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We’ve been covering Capcom’s stylish Lost Planet spin-off E.X. Troopers for quite some time now. Sadly, it looks like the game will be staying in Japan.

Writing on the company’s official forums about possible localization, Capcom’s Christian Svensson said:

“Guys, I have no news to share on that front right now. Sorry.”

In a different thread, Svensson noted that there aren’t “plans to bring it Westward at this time.”

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Sakura Samurai: Art of the Sword was released on the Japanese eShop in late 2011 and on the North American store earlier this year. After many months of waiting, the game may finally be heading to Europe as well.

The OFLC has rated “Hana Samurai: Art of the Sword”. That sure sounds like Sakura Samurai! Aside from the small name change, it looks like the game will end up on the European/Australian eShops soon.

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A third Fire Emblem: Awakening “Ultimate Training” DLC episode will be released in Japan on September 13.

In the latest DLC, top secret military information has been stolen, and it’s up to Krom to retrieve it and chase down the perpetrator.

Players will need to chase a target, though you’ll have to take down a few enemies since it won’t be clear which Revenant is the true enemy. Impeding your way are walls that will automatically open and close during each turn.

The next Ultimate Training DLC, titled “Another Story: Labyrinth Pursuit”, can be purchased for 250 yen.

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Monster Hunter 4 will have a big showing at the Tokyo Game Show this year. It’ll be playable for the first time, and Capcom will even be revealing “surprising information” during the show.

Specifics on this haven’t been announced yet, for obvious reasons. All that’s known is that details will be shared during the game’s stage event, which will also cover an introduction to new systems and actions.

Those who try out the Monster Hunter 4 demo will be able to battle three monsters and experience the new ruins field. Additionally, the “Controllable Insect Bow” weapon will be available.

Capcom will hand out the following bag to demo players, which includes a booklet and another novelty item:

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Posted on 11 years ago by Austin(@NE_Austin) in 3DS, Rumors | 0 comments

Well, I’d say that this rumor makes a fair amount of sense! I don’t know anything about the techno-jargen, but it seems that the bottom line is that Mario Kart 7 and Super Mario 3D Land are headed to the 3DS eShop as downloadable titles. Of course this is just a rumor for now, but it’s one that I’d say has a fair bit of clout given the online strategy Nintendo is pursuing.

For those interested, here’s the forum post that the rumor stems from:

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Well I was running my weekly scan of Nintendo’s CDN (the server where Nintendo hosts eShop Titles), and the EUR version of Mario Kart 7’s title ID was added, sometime between now and last thursday.

You might call me wrong, but if you look at the TMD, it says the title has a manual and DLP Child, just like Mario Kart 7. And the NCCH files on CDN are very close to the size of the NCCH files from the EUR version of the ROM:

Executable NCCH: CDN/ROM = 609/611mb
Manual NCCH: CDN/ROM = 2.69/2.52mb
Dlp Child Container NCCH: CDN/ROM = 26.5/26.5mb

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You can actually investigate the truthiness of this claim by downloading the “TMD” yourself.

Via GBATemp, GoNintendo

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Capcom has shared details on a slew of weapons that will be included in Monster Hunter 4. Details about all known weapons can be found below.

Souchuukon

– From ancient times
– Can control insects
– The “hunting insects” suck up energy from monsters that can strengthen the user
– Light weapon
– Allows the player to be very mobile

Great Sword

– Huge sword
– Like the tusk from a monster killed by a hunter
– Slow weapon
– If it hits a monster, it’ll kill it
– Can be used to guard

Long Sword

– Made for fast and consecutive strikes
– “Spirit” is accumulated after each strike which allows players to use a a spirit slash

Sword and Shield

– Versatile weapon
– Can execute a whirlwind slash
– Fast and constant attacks with few breaks in between
– Can use items while unsheathing the sword

Twin Swords

– Dual Sword users wield two small swords in both hands that can rapidly strike enemies
– Demon transformation mode adds more power

Hammer

– Best offensive power out of all weapons
– Hit a monster on its head to make it dizzy

Hunting Horn

– Play songs that change status effects
– Play a tune while attacking a monster so you can simultaneously be an attack and support character

Lance

– Has a gigantic shield and long lance
– Guard and counter-attack

Gunlance

– Powerful weapon
– Adds explosive shells to a solid lance
– There is a “full burst” attack that unloads all of the bullets in the weapon

Bowgun

– Lightweight and mobile gunner
– Can hit monsters from afar
– Bowgunners have different rounds of ammunition
– One type gives you rapid fire

Bow

– Agile weapon
– Target weak points from a variety of differences

Switch Axe

– Sword and an axe in one
– Switch to axe mode to do powerful strikes
– Sword mode used for speed

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Above is the Professor Layton vs. Ace Attorney ad from this week’s Famitsu. It contains the release date puzzle, which apparently hints at a November 29 launch.