A new scan of Dragon Quest VIII has emerged from this week’s issue of V Jump. That can be seen above. Below, you can also round another round of gameplay from the 3DS RPG.
Following its release in North America back in May, Stone Shire will arriving in Europe next week. Finger Gun Games is releasing its Wii U eShop title on August 27. Pricing is set at €7.99.
Capcom uploaded a series of Monster Hunter Diary: Poka Poka Airou Village DX web commercials today. All of them have been rounded up below.
FullBlast is due out next week in North America, EnjoyUp Games and UFO Crash Games announced today. Its distribution on the Wii U eShop will begin on August 27.
FullBlast previously made its debut in Europe on June 4.
Here’s the trailer for the game that we previously shared:
Nintendo applied a new update to Miiverse yesterday that affects all versions of the social network.
On Wii U and 3DS, it’s now possible to post screenshots saved to the Screenshot Album in Drawings. Users could only previously share images to the Play Journal.
For all versions of Miiverse, Nintendo has added in an option to filter Open Discussions in the New Discussions area.
Here’s the update news from Miiverse’s “Tom”:
A listing on Toys “R” Us reveals that Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams Director’s Cut is heading to retail in North America next month. The retailer indicates that the game will be available on September 8 for $39.99.
In this new version of Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams, Black Forest Games included extra content, including new levels which were part of the Giana Sisters: Rise of the Owlverlord expansion.
Bandai Namco uploaded a commercial for the Japanese 3DS game Super Robot Wars BX. Watch it below.
This week’s North American Nintendo Downloads are as follows:
Wii U Download
The Bridge – $9.99
Crab Cakes Rescue – $7.99
Factotum – $9.99
Mortar Melon – $5.99
Woah Dave! – $4.99
Wii U Virtual Console
Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising – $7.99
Genghis Khan II: Clan of the Grey Wolf – $7.99
3DS Retail
LBX: Little Battlers eXperience – $39.99 (available Friday)
3DS Download
3D Gunstar Heroes – $5.99
3DS Demos
Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai DX
I Love My Cats
eShop Sales
Wii U/3DS
– Take up to 66 percent off Capcom games like Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate and many more from 9 a.m. PT on Aug. 24 to 8:59 a.m. PT on Aug. 31. Visit http://www.nintendo.com/eshop/offers for more details.
Wii U
– Life of Pixel is 30 percent off (reduced from $9.99 to $6.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Sept. 3.
– Ping 1.5+ is 20 percent off (reduced from $4.99 to $3.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Sept. 3.
– Tilelicious: Delicious Tiles is 50 percent off (reduced from $5.99 to $2.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Sept. 10.
– Super Destronaut is 50 percent off (reduced from $1.99 to $0.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Sept. 3.
3DS
– Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor Overclocked is 33 percent off (reduced from $29.99 to $19.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Aug. 24.
– Aqua Moto Racing 3D, Snow Moto Racing 3D and Real Heroes: Firefighter 3D from Zordix are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on Sept. 3.
– Senran Kagura Burst is 33 percent off (reduced from $29.99 to $19.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Sept. 15.
Price Reduction
Hazumi is reduced to $2.99 (from $3.99) beginning at 9 a.m. PT on Aug. 20.
Activities
Splatoon Testfire – The Splatoon Testfire is making a grand return! On Aug. 21-23 from 3-5 p.m. PT every day, you can demo several maps and weapons in Turf War multiplayer mode for free. Download the demo now in the Nintendo eShop on Wii U so you are ready when the ink starts to fly!
Art Academy: Home Studio Art Contest – Time is running out to enter the Art Academy: Home Studio art contest for your chance to win a $20 Nintendo eShop Card code! Upload a time-lapse video of your work to YouTube using the “Recordings” feature in the game and tweet us @NintendoAmerica with a link to your video and the hashtags #ContestEntry and #NintendoArtContest until Aug. 20 at 5 p.m. PT. Check here to view a video about the contest. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Void where prohibited. Must be a legal resident of US (incl. DC) or Canada (excl. Quebec) 18+. Deadline: 8/20/15. 25 winners receive a Nintendo eShop Card code (ARV $20 ea). Additional terms and conditions apply. Click here for official rules. Sponsor: Nintendo of America Inc.
Source: Nintendo PR
Nintendo announced today that the price of the 2DS will be reduced on August 30. On that day, the system will only cost $99.99, down from the current suggested retail price of $129.99.
All 2DS units in North America will continue to come with the digital version of Mario Kart 7.
For today’s full announcement, read on below.
Capcom released yet another batch of screenshots from Monster Hunter Diary: Poka Poka Airou Village today. In the first few images, you can see the bonuses offered in Monster Hunter X to those who have Monster Hunter Diary save data on their SD card. All others are screenshots from Monster Hunter Diary: Poka Poka Airou Village DX.
