The most recent issue of Weekly Jump magazine has introduced another new Dragon Quest XI feature – monster mounts. When defeating certain monsters in battle, you will occasionally be able to mount them. This will give you the ability to overcome various obstacles in the world and reach places you couldn’t get to on your own. Here are some examples of mounts and what you can do with them:
Dragon Rider: By riding this flying mount, you can obviously get to places you couldn’t reach on foot.
Skull Rider: You can climb up cliffs and dungeon walls using this mount.
Other than these familiar faces, there are also brand new monsters that you can ride:
Pearl Mobile: A mysterious machine that looks to be made out of a kind of metal resembling pearls. Riding it lets you leap to high places.
Bee Rider: An elite Ocobolt soldier riding a giant bee. By riding one yourself, it will allow you to cross lakes by simply flying over them.
If you log in to Fire Emblem Heroes today, you can claim 10 Orbs and 5,000 Hero Feathers as a special bonus. This is a reward for player participation in the recent (Japanese-only) omikuji event.
Only a couple of days after the reveal of Ribbon Ring, we’ve already got news of the next brand new ARMS stage: Scrap Yard. This, well, scrap yard features destructible iron pipes:
スクラップヤード中央には鉄パイプ！
隠れながら戦え…って、壊れた！ pic.twitter.com/3R0jFnYT3N— ARMS（アームズ） (@ARMS_Cobutter) May 11, 2017
Bandai Namco has announced via the latest issue of Jump magazine that One Piece: Unlimited World Red Deluxe Edition will be released on Switch. As the name implies, this is an enhanced port of One Piece: Unlimited World Red, which was originally released on 3DS. The Deluxe Edition will contain all the DLC originally released for that version, as well as 2-player local co-op.
The game will be released in Japan on August 24th, 2017.
Vblank Entertainment has kicked the first in a series of soundtrack previews for Shakedown: Hawaii. The first one from composer Matt Creamer can be heard below.
This week’s 3DS eShop charts are as follows:
Software
1. Pokemon Yellow
2. Super Mario Bros. 3
3. Super Mario World
4. Bye-Bye BoxBoy!
5. Pokemon Red
6. Mario Kart 7
7. Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D
8. Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Welcome amiibo
9. Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
10. Pokemon Blue
11. Zelda: A Link to the Past
12. Super Smash Bros. for 3DS
13. Super Mario Bros.
14. The Legend of Zelda
15. Gunman Clive 2
16. Pokemon Sun
17. Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove
18. Zelda: Link’s Awakening DX
19. Zelda: Oracle of Seasons
20. Pokemon Moon
Videos
1. Introducing the New 2DS XL
2. Bye-Bye BoxBoy! Launch Trailer
3. Team Kirby Clash Deluxe – Ready for Launch
4. Mario Sports Superstars Launch Trailer
5. Mario Kart 7 Video
6. Super Mario Maker for 3DS Overview Trailer
7. Pokemon Sun/Moon Special Demo Version Video
8. Poochy & Yoshi’s Woolly World TV Spot
9. Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia – Zofia’s Call
10. Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition 4/12/17
11. Pokemon Rumble World Trailer
12. Super Mario Odyssey Nintendo Switch Presentation Trailer
13. Blaster Master Zero Trailer
14. Nikki’s Tour of Swapdoodle
15. Super Mario World Trailer
16. Pokemon Yellow Trailer
17. Pokemon Sun/Moon – Top 7 Features
18. IronFall Trailer
19. Super Smash Bros. – Final Video Presentation
20. Pokemon Bank Trailer
Source: 3DS eShop
Dark Witch Music Episode: Rudymical, a spinoff of The Legend of Dark Witch games, is one of the newest titles for the Switch eShop. Have a look at some footage below.
One fan has gone above and beyond to fully customize a Switch unit. Every aspect has been redone to match the style of the Super Famicom – the console itself, the individual Joy-Con controllers, and even the dock.
What was used here are some really nice-looking skins. You can get a closer look at the customized Switch below with various photos.
This sort of makes you wonder if and when Nintendo will start coming out with different designs for Switch aside from just various Joy-Con colors. There were a ton of different options with the 3DS, so it wouldn’t be out of the blue to try something similar now.
Much like the Wii U version, Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition supports online play. There is a key difference separating the two versions though: audio gamechat.
This is something included with Minecraft on Wii U. But with Switch, no such option exists. It’s thought that we won’t be seeing it until Nintendo finishes the upcoming smartphone app.
Toys “R” Us locations will be holding a special Pokemon event this Saturday. Between 1 PM and 3 PM local time, Pokemon Sun/Moon will be playable. Giveaways and activities are also planned.
Attendees will be provided with a free Tapu Koko poster when they play the Pokemon Sun/Moon demo. Other goodies include a free Alolan Vulpix foil card, TCG collector’s album, and Eevee figure for the first 50 visitors.
Participating locations are as follows:
