Center’s Grand Ballroom. I will update later on as more details are released.

Sources: Nintendo