Nintendo has sent out more information about Fire Emblem Fates ahead of its European launch on May 20.
Fire Emblem Fates Map Pack 1 will be available for purchase on release day. It can be accessed via the Dragon’s Gate once Chapter 6 has been completed. The eleven DLC maps “will be released periodically from launch through to July, providing a series of extra challenges, opportunities to gain more experience and money, and even recruit a new character.”
Map Pack 2 will follow in late July, featuring another six DLC maps. An additional free piece of content will also be made available during the distribution of each Map Pack.
On top of this, Fire Emblem Fates: Revelation – the third story path – is due out on June 9.
My Nintendo members will be able to exchange 20 Gold Points for a 10 percent discount on the digital version of Fire Emblem Fates that can be applied between May 20 and June 16. Those who pick up the game on the Shop in the first four weeks after launch will also receive a free download code for the Two Kingdoms theme.
Source: Nintendo PR
Accompanying the Japanese launch of Kirby: Planet Robobot is a new theme based on the 3DS. It can be had for 200 yen, much like Nintendo’s other themes.
Here’s a look at it in action:
This week’s North American Nintendo Downloads are as follows:
Wii U Download
The Deer God – $4.99
Lost Reavers – free
Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge – free
Wii Download for Wii U
Xenoblade Chronicles – $19.99
3DS Retail
Disney Art Academy – Pre-Purchase – To help you start playing as soon as possible, if you pre-purchase the game in Nintendo eShop on the Nintendo 3DS family of systems, it will pre-load the game to your system. That means you’ll be able to play after a small game update when it launches on May 13. Be one of the first to play! Game playable in 2D only.
SEGA 3D Classics Collection – $29.99
3DS Download
ASH – $3.99
Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge – free
3DS Themes
Star Fox Zero : Space Battle
Shovel Knight Campfire Dream
Plague Knight’s Theme
eShop Sales
Wii U / 3DS
– Gardenscapes (Nintendo 3DS), Jones on Fire (Wii U) and more games from JoinDots are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on May 5.
Wii U
– Journey of a Special Average Balloon and Outside of the Realm from Eli Brewer are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on May 5.
– The Letter is 50 percent off (reduced from $1.99 to $0.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on May 5.
– Explody Bomb and Hold Your Fire: A Game About Responsibility from Alkterios Games are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on May 19.
– SDK Paint is 25 percent off (reduced from $3.99 to $2.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on May 11.
3DS
– To celebrate the developer’s 10th anniversary, Swords & Soldiers 3D, Tappingo and more games from Circle Entertainment are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on May 5.
– Etrian Odyssey IV: Legends of the Titan, Etrian Mystery Dungeon and more games from ATLUS are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on May 9.
– Real Heroes: Firefighter 3D is 50 percent off (reduced from $9.99 to $4.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on May 5.
– Zombie Panic in Wonderland DX is more than 30 percent off (reduced from $8 to $4.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on May 25.
Source: Nintendo PR
This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
01./00. [PS4] One Piece: Burning Blood #
02./00. [PSV] One Piece: Burning Blood #
03./01. [3DS] Yo-Kai Sangokushi
04./00. [PSV] Bullet Girls 2
05./00. [WIU] Star Fox Zero + Star Fox Guard Double Pack
06./02. [3DS] Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3
07./00. [PS4] Phantasy Star Online 2 Episode 4: Deluxe Package
08./00. [WIU] Star Fox Zero
09./03. [PS4] Dark Souls III
10./00. [3DS] Terraria
11./00. [PSV] Phantasy Star Online 2 Episode 4: Deluxe Package
12./00. [PSV] Nil Admirari no Tenbin: Teito Genwaku Toukidan #
13./00. [PS4] Dying Light: The Following – Enhanced Edition
14./06. [WIU] Splatoon #
15./07. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition
16./09. [WIU] Super Mario Maker #
17./00. [PS4] UEFA EURO 2016: Winning Eleven 2016
18./00. [PSV] Kamigami no Asobi InFinite #
19./05. [3DS] Disney Art Academy
20./04. [PS4] Far Cry Primal
Star Fox Guard has received a new update. After downloading the patch, your game should be bumped up to version 20160428. Nintendo has adjusted the values for calculating the number of bots/rank in the squad.
A second wave of Fire Emblem Fates downloadable content is coming to North America starting next week, Nintendo has announced. Players can get their hands on DLC from Map Pack 2 starting May 5.
Nintendo has provided the following overview of the upcoming DLC:
Unlike the contents of Map Pack 1, the stages included in Map Pack 2 tell an ongoing story. Across dimensions, other versions of the Hoshidan and Nohrian children are under attack. Born and raised in the Deeprealms, these fledgling warriors must now rise up to save themselves and their parents as they unravel the mystery of their adversaries. In this six-map series, units leveled up in the main game cannot lend support. Players must devise a strategy using a fresh team to reap the rewards, but only if all units survive.
Here’s the full schedule:
May 5-June 9 – Map Pack 2 ($7.99)
May 5 – I: In Endless Dreams (49 cents)
May 12 – II: Realms Collide ($1.99)
May 19 – III: The Changing Tide ($1.99)
May 26 – IV: Light’s Sacrifice ($1.99)
June 2 – V: Endless Dawn ($1.99)
June 9 – End: Lost in the Waves ($1.99)
And some screenshots:
Note that even players who have purchased I: In Endless Dreams can still pick up Map Pack 2 to receive a discount when compared to buying the subsequent maps individually. Map Pack 2 content is priced at more than $10 when purchased individually.
As a bonus, those who already own Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright or Fire Emblem Fates: Conquest can download Another Gift from Anna for free on May 5.
Source: Nintendo PR
Yo-Kai Watch will finally be released in Europe tomorrow – the game has been out in all other territories for a while. To further promote the title, Nintendo have published two new trailers, one about the game’s theme song and another more general trailer. Check them out below:
The Pokemon Company has just released a new trailer for Pokemon Comaster, the currently Japan-only figure battling game for mobile phones. Give it a watch:
Koei Tecmo has confirmed that they are developing for the NX. The company did not state what exactly they are working on, though. Koei Tecmo has recently developed several titles for Nintendo systems, such as Hyrule Warriors and Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water.
