Daily Briefs (March 17) – Satoru Iwata GDC Tribute / Kirby amiibo (DE)

Today’s Daily Briefs:

• Satoru Iwata
• Kiby amiibo
• Nintendo Badge Arcade
• Super Mario Maker
• Hyrule Warriors Legends
• Ansatsu Kyoushitsu: Assassin Ikusei Keikaku!!
• amiibo
• Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam Bros.
• Taiko Drum Master: Atsumete ☆ Tomodachi Dai Sakusen!
• Luigi’s Mansion Arcade
• Fire Emblem 0

Satoru Iwata

Yesterday, the official YouTube channel for the Game Developers Conference uploade a pretty moving tribute to Satoru Iwata, who passed away in July last year. There really isn’t anything more to say about it, so we’ll let you (re)watch the video!

Here it is:

Kirby amiibo

Good news for German (and European) fans: the amiibo from the Kirby series are now available for pre-order on Amazon.de!

Thanks Info amiibo for the heads up.

Nintendo Badge Arcade

If you live in the UK, make sure to head to a GAME store befoe March 31st: you can get 5 free plays for Nintendo Badge Arcade via the Nintendo Zone!

Source: Nintendo

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Super Mario Maker

Today, Nintendo announced a partnership with the San Francisco Public Libray, in order to teach kids the basics of video game level design using Super Mario Maker. The event will be called The Mix, and will take place from March 30 (3 p.m. PT).

Here’s a rundown of the event:

During the Super Mario Maker event, kids and their parents will have the opportunity to attend special workshops hosted by Nintendo game experts that will introduce them to video game level design using the Super Mario Maker game. Kids will be split into groups and given hands-on time with the game and shown the ins and outs of game level design. The kids will be encouraged to work together to design their own courses in the game – the more creative, the better! The courses will then be available to play by anyone that owns Super Mario Maker and has Internet access by entering special course codes in the game. Course codes will be shared after the event concludes.

Source: Nintendo PR

Hyrule Warriors Legends

Here’s the English version of the King Daphnes trailer for Hyrule Warriors Legends (100% identical to the Japanese trailer):

Hyrule Warriors Legends (3DS) comes out on March 24th in Europe, and March 25th in North America.

LEGO Marvel Avengers

Today, Warner Bros. announced that first DLC pack for LEGO Marvel Avengers would be Classic Captain Marvel & The Masters of Evil, launching on March 29th!

Talking of LEGO Marvel Avengers, here’s the latest Japanese trailer for the game:

amiibo

Today, Nintendo uploaded another promotional video for amiibo. This time, it’s Takashi Tezuka who’s impersonating an amiibo… but which one?

Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam Bros.

Yesterday, Nintendo of America uploaded the first episode of Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam – Kids at Play, on its Play Nintendo Channel.

Here it is:

Mario & Luigi

Recently, Mario, Luigi, and Jibanyan went skiing at Whistler Blackcomb in Canada. Here’s the video uploaded yesterday by Nintendo:

Ansatsu Kyoushitsu: Assassin Ikusei Keikaku!!

Here’s a gameplay video and plenty of screenshots for Ansatsu Kyoushitsu: Assassin Ikusei Keikaku!!, which comes out on March 24th in Japan:

Source: 4Gamer.net

Taiko Drum Master: Atsumete ☆ Tomodachi Dai Sakusen!

Next week (on March 24th), Bandai-Namco will release some more DLC for Taiko Drum Master: Atsumete ☆ Tomodachi Dai Sakusen! on Wii U. The new tracks and costume have a Spring motif, which isn’t all that surprising since Spring starts… next week!

Here’s some screenshots for the DLC:

Source: Gamer.ne.jp

Luigi’s Mansion Arcade

Today, an update for Luigi’s Mansion Arcade was released in Japan. It added a new “Simple Mode”, for players who had trouble with the regular controls to catch ghosts. You will find more details about it on Famitsu’s website!

Fire Emblem 0

Today, the official account for Fire Emblem 0 shared various pictures:

• the latest card from the 4th series of cards (now available)
• pictures of the signed cards you can get in the 4th series of cards (Super Rare)
• pictures of the promotional cards and sleeves
• a celebration drawing from the Fire Emblem 0 Art Director (Daisuke Izuka)

Source: Intelligent Systems