One new game has been confirmed for the Japanese 3DS Virtual Console. DK Land: Diddy’s Kong Quest will be out on April 16. Pricing is set at 411 yen.
This was posted in the full Super Smash Bros. Direct presentation we posted, but I figured it was worth an extra post of its own…
Four new Virtual Console games are on track for the Japanese Wii U eShop next week. Mystic Quest (Super Famicom), Castlevania III: Dracula’s Curse (Famicom), Gradius (PC Engine), and Neutopia (PC Engine) will be out on April 16. Pricing is set at 823 yen for the Super Famicom game, 514 yen for the Famicom game, and 617 yen for the PC Engine titles.
Nintendo announces new characters, launch windows, online functionality and new “Smash Run” mode
8th April, 2014 – A new Nintendo Direct video revealed numerous details about the upcoming Super Smash Bros. games for the Wii U and Nintendo 3DS systems. At the start of the video, series creator Masahiro Sakurai announced that the Nintendo 3DS version of the game is planned for this summer, with the Wii U version targeting winter 2014. Both games will be available in stores and on Nintendo eShop for their respective platform. Sakurai also detailed many of the stages and items in both versions, described the games’ online functionality, revealed a new mode exclusive to the Nintendo 3DS version and announced fan-favourite Greninja, a Pokémon from the Pokémon X and Pokémon Y games, as a new playable character.
To view the Nintendo Direct in its entirety, visit http://nintendo.co.uk/nintendodirect. Today’s announcements included:
Today’s Super Smash Bros. Direct confirms a pair of Pokemon for the upcoming Wii U and 3DS games. Charizard and Greninja will be included as separate fighters, it’s been announced. A trailer showed the two in action.
Other character confirmations made during today’s Nintendo Direct include Sheik and Zero Suit Samus.
