The Pokemon Company CEO: “We will make games for the NX”
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 75 Comments
Pokemon CEO Tsunekazu Ishihara has been quoted as saying that the company will create games for Nintendo’s next platform, the NX.
“The NX is trying to change the concept of what it means to be a home console device or a hand-held device,” he said. “We will make games for the NX.”
Ishihara shared those brief remarks as part of an interview with the Wall Street Journal. Unfortunately, he did not say when the first Pokemon NX games would be made available.
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Famitsu review scores (9/20/16)
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News | 0 comments
This week’s Famitsu review scores are as follows:
Pac-Man Championship Edition 2 (PS4/XBO) – 9/8/9/8
Demon Gaze 2 (PSV) – 8/8/9/8
Haitaka no Psychedelica (PSV) – 8/8/9/8
Sabaku no Nezumi Dan (3DS) – 8/7/8/7
The Tomorrow Children (PS4) – 7/7/8/8
Dynamic Chord feat.[reve partfait] V Edition (PSV) – 8/7/7/7
Drancia Saga (3DS) – 7/7/7/8
PriPriministAr (PSV) – 7/7/7/7
Kimi wo Aogi Otome wa Hime Ni (PSV) – 7/7/6/6
Sky Ride (PS4) – 6/7/6/7
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Pokemon Bank compatibility with Sun & Moon planned for January 2017
Posted on 9 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS, News | 5 Comments
Today, the Japanese Pokemon Youtube channel re-uploaded a video that introduces the Pokemon Bank and Poke Transporter applications for 3DS. What’s notable about this is that the video’s description was edited to reflect the fact that the update that will allow Pokemon Bank to work with Pokemon Sun and Pokemon Moon is now scheduled to arrive in January 2017, two months after the launch of the new generation of games. This update will also allow players to deposit their Pokemon from the Virtual Console versions of Pokemon Red, Blue and Yellow into the Bank.
Previously, no set release date for this update was announced, though perhaps many people assumed it would be available in late November alongside Sun and Moon. Still, this isn’t exactly a new occurrence as Pokemon Bank wasn’t available for the launch of Pokemon X & Y back in October 2013 either, instead launching in December 2013. Be patient, trainers, and make use of the Pokemon found in Alola until you can transfer over your old favorites!
Pokemon Shuffle’s weekly update: new main stages, safari, and more
Posted on 9 years ago by Jake in 3DS | 0 comments
Pokemon Shuffle’s latest update is pretty big for devoted players. In addition to the timed Special Stages, the game has now added more permanent stages to the main game. Starting with Stage #451, Duskull, players have a whole lot more to play through and master.
Meanwhile, the Special Stages will run until October 4, and they feature Zygarde, Dialga, and Beedrill, as well as a brand-new safari that features Aipom, Sewaddle, Swadloon, Ambipom, Leavanny, Cotonee (Winking), and Whimsicott (Winking). The Dialga stage will also let players obtain Dialga Skill Boosters. Finally, next week’s Mega Competition will be against Mega-Beedrill. If you don’t have Beedrill yet, be sure to catch it on this rotation!
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Severed – Wii U version footage
Posted on 9 years ago by Jake in Videos, Wii U, Wii U eShop | 1 Comment
Severed is releasing on the Wii U and 3DS eShops on September 22, and Nintendaan has provided a good 20 minutes of hands-on footage of the Wii U version. Check it out below:
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Lots of Monster Hunter Stories demo footage
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Videos | 0 comments
In Japan, Capcom just released a demo for Monster Hunter Stories – as we learned would happen this past weekend. Head past the break for a Twitch archive with a ton of footage.
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Capcom has now published a proper trailer for Megami Meguri following the recent teaser video put up around TGS. View it below.
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PlatinumGames considered making Balder playable in Bayonetta 2’s main story
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 10 Comments
In celebration of Bayonetta 2’s second anniversary in Japan, PlatinumGames is sharing new tidbits about the game. Director Yusuke Hashimoto reveals on the studio’s website that Balder was originally intended to be playable in the main story.
According to Hashimoto:
Speaking of Balder, here’s a fun fact. When we first started planning Bayonetta 2, we thought about having him as a playable character in the main story. The idea was to split the story into two parts: as Bayonetta, players would fight against angels; as Balder, they’d fight against demons. Each of these parts would show the story unfolding from its main character’s point of view, until the very end when they converge and start working together. That itself might not be new information, though… It’s an idea from five years ago, after all, so I might’ve spilled the beans about it somewhere along the line.
Head on over to PlatinumGames’ site here for some “forbidden knowledge” about the game. It includes details about where to buy super-secret items and characters, where to stock up on Halos, and Tag Climax move lists for Rodin and Balder.
More: Bayonetta 2, PlatinumGames, top, Yusuke Hashimoto
Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse has a tiny bit of unlocalized Japanese text, found in rare circumstances
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 13 Comments
So here’s something interesting. In North America, Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse is launching tomorrow. It’ll be entirely in English – except for one exception.
Atlus said in an update today that the team accidentally left over a tiny bit of Japanese text. You’ll only find it towards the end of the game, and in rare instances as you need to trigger a certain set of circumstances. Atlus did apologize for not seeing this, but it’s unclear if they’ll be able to put out a patch in the near future.
Here’s the full explanation:
Gather around folks, we’ve got a story to tell, capped off with an apology for the upcoming RPG, Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse.
As a bunch of people pointed out, an image circulated this weekend of our English build having some unlocalized Japanese text still in it. I’m not gonna link it here because it’s from the battle at the end of the game and could definitely spoil some details for people. Let that also serve as your warning before you go looking for it.
Nevertheless, I asked our localization team about it, and they pored over the game’s text files looking to find out what happened.
And…?
Noitu Love: Devolution developer video
Posted on 9 years ago by Zack in 3DS eShop, Videos, Wii U eShop | 0 comments
Nintendo has posted a short video to their YouTube channel with Joakim Sandberg, the developer of Noitu Love: Devolution.
In the video, Joakim gives a short introduction to the story and gameplay of Noitu Love; Devolution, and how the Wii U and 3DS utilize some unique methods to control and play the game such as touch screen controls or the Wii Remote. You can view the full video below.
