Pokemon Sun/Moon trailers show trainer customization, new Pokemon, more
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Videos | 8 Comments
Pokemon Sun/Moon’s latest news update is in. Two new trailers are now online, showing quite a number of new things. We’re able to see trainer customization, the equivalent of Pokemon Amie (Pokemon Refresh), Eevee Z-Move, and a couple of new Pokemon. Watch the videos below.
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Wii U / 3DS maintenance taking place in a few hours
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 2 Comments
Wii U and 3DS are once again about to undergo maintenance. In a few hours, both systems will be impacted for several hours, affecting online play, rankings, etc.
Here’s the schedule:
– 6 PM PT (September 20) – 2 AM PT (September 21)
– 9 PM ET (September 21) – 5 AM ET (September 21)
– 12 AM in the UK (September 21) – 10 AM in the UK (September 21)
– 1 AM in Europe (September 21) – 11 AM in Europe (September 21)
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Pokemon Bank compatibility with Sun & Moon planned for January 2017
Posted on 8 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS, News | 5 Comments
Today, the Japanese Pokemon Youtube channel re-uploaded a video that introduces the Pokemon Bank and Poke Transporter applications for 3DS. What’s notable about this is that the video’s description was edited to reflect the fact that the update that will allow Pokemon Bank to work with Pokemon Sun and Pokemon Moon is now scheduled to arrive in January 2017, two months after the launch of the new generation of games. This update will also allow players to deposit their Pokemon from the Virtual Console versions of Pokemon Red, Blue and Yellow into the Bank.
Previously, no set release date for this update was announced, though perhaps many people assumed it would be available in late November alongside Sun and Moon. Still, this isn’t exactly a new occurrence as Pokemon Bank wasn’t available for the launch of Pokemon X & Y back in October 2013 either, instead launching in December 2013. Be patient, trainers, and make use of the Pokemon found in Alola until you can transfer over your old favorites!
Pokemon Shuffle’s weekly update: new main stages, safari, and more
Posted on 8 years ago by Jake in 3DS | 0 comments
Pokemon Shuffle’s latest update is pretty big for devoted players. In addition to the timed Special Stages, the game has now added more permanent stages to the main game. Starting with Stage #451, Duskull, players have a whole lot more to play through and master.
Meanwhile, the Special Stages will run until October 4, and they feature Zygarde, Dialga, and Beedrill, as well as a brand-new safari that features Aipom, Sewaddle, Swadloon, Ambipom, Leavanny, Cotonee (Winking), and Whimsicott (Winking). The Dialga stage will also let players obtain Dialga Skill Boosters. Finally, next week’s Mega Competition will be against Mega-Beedrill. If you don’t have Beedrill yet, be sure to catch it on this rotation!
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Lots of Monster Hunter Stories demo footage
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Videos | 0 comments
In Japan, Capcom just released a demo for Monster Hunter Stories – as we learned would happen this past weekend. Head past the break for a Twitch archive with a ton of footage.
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Capcom has now published a proper trailer for Megami Meguri following the recent teaser video put up around TGS. View it below.
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Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse has a tiny bit of unlocalized Japanese text, found in rare circumstances
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 13 Comments
So here’s something interesting. In North America, Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse is launching tomorrow. It’ll be entirely in English – except for one exception.
Atlus said in an update today that the team accidentally left over a tiny bit of Japanese text. You’ll only find it towards the end of the game, and in rare instances as you need to trigger a certain set of circumstances. Atlus did apologize for not seeing this, but it’s unclear if they’ll be able to put out a patch in the near future.
Here’s the full explanation:
Gather around folks, we’ve got a story to tell, capped off with an apology for the upcoming RPG, Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse.
As a bunch of people pointed out, an image circulated this weekend of our English build having some unlocalized Japanese text still in it. I’m not gonna link it here because it’s from the battle at the end of the game and could definitely spoil some details for people. Let that also serve as your warning before you go looking for it.
Nevertheless, I asked our localization team about it, and they pored over the game’s text files looking to find out what happened.
And…?
More 3DS games, fewer Wii U titles as TGS this year
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 5 Comments
More 3DS titles were present at this year’s Tokyo Game Show, according to an official document distribution by the Consumer Entertainment Supplier’s Association. Whereas Nintendo’s handheld had 29 games on the show floor last year, in 2016, there were 36 this time around.
Unsurprisingly, Wii U saw a dip. The console was represented with 23 games in 2015, but only 13 this year.
Here’s the full breakdown by platform – numbers in parenthesis are from 2015:
iOS – 220 (252)
Android – 203 (252)
Smartphone (other) – 15 (6)
3DS – 36 (29)
Wii U – 13 (23)
PlayStation 4 – 116 (103)
PlayStation 3 – 15 (39)
PlayStation Vita – 48 (62)
Xbox One – 30 (27)
PC – 178 (135)
PC Browser Games – 21 (28)
Steam – 74 (23)
VR – 110 (N/A)
In total, TGS 2016 had 1,523 titles, up from 1,283 last year.
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Off-screen Monster Hunter Stories footage from TGS
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Videos | 0 comments
At TGS, Monster Hunter Stories was one of several 3DS games with a playable demo. Take a look at some off-screen footage below.
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Yo-kai Watch 2 – “Enough” commercial
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Videos | 0 comments
Yo-kai Watch 2 is less than two weeks away from its North American launch, and Nintendo is now kicking off its promotional efforts. We have the first commercial below.