Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Wii U | 29 Comments

GamesIndustry published a new interview with Xavier Poix, the boss of Ubisoft’s French studios, about all things Switch. He weighed in on the audience for Switch, Ubisoft’s initial lineup of games and why they were chosen, the company’s approach to development, and why the system will be more successful than Wii U.

We’ve rounded up some notable excerpts from the interview below. Head on over here for the full discussion.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Videos | 5 Comments

The latest episode of Capcom TV just wrapped up, and Monster Hunter XX was once again heavily featured. Fairy Tail creator Hiro Mashima first stopped by to show off Uranometria, the weapon he designed for the game. He also played through the title, and there was a fight with Lao-Shan Lung.

Here’s the full recording:

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Square Enix published the official boxart for Minna de Waiwai! Spelunker today. See the packaging for the Japanese game above.

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

PS4 – 39, 116
New 3DS LL – 23, 212
Vita – 13,816
2DS – 9,243
PS4 Pro – 7,887
New 3DS – 2,091
Wii U – 1,169
PS3 – 701
Xbox One – 75

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

PS4 – 78,927
New 3DS LL – 54,645
Vita – 34,023
2DS – 26,214
PS4 Pro – 8,242
New 3DS – 8,019
Wii U – 3,147
PS3 – 1,156
Xbox One – 180

And here are the software charts:

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News | 4 Comments

After announcing Romance of the Three Kingdoms XIII with Power-Up Kit for Switch last week, Koei Tecmo has dated the game for Japan. It’s due out on March 30 for 9,800 yen.

On Switch, Romance of the Three Kingdoms XIII with Power-Up Kit features a new officer creation feature using the Joy-Con controllers’ motion IR camera. When pointing the motion IR camera towards a target, officers will be born based on things such as the target’s form and feel. The Switch version also has touch-based controls. Players can use the large screen to zoom in, zoom out, and swipe, move units during battle, and activate officer strategies.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, Videos | 4 Comments

Sushi Typhoon Games released a second trailer for its new Japanese 3DS eShop game Creeping Terror. Have a look at it below.

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Nintendo opened the full Japanese Goodbye! BoxBoy! website today. New details about the game are shared, and we have news about how amiibo works.

Qbby and the rest of the gang who are riding the Box Ship are saving planets eroded by haze to restore the universe to its original form. With the ship, they head to a planet infested by haze, but Qbby ends up falling down to one planet in particular. The game picks up here.

As far as gameplay goes, first let’s go over the different powers:

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 2 Comments

Poochy & Yoshi’s Woolly World launches very soon, though Nintendo hasn’t forgotten about the original game on Wii U. Today, an update was released in Japan to add in Poochy amiibo compatibility. Poochy appears in the game when you scan the plushie.

The update, set at version 1.1.0, does not appear to be live in North America or Europe yet. It should be up closer to the western release date of Poochy & Yoshi’s Woolly World.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos, Wii U | 49 Comments

Since the Zelda series hasn’t featured voice acting before, seeing it in Breath of the Wild is pretty darn special. And now a video has surfaced comparing the dubs in various languages. We have that attached below.

Thanks to Jake and Justin for the tip.

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Bandai Namco has announced Pro Yakyuu Famista Climax for 3DS, following up on Pro Yakyuu Famista 2011 and Pro Yakyuu Famista Returns.

Pro Yakyuu Famista Climax is the 30th anniversary title in the series. For this game, the main phrase is “Create, Raise, Battle!”.

With acknowledgement from the Nippon Professional Baseball organization, data of actual pro baseball athletes is being used as of the 2017 season. Some new elements will be present for the first time.

The game adds members of the Meikyu-Kai (Golden Players Club) such as Sadaharu Oh and Shigeo Nagashima plus female athletes from the JWBL (Japan Women’s Baseball League). Team mascots will also be in as playable athletes.

Existing game modes will also be enhanced, such as Team Raising mode, Famista Quest (mini-game in which players collect athletes), and online versus.

For a limited time, a download code will be given for Famista Retro. This contains data of the 2017 season athletes from 12 teams. Also, there will be a code to obtain the legendary athlete Masahiro Yamamoto, who as the main promotion character of this game will appear on Namco Stars team as Yamamomo.

Pro Yakyuu Famista Climax launches in Japan on April 20. See the debut trailer below.

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