Momotaro Dentetsu 2017: Tachiagare Nippon!! will release December 22 for 3DS in Japan. The news comes from its official website, which just opened. There are also multiple screenshots of the game, which you can view below:
Continuing from last week’s Halloween celebrations, Pokemon Shuffle is bringing more Ghost-types to its Special Stages. The main feature is a new Mega competition, centered around Mega Banette. To earn the Banettite Mega-stone, you need to be in the top 13,000 in Europe, 20,000 players in North America, or 60,000 in Japan. Other prizes are as follows:
There is also a new stage featuring a Spooky version of Gengar which can only be played once a day, a new Escalation battle for Giratina Altered Form, and a returning stage for Duskclops. Gengar (Spooky) will run until November 1, and Giratina and Duskclops will run until November 7.
Megami Meguri is primarily a free-to-play title. That being said, as previously mentioned, Capcom is preparing a couple of limited editions. A new trailer introducing the Collector’s Package and Complete Edition can be found below.
A new firmware update is now available for 3DS. Nintendo just released version 11.2.0-35.
Much like the previous few 3DS updates, this one is small in nature. The one note from Nintendo is as follows: “Further improvements to overall system stability and other minor adjustments have been made to enhance the user experience”.
You’ll need today’s update in order to access the 3DS eShop.
After rumors claimed Nvida was working with Nintendo to provide a processor on what was then known as the NX, it has recently been confirmed that Nvidia is indeed the partner responsible for creating the processor for the Switch and stands to make $320 million annually from the partnership.
Jefferies & Co.’s Mark Lipacis shared his analysis of Nvidia stock today. On the subject of what the partnership between Nvidia and Nintendo could result in, Lipacis had this to say:
While Nintendo has been largely uncompetitive against the Sony PlayStation and Microsoft Xbox, we think the Switch has the potential to see more shipments. There are very few details on the price point, but we think the Wii and Wii U case studies are instructive. In the first 12 months of launch, Wii shipped 13m units and the Wii U shipped 4m units. Assuming 5-8 million units at a $40 ASP for Tegra translates to $200-320m in revenues and $0.11-0.16 in EPS.
A new trailer has been released for Skylanders Imaginators, featuring a Halloween themed character for the game. You can watch the video below.
Dragon Ball Fusions isn’t your typical Dragon Ball game. These days, especially in the west, the franchise is more connected with fighting. Fusions is much different in both its art style and approach to gameplay with a focus on the RPG genre.
Dragon Ball producer Masayuki Hirano recently spoke to GameReactor about what the developers set out to achieve with Fusions. About this, he explained:
“This game was mainly focusing on kids in Japan who liked Dragon Ball, and we noticed that there are a lot of kids who like for example Pokemon or Yo-kai Watch. These adventuring RPG aspects are really loved by kids, so that’s one of the reasons why we decided to create Dragon Ball Fusions. Another thing is that when you talk about a Dragon Ball game, it gives the player an impression that it’s a fighting game, so then we thought is there other ways to enjoy Dragon Ball games, so that’s how we came up with Dragon Ball Fusions.”
Dragon Ball Fusions is heading to North America on December 13 and February 2017 in Europe.
Update (10/24): This update is now officially live on both iOS and Android.
Original (10/23): Niantic is preparing yet another patch for Pokemon GO. When it’s available, players will find that the game has been updated to version 1.13.3 on iOS and 0.43.3 on Android.
Pokemon GO will be adding in a low battery indicator for Pokemon GO Plus. Also incoming are Pokemon type icons on the information screen.
Here’s the full notice from Niantic:
Emio has two new controllers on the way for Nintendo’s NES Classic Edition. While the hardware won’t be ready until next month, an “Edge Gamepad” and “Edge Joystick” are apparently coming tomorrow.
Here’s what the Edge Gamepad offers:
- The Turbo functions allow repeated button presses by holding the “Turbo” button. The turbo switch activates the turbo function on either A or B.
- The Turbo function will give an edge over those using a normal controller by increasing button pressing speed significantly.
- Edge Gamepad comes with a 9′ cable, so you can play your favorite games from almost any spot in your room! You don’t have to worry about pulling the cable and disconnecting in the middle of a game.
- The Edge Gamepad includes the “B+A” button, making it easier to execute certain moves requiring the player to press both the A button and the B button. Execute “B+A” moves with more accuracy.
And a rundown of the Joystick:
- Turbo functions allow repeated button presses by holding the “Turbo” button. The Turbo knobs control the speed of the buttons, and the ON/OFF buttons activate the turbo function on A and/or B buttons.
- Joystick is a digital 8-way input with circular gate. Switch between the ball top and bat top joysticks (incl.). Brings the arcade feel home, and works specially well with games that use 8 directions.
- A and B are micro switches with higher end and long-lasting material. These buttons are the best choice for any fighting game enthusiast!
- The Edge Joystick includes “Slow” & “B+A” buttons. “Slow” button gives an edge over a normal controller by making the game go in slow motion. Easily and accurately execute “B+A” moves.
- Edge Joystick comes with a 9′ cable, so you can play your favorite games from almost any spot in your room! You don’t have to worry about pulling the cable and disconnecting in the middle of a game.
The Edge Gamepad costs $14.99. As for the Joystick, that one is going for $24.99. Both are up on Amazon here and here.
Now that Shantae is out now in Runbow as a DLC/update addition, we have some footage of the new character. Check out a few minutes of gameplay below.
