Thanks to Ross M for the tip!
New characters revealed in Famitsu:
Rein
– Of the Homs Race
– Male
– 18 years-old
– 190 cm tall
– Belongs to the Colony 9 Defense Force, Shulk’s childhood friend, optimist but can show anger
Carna
– Of the Homs race
– Female
– 21 years-old
– 168 cm tall
– Colony 6 Defense Force soldier
– Uses projectile weapons well
Melia
– Of the Hienter race
– Female
– Unknown age (young)
– 156 cm tall
– Hienter race lives on the Kyojin head area, is advanced, Melia’s biggest strength is useing ethers for attacks
Riki
– Of the Nopon race
– Male
– Unknown age
– 60cm tall
– Hero
– The Nopon live in the forests, back area of Kyojin
– Childish words/movements, but it seems there is more to him in reality
Mecha details:
Black Face
– New Model Kishin Solider
– 10.5m head height
– 15.5m tall in total
– Can fly
– Has claws to use as weapons
– Has human-like head
– Monado doesn’t work against them
Brown Face
– New Model Kishin Soldier
– 6m head height
– 7.5m tall in total
– Has a flying form as well
– Sickle-like weapon
Other details
– Known properties about Monado: Can resist Kishin troops, slash all but Kishin troops, anyone can unleash the power (but Dunban can control it only)
– New scans show Rein slashing Fiorung, but it doesn’t hurt her
– Slashing part of Monado is a light beam, not metal
– Sword’s head apparently can change color and text, “?” and “?” shown in Famitsu
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– Ruli Island is a peninsula
– Scans show Count Arganon’s palace
– Ruli City base of operations for the main characters
– Canal in the center of the city, canal splits the city into north and south sections
– Battle system will be real time as previously mentioned
Update: One additional scan added.
Thanks to JJ and ittihad for the tip!
Game delays
– Metroid: Other M and Sin and Punishment 2 delayed
– If they’re not finished, they have to be all but finished
– Other M in August, Sin and Punishment 2 in June
– Daemon believes it’s more of a business decision
– Jack was hoping Nintendo would be there to fill the summer drought
– On the bright side, Mario Galaxy 2 comes out in a month
– Sam believes not many people know about Sin and Punishment 2
– Jack admits he probably wouldn’t have gotten to Metroid immediately because of Galaxy 2
– August 31 for Other M
Every week Nintendo puts out a press release talking about all the great new downloadable titles that are coming out, but never something showcasing the occasionally-decent games that come out in retail. Well, I’m gonna change that. This week, Nintendo gamers are treated with world cup soccer, free running intensity, ruthless romans, and fighting extinction.
