The big piece of Monster Hunter X news coming out of the Tokyo Game Show is the game’s Nyanter Mode. This allows players to go through the game as a Felyne. You can read up a few details concerning the mode below, courtesy of Siliconera.
– Nyanters specialize in movement and various forms of support
– Players can switch into a Nyanter by selecting one of your Palico Felynes at anytime before accepting a quest
– Go as a Nyanter and have your two Palicoes tag alone in single-player
– Nyanters have their own exclusive quests
– They can also play any quest a regular Hunter can
– You can tag up to make a party of four Nyanters with your friends
– No stamina gauge for Nyanters
– Controls are the same as Hunters
– They can also run around with their weapons unsheathed
– You can dig underground to avoid attacks when things get dangerous
– They can do other similar actions as Hunters, such as gathering
– They are faster at it and don’t need to carry around Pickaxes or Bug Nets since they have their own that lasts forever
– There are two acorns on the top-left part of the screen that counts as a couple of extra lives for the Nyanter
– They get KO’d once all Acorns are lost
– Place traps, use flutes, and the new Trampoline
An unboxing video has come in for the European Club Nintendo Goodbye Coin. View it below.
Those who pre-order Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash on the Nintendo UK store will receive a couple of bonuses. Nintendo is giving out a free Mario soft toy and tennis ball.
If you’re interested in pre-ordering, you can do so here. The game will be available on November 20.
We have a few more screenshots from Project X Zone 2. The gallery below has additional images of Chrom, Lucina, Fiora, and KOS-MOS.
Capcom announced at the 2015 Tokyo Game Show that an anime based on Monster Hunter Stories is in the works. The series will air on Fuji TV, which is creating a new timeslot for anime for the first time in 10 years. This timeslot is set during the daytime (6AM – 7 PM).
Specific details about the debut of the Monster Hunter Stories anime have not yet been shared. We only know that it will air sometime next year.
Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon made its way to Japan last week. Extensive footage of the title has now come in – see the video below.
The folks over at GameXplain found an invincibility glitch in Super Mario Maker. For the glitch to activate, you need to place a door on a set of spikes while ensuring that Mario has a second-tier powerup (Fire Flower, Propeller Hat etc.). You need to step on the spikes and enter the door during the period when Mario is invulnerable after taking damage. When you emerge from the other door, Mario can’t be damaged in any way. Check out the video below which demonstrates the glitch in greater detail:
The black standard-sized New Nintendo 3DS will be available in Australia and New Zealand from October 17th.
It was revealed during Tokyo Game Show that Fiora from Xenoblade Chronciles and Chrom & Lucina from Fire Emblem Awakening would join the cast of Project X Zone 2. Bandai Namco have now published an English subtitled version of the announcement trailer. The game footage itself is still in Japanese. Check it out below:
Project X Zone 2 will be released in the West in February 2016.
