Nintendo UK has kicked off a new marketing campaign that focuses on adventure games for 3DS. Hyrule Warriors Legends, Bravely Second, and Fire Emblem Fates are just some of the titles that are featured.
Chandra Nair, marketing manager of Nintendo UK, spoke with MCV this week about the initiviate. He says it’ll be a “stellar year for RPG adventure fans” on the 3DS. And as far as the system in general, Nair believes “RPG adventure fans will look back on Nintendo 3DS as having one of the best line-ups of all time.”
Nair’s words in full:
“It might be late in the Nintendo 3DS’ life cycle, but 2016 looks like it’ll be another stellar year for RPG adventure fans with an unparalleled and exclusive line-up spanning from January through to December. I think in years to come RPG adventure fans will look back on Nintendo 3DS as having one of the best line-ups of all time. And we’re celebrating it right now.”
Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold: The Fafnir Knight has received a new update. Within the past couple of days, version 1.1 has been made available.
The new patch is just 23 blocks, or 2.8MB – pretty small indeed. According to Atlus, it fixes a bug with the suspend save.
A new Bloodstained development update video was shared yesterday as part of a post on the game’s Kickstarter. It starts off by showing the katana animation, and then highlights a “grid” map used to test different aspects of the project.
Here’s the full video:
And Koji Igarashi’s explanation of it:
Hi, everyone! This month we’d like to show you something that few people outside the development team ever get to see: A work-in-progress “grid” map that we’re using to test stage size, scrolling mechanics, enemy placement, and more. I’ve provided some narration to make it easier to see where we’re making progress.
We’re also revealing the katana animation. To provide our animators a reference for the motion, the team filmed me swinging an umbrella. Days after the video shoot I still had some muscle pain, but let’s please keep that between us…
You can find the full Kickstarter update here.
Chronicles of Teddy: Harmony of Exidus launched on the North American Wii U eShop on Thursday, with the European release set for next week. Take a look at some footage below.
Intropy Games, developer of Astral Breakers, has a new Wii U eShop game planned for North America next week.
The indie studio is nearly ready to launch Emojikara: A Clever Emoji Match Game. As the name implies, this is a game with a bunch of word puzzles, of which there are over 100.
Here’s a look at the title in video form:
Emojikara: A Clever Emoji Match Game is due out on April 7 for $2.99.
Famitsu tends to publish reviews around the launch of new games, and that was no different with Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3. The magazine shared its review in a recent issue. Four editors handed out scores of “9”, “9”, “8” and “9” for a total score of 35 out of 40.
We now have a complete translation of Famitsu’s Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3 review. You can find it after the break.
More gameplay of the Wii U puzzler PixlCross has arrived. Get a look at some additional footage below.
Several new games out came out this week on the Wii U and 3DS eShops. If you’re interested in checking out what’s new in screenshot form, take a peak at the gallery below.
This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
01./00. [3DS] Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3
02./00. [PS4] Dark Souls III
03./00. [PSV] Hatsune Miku: Project Diva X
04./00. [PS4] Dead or Alive Xtreme 3: Fortune #
05./01. [WIU] Pokken Tournament #
06./00. [PSV] Dead or Alive Xtreme 3: Venus #
07./00. [PS4] Nobunaga’s Ambition: Sphere of Influence – Sengoku Risshiden #
08./00. [3DS] Ansatsu Kyoushitsu: Assassin Ikusei Keikaku!!
09./00. [PSV] Nobunaga’s Ambition: Sphere of Influence – Sengoku Risshiden #
10./00. [PS3] Nobunaga’s Ambition: Sphere of Influence – Sengoku Risshiden #
11./04. [3DS] Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games
12./06. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition
13./03. [PS4] Tom Clancy’s The Division
14./02. [PSV] Digimon World: Next Order
15./05. [WIU] Splatoon #
16./11. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf [Nintendo Selects]
17./12. [WIU] Super Mario Maker #
18./00. [PSV] Dance with Devils #
19./30. [3DS] Tomodachi Life [Nintendo Selects]
20./08. [PSV] Gundam Breaker 3
This week’s Nintendo Minute has now been uploaded to Nintendo’s YouTube page. In today’s video, Kit and Krysta sit down with SethBling for a Super Mario Maker play session. Check out the new Nintendo Minute below.
