Etrian Odyssey designer shares an illustration to commemorate the series’ 10th anniversary
Posted on 7 years ago by Fernando in 3DS, News | 6 Comments
Today marks the 10th anniversary of videogame series Etrian Odyssey. The game was first released in Japan for the DS system on January 18 2007.
Now, in order to celebrate this anniversary, series character designer Yuji Himukai has shared the illustration that you can see above on Twitter.
These series of videogames have been a must have on both DS and 3DS. We are still waiting for a localization of the last one, Etrian Odyssey V, which hasn’t released outside of Japan.
More: Atlus, Etrian Odyssey
Scans roundup – Switch games, Attack on Titan, Dragon Quest Monsters, BoxBoy!
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Images, Switch | 3 Comments
This week’s Famitsu scans are now available. Highlighted games include Project Octopath Traveler, I Am Setsuna, Minna de Wai Wai! Spelunker, Disgaea 5 Complete, Attack on Titan: Escape from Certain Death, Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3 Professional, and Goodbye! BoxBoy! Scans of all titles can be found below.
New Capcom TV featuring Monster Hunter XX – weapon from Fairy Tail creator, Lao-Shan Lung
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Videos | 5 Comments
The latest episode of Capcom TV just wrapped up, and Monster Hunter XX was once again heavily featured. Fairy Tail creator Hiro Mashima first stopped by to show off Uranometria, the weapon he designed for the game. He also played through the title, and there was a fight with Lao-Shan Lung.
Here’s the full recording:
More: Capcom, Japan, Monster Hunter XX
Media Create sales (1/9/17 – 1/15/17)
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS, News, Wii U | 1 Comment
The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
PS4 – 39, 116
New 3DS LL – 23, 212
Vita – 13,816
2DS – 9,243
PS4 Pro – 7,887
New 3DS – 2,091
Wii U – 1,169
PS3 – 701
Xbox One – 75
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
PS4 – 78,927
New 3DS LL – 54,645
Vita – 34,023
2DS – 26,214
PS4 Pro – 8,242
New 3DS – 8,019
Wii U – 3,147
PS3 – 1,156
Xbox One – 180
And here are the software charts:
More: charts, Japan, Media Create, sales, top
Mario Sports Superstars releasing March 30 in Japan
Posted on 7 years ago by Jake in 3DS | 34 Comments
Nintendo has announced that Mario Sports: Superstars will be launching on March 30 in Japan. The 3DS title will cost 4,980 yen. A release date for other territories has not been confirmed yet, but they will probably be announced relatively soon. The announcement page also features a few screenshots of the game, showing the five different events (Soccer, Baseball, Tennis, Golf, and Horseback Riding), which you can view below:
SourceGoodbye! BoxBoy! receives new details, including information on amiibo functionality
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 2 Comments
Nintendo opened the full Japanese Goodbye! BoxBoy! website today. New details about the game are shared, and we have news about how amiibo works.
Qbby and the rest of the gang who are riding the Box Ship are saving planets eroded by haze to restore the universe to its original form. With the ship, they head to a planet infested by haze, but Qbby ends up falling down to one planet in particular. The game picks up here.
As far as gameplay goes, first let’s go over the different powers:
More: Amiibo, details roundup, Goodbye! BoxBoy!, HAL Laboratory, top
Bandai Namco making Pro Yakyuu Famista Climax for 3DS, heading to Japan in April
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 0 comments
Bandai Namco has announced Pro Yakyuu Famista Climax for 3DS, following up on Pro Yakyuu Famista 2011 and Pro Yakyuu Famista Returns.
Pro Yakyuu Famista Climax is the 30th anniversary title in the series. For this game, the main phrase is “Create, Raise, Battle!”.
With acknowledgement from the Nippon Professional Baseball organization, data of actual pro baseball athletes is being used as of the 2017 season. Some new elements will be present for the first time.
The game adds members of the Meikyu-Kai (Golden Players Club) such as Sadaharu Oh and Shigeo Nagashima plus female athletes from the JWBL (Japan Women’s Baseball League). Team mascots will also be in as playable athletes.
Existing game modes will also be enhanced, such as Team Raising mode, Famista Quest (mini-game in which players collect athletes), and online versus.
For a limited time, a download code will be given for Famista Retro. This contains data of the 2017 season athletes from 12 teams. Also, there will be a code to obtain the legendary athlete Masahiro Yamamoto, who as the main promotion character of this game will appear on Namco Stars team as Yamamomo.
Pro Yakyuu Famista Climax launches in Japan on April 20. See the debut trailer below.
North American Poochy & Yoshi’s Woolly World site open, footage
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Videos | 0 comments
Nintendo has opened the North American Poochy & Yoshi’s Woolly World site. The big attraction here is the various gameplay clips spread out across various pages. To make it more convenient, we’ve rounded up all of the footage below.
Monster Hunter XX has a collaboration with the creator of Fairy Tail
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 7 Comments
The Monster Hunter series is no stranger to collaborations. Even the latest entry, Monster Hunter XX, already has several partnerships announced.
The latest collaboration is for the Long Sword named Uranometria. It’s an original design from mangaka Hiro Mashima, the creator of Fairy Tail. The sword blade is drawn with a sparking sky of stars, and the scabbard’s silhouette will look like an ancient key.
During the latest episode of Capcom TV, Monster Hunter XX gameplay will be shown that uses the new weapon. Mashima will also be appearing as a guest.
More: Capcom, Japan, Monster Hunter XX
Goodbye! BoxBoy! pre-load live in Japan, file size, demo
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 0 comments
Goodbye! BoxBoy! can now be pre-loaded from the 3DS eShop in Japan. Those who intend to do so will need 1,210 blocks of free space (151.25 MB). Also worth noting, a demo for Goodbye! BoxBoy! is out now in Japan.