Final Fantasy Explorers heading west in January 2016
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 13 Comments
Final Fantasy Explorers is coming overseas, Square Enix has announced. The game is due out on January 26, 2016 in North America and January 29, 2016 in Europe.
Here’s an overview of the game from Square Enix:
Either through solo play or with up to three other Explorers, players can dive into dungeons to collect crystals scattered throughout the world while battling classic FINAL FANTASY® enemies.
FINAL FANTASY EXPLORERS focuses on cooperative play with friends and utilizes a refined party system allowing Explorers to master over 20 new and familiar jobs—including Knight, Monk, Black Mage and White Mage—to defeat the realm’s mightiest monsters and even recruit them for battle. Players will have the ability to call upon the powers of eidolons like Ifrit and Bahamut, as well as transform into other legendary characters from the FINAL FANTASY series via the Trance feature.
The multiplayer functionality is enabled through the Nintendo 3DS system’s wireless communication functions.
Story
The world is on the brink of war over its reserves of crystals, the planet’s chief source of power. Players must band together to form an elite squad of Explorers on an island rich in crystals, braving hordes of monsters in hopes of conquering a newly discovered Grand Crystal – every Explorer’s dream.
Watch the western announcement trailer for Final Fantasy Explorers below.
Source: Square Enix PR
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Nintendo Download (7/30/15, North America) – Kirby games, Badland, more
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News, Wii U eShop | 0 comments
This week’s North American Nintendo Downloads are as follows:
Wii U Virtual Console
Kirby Squeak Squad – $9.99
Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards – $9.99
Wii Download
Kirby’s Return to Dream Land – $19.99
Wii U Download
Badland: Game of the Year Edition – $9.99
Endless Golf – $1.99
Xeodrifter – $9.99
Wii U Demo
Just Dance 2016
Wii U Update
New Splatoon Update – On Aug. 5, a free software update for the Splatoon game on the Wii U console brings new content to the game, including two new matchmaking modes, new weapon types, an increase to the game’s level caps and more than 40 pieces of new gear. Following this update, more content will continually roll out through the rest of the summer and fall, including the Rainmaker Ranked Battle mode, additional maps and new weapons. For more information visit http://splatoon.nintendo.com.
3DS Download
Best of Board Games – Mahjong – $9.99
Best of Board Games – Solitaire – $9.99
Flick Golf 3D – $5.99
3DS Themes
Etrian Odyssey Untold 2: Classic Theme
eShop Sales
Wii U
– Elliot Quest is 15 percent off (reduced from $12.99 to $10.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on August 13.
– High Strangeness is 50 percent off (reduced from $9.99 to $4.99) beginning at 9 a.m. PT on Aug. 3 until 8:59 a.m. PT on Aug. 9.
– 99Moves, Abyss and Rock Zombie from EnjoyUp are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on Aug. 27.
3DS
– Castle Conqueror Defender, Demon King Box and Quell Memento from Circle Entertainment are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on Aug. 20.
– Toys vs. Monsters is 50 percent off (reduced from $3.99 to $1.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Aug. 23.
Permanent Price Drop
LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham has been reduced to $19.99 (from $29.99).
Activities
Miiverse has an entire new look and new features! – With a new Screen Shot Album and Play Journal features, there is a lot to explore! Get ready to have more fun than ever sharing tips, drawings and comments on Miiverse. Check out https://miiverse.nintendo.net/special/redesign_announcement for all the fun details.
Code Name: S.T.E.A.M. “Sink or Swim” Tournament – See how your squad stacks up online in Nintendo’s Public Tournaments. Top players earn unique titles that are visible online and earn major bragging rights with your friends and around the world. The new “Sink or Swim” tournament runs July 31 through Aug. 9. Opt in via the SpotPass feature for notifications about future tournaments. Good luck, agents!
Source: Nintendo PR
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Sakurai reflects on Iwata’s funeral in latest Famitsu column
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 11 Comments
In his previous Famitsu column, Super Smash Bros. director Masahiro Sakurai wrote about the passing of Satoru Iwata. This week’s issue of the magazine has another piece from Sakurai in which he touches on Iwata’s funeral.
Sakurai wrote:
“Normally at a place like this, one’s eyes go to the photo [of the deceased]. The smiling face of Mr. Iwata surrounded by flowers was a very nice picture.”
“Inside there was the still body of Mr. Iwata. He was probably dressed in traditional white funeral garb, his glasses removed, and his nose stuffed [with cotton]. And today, his body was going to be burned and reduced to nothing. Mr. Iwata would no longer exist in this world.”
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LBX: Little Battlers eXperience screenshots
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Screenshots | 0 comments
A few new LBX: Little Battlers eXperience have been sent out by Nintendo today. We’ve rounded them up in the gallery below.
Video: Splatoon co-director answers questions from kids
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 3 Comments
Family Gamer TV recently had Splatoon co-director Tsubasa Sakaguchi answer a bunch of questions from kids. You can watch the full video below.
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Sanatory Hallways hitting the European Wii U eShop on August 6
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Wegenbartho is bringing Sanatory Hallways to the European Wii U eShop next week, according to a listing on the store. It should be available on August 6 for €9.99.
Here’s an official overview from the game’s Indiegogo page:
Sanatory Hallways takes the idea of the Luigi mini-game from Nintendoland and takes it up to a whole new level.
In the Versus-Mode (local only for the WiiU), one player takes control of the protagonist Charla, who’s plagued by nightmares where she finds herself located in strange buildings and facilities. Her goal is to find a blue key, which allows her to unlock the exit and thus making her wake up.
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Senran Kagura 2: Deep Crimson launches in Europe and Australia on August 27th; new trailer
Posted on 9 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS, News | 0 comments
Marvelous Games just announced that Senran Kagura 2: Deep Crimson will be released in Europe and Australia on August 27th. Check out the new trailer:
Finally, if you order the game from Marvelous’ online store, you will receive the cards pictured below as a free bonus.
Rumour: Nintendo’s UK online store to offer a subscription box service á la Loot Crate
Posted on 9 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in General Nintendo | 7 Comments
MCV reports that the Nintendo UK online store will launch a service called “N-Box” soon, which will be a product similar to the popular “Loot Crate”.
According to MCV, those boxes will contain “toys, clothes and other merchandise inspired by and branded with Nintendo icons such as Mario, Zelda and Pokémon.” You will supposedly be able to buy boxes individually or subscribe for either three, six or 12 months and receive a box each month.
Again, this has not yet been officially confirmed by Nintendo, although MCV are a fairly reputable outlet.
Europe: LBX: Little Battlers eXperience getting weekly free DLC until June 2016
Posted on 9 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS, News | 0 comments
LBX: Little Battlers eXperience will launch in Europe on September 4th. Nintendo just announced that free add-on content for the game will released via SpotPass on a weekly basis until June 2016. This free content includes LBX cards, quests and capsule toys. In addition, some LBX models will only be available via connecting to a Nintendo Zone.
A similar free DLC program for the North American version of the game has not yet been announced, though it seems likely. We will keep you updated.
Update: Physical release merely “being considered”, not final yet – Yooka-Laylee is getting a physical release; being published by Team17
Posted on 9 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in News, Wii U | 13 Comments
Update: Even though the MCV article heavily implies it, Playtonic have just released a statement on their website that there are currently no plans for a physical release. According to statements in the MCV article, it is however “being considered”. Sorry about the confusion! We will keep you updated.
Talking to MCV, Yooka-Laylee developer Playtonic revealed that Team17 will be working closely with them and will assist them in getting the game released on both digital and physical storefronts. Team17 is perhaps best known for creating the Worms series. Currently, Playtonic is targeting an October 2016 release date.
Talking about the partnership, Playtonic studio boss Gavin Price said the following:
“Team17 has significant experience in making the most of releasing a game.”
“Personally I feel it would be a great shame if after our great Kickstarter success, we delivered on our promise of a great game and then it underperformed sales-wise because we didn’t have the knowledge, or made a mistake in the way we released or marketed the game.
“Thanks to our Kickstarter backers, we’re on a really positive trajectory and Team17 is acting like a booster for us on top of that by handling non-game dev tasks.”
Talking about releasing the game on Nintendo platforms specifically, Price reassured the team’s commitment to a Wii U release, despite rumours that Nintendo’s next system might be fairly close to release.
“Nintendo is not saying that much, it’s all still very secretive – I wish I knew more. But there’s nothing said that impacts any of our current plans. There’s still plenty to look forward to with the Wii U, right now I don’t foresee anything impacting us delivering that version.”
