Another round of footage is in for Dragon Skills, which is out now on the European Wii U eShop. Watch additional gameplay below.
Bandai Namco issued the latest assets for One Piece: Great Pirate Colosseum. We’re able to learn more about the game’s battle systems, one particular mode, and included characters.
First, today’s screenshots:
Bandai Namco has shared information about three systems in One Piece: Great Pirate Colosseum. They are as follows:
1. Real-Time Switch & D Assist
Can switch between two characters anytime in the game. When using assist characters, the attacks will not only be flashy but also have special effects. Each character will have different assist moves.
2. Jet Slide
After a Jet Combo connects, you can juggle the enemy and follow up with 3 kinds of aerial moves.
All of Nintendo’s digital shops will be down for a bit of maintenance later today. The Wii U and 3DS eShops, Wii Shopping Channel, and DSi Shop will be impacted for an hour.
Maintenance is set for the following times:
– 1 PM PT – 2 PM PT
– 4 PM ET – 5 PM ET
– 9 AM in the UK – 10 AM in the UK
– 10 AM in Europe – 11 AM in Europe
This week’s North American Nintendo Downloads are as follows:
Wii U Download
Buddy & Me: Dream Edition – $4.99
Defend your Crypt – $2.99
Hot Rod Racer – $2.54
Humanitarian Helicopter – $10.00
Wii U Virtual Console
Pokemon Ranger – $9.99
Wii U Demos
Star Fox Zero: The Battle Begins + Training Demo – In this demo, enjoy the full animated short movie (Star Fox Zero: The Battle Begins), then jump into training to prepare for combat. It’ll take more than luck to master the Arwing jet, the Gyrowing flight drone and the Landmaster tank!
Star Fox Guard – Special Demo – Grippy Toad, the founder of Corneria Precious Metals Ltd., and Slippy Toad of the legendary team Star Fox needs your help protecting their booming business! All you have to do is keep an eye on a dozen video screens as you mow down waves of attacking robots with your turret-mounted cameras!
3DS Download
Defend your Crypt – $2.99
Ninja Smasher! – $3.99
New 3DS Download
Wind-up Knight 2 – $5.00
3DS Themes
The Legend of Dark Witch 2 – Franzer
Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Swimming in the Sea
eShop Sales
Nintendo eShop on Wii U and Nintendo 3DS
– 3D Game Collection (Nintendo 3DS), Island Flight Simulator (Wii U) and more games from Joindots are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on July 28.
– Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed (Wii U and Nintendo 3DS), Sonic the Hedgehog: Triple Trouble (Nintendo 3DS) and more games from SEGA are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on July 28.
– Rock ’N Racing Off Road (Wii U) and Soccer Up Online (Nintendo 3DS) from EnjoyUp are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on Aug. 18.
– Word Search by POWGI (Wii U and Nintendo 3DS) is 25 percent off (reduced from $7.99 to $5.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on July 28.
3DS
– Classic Games Overload: Card & Puzzle Edition is 50 percent off (reduced from $29.99 to $14.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Aug. 8.
– Aqua Moto Racing 3D is 50 percent off (reduced from $7.99 to $3.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on July 28.
Source: Nintendo PR
Two days ago, we reported that FuRyu is bringing several visual novels to the 3DS via its new label Kataruhito. Today, FuRyu released trailers for these games – check out the trailers for Higanbana no Saku Yoru ni, The House in Fata Morgana and World End Economica Episode 1:
Over the next five weeks, Japanese Wii U owners will be able to purchase more Wii games, with two releasing every week. These games will also each have a 30% discount available via My Nintendo. The schedule is as follows:
July 27: Xenoblade Chronicles, Rhythm Heaven Fever
August 3: Super Paper Mario, Project Zero 2: Wii Edition
August 9: Kirby’s Epic Yarn, New Super Mario Bros. Wii
August 17: Mario Strikers Charged, Mario Super Sluggers
August 24: Wario Land Shake It, Mario Sports Mix
Both Rhythm Heaven Fever and Project Zero 2 have not yet released on the Wii U for any region, so this is the first we’ve heard of their digital rerelease. Hopefully a similar deal and those games reach other territories.
Capcom’s continuing to show the monsters you’ll ride in Monster Hunter Stories, with the latest short clip showing off the fearsome Rathian. Check it out below:
Star Fox Zero: The Battle Begins + Training was added to the North American eShop earlier tonight. On top of that, Wii U owners can now download the Star Fox Guard Special Demo. It weighs in at 1383MB. A small update file is also included.
The demo includes a few different levels to play through, straight from the introduction. Save data can be carried over to the full version.
The Star Fox Guard Special Demo won’t show up by searching in the eShop. You’ll need to visit a special section of the eShop by selecting a specific category on the splash screen.
Thanks to CrossForte for the tip.
The very last Splatfest in Splatoon is almost here. With the event just on the horizon, Nintendo has announced which stages will be featured in the different regions. Kelp Dome, Moray Towers and Walleye Warehouse were selected.
Here are the full voting results ranked:
Splatoon’s last Splatfest begins at 2 AM PT / 5 AM ET on Friday.
