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Fire Emblem Fates launched in North America last month. In Europe, the game is set to arrive on May 20. A special edition and New 3DS XL is planned.

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Monster Hunter X is officially heading west. Today, it was announced during the Nintendo Direct that the 3DS title is being localized as Monster Hunter Generations. It’ll be out this summer.

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Disney Art Academy is now official. The title was announced for 3DS during today’s Nintendo Direct, with plans for release in May in North America and July in Europe.

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Today’s Nintendo Direct will begin at 5 PM ET / 2 PM PT / 10 PM in the UK / 11 PM in Europe (2 hours from now). Streams for all three broadcasts (North America, Europe, Japan) are embedded below. The North American presentation is 41 minutes long, and the Japanese presentation is 39 minutes long.

I’m also going to be handing this post off to someone else – probably Dennis – to handle a live blog for us. That will begin below once the presentation begins, and will mainly be based on the North American stream.

With that, keep those expectations in check and enjoy the show!

North America

Europe

Live blog

Hey, guys! Who’s excited for this Direct? We’ll keep you updated as it goes! – Dennis

Bill Trinen hype

Star Fox Zero:

• Shigeru Miyamoto introduces Star Fox Zero, mentions it’s finally finished
• Teleporters introduced
• Multiple paths can happen depending on bosses defeated and difficulty to reach final destination
• Multiplayer mode detailed: A player can use Wii U Pro Controller to control, while Gamepad can be used for aiming and shooting
• Releasing April 22nd, 2016

Star Fox: Guard

• Project Guard is now Star Fox: Guard and will come packaged together with the retail release, or individually released in the Nintendo eShop. A bundle will also be made available in the eShop.
• Star Fox Zero and Guard releases April 22nd, 2016

Splatoon:

• New update coming next week
• Two-part update

Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympics games:

• Rugby and Rhythmic Gymnastics introduced as new games
• June 24th release date for Wii U
• Launches March 18th, 2016 for 3DS

Super Mario Maker:

• New Super Mario Expert Mode
• More items can be created by shaking them
• Key doors can now be used
• March 9th release for the new update

Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE:

• June 24th, 2016 release date
• Original Japanese VO will be in the game to honor the Japanese feel and look of the game

Lost Reavers:

• April 14th – Open Beta
• April 28th – Full Version

Paper Mario: Color Splash

• 2016 release

Pokken Tournament:

• Winning fights gains in-game currency
• Can use to change avatar cosmetics
• Multiple support Pokemon can lead to many strategies used with main Pokemon
• Exclusive Mewtwo amiibo card will come with first production of the game
• March 18th release date for Pokken Tournament
• March 17th early access competition on Nintendo’s Twitch channel

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD:

• Behind the scenes footage on YouTube

My Nintendo:

• Pre-register for Miitomo
• Earn platinum points
• More details to come in the coming weeks

Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge:

• For 3DS and Wii U
• Available March 25th with amiibo purchase
• April 28th release date in the eShop for free

Animal Crossing amiibo Festival:

• New stuff coming in June

eShop:

• SNES titles coming to 3DS Virtual Console!
• Best thing ever
• For New Nintendo 3DS only
• A few titles releasing after the Nintendo Direct
• More titles coming next week and the weeks following

Pocket Card Jockey:

• They have horses

Azure Striker Gunvolt 2:

• Original will be discounted to $9.99 for the next week

Fire Emblem Fates:

• Revelations will be made available for $19.99
• Dragon’s Gate DLC available
• Royal Royale DLC releasing on March 17th
• $2.49 USD each
• Map Pack 1 includes all DLC included here

Hyrule Warriors Legends:

• DLC coming for Hyrule Warriors Legends
• Season Pass available
• Special Ganondorf skin for those who buy Season Pass on Launch Day
• Wii U version can gain a transfer code from the 3DS version to put new characters into the Wii U version
• Artbook included with preorder from Gamestop
• Linkle ?
• Medley from The Legend of Zelda: Windwaker introduced
• Medley will be a free download
• March 25th release date

Bravely Second: End Layer:

• Cat Mancer class introduced
• Confirmed to be best class
• Demo launching March 10th in eShop
• Best Buy Gamer’s Club Unlocked Members can access the demo on March 7th
• Collector’s Edition includes game, soundtrack, and artbook
• April 15th release date

Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past:

• Remade from the ground up
• Story has been retranslated
• 2016 release date

Monster Hunter Generations:

• Monster Hunter X has been changed to Generations for the western release
• Debut trailer looks amazing
• Summer 2016 release date
• Those with Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate save data will have bonus content in Monster Hunter Generations
• Bill Trinen said hype
• Marth outfit included in Monster Hunter Generations

Metroid Prime: Federation Force:

• Late Spring 2016 release date

Rhythm Heaven Megamix:

• Launching later this year

Kirby Planet Robobot:

• Mecha Kirby!!
• Kirby Clash gives a co-op quest side-game in the title
• Gain experience points and level up as you play through Kirby Clash
• amiibo compatibility
• Kirby gains abilities depending on which amiibo is scanned
• New Kirby series amiibo!
• Will gain a copy ability and costume unique to each figure
• UFO ability
• June 10th release date

And that’s it for the Nintendo Direct this month! Thanks to everyone for watching and reading along! Tons of awesome new games and information announced. Until next time! 🙂 – Dennis

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Nintendo is starting a new developer series based on Fire Emblem Fates. Check out the first episode below called “A Tale of Two Families: Birthright”.

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Nintendo has added last-minute maintenance to today’s schedule. Tonight, 3DS will be undergoing maintenance. This will affect network services like online play and rankings.

Maintenance will take place during the following times:

– 9 PM PT – 10:30 PM PT
– 12 AM ET – 1:30 AM ET
– 5 AM in the UK – 6:30 AM in the UK
– 6 AM in Europe – 7:30 AM in Europe

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NintenDaan has shared a video showing the special edition boxes released in Japan for Pokemon Red, Blue, Green and Yellow. Get a closer look at the items below.

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In celebration of the 3DS’ fifth anniversary in Japan, Famitsu has a small feature on the system in its latest issue. The magazine shares a listing of the top 20 best-selling games in Japan, complete with lifetime figures for each titles.

Here’s the full listing:

01. [3DS] Pokemon X / Y # (Pokemon Co.) {2013.10.12} (¥4.800) – 4.481.023
02. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf # (Nintendo) {2012.11.08} (¥4.800) – 4.469.146
03. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 # (Capcom) {2013.09.14} (¥5.990) – 3.578.564
04. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch 2: Ganso / Honke (Level 5) {2014.07.10} (¥4.968) – 3.173.442
05. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire (Pokemon Co.) {2014.11.21} (¥4.937) – 2.945.142
06. [3DS] Monster Hunter X # (Capcom) {2015.11.28} (¥5.800) – 2.752.384
07. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch 2: Shin Uchi (Level 5) {2014.12.13} (¥4.968) – 2.636.935
08. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate # (Capcom) {2014.10.11} (¥6.264) – 2.570.705
09. [3DS] Mario Kart 7 (Nintendo) {2011.12.01} (¥4.800) – 2.522.479
10. [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 # (Nintendo) {2012.07.28} (¥4.800) – 2.442.015
11. [3DS] Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS (Nintendo) {2014.09.13} (¥5.616) – 2.435.703
12. [3DS] Yo-Kai Watch Busters: Red Cat Team / White Dog Squad (Level 5) {2015.07.11} (¥4.600) – 2.101.780
13. [3DS] Super Mario 3D Land # (Nintendo) {2011.11.03} (¥4.800) – 2.095.314
14. [3DS] Tomodachi Life # (Nintendo) {2013.04.18} (¥4.800) – 1.814.393
15. [3DS] Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate # (Capcom) {2011.12.10} (¥5.800) – 1.589.804
16. [3DS] Puzzle & Dragons Z (GungHo Online Entertainment) {2013.12.12} (¥4.400) – 1.473.754
17. [3DS] Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer # (Nintendo) {2015.07.30} (¥4.000) – 1.347.620
18. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch (Level 5) {2013.07.11} (¥4.800) – 1.298.884
19. [3DS] Dragon Quest VII: Warriors of Eden (Square Enix) {2013.02.07} (¥6.090) – 1.238.660
20. [3DS] Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon (Nintendo) {2013.03.20} (¥4.800) – 1.055.672

Note that this list is based on data collected up to February 21.

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Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3 has been covered in this week’s issue of Jump, and some new details are provided.

First, Master’s Road is a new mini-game that uses the ride system. There are entrances to Master’s Road in various places in-game, if you use a certain item named Heaven Guidance Stone. The objective in Master’s Road is to reach the goal while dealing with obstacles, and something not specified yet awaits at the goal.

Jump also touches on dimensional rifts, which are gates to a parallel world. These rifts can’t be seen with naked eye, but can be searched and detected with the Reactor. When you go through them, you’ll enter a parallel world never seen before, which has not only strong monsters, but also Masters who can challenge you to a battle which will give you rewards on victory.

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