Nintendo news (October 24): Luigi’s Mansion 3 / Astral Chain

Today’s Nintendo news: various tidbits for Luigi’s Mansion 3, but also…

• Astral Chain

Luigi’s Mansion 3

Today, the latest episode of Nintendo’s webshow with Yoiko went live, and this one is about Luigi’s Mansion 3! Here’s Part 1:

Next: My Nintendo. Nintendo have added some more physical rewards to the programme in Japan, and as you guessed it, they’re all about Luigi’s Mansion 3! Here’s what they have on offer:

• Hotel Key Holder (400 Platinum Coins)
• Postcard Set (400 Platinum Coins)
• Tote Bag (400 Platinum Coins)

Here’s what the rewards look like:

Finally, Nintendo have launched a My Nintendo Sweepstakes event in North America, allowing players to redeem some Platinum Coins in order to try to win some prizes. To participate, you need:

• a Nintendo Account (North America only)
• to go to this page after logging in, and redeem 10 My Nintendo Platinum Points (one per entry, you can redeem them more than once). You can do so until November 10th.

Here’s the prizes available:

• First Prize: 5 winners will get a Collector’s Edition Luigi’s Mansion 3 PCV Statue, a My Nintendo exclusive Luigi’s Mansion t-shirt, and a Luigi’s Mansion 3 poster
• Second Prize: 10 winners will get a Standard Edition Luigi’s Mansion 3 PCV Statue, a My Nintendo exclusive Luigi’s Mansion t-shirt, and a Luigi’s Mansion 3 poster

Click here for more details, and here for the rules!

Source: Nintendo

Astral Chain

The latest DevBlog post for Astral Chain is now live, and it’s from Akiteru Naka (Main Scenario Writer). This time around, he’s sharing some juicy bits of trivia about the game! Here’s an excerpt:

In an early game concept, every member of Neuron was paired up with a partner, and all of them had Legions of their own. However, after we decided only a few characters should have Legions, we realized that two Legionless officers might not be enough to handle chimeric threats on their own. So the gameplay concept of building all of Neuron around pairs of officers was scrapped. However, you can still see some of these partnerships playing out between certain pairs through their dialogue. For example, Leona and Julia live together. Mitsuru’s timid personality clashes with a certain boisterous officer he can’t get away from. The mostly-silent Sarah depends on Joey to help her communicate clearly with others. So on and so forth. The gameplay dependence on pairs may no longer be there, but these relationships remain in the story.

Click here to check out the full post!