Update: Fake – Dragon Quest Monsters 2 dated for Japan
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Update: Unfortunately, the original news source was incorrect. This date has not been confirmed.
News leaking out of this week’s V Jump has release date news for Dragon Quest Monsters 2. The 3DS remake is expected in Japan on January 30, 2014. Pricing is set at 5,490 yen.
Circle Pad Pro sales see strong increase in Japan
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For the week ending September 8, 3DS sales were once again strong in Japan. Total sales of the 3DS XL have now topped 60,000 since the second week of February (about seven months).
What’s even more interesting is how well the Circle Pad Pro performed. According to data provided by Media Create, for the 3DS and 3DS XL versions combined, sales of the accessory rose from roughly 7,000 units to 15,000 in the latest week. It is thought that the Circle Pad Pro sales increase was due to the anticipation of Monster Hunter 4’s launch.
More Media Create data is expected tomorrow. It should be interesting to say the least, thanks to the arrival of Monster Hunter 4.
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual Destiny hits North American/European eShops on October 24
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Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual Destiny will release in North America and Europe on October 24, Capcom has announced. The game will be available digitally on the eShop. As was previously announced, pricing is set at $29.99 / €24.99.
Details regarding the costume pack and Turnabout Return episode will be shared “soon”.
View the gallery above for new English screenshots. The official announcement can be found after the break.
Aonuma: Zelda: A Link Between World has “gameplay that never existed on previous Zelda games”
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Zelda producer Eiji Aonuma hopes players will be surprised with the series’ newest game, A Link Between Worlds. He’s already teased a change for the main shop. There will also be “gameplay that never existed on previous Zelda games,” as he told ONM this month.
Aonuma said:
“Using the 3D effect on Nintendo 3DS and making the two-dimensional A Link To The Past playable in 3D was kind of an assignment that Mr Miyamoto had given me after the release of Nintendo 3DS. However, I wanted to do more than just that. My main reason for wanting to do it was because this game is perfect for the part where Link turns into a drawing and moves along the walls.”
“The 3D effects are this title’s biggest addition in terms of the hardware’s performance and features. However, we have also introduced gameplay that never existed on previous Zelda games. Players who have become used to the series and who are expecting things to work a certain way will probably be very surprised, so I hope that they look forward to this.”
Iizuka on why Sonic Lost World 3DS is a 3D game instead of a side-scroller
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For a number of years, all of Sonic’s handheld outings were comprised of side-scrolling gameplay. This is changing with Sonic Lost World, which is the first 3D Sonic title on a Nintendo portable.
Sonic Team boss Takashi Iizuka explained ton ONM that a side-scroller “didn’t make sense” because Sonic Lost World’s main idea is a cylindrical world. Because of the 3DS’ added power, 3D worlds are now more possible than before.
“In Colours and Generations the focus was a side-scrolling game. If you look at Lost World, the main concept is a cylindrical world, so it didn’t make sense to do a side view. The 3DS’s extra power makes it the sort of place 3D can be used really well.”
“Even though it’s power powerful than a DS, it still has its limits. It wasn’t easy to get the same levels, but we kept cutting things back until we could get it so that if you looked at it – in a trailer, say – you couldn’t tell which was which. We tried to get the same feel for Wii U and 3DS.”
Scribblenauts Unmasked won’t have Nintendo characters
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Last year, 5th Cell included Nintendo characters and items in Scribblenauts Unlimited. Players could add characters such as Mario and Link to their game, as well as objects like the Super Mushroom and ocarina.
Scribblenauts Unmasked, unfortunately, won’t allow for similar functionality. According to senior producer Caleb Arseneaux, the game lacks Nintendo characters. Nintendo items likely won’t be included either.
Arseneaux said:
“No Nintendo characters made it in this version, mostly because we had so much work to do in order to get over 2,000 objects from the DC Universe into the game!”
Toriko: Ultimate Survival teaser commercial
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Namco Bandai’s updated TGS 2013 lineup
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Namco Bandai has sent out an updated lineup for this year’s Tokyo Game Show. New entries include Game Center CX 3 and Taiko no Tatsujin Wii U.
You can find the full lineup below.
[General Exhibition Area]
· God Eater 2 (PSV, PSP)*
· J-Stars Victory VS (PS3, PSV)*
· SHIN Dynasty Warriors: GUNDAM (PS3, PSV)*
· Mobile Suit Gundam EXTREME VS. FULL BOOST (PS3)*
· AKB 1/149 Renai Sousenkyo (PS3)
· Disney INFINITY (Wii U) *
· Disney INFINITY Toy Box Challenge (3DS) *
· Disney Magic Castle: My Happy Life (3DS)
· Game Center CX 3-chome no Arino(3DS)
· Gundam Breaker (PSV) *
· J Legend Retsuden (3DS)
· JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle (PS3)
· Magi: The Kingdom of Magic Aratanaru Sakai (3DS)
· Makai Ouji: Devils and Realist: Treasure of the Substitute King (3DS)
· Masked Rider Travelers Senki (3DS)
· Mobile Suit Gundam: Battle Operation (PS3)
· Mushibugyo (3DS)
· One Piece: Unlimited World R (3DS) *
· Ore no Imouto ga Konnani Kawaii Wake ga Nai. Happy End. (PS3)
· Puella Magi Madoka Magica The Movie: The Battle Pentagram
· Ranko Tsukigime’s Longest Day (PS3)
· SOULCALIBUR Lost Swords
· Spec: Kan (3DS)
· Super Heroine Chronicle (PS3, PSV)
· Super Robot Wars OG INFINITE BATTLE (PS3)
· Super Robot Wars OG Saga Masou Kishin III: Pride of Justice (PS3, PSV)
· Super Robot Wars Operation Extend (PSP)
· Taiko no Tatsujin Wii U version! (Wii U)
· The Basketball which Kuroko Plays: Shouri e no Kiseki (3DS)
· TORIKO Ultimate Survival (3DS)
· Mobile Suit Gundam Online (PC)
· Professional Baseball MAX 2013 (PC)
· SD Gundam Operations (PC)
· Gundam Conquest (iOS, Android)
· TALES OF LINK (iOS)
· Digimon Crusader (iOS, Android)*
· DragonBall Tap Battle (iOS, Android)*
· Gather of Dragons (Android)
· Guilty Dragon (iOS, Android)
· Gundam Area Wars (iOS, Android)
· Gundam Card Battler (iOS, Android)
· Masked Rider Break Joker (iOS, Android)
· ONE PIECE : RUNNING Chopper – Chopper to Kizuna no Shima (iOS, Android)*
· ONE PIECE : Straw Hat Pin Ball Marineford Chojo Senso (iOS, Android)*
· ONE PIECE : Straw Hat Wars Kaizoku Defence (iOS, Android)*
· PACK-MAN DASH! (iOS, Android)*
· SD Gundam Generation Frontier (iOS, Android)
· Super Robot Wars Card Chronicle (iOS, Android)
· Super Sentai Bato Base (iOS, Android)
