Much like Dragon Quest IX, the 3DS remake of Dragon Quest VII will contain a sharing component. Players will be able to trade stones with others via StreetPass.
Each stone has a carving and is tied to a Monster Park. As soon as three stones are collected in a set, a monster will show up in a cave to fight. Users will be able to face a variety of different monsters through the described stone system.
During the start of tonight’s Nintendo Direct, Satoru Iwata briefly spoke a bit about issues concerning the Wii U. Even with the latest firmware update, users have still been complaining about system update and program start loading times. Good news: both of these issues will be addressed, Iwata said.
The Nintendo president also talked about Wii U stock availability in Japan. Iwata apologized for shortages surrounding the Wii U Premium Set, but it sounds like consumers will simply need to deal with the situation for now and wait for additional units to arrive.
Update: Some details below.
Looks like a big update is coming to Dragon Quest X. A mini, game-specific DQX Nintendo Direct was just posted showing off version 1.2. There’s also a brief look at the new 3DS download. We’ll bring you translated details as soon as possible.
– Wii U beta starts in February
– Use the voucher from the Premium/Monster Hunter Set
– Registration details to be announced
– Update 1.2 coming in December
– Magic Labyrinth to be added
– Layout changes each time your party enters the labyrinth.
– Party auto-matching = quick starts
– Rare treasure from boss
– New jobs: magic warrior, superstar
– Level limit upped to 60
– Newly-reincarnated monsters
– Mystery item drawings, dress-up
– Carpentry, sewing, item crafting, furniture production introduced
– New home items
– Friend invite campaign through 1/15
– 3DS “Battle While Out” app releasing for 600 yen
– Can earn items for the online game
– Dragon Quest X Wii players can upgrade to the Wii U game at half-price
– Details regarding this will be on the homepage
A group of thieves stole 7,000 Wii U consoles at a warehouse near Seattle’s SeaTac airport. Given that the average price of the system comes in at $300, the robbers made off with roughly $2.1 million in hardware.
Check out the above ABC report for additional details.
Here’s the full rundown of software available in Japan this week (and respective positions in the video above):
– Dasshutsu Adventure: Majo no Sumu Yakata (Download Software) 0:00
– Bird Mania 3D (Download Software) 0:51
– peakvox: Rhyrhyrhythm (Download Software) 1:37
– Spelunker (Virtual Console) 2:27
– Neko Neko Bakery: Bread Puzzle Nya! (DSiWare) 3:17
– The Tower of Druaga (Virtual Console) 3:51
– The King of Fighters ’99 (Wii Virtual Console) 4:37
SEGA will launch 3D Space Harrier on the Japanese 3DS eShop next week. For 600 yen, the game can be yours. It officially hits the store on December 26.
This updated version of Space Harrier features full 3D visuals, widescreen support, and more.
Around one more week until this game hits the North American eShop. It should be worth the wait!
3DS’ Eurosport app, which launched only a year ago, will be coming to an end. The service will officially be terminated at the start of 2013.
It seems as though the app wasn’t too popular, which has caused support to cease. You may remember that the app was just like Nintendo Video, but with a focus on sports content.
