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It’s very clear why Nintendo didn’t just want a Wii U version Nintendo has just sent word to Destructoid thatSuper Smash Bros. 3DShas sold over 2.8 million copies worldwide. This number includes every region, as well as both the physical and digital versions of the game (Nintendo rarely dicloses digital sales). This is one of the only games in recent memory that has “sold out” at a few of my local stores — thank goodness for a digital option....

On Kickstarter now, shipping in January 2017 A visual compendium for the Nintendo Entertainment System is something I’d happily leaf through and that concept has successfullytaken to Kickstarter. A day into its month-long crowdfunding campaign, Bitmap Books has met its funding goal for an NES and Famicom coffee table book. The 242-page book (longer, depending on how stretch goals pan out) will cover the systems and their peripherals plus 100 individual games, level maps, box art highlights, five developer profiles, fan art, and mini-articles on topics like unreleased and homebrew projects....

We’ll need proper damage to stop the Stellaron Combat inHonkai: Star Railstarts off relatively simple. Once you get going though, the difficulty begins to ramp up. If you find your back against the wall, you may wonder which characters inflict the best DPS inHonkai: Star Rail. Before getting started, you shouldredeem your 80 free rolls inHonkai: Star Rail. If you’re lucky with those pulls, some of the five star DPS characters can carry your team alone....

Lets talk about RPGs! Wait, what does that even mean? [Every Friday (or whenever), Destructoid will pose topical a question to the community. Answer it if you want!] Semantics! As someone that writes and speaks for an audience of thousands on a regular basis, I spend more time thinking about semantics than your average bear. In my time here at Destructoid, I’ve learned time and time again that the difference between being understood and leaving your readers feeling mislead or confused can lie in the tiniest of details....

Our Techno-Utopian Nightmare Artificial intelligence has become an unavoidable trend, and with that comes an explosion of possibilities and fears. Though A.I. promises to free the masses from the suffering of alienated labor, it also threatens to render many redundant. In some sense, the blessing and curse of A.I. is that it may becometoogood, painfully exposing just how inadequate our biological modes of being are. In Guerrilla Games’Horizonfranchise, A.I. appears as both the villain and the hero, illustrating the dual nature of technology....

Remember last month when Itold youthat Japanese figure house Kotobukiya teamed up with BioWare to design a statue ofMass Effect‘s Liara T’Soni? That discussion devolved pretty quickly, didn’t it? Let’s try that one more time. At NYCC, Kotobukiya was displaying it’s upcoming Bishoujo figurine line, with the completed Liara model among them. As you can see in the gallery images below, compared to the unpainted prototype, Liara has undergone some slight revisions as per fans’ criticism....

I love the nonchalant Yoshi on the top of the castle There’s nothing like a good comprehensive guide book to get you in the mood to play a game. Whether you’re like me and use them on your second clear, or need help for your first, well-done guides with beautiful art, screenshots, and extras are a perfect “one-stop shop” out-of-game vice. And thisMario 64guide book definitely hits the spot, even decades later....

When it comes to real wheels, I’m drawing a blank, but ask about the bestFFXIVmount, and I’ll deliver an essay. It’s not a cut-and-dry stat thing though, and someFinal Fantasy XIVmounts are major hassles for what they are. InFFXIV, most mounts don’t have any meaningful difference outside of whichever you prefer. Some are cute, some are weird — plenty are obnoxious. However, there are one or two defining traits that may have you considering a new ride priority....

Today I learned… Next week’s update to the Rock Band Music Store will deliver three hit songs from Chevelle, “Send the Pain Below,” “The Red” and “Face to Floor.” This is a band which I never connected with their music. Prior to today, I was aware that Chevelle was a musical act, had seen posters and CDs on many occasions. And I have probably been in situations where I’ve heard “The Red” enough times that it has made an indelible mark on my already damaged psyche, but I never put the two together until today....

Early on inSeveranceSeason 2 Episode 6, Milchick has a discussion with Ms. Huang in which he speaks of Wintertide, which may have seemed like a mysterious reference. Let’s take a look at what exactly Wintertide is inSeveranceand why Milchick made a reference to it in the episode Attila. What exactly is Wintertide? Wintertide is a school, university, or some sort of training program in theSeveranceuniverse, more than likely with a direct relation to the company Lumon....

While manyStarfieldbeginnersmay be doing their due diligence by reading up on early access guides and reviews now that the game’s come out for Premium Edition owners, others may be more worried about the game’s DRM. Notably, Bethesda has historically not been awfully shy aboutimplementing Denuvointo its flagship releases, and it’s very possible that some people are worried about the DRM’s effects on in-game performance and other such things. Bethesda and Arkane Studios’Deathloop, for example, was plagued with performance issues that may or may not have been caused by Denuvo, and that game was far, far simpler and smaller thanStarfieldis....

Sweet vengeance I’ll always have a soft spot for tower defense games and theKingdom Rushseries is one of my favorites. It just really suits mobile well. After working on the real-time strategy titleIron Marines, developer Ironhide Game Studio is now returning to my dear sweetKingdom Rushwith a new game,Vengeance. We get to be the bad guys! Ilove itwhen sequels let you be the bad guys. “Vez’nan is back… and it’s not for tea time....

The dress-up behemoth that isDress to ImpressonRobloxhas been around for about a year now, and the sheer amount of items proves it. From tops to skirts to jeans to shoes, you may find just about anything you need to create that perfect fit. However, as the game evolved, new items had to replace the old ones. While we love the new pieces, there are some old ones we would love to see back in the game....