The official Japanese Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon website was updated with a bunch of new screenshots and more details about the game. All of the new content has been rounded up below.
– Connection Orbs have replaced the previous Discussion Board
– As you make friends, you can do requests
– This is seen with the web of Pokémon seen during previous trailers
– You can even find Legendary Pokémon through this
– When you have completed a task for a Pokémon, it opens up paths for more tasks, and more and more and so forth
– You can use the Magic Lamp item to summon Hoopa into a dungeon
– It can be either form and can call in various Legendary Pokémon as assistants
– Pancham and Shelmet are bullies at a local Pokémon school, often picking on Goomy
– Deerling is popular among the class, but is very blunt
– Espurr is an intelligent student at the school
– Simipour is the principal of the school in the town and seems to understand the children
– Watchog is the vice principal
– Audino is the doctor who heals you, is often serious but ends things in a joke and Farfetch’d is a serious teacher
Shin Kibayayashi is known for having provided the story concept for Fire Emblem Fates. But you may be interested to hear that Yukinori Kitajima wrote the third story path titled Invisible Kingdom.
Kitajima’s script-writing company previously worked on Ace Attorney: Dual Destinies, Time Travelers, Okamiden, Chaos Rings, 428: In the Blocked City, Professor Layton vs. Ace Attorney, and more. Additionally, Kitajima along with his Synthese staff are the main scenario writers for the Senran Kagura series. It’s also been revealed through his Twitter account that he and and other Synthese staff wrote the support conversations for the Birthright and Conquest story paths.
A bunch of new 3DS themes are out now in Japan. These include ones based on Cooking Mama/Gardening Mama and more.
Here’s the full list:
NHK Puppet Show (Sherlock Holmes) – 200 yen
M.S.S Project – 200 yen
Gardening Mama – 100 yen
Cooking Mama (x2) – 100 yen each
Kururin Sushi – 100 yen
GReeeeN – 200 yen
96neko feat. HISASHI – 200 yen
Jewel Pet – Magical Change – 200 yen
Namarikirin – 200 yen
Pichon Kun and Oyupichon-kun – 100 yen
Niconico Television-chan – 100 yen
Hachi feat.GUMI – Panda Hero – 200 yen
Bakumatsu – 200 yen
Wan Nyan Animal Hospital – 100 yen
Mafumafu – 200 yen
Hippariinya – 100 yen
vip manager – 200 yen
Hyakari Special Voice
PriPara – SoLaMi SMILE – 200 yen
Unison Square Garden – 200 yen
40mP ft. Hatsune Miku – Getting Faster and Faster – 200 yen
Rerulili feat. Hatsune Miku & Gumi – Brain Fluid Explosion girl – 200 yen
Below are a few videos of the different themes:
In honor of Satoru Iwata’s legacy, Game Developers Conference has posted Iwata-san’s entire keynote from his 2005 appearance, entitled “Heart of a Gamer”. There are a lot of interesting tidbits about his upbringing into video games and his rise to president of Nintendo.
Iwata’s charm exudes throughout the video, and you’ll notice that even throughout this informative and inspiring keynote, he can’t help but be full of humor and jovial as well.
Rest in peace, Iwata-san. We miss you.
Famitsu provides an update on Devil’s Third this week. Along with the magazine’s report, there’s also an interview with creator Tomonobu Itagaki.
First, here’s what Itagaki had to say about multiplayer:
“There are things like diplomacy chat that only clan leaders can use, so you can have conferences with other clans. I’m a military enthusiast so there are also many political elements in the game.”
Famitsu then asks about being able to enjoy just the multiplayer:
“Of course. You can [enjoy the multiplayer] even without playing the single-player game. Even so, the single-player is packed with Itagaki-like things, so I’d like you to try it. In order to make both the multiplayer side of the game and the single player side of the game enjoyable, each of them required an amount of quantity, quality and scope. There are these two parts of Devil’s Third. That’s why it took time [to make the game].”
Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer can now be pre-loaded on the Japanese 3DS eShop. Thanks to that, it’s been revealed that the game takes up 4,038 blocks of space. There are also three new screenshots from the eShop listing, which are in the gallery below.
An official trailer for 3D Sonic the Hedgehog 2 has arrived. You can watch it below.
It’s also worth noting that 3D Sonic the Hedgehog 2 supports local co-op. However, each player will need a copy of the software.
European previews for Devil’s Third will likely be posted in bulk tomorrow, but one report has come online early. Read up on some story and gameplay details from Greek site Nintendo NeXt below.
Story
– Begins in an alternative present after the overthrow of socialism in the Soviet Union
– A group in favor of soldiers have defected from the new Russia plotting their revenge against the western world which was responsible for the upheavals in their country
– The name of this organization is called the “School of Democracy”
– The organization starts the attack in various parts of the world, causing serious damage in the process
– Central character is codenamed Ivan
– The other companions consisted of the top special forces of the Soviet Army
– Their code name are Big Mouse, Jane Doe, C4, Ludmilla, Grudla Saha
– This group is led by a shadowy figure who organized and trained the particular group using the ancient martial arts of his ancestors
– After many missions, the team has forgotten their original purpose which was to restore the former Soviet Union
– The latter mission they initiated the extermination of “dissidents” in a town in Latin America
– The Big Mouse and his team used chemical weapons to exterminate an entire city including the civilian population
– For Ivan, it was the straw that broke the camel back, which unleashed an internal conflict
– Ivan was then classified a traitor and ordered to be executed on the spot
– Ivan escapes with the intervention of UN forces which resulted with his arrest
– Ivan was imprisoned at Guantanamo high security facility and sentenced to 850 years in prison for crimes against humanity
– However, he came to an agreement and works for the US government as a liaison for the capture and destruction of his former group
– The “School of Democracy” set in motion their ultimate plan
– They aim for the destruction of all the satellites that were orbiting the planet, creating the so-called Kessler Effect
– They aim to destroy the communication network and weapons systems which the army of the allies of the western world were relying on
Gameplay
– Shooting and action
– There are situations where a gun is not helpful when facing an enemy close to you, so melee combat is necessary
– Ivan handles weapons like an iron beam, Japanese swords and other sharp objects
– Automatic rifles, pistols, rocket lauchers, are weapons
– Each has a different weight and utility in battle
– Ivan is relatively fast, but every time you carry a big gun it changes his behavior in battle
– Ex: when he holds a rocket, his evasion and jumping ability is lessened
– The opposite happens when you are in possession of light weapons
– Switch from third to first-person battles with the press of a button
– Online multiplayer not playable yet
– Once again, made with Unreal Engine 3
– Rough framerate
A few screenshots from 3D Sonic the Hedgehog 2 have been found on the Japanese 3DS eShop. Take a look at the images in the gallery below.
Several new titles are coming to the Japanese eShop on July 22. Here’s a look at the upcoming digital downloads:
Wii U Download
Tetrobot and Co. (800 yen)
Wii U Virtual Console
Esper Dream (Famicom, 514 yen)
Mario Kart: Super Circuit (GBA, 702 yen)
Dungeon Explorer (PC Engine, 617 yen)
Genghis Khan II: Clan of the Gray Wolf (Super Famicom, 823 yen)
3DS Download
3D Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (864 yen)
Oh Gatchiman Ultimate (800 yen)
