Pokemon Masters: Caitlin & Reuniclus Spotlight Scout and story event coming soon
Posted on 5 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in Mobile, News | 0 comments
A new sync pair has been announced for Pokemon Masters: Caitlin & Reuniclus will soon be available via a Spotlight Scout. A new story event featuring them will also be available soon. We don’t have an exact date for these events yet, but based on past announcements, both should start within the next couple of days.
More: DeNA, Pokemon Masters
Shigeru Miyamoto awarded the honor of Person of Cultural Merit in Japan
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A great honor for Shigeru Miyamoto: the legendary developer and creator of Mario, The Legend of Zelda and many other franchises and characters, is to be recognized in Japan as a Person of Cultural Merit. This is an official, government-sanctioned honor and recognition which is awarded annually to people who have made outstanding cultural contributions. Previously, many actors, scientists and authors have been awarded that honor, but Miyamoto is the very first video game developer to receive it. Miyamoto said the following: “I’m thankful that light is being shined upon the genre of games.” He also thanked his co-workers: “This is a job where you can’t do anything by yourself.”
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Monkey Barrels, developed by Good-Feel, coming to Nintendo Switch next week
Posted on 5 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in News, Switch | 0 comments
This week’s issue of Famitsu has an announcement for a new game from Good-Feel: Monkey Barrels, a top-down action shooting game for Nintendo Switch. You move your character with the left stick while aiming with the right stick. There will also be online multiplayer for up to six players.
This will be the first game that Good-Feel have published themselves. They’ve previously done a lot of contract work for Nintendo – their most famous games are Kirby’s Epic Yarn, Yoshi’s Woolly World and Yoshi’s Crafted World. The game will be released next week, on November 7. So far, it’s only been confirmed for a Japanese release.
More: Good Feel, Monkey Barrels, top
Fire Emblem Heroes: Legendary Hero Leif Summoning Focus now live, Legendary Hero Battle, Meet Some of the Heroes updated
Posted on 5 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in Mobile, News | 0 comments
The recently announced Summoning Focus for the new Legendary Hero, Leif: Unifier of Thracia, is now available. As always, the initial chance to get a 5-star Hero is set at 8%, and the only 5-star Heroes to appear are the following: Leif: Unifier of Thracia, Alm: Saint-King, Tiki: Torpid Dragon, Ryoma: Supreme Samurai, Ike: Stalwart Heart, Palla: Eldest Bun-Bun, Lucia: Glorious Archer, Azura: Vallite Songstress, Marisa: Crimson Rabbit, Hector: Marquess of Ostia, Felicia: Off the Menu and Ranulf: Friend of Nations. The Summoning Focus will be available until November 5.
Leif is also an enemy you can face in a new Legendary Hero Battle. Beat the various difficulty modes to get a variety of rewards. The Legendary Hero Battles for Hector, Lucina, Alm, Azura and Ryoma are also back. All of those will be available until November 5.
Finally, Meet Some of the Heroes has been updated with some Heroes from Thracia 776: Finn: Lance of Legend, Nanna: Nordion Princess, Reinhardt: Thunder’s Fist, Olwen: Blue Mage Knight and Saias: Bishop of Flame.
Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers – three more Japanese commercials
Posted on 5 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in Switch, Videos | 0 comments
Atlus is ramping up the advertising for Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers. In addition to the five released last week, three additional commercials for the game were released today, which you can watch below. The game will be released in Japan on February 20, 2020. A Western release hasn’t been confirmed yet.
Root Film characters Shouko Manabe and Monami Haishima detailed
Posted on 5 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in News, Switch | 0 comments
Kadokawa Games’ mystery visual novel Root Film is heading to the Switch next year. Today, the developer provided some details for two of the game’s characters (credit goes to Gematsu for the translation):
Shouko Manabe (voiced by Noriko Hidaka)
Riho’s manager, who got her work as the lead role in a drama. Shouko travels around Shimane Prefecture with Riho on the hunt for shooting locations.
More: Kadokawa Games, Root Film
Fire Emblem Heroes: Voting Gauntlet: Haunted Heroes starting on Halloween
Posted on 5 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in Mobile, News | 0 comments
A new Voting Gauntlet will start in Fire Emblem Heroes on October 31. Fittingly for Halloween, the theme will be Haunted Heroes and will feature several Heroes in costumes. The first-round match-ups are as follows:
- L’Arachel vs Dozla
- Mia vs Hector
- Ilyana vs Henry
- Kagero vs Jakob
Starting today, there’s a also a special log-in bonus, giving out a total of 13 orbs.
Dusk Diver – launch trailer
Posted on 5 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in Switch, Videos | 0 comments
Dusk Diver is out today in Europe (it’ll launch in North America on October 29). Publisher PQube put together a launch trailer for the game:
More: Dusk Diver, JFi Games, PQube
Vampyr: over half an hour of footage from the Switch version
Posted on 5 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in Switch, Videos | 0 comments
Vampyr is out next week, on October 29. If you’re curious how the Switch version is performing, Youtube channel Handheld Players uploaded 34 minutes of footage:
More: Focus Home Interactive, Vampyr
Gensou Maneji – Rêver d’un manège opening movie; out in Japan on January 30, 2020
Posted on 5 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in News, Switch, Videos | 0 comments
The otome visual novel Gensou Maneji – Rêver d’un manège was announced for Nintendo Switch earlier this year. Today, publisher Mages released the opening movie for the game, which you can watch below. The Japanese release date has also been announced: the game was initially slated to be released this year, but has now been pushed back slightly to January 30, 2020.
