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Polygon has some extensive comments from Tyrone Rodriguez and Edmund McMillen about The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth. There’s plenty of talk about why the game didn’t make it to Nintendo platforms until now, and what changed to make it happen. Additionally, we learn why Rebirth is planned for New 3DS only (rather than bringing it to the original 3DS as well).

We’ve rounded up the various comments below. You can find Polygon’s original article here.

Now that April Fools’ Day has passed, we can rest easy when it comes to yesterday’s announcement of The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth for Wii U and 3DS. It’s really happening. Nicalis’ Tyrone Rodriguez made a point to stress this on his Twitter account a few hours ago.

There is just one important thing that needs to be mentioned: on 3DS, The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth is planned for New 3DS rather than the original 3DS systems. We also know that Nicalis plans to bring the game to Europe.

Head on below for a collection of Nicalis’ tweets, which also feature a few short clips from The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth.


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Nintendo of America has now issued its April 2015 Nintendo Direct recap press release. We’ve posted it in full below. There’s plenty of information about what was shown today!

REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– With so much information, it would be easy to dismiss the latest Nintendo Direct presentation as an elaborate April Fool’s Day prank. But the latest Nintendo Direct is definitely no joke. The next evolution of amiibo? It’s happening! Lucas from Mother 3 in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and Nintendo 3DS? He’s joining the battle! The debut of a 200cc speed class in Mario Kart 8? Yup! A new line of Yoshi amiibo figures made of actual yarn? Oh yeah. A home-designingAnimal Crossing game? Launching this year! Splatoon launching on May 29 and more details about Mario Maker, Yoshi’s Woolly World and the new game in the Fire Emblemseries? It’s all accurate!

A totally new form of amiibo is coming this fall! The first set of amiibo cards will be based on Animal Crossing characters and will be compatible with the Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer game. (Photo: Business Wire)

To view the Nintendo Direct video in its entirety, visithttp://www.nintendo.com/nintendo-direct.

“The world of amiibo is getting bigger, better and even more interactive,” said Scott Moffitt, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. “And with existing amiibo support for games like Super Smash Bros., Mario Kart 8 and more, and upcoming support for Splatoon, Yoshi’s Woolly World and Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer, amiibo continue to stretch the definition of the toys-to-life category.”

Highlights revealed in the video include:

An update for Xenoblade Chronicles 3D is now live in the European 3DS eShop. Version 1.1 addresses various bugs “in order to provide a smoother gaming experience.”

Xenoblade Chronicles 3D launches this Friday in Europe. North America will be getting it one week later.

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The Xenoblade cover plates for New 3DS owners are starting to make their way out to fans. You can get a look at them in the video above.

The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:

PS4 – 45,446
Vita – 26,324
New 3DS LL – 18,823
New 3DS – 7,290
Wii U – 6,698
PS3 – 6,652
3DS – 2,883
3DS LL – 2,233
Vita TV – 708
Xbox One – 250

For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:

PS4 – 46,395
Vita – 20,923
New 3DS LL – 17,652
Wii U – 7,595
New 3DS – 6,566
PS3 – 6,352
3DS – 2,371
3DS LL – 2,115
Vita TV – 639
Xbox One – 344

And here are the software charts:

1. [PS4] Bloodborne – 152,567 / NEW
2. [PSV] Sword Art Online: Lost Song – 139,298 / NEW
3. [PS3] One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3 – 97,362 / NEW
4. [3DS] Theatrhythm Dragon Quest – 76,858 / NEW
5. [PS3] Pro Baseball Spirits 2015 – 62,197 / NEW
6. [PS3] Sword Art Online: Lost Song – 55,090 / NEW
7. [PSV] One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3 – 54,308 / NEW
8. [PS4] One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3 – 46,693 / NEW
9. [PSV] Pro Baseball Spirits 2015 – 46,326 / NEW
10. [PSV] Senran Kagura: Estival Versus – 44,548 / NEW
11. [3DS] Kuroko’s Basketball: Ties to the Future – 35,415 / NEW
12. [PS4] Senran Kagura: Estival Versus – 30,247 / NEW
13. [PS4] Disgaea 5 – 22,725 / NEW
14. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition – 21,069 / 57,220
15. [PS3] Resident Evil: Revelations 2 – 19,692 / 93,065
16. [WIU] Mario Party 10 – 17,433 / 89,078
17. [PS3] Yakuza Zero – 13,813 / 189,203
18. [PSV] Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth – 13,365 / 110,291
19. [3DS] Yo-Kai Watch 2: Shinuchi – 12,240 / 2,563,478
20. [PS4] Battlefield Hardline – 12,149 / 73,735


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