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Fossil Fighters Frontier finally arrives in Europe this week and Nintendo have shared a launch trailer for the game. Check it out below:

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Marvelous just posted the third blog entry for their upcoming 3DS game, Lord of Magna: Maiden Heaven. This time, the blog focuses on the game’s combat. Check out this new combat trailer:

Some key features of the game’s combat, according to Marvelous:

– AP (Action Points), which governs the use of abilities in combat. Choosing when and when not to spend them is crucial.

– Emphasis on support abilities: Support abilities, like increasing stats or augmenting characters, are extremely helpful in combat.

– “Bowling” ability: defeating 10 or more enemies in a single move will earn characters an extra turn. To help with this, defeating an enemy knocks him back into his allies, potentially defeating them as well.

– Skill Chips: Equipable items that provide characters with new abilities to use in combat

– Elemental system: governs weaknesses, strengths, abilities and character attunements

– Consumable items are focused on dealing damage to enemies in this game

Finally, Marvelous announced that they will be doing a livestream of Lord of Magna: Maiden Heaven, where viewers will be able to pose questions to the developers, this Thursday, May 28th, at 6 PM BST (GMT +1). Check out the stream here. The full blog post can be found here.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 0 comments

This week’s Wii U/3DS specific charts are as follows:

Wii U

1. Kirby and the Rainbow Paintbrush – Nintendo

2. Mario Kart 8 – Nintendo

3. Mario Party 1o – Nintendo

4. Super Smash Bros. for Wii U – Nintendo

5. Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker – Nintendo

6. Super Mario 3D World – Nintendo

7. New Super Mario Bros. U – Nintendo

8. The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD – Nintendo

9. FIFA 13 – Electronic Arts

10. Mario & Sonic: Sochi Winter Games 2014 – Nintendo

3DS

1. Pokemon Alpha Sapphire – Nintendo

2. Tomodachi Life – Nintendo

3. Pokemon Omega Ruby – Nintendo

4. Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate – Capcom

5. The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D – Nintendo

6. Mario Kart 7 – Nintendo

7. New Super Mario Bros. 2 – Nintendo

8. Puzzle & Dragons Z + Super Mario Edition – Nintendo

9. Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Nintendo

10. Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS – Nintendo

Source: Chart-Track

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Posted on 9 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 0 comments

This week’s UK software sales are as follows:

Individual Formats

All Formats

Source: Chart-Track

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Videos | 0 comments

Famitsu shared additional footage from Downtown Nekketsu Jidaigeki on one of its YouTube channels recently. Watch it below.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 5 Comments

In a Famitsu issue from earlier this month, the magazine spoke with a few developers working on Fire Emblem If. But it turns out that the magazine didn’t contain the full discussion. It wasn’t until today that the full interview was finally posted on Famitsu’s website.

Serenes Forest has once again taken on the task of translating the full Famitsu discussion. A summary of what was shared can be found below.

– Interview starts off with the concept behind the game
– Again, it was built around the main character (Avatar) and how his/her choice impacts the story, splitting it into 2 distinct “what if” stories
– Movie scenes are generally from a first-person perspective since the Avatar is the main character
– Phoenix Mode is designed for newcomers; not existing Fire Emblem fans
– Although it sounds like you cannot lose on this mode, there are times when you still have to play somewhat carefully
– Ex: there may be complicated victory conditions, such as reaching a destination within a certain number of turns in the Nohr campaign; failing these conditions means Game Over
– When development began, one of the major challenges was to find ways to help newcomers enjoy the game without feeling too stressful
– One thing that came to mind was the timing of when to use valuable weapons (eg. saving them for a future mission)
– It was perceived that this form of intense micro-management was too much for newcomers to properly enjoy
– Since some players may consider it wasteful to use a particular weapon, they may end up not using it at all; at which point it’s as if the weapon doesn’t exist
– By removing the durability of weapons and giving them more interesting properties, it allows for more enjoyable play, without detracting from the fun of picking weapons
– Weapon weight isn’t in, but there are “strong weapons that are harder to double attack with”, which functions a bit like it
– Javelins and similar ranged weapons can no longer double attack
– The staff unanimously agreed on bringing back Yusuke Kozaki for character designs
– Since the new game has more characters than even Awakening, there was some concern about who to call if Yusuke Kozaki didn’t accept the offer, so the team were very glad when he agreed to reprise the role again
– This game takes place in a “completely new world”
– Some familiar elements that those who played Awakening will appreciate
– Hoshido is based on ancient Japanese culture, while Nohr is built on the series’s traditional Western fantasy setting
– Nohr is western-themed, but also carries a dark atmosphere
– Nohr’s castle even stands in the middle of a giant hole in the ground
– Hoshido is a pacifist kingdom with exceptional peace and order
– In contrast, Nohr is subject to terrible weather conditions, leading to poor crop yields and a lack of law and order
– In order to expand Nohr’s influence, King Garon orders his children to invade Hoshido
– Thus the royal siblings fight for Nohr, although they each harbour their own hidden thoughts
– Meanwhile the Hoshidan royals take up arms to repel the Nohrian invasion
– As this happens, the hero–the Avatar–is stuck in between and forced to make a difficult choice
– Classes available largely depend on the campaign chosen
– In Nohr, you will typically see more characters in familiar classes, like Cavaliers
– In Hoshido, most of the characters are in Japanese-themed classes, like Samurais
– The campaign also determines the weapons you can obtain
– In Nohr, you will commonly obtain “swords”
– In Hoshido you are more likely to find “katanas”, which have slightly different properties
– Although Pegasus Knights have been in the series so far, they technically do not exist in this game.
– If instead features Hoshido’s very similar “Pegasus Warrior” class
– Pegasus Warriors can be male or female

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Videos | 0 comments

SEGA shared more footage from Stella Glow during a live stream held earlier today. Additionally, a commercial debuted towards the end of the segment. Check out the latest from Stella Glow in the video below.

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Bandai Namco has another batch of screenshots available for Super Run for Money: Assemble! The Strongest Runaway. Take a look at the images below.

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Siliconera has translated another round of PoPoLoCrois Farm Story details from the game’s latest trailer. Head on below to read up on the latest information.

– The Popolocrois Kingdom enjoyed a good while of peace
– This was then abruptly interrupted by the “Dark Beasts” that appeared out of nowhere
– Dark Beasts have been going around sealing away the fairies and ruining the lands
– Prince Pietro heads on a journey to return things to normal
– Pietro was visited by a diplomat from “Galariland” named Marmella
– Marmella tells him that the key to saving the world lies somewhere in her land
– Because of this, Pietro decides to travel there
– This was actually a trap Marmella set up
– Garaliland is home to four main lands of Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter
– Each land’s town and village has all kinds of characters that Pietro will encounter
– Pietro will make new friends/comrades along the way to help take down the Dark Beasts
– Turn-based battle system
– Characters have special attacks
– Battlefield grid
– Can change between manual and automatic controls
– Different farms in Garaliland
– Defeat Dark Beasts to use them to your liking
– The farming parts aren’t really related to the story
– With farming, you can enjoy some Harvest Moon-style moments with livestock and crops that you can take advantage of in order to make some useful items
– Each village and town of Garaliland will have key characters, including kind girls that will help you out in the farm, and those in need of help with various quest requests for Pietro
– Interact and help others to get more help in your adventure
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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Screenshots | 0 comments

Famitsu has now posted its complete interview with the Fire Emblem If developers online, and it comes with a few new screenshots. View them in the gallery below.

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