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Cloud

– Cloud has been the most requested Final Fantasy character
– Handles a Buster Sword as big as a body
– Side Smash: high-speed 3-hit chain attack
– Costumes are from the original Final Fantasy VII and Advent Children
– 2 Advent Children costumes (variations)
– Limit Break: limit gauge fills up as you receive damage and attack opponents
– Charge it up with his down special
– When maxed out, Limit Break will be activiated
– Slightly increases his stats
– Standard special: Blade Beam, wide attack range; more powerful on the ground
– Limit Break Version: combo hit + stronger launch
– Side special: Cross Slash, more attack power but also more vulnerability
– Limit Break Version: even more damage and launch power
– Up special: Climhazzard
– Limit Break Version: adds extra height
– Down special: Limit Charge; manually charge the gauge
– Limit Break Version: Finishing Touch, 1% damage but extremely strong launch power
– Final Smash: Omnislash; special combo attack

Midgar Stage

– Where the journey begins in Final Fantasy VII
– Summon Materia appears
– Acquire it to use summons
– Monsters will do something that changes the terrain
– Ifrit: moves the terrain itself with inferno, will be damaged if you touch the fire
– Ramuh: lightning: manipulates floating terrain; only the fighter who summons Ramuh is safe
– Odin: cut stage in half with a single slice, can avoid the attack but will be KOed if not
– Leviathan: floods the stage with water from right to left; if swept away by water, player who summoned will get points
– Bahamut Zero: devestating attack from orbit; summoner can get points by forcing opponents into the blast

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 59 Comments

Nintendo started off today’s Smash Bros. Wii U/3DS presentation by revealing a new character, Corrin, as a playable fighter. This is the main character from Fire Emblem Fates. Male and female versions are both offered.

Dragon Fang lets Corrin transform. Doing so lets him execute moves that no others can. Some moves transform specific parts of his body.

Corrin’s moves include the Dragon Fang Shot, Dragon Lunge, Dragon Ascent, Counter Surge. Torrential Roar is the Final Smash, allowing him to pull in opponents with a whirl of water and finish them off collectively.

While there is no new stage, those who purchase Corrin will receive two new music pieces in the Wii U game. Ryoma and Xander are coming as new trophies in the 3DS version.

Corrin is targeted for release in February 2016.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 36 Comments

Well, this is it folks! The final Smash Bros. Wii U/3DS presentation is nearly here. In just a few hours, we’ll know about what sort of goodies are planned as the game’s DLC begins to come to an end.

The stream will begin at the following times below:

– 2 PM PT
– 5 PM ET
– 10 PM in the UK
– 11 PM in Europe

We’ve posted a live stream for the presentation below. Along with fresh posts on the site for important news, we’ll also maintain a live blog. It should be a good time!

GThe Smash Bros. presentation should be about 33 minutes long, according to the Japanese stream.

Live blog

• Corrin, Fire Emblem Fates’ protagonist revealed. Playable both male and female
• Sakurai wanted Corrin in Smash to help players get familiar with the character before Fates comes out in the West
• Omega Yato is the final form of Corrin’s weapon
• Transforms using a technique called Dragon Fang, turning different body parts into tools in battle
• Side + B – “Dragon Lunge” is a side lunge that can pin the opponent to the ground and follow up
• UP + B – “Dragon Ascent” is a wide attack recovery move with controlable angles
• Down + B – “Counter Surge” is a counter move where Corrin counters by transforming into a dragon. Attacks in front and behind
• Final Smash is “Torrential Roar” which pulls opponents in and KOs them
• More music is coming with Corrin, the main theme of Fates and a remixed version of the same theme
• Corrin will be available in February 2016. ($4.99 for single console, $5.99 for both)

Cloud

• Will be available “soon” UPDATE: Cloud will be available ‘hours after the presentation’
• Side Smash is a 3 hit chain attack
• All hit sounds are inspired by the original Final Fantasy VII
• Cloud has an Advent Children costume
• Has access to “Limit Gauge” which fills when he hits or get hits. Similar to Little Mac’s KO gauge but is not always visible
• Once he has it, certain attacks will be altered
• Neutral B “Blade Beam” is a projectile move. Limit Break version leads to a combo
• Side + B “Cross Slash” is a combo move, Limit Break version increases power
• Up + B “Climhazzard” can be pressed twice to carry the opponent back down, only press button once when recovering
• Down + B “Limit Charge” charges Limit Gauge, when charged it becomes “Finishing Touch” which has great knock back but doesn’t do damage
• Final smash is “Omnislash” which combos oppponents

Midgar

• Summon Materia can be collected on the stage, collecting enough will give the players a summon that impact the battlefield
• Ifrit, Ramuh, Odin, Leviathan, Behamut ZERO summons all shown
• Summons are available in the 3DS version of Midgar
• Art for Cloud done by Tetsuya Nomura

Mii Fighters

• Chocobo hat for Mii Fighters revealed
• Geno Mii Fighter Outfit revealed (from Super Mario RPG)
• Final costume pack for Mii fighters are: Geno (Gunner), Bionic Armor (Brawler, Feb 2016), Takamara (Sword Fighter, 2016), Ashley (Sword Fighter Female, 2016), Gil (Sword Fighter, 2016), Tails (Gunner, 2016), Knucles (Brawler, 2016)
• On the Smash website, you can get QR codes for Miis that look like the characters the costumes are based on

Bayonetta

• Bayonetta revealed as final playable character in Smash
• Number 1 requested character on the ballot in Europe, top 5 in US. Number 1 overall worldwide
• Her controls will feel familiar to that of the original game
• A combo fighter, slow to start but high damage potential
• Each special move strikes multiple times
• “Bullet Arts” – After an attack, press and hold for continuous gunfire
• Gunfire doesn’t cause hitstop, enemies can keep attacking
• “Wicked Weaves” summons limbs for all her A smash attacks
• “Witch Time” is a counter that slows the opponent down and allows you to punish. Doesn’t slow down the whole game, just opponent
• Slowdown time is affected by overall opponent %
• When triggered late, “Bat Within” is activated instead which reduces damage done by opponent
• “Bullet Climax” is standard B special, fires her guns. Can press and hold the button to charge up
• “Heel Slide” is Side + B when used on the ground, can combo out of it. In the air the move is “AfterBurner Kick” and can be followed up with a second kick
• “Witch Twist” is Up + B, can be used twice or hold the button to shoot
• “Internal Climax” is final smash, attack opponents to fill up a gauge. When filled, summons a demon which will KO opponents over 100% instantly
• Umbra Clock Tower revealed as a playable stage
• Flat platform with moving platforms around it
• Music and trophies are coming along with the stage
• Targeting a February 2016 release for Bayonetta content, alongside Corrin

Amiibo

• Ryu, Roy, Famicon R.O.B. coming March 18th
• DLC characters revealed today getting amiibo figures (Date TBC)

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 0 comments

Aksys Games has nailed down a release for for Langrisser Re:Incarnation Tensei. The game will not only be released in North America, but also Europe and Asia on April 19. Regions other than North America will have access to it digitally.

Aksys published the news on its Twitter account a short while ago with the following:

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Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butoden has received its first notable sale. The initial price was $30, but it’s now down to $16.53 on Amazon. You can find the product page here for more information.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 25 Comments

The November 2015 NPD report was issued on Thursday. But, as usual, we didn’t receive much in terms of concrete sales figures.

Thankfully, NeoGAF’s creamsugar has once again come through by sharing various sales in the U.S. last month. The lineup includes Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival, Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash, Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon, Yo-kai Watch, and more.

Here’s the full list:

Wii U

Super Mario Maker – about 140,000 units
Smash Bros. / Splatoon Wii U bundle – about 140,000 units
Splatoon – about 105,000 units
Yoshi’s Woolly World – about 97,000 units
Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival – about 36,000 units
Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash – about 18,000 units

3DS

Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon – about 115,000 units
Yo-kai Watch – about 71,000 units

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 0 comments

Shovel Knight is currently on sale over on Amazon. Currently, the Wii U and 3DS versions of the game can be had for $20. Put in an order here if interested.

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Amazon has posted the boxart for Assassination Classroom: Assassin Training Plan. You can check it out above.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 38 Comments

Update 4: Bumped to the top. Added in trophies, possible Mii Fighter hat images, and music.

Update 3: Added in possible Mii Fighter hat/outfit.

Update 2: Added in a stage note. That might be it folks! And I personally see that as a good thing.

Update: Thus far, it’s looking like there are no new characters in the update. Cloud and the Midgar stage seem to be added with the patch. Possibly another stage as well.

Data miners are up to their usual tricks when it comes to Super Smash Bros. for Wii U/3DS. It appears that content from the latest patch has started to leak, which isn’t too surprising given that the new presentation is taking place tomorrow. We won’t be spoiling anything on the front page or our social media accounts, but you can keep track of updates as they happen after the break.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, 3DS eShop, News, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

This week’s Famitsu review scores are as follows:

Fallout 4 (PS4/XBO) – 9/10/9/10
Rainbow Six Siege (PS4/XBO) – 8/8/9/9
SEGA 3D Reprint Archives 2 (3DS) – 8/8/8/8
Swords & Soldiers 2 (Wii U) – 8/7/8/8
Mobile Suit Gundam Extreme VS Force (PSV) – 8/8/7/8
Medabots 9 (3DS) – 8/8/7/8
Civilization Revolution 2 Plus (PSV) – 8/7/7/8
Walpurgis no Uta (PSV/PSP) – 8/7/7/7
Assault Suit Leynos (PS4) – 6/6/7/7

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