Update (12/14): Bumped to the top. Here’s the cover from Amazon Japan:
Original (11/20): Next month, Kadokawa and ASCII Media Works are publishing Xenoblade Chronicles X: The Secret File Art of Mira in Japan. This is slated for December 25 with a 3,240 price point. It’s up on Amazon Japan here.
All sorts of goodies are included in the softcover art book. It contains official publicity art, unpublished setting material, storyboards and other planning material.
Following CoroCoro’s coverage, the Mythical Pokemon Volcanion has been officially revealed. The creature was shown in a new trailer today, which you can watch below.
Here’s an official overview of Volcanion:
“Unlike any Pokémon discovered before it, this Pokémon is both Fire and Water type. It uses fire and water to create steam within its body, expelling explosive shock waves and boiling steam from the arms on its back. The power is said to be great enough to blow away an entire mountain, gouging out the earth and changing the shape of the land.”
Volcanion can’t be encountered through regular gameplay. We’ll be hearing more about the Pokemon soon.
New Super Mario Bros. joins the European Wii U Virtual Console on December 17. View the game’s trailer below.
Assassination Classroom: Assassin Training Plan is in development for 3DS, Bandai Namco announced today.
Players become students of Class 3-E in the game. They’ll be spending time in school from entrance to graduation while attending school events, trying to kill Koro-sensei, and taking tests. It’ll be possible to train with Nagisa Shiota, take on missions with Karma Akabane, and enjoy communication among classmates.
Assassination Classroom: Assassin Training Plan is due out in Japan on March 24 for 5,700 yen. First-print copies will come with four 3DS themes and an in-game item.
You can view the first screenshots from Assassination Classroom: Assassin Training Plan below. Access the official site here.
Mario Tennis will be out on the European Wii U Virtual Console starting December 17. Here’s a look at the trailer:
Capcom is bringing Onimusha Tactics to the European Wii U Virtual Console on December 17. You can see the official trailer below.
If you’re in North America, you can pick up Onimusha Tactics right now. Its release in the states took place back in August.
Liam Robertson has once again uncovered something quite interesting. In a report published on NintendoLife, he writes that, according to one his sources, a free-to-play amiibo game is currently in the works. The developer for this is Nintendo Software Technology, who recently made Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars and in the past were responsible for games such as Metroid Prime Hunters and Wave Race: Blue Storm.
Apparently the game is planned for a US release in early 2016 – initially it would be free for anyone who owns a compatible amiibo, though this is apparently only a special promotion for the game’s launch. Once that promotion is over, customers will supposedly have to pay to play the game. Nintendo of Europe apparently plans to release the game later on in 2016 for free.
Additionally, Robertson states that, according to his source, there are plans for Nintendo Software Technology to become a mobile-only developer, presumably once development on the free-to-play amiibo game is finished. However, this is apparently only a proposal at the moment and not a final decision.
As always with reports like this, take them with a grain of salt – Liam Robertson has been quite accurate with his reports in the past, however there’s always the possibility of things falling through at the last minute or other internal developments leading to the project not being completed after all.
This week’s Wii U/3DS-specific UK software sales are as follows:
Wii U
1. Mario Kart 8 – Nintendo
2. Splatoon – Nintendo
3. Super Mario Maker – Nintendo
4. Xenoblade Chronicles X – Nintendo
5. Just Dance 2016 – Ubisoft
6. Yoshi’s Woolly World – Nintendo
7. Super Smash Bros. for Wii U – Nintendo
8. Mario Party 10 – Nintendo
9. Skylanders SuperChargers – Activision
10. Super Mario 3D World – Nintendo
3DS
1. Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer – Nintendo
2. Tomodachi Life – Nintendo
3. Mario Kart 7 – Nintendo
4. Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Nintendo
5. New Super Mario Bros. 2 – Nintendo
6. Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam Bros. – Nintendo
7. Pokemon Y – Nintendo
8. Pokemon Alpha Sapphire – Nintendo
9. Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS – Nintendo
10. New Style Boutique 2: Fashion Forward – Nintendo
Source: Chart-Track
