Dragon Quest X version 4 announced for November release in Japan
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Wii U | 14 Comments
At the Dragon Quest Summer Festival 2017 today, Square Enix pulled back the curtain on the next expansion for Dragon Quest X, known as “The 500-Year Voyage to a Far-away Hometown.” It’s launching on November 16 for 3,800 yen.
Here’s a trailer:
And a preview video:
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18 minutes of off-screen Xenoblade Chronicles 2 footage
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 37 Comments
Nintendo had its own Treehouse Live type of setup at Japan Expo last month, and one of the games featured was Xenoblade Chronicles 2. While it was the same area shown at E3, not all battles played out similarly. Check out the full video below.
More: Monolith Soft, top, Xenoblade Chronicles 2
Chrono Trigger director Takashi Tokita shares his code for I Am Setsuna’s Temporal Battle Arena
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 1 Comment
A little while back, Square Enix prepared a new update for I Am Setsuna on Switch that added the Temporal Battle Arena. Players can upload their battle data here for others to download and battle.
Chrono Trigger director Takashi Tokita, who also worked on classics such as Final Fantasy IV and Final Fantasy VII, shared a short message this week and offered up his own user code for the Temporal Battle Arena. View the video below for his full message and the code (make sure you have captions enabled).
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Pokemon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon news may arrive on tonight’s Pokenchi, possible new Lycanroc form
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 9 Comments
Pokemon Ultra Sun and Pokemon Ultra Moon were announced two months ago. While we haven’t seen much of either game, that could be changing very soon.
On tonight’s episode of the Japanese show Pokenchi, Pokemon Sun/Moon director Shigeru Ohmori will be making an appearance. He’ll apparently be talking about the latest Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon information and will deliver a “shock announcement” regarding the anime.
Meanwhile, the next issue of CoroCoro could be leaking very shortly. Speculation has pointed to a possible new Lycanroc form. Although not confirmed, the cover has an image of what looks like Lycanroc with a different color scheme and a few aesthetic changes.
More: Pokemon Ultra Moon, Pokemon Ultra Sun, top
Next wave of NeoGeo games confirmed for Switch
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 6 Comments
This week, one of Hamster’s regular live streams was held featuring the ACA NeoGeo series. Per usual, the company revealed what lies ahead on Switch in terms of NeoGeo titles.
Magician Lord, Puzzled, Zed Blade, Raguy, Spinmaster, and Art of Fighting are all on the way. There’s no set timetable for each, but these are the ones you should expect in the near future.
More: Arcade Archives, Hamster
Team17’s Gamescom 2017 lineup
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 0 comments
With Gamescom 2017 just around the corner, companies are beginning to confirm their plans for the big expo. That includes Team17, who announced its lineup of games this week.
Attendees will be able to go hands-on with a number of titles. These include Genesis: Alpha One, Sword Legacy: Omen, Yoku’s Island Express, and The Escapists 2. The latter two are in development for Switch.
Below are overviews of both Yoku’s Island Express and and The Escapists 2:
Splatoon 2 – Japanese Splatfest #1 results
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 12 Comments
The first actual Splatfest for Splatoon 2 has drawn to a close in Japan. It was a close race all around, but ultimately, Team Mayonnaise came out on top.
Mayonnaise edged out ketchup in terms of both popularity and solo battles respectively at 56 percent and 51 percent respectively. However, ketchup did have one slight victory in team battles at 51 percent.
The final tally was two points for Team Mayonnaise and one point for Team Ketchup.
We’ll have to see how the other Splatfests play out this weekend.
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Tons of footage from The Great Ace Attorney 2
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The next Ace Attorney game has launched, though only in Japan. Have a look at a ton of footage from The Great Ace Attorney 2 below.
More: Capcom, The Great Ace Attorney 2
Nintendo Australia celebrating a month of Kirby for the series’ 25th anniversary
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Videos | 1 Comment
Kirby’s big 25th anniversary is this year. In honor of the franchise, Nintendo Australia is celebrating the character and the franchise as a whole throughout the month. In the video below, favorite Kirby memories are shared.
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Nintendo Treehouse talks amiibo support in Metroid: Samus Returns
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 3 Comments
Metroid: Samus Returns will have plenty of amiibo functionality. Certain amiibo can be used to unlock a new difficulty mode, artwork, and more.
Nintendo Treehouse has a new blog post up on Tumblr about the amiibo support here. It’s admittedly not exactly new, but it is a nice recap of everything in English. There are also a couple of nice views of the new Samus and Metroid amiibo in 360 degrees.
