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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 2 Comments

The Alliance Alive was initially revealed through Jump, but Famitsu provides an extensive follow-up report last week. Much of it has been covered already, but we do have some additional information, including tidbits from the developers which weren’t touched on a few days ago.

In The Alliance Alive, the premise is that a thousand years ago, the Demon Clan invaded the human world to control a chaotic energy that could endanger the demon world. The Demon Clan also set up a Giant Barrier here that disrupted weather and caused the sky to no longer be blue, as well as causing earthquakes and generating a Black Current on the sea that split the land into several zones, consuming many other cities and killing about half of the whole human population. A few hundred years later, each of these zones were put into their own administrations by the Demon Clan, having unique cultures as well as a caste system that puts the Demon Clan at the top.

Three of the many zones split by the Black Current are introduced in this first batch:

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

Last week, Famitsu revealed Alien Syndrome and Columns as the latest additions in SEGA 3D Fukkoku Archives 3: Final Stage. We now have a few tidbits about what will be included as features.

First, here are a bunch of screenshots from both:

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With Alien Syndrome, a new element is two-player co-op via local wireless. Interim Save, Interim Load, Replay, and Round Select are all included. With Round Select, you’re able to start from the last cleared round, though it isn’t available in local play.

Alien Syndrome lets players choose from five difficulty levels. With the lowest one, enemies will not shoot bullets and have reduced health. There’s also a Time Limit feature in which you’re able to choose from six levels, two of which were not available in the original version.

Alien Syndrome includes both the Japanese and international versions. Differences are as follows:

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 6 Comments

German magazine N-Zone recently caught up with two of the primary developers behind Pokemon Sun/Moon: director Shigeru Ohmori and producer Junichi Masuda. Primarily, it was Ohmori who answered the questions. He commented on Poke Ride, the time difference, side quests, coming up with ideas for new Pokemon ideas, and more.

We’ve gone ahead and translated the interview in full. Head past the break for Ohmori’s comments.

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

Power Disc Slam’s new update is now confirmed for release next Thursday. This will bring the game up to version 1.10.

In North America, the new version will be a standard update. In Europe though, players will need to re-download Power Disc Slam entirely due to an updated USK rating.

Chequered Cow Games shared on Twitter:

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 53 Comments

One eagle-eyed viewer of the new Switch trailer spotted something noteworthy. As you can see above, the right Joy-Con seems to feature some sort of black glossy panel / button on the bottom. Laura Kate Dale, who’s been getting scoops about Switch well before this week’s video, is looking into what this might be. Maybe we’ll have a better idea about what it is soon!

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

FDG Entertainment will release two titles for Switch sometime during the first half of 2017, the publisher has announced.

Writing on Twitter, the company said:

We do know that FDG Entertainment recently announced Oceanhorn for a Nintendo platform. That’s almost certainly one of the two games they’re referring to here.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

Another round of footage has come in for the indie title Super Destronaut 2: Go Duck Yourself. Find a little more gameplay below.

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

Mario Party: Star Rush can now be pre-loaded on the North American 3DS eShop. By doing so, you can download most of the required data ahead of launch. Then on release date, you’ll only need a small update to begin playing.

Mario Party: Star Rush takes up 3,011 blocks. That amounts to 376.375 MB.

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

Monster Hunter Generations has received another batch of free DLC ahead of Halloween. Players can now get their hands on the “Trick or Treat” item pack.

The official Monster Hunter Twitter account passed along the news:

Monster Hunter Generations’ DLC contains the following items:

– 10x Psychoserum
– 10x Demondrug
– 10x Poisoned Meat
– 50x Spider Webs

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Posted on 9 years ago by Zack in Switch, Wii U eShop | 4 Comments

The developers of Hex Heroes, which is still currently slated to be released for the Wii U, have commented on the Nintendo Switch and the possibility of Hex Heroes appearing on it.

While initially expected for release in 2015, Hex Heroes is still under development after its successful 2014 Kickstarter campaign. The game utilizes the gamepad and 5-player potential of the Wii U heavily, and as such porting it to other systems would be a tricky scenario. It seems that the developers of the game are hopeful at the prospects of a Switch port though, as in the most recent backer update they go over the details of what a Switch port of Hex Heroes would look like, how the controls would work and ask for backers input on whether they’d like to see a Switch port of the game if possible.

Based on the trailer, it doesn’t appear that one Switch can perfectly mimic the Wii U’s ability to display different visuals on the TV vs. the gamepad. Two Switches, on the other hand, could. One Switch for the commander, and one switch docked to the TV for four player split screen. This makes an assumption about the Switch being able to support up to four players, though – the trailer has only shown up to two (granted, they were on the portable screen, not the TV). At best, two Switches can offer the Wii U experience, and at worst, three Switches will be needed (for 5 players). Again, time will tell.

It’s worth noting that Hex Heroes is being built for ALL control schemes on the Wii U. We don’t want to bar players from joining in the fun just because they only have Wii remotes. This early decision will serve us well, if we can make the move to Switch, given that each mini-controller has roughly the same amount of buttons.

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