This week’s Famitsu contains another article on Monster Hunter Stories. Even though the game isn’t too far off, the preview coverage actually provides quite a number of new details. We have plenty of information about modes, StreetPass functionality, and more.
Tournament Mode is is an offline mode where players fight other Riders in a tournament format. There are two categories:
– Normal Tournaments, which can be accessed anytime
– Download Tournaments, which can be obtained as DLC
Capcom brought out the first wave of Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Spirit of Justice DLC last week, which included a short story and 3DS theme. Head past the break for a Twitch archive showing off the content.
The next entry in the Mario Party series, Mario Party: Star Rush, will be released in Europe on October 7th and in North America on November 11th. If you’re still on the fence about the game and want to see some more footage, NintenDaan has got you covered. He uploaded a total of 9 videos with footage from the game; check out the ones in this post, including the ones past the break, and feel free to watch the rest on Daan’s Youtube channel, if you’re interested.
Sanuk Games’ Mahjong is out today on the European Wii U eShop. Check out a new trailer for it:
Nintendo Everything was at this year’s Tokyo Game Show! We had a low-key presence at the event, but we did manage to try out several upcoming Japanese 3DS titles. Look for our impressions in the coming days.
Digimon Universe: Appli Monsters Cyber Arena is a free-to-play preview version of the upcoming 3DS game Digimon Universe: Appli Monsters. It just came out yesterday – September 21 – on the Japanese eShop. The full product will be released December 1 in Japan, though we’ve given the new download a test drive.
If you’re a Digimon veteran, don’t expect past Digimon creatures like Agumon to appear here. This adventure takes place in a brand-new universe where current trending technology like smartphones and augmented reality are prevalent. The new Digimon are called Appli Monsters, or Appmon in short, and are based on smartphone apps. As of the Cyber Arena version, there are a total of 147 Appmon available.
The final two episodes from the Paper Mario: Color Splash “Rescue V” video series weren’t supposed to go up until the next couple of weeks, but Nintendo of Australia seems to have jumped the gun a bit earlier than expected. Both may be eventually removed, but for now, you can watch them below.
Thanks to KobobKC for the tip.
On My Nintendo, if you want to collect Gold Points, you generally need to buy a game. That being said, 30 Gold Points can currently be obtained for free.
The First Skunk Bundle normally costs $25. However, at the moment, it’s currently free. That means you can nab 30 free Gold Points with just a few button clicks. You can take advantage of the “offer” right here.
GameXplain just wrapped up a live stream a short while ago showing an hour of Yo-kai Watch 2 footage. Get a look at the full archive below.
Devil’s Third has come a long way since facing stock issues in North America last year. Amazon now has it on sale, which is something we hadn’t really seen before until now. You can pick up a copy for $40 ($20 in savings).
Ubisoft is one of the few third-party publishers out there that has commented on NX fairly regularly, despite not saying too much. We do know that the company is bringing Just Dance 2017 to the platform as well as other games.
At a Ubisoft presentation held today, CEO Yves Guillemot once again weighed in on NX, stating:
“The new Nintendo [console] is a fantastic machine. It’s really a new approach, it’s really Nintendo, [which is] coming with something new again. We love it.”
Guillemot was later asked why Ubisoft has such faith in Nintendo. To this, he responded:
