Koei Tecmo shared an update on Romance of the Three Kingdoms 2 today. We have a look at the Premium Box, along with several new screenshots. The Premium Box – priced at 6,800 yen – features a 20-track soundtrack CD, microfiber pouch, and a six sheet set.
Funeral services for Satoru Iwata have been held for the past couple of days in Japan. According to The Wall Street Journal, they were attended by thousands of people.
Here’s a look at the site’s report:
Thousands of admirers and business associates gathered in Kyoto to say a final farewell to Satoru Iwata, the Nintendo Co. president who died of cancer on Saturday at age 55.
The Kyoto-based company held two days of funeral services for Mr. Iwata according to Japanese custom. At a temple, people wearing black and carrying umbrellas because of a nearby typhoon lined up to pass his coffin. Some even carried a Nintendo 3DS handheld game machine, which was introduced by Mr. Iwata.
Nintendo said more than 2,600 people attended in the first day, and 1,500 came on the second day.
Delivering a eulogy Friday, Mr. Takeda said that he and Mr. Miyamoto would strive to complete the work that Mr. Iwata started. Mr. Takeda said the seeds that Mr. Iwata planted would one day grow into flowers “that will make people around the world smile.”
SEGA released a handful of new screenshots from 7th Dragon III Code: VFD today. Check out the latest images in the gallery below.
Capcom have released info on The Great Ace Attorney’s first paid DLC – the first in a series of Randst magazines, which will be free until July 19th. Details are as follows (thanks to Perfectly-Nintendo):
- The DLC includes a short scene that takes place after the game’s first case
- It features concept-art and voice clips from Naruhodu Ryuunosuke and Mikotoba Susato
- A brand new “Court Begins” track is featured
- A special Court Video from TGS 2014 and a Nintendo 3DS theme are included
The first issue costs 300 yen (after July 19th) or 2000 yen for the whole 8 issues. The next issue is due out next week.
Below is the archive of a live stream from a recent Denjin Getcha which features additional gameplay footage.
The folks over at Perfectly-Nintendo have translated some details on the upcoming arcade release of Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Here’s what they found:
- Playable characters include: Mario, Luigi, Peach, Wario, Sonic, Tales, Knuckles, Shadow
- Three types of characters – Power, Speed and Technique. Characters like Mario are balanced while characters like Sonic are skewed to one trait, in his case, speed.
- One credit is 200 yen and allows for the player to play 3 sports, with results announced at the end of the 3 events
- Control options include: The player’s feet, two big joysticks with a button on the side and a handrail for balance
For more details about the gameplay, check the full write-up here.
Industry veteran Junichi Masuda is among the many high profile names to reflect on Iwata’s untimely passing this week. Masuda is best known for his work on the Pokemon franchise and maintained a close relationship with the late Nintendo CEO throughout his years in the field. Here’s what he had to say (thanks to Liam Pomfret for the translation):
.@Junichi_Masuda “Right now, I’m returning to Tokyo from Kyoto. The wake was held yesterday and today among large tears from heaven. …
— Liam Pomfret (@LiamPomfret) July 17, 2015
.@Junichi_Masuda … Iwata-san, people from around the world are sad. There were so many things I still wanted to work on alongside you. …
— Liam Pomfret (@LiamPomfret) July 17, 2015
.@Junichi_Masuda … There were so many things out there I still wanted to show you. Iwata-san, thank you. Please rest in peace.”
— Liam Pomfret (@LiamPomfret) July 17, 2015
Image courtesy of Nintendon.it
Mario’s 30th anniversary celebrations keep on rolling in Japan, as a festival will be taking place in Shibuya in celebration of the event. Details are scarce at the moment but we can expect more as the event draws closer:
Super Mario 30 anniversary festival happening in Shibuya on September 13th. https://t.co/y62EfKIX2Y
— Kyle McLain (@FarmboyinJapan) July 17, 2015
