Nintendo 3DS Direct: 3rd Party Publisher Games live stream, blog (Japan – 7/11/14)

This is going up a few hours early, but that’s okay! We’ve got you all set up with the stream and a live blog for Nintendo 3DS Direct: 3rd Party Publisher Games.

Today’s presentation will kick off at 7:00 AM ET / 4:00 AM ET. Updates will be posted below throughout the event. We’ll also make separate posts for new announcements if there are any!

Updates to follow below:

Final Fantasy Explorers

• Plenty of gameplay footage shown, starring Final Fantasy III summon Ifrit
• The game will feature up to 4 player online co-op
• Coming to Japan this winter

Tales of the World: Reve Unitia

• Re-confirmed October 23rd release date
• Fresh gameplay footage shown

Dragon Quest X

• Plenty of new 3DS footage shown, focusing the online interactions with other players
• Game will be running on a cloud server so 3DS doesn’t have to do much of the processing power
• A slot mini-game was also briefly shown off
• Coming September 4th for 3 800 yen

Kinki no Magna (Forbidden Magna)

• A new SRPG from the developer that made Rune Factory 4
• You form tight bonds with your spiritual companions and they gain special attacks
• Street pass is a bit part of the game, allows for the ability to unlock stuff in your garden / aids in battle
• Coming October 2nd. A sleep mask and CD will be included in a special edition

Kenka Bancho

• A Kenka Bancho title was briefly teased during the direct but no further information has been given about the game

Monster Hunter 4G / Ultimate

•  Coming October 11th
• Game will be playable tomorrow in Akihabara
• More footage of the game will be on Niconico following the Direct