Image & Form put out another Q&A video on its YouTube channel today. Once again, we get to hear all about SteamWorld Heist. The studio commented on its E3 plans, the game’s story, development team, and more. View the Q&A video below.
Pencil Test Studios prepared another Armikrog trailer today. You can watch it below.
We don’t know when Armikrog is coming to Wii U, but it’s now confirmed for August 18 on PC, Mac, and Linux. Hopefully the eShop version won’t be too far behind!
Update 6: Ness is absolutely gone now.
Update 5: Some people are able to order the Ness amiibo from GameStop. Try your luck here!
Update 4: Bumped to the top. Pac-Man is now in stock, and you can purchase him here.
Update 3: The Splatoon 3-pack and Charizard are sold out.
Update 2: Wario is now up here.
Update: The Inkling Girl is now available for order. Inkling Boy is here.
GameStop has a couple of amiibo items in stock. You can get an order in for the Splatoon amiibo 3-pack, as well as the Charizard figure. I’ll keep an eye on things and will update this post as they sold out.
It’s well known that Nintendo’s amiibo figures have been suffering from shortages almost since launch. That’s unlike other toys-to-life brands, which have been relatively well-stocked.
John Vignocchi, the executive producer of Disney Infinity, was recently asked by Game Informer if the company is doing anything to prepare for the high demand for Star Wars figures in light of the amiibo situation. To this, he said:
There is never an intention to create a shortage of any figures. It is irresponsible and rude to your hardcore fans. They don’t want to create frustration or the hunt. So they will be stocking the shelves well!
We can’t say for certain that Vignocchi was blasting amiibo specifically, but his words do apply to Nintendo’s situation. No one is really happy with the lack of stock and consistent shortages!
This week’s Famitsu has yet another feature on Fire Emblem If. We’re introduced to more characters, along with details about some other aspects of the game.
Here’s what we know about thus far:
Pieri (Cavalier) [Nohr]
– Subordinate to Nohr’s Prince Marx
– Has a peculiar personality where she transforms into a violent alter-ego upon sensing danger on the battlefield
– Personal Skill [Killer Instinct]: if user KOs an enemy with their attack, Strength, Magic, Skill and Speed +4 for one turn
Lazward (Mercenary) [Nohr]
– Likes girls and has a habit of spending his free days picking up women
– Good at dancing and can use it as a special command
– Personal Skill [???]: When used as a command, Strength and Speed +1 to all allies within a 2 tile radius (for one turn)
Odin (Dark Mage) [Nohr]
– A sorcerer who performs daily research into “amazing special moves”
– Easily fired up and in danger of losing control of his power
– Personal Skill [Blood Boil]: When equipped with a forged weapon whose name is written with 8 kanji, critical rate +10.
– Lazward and Odin are “homages” to Inigo and Owain, who are again children characters from Awakening
Charlotte
– Personal Skill [Woman’s True Nature]: When facing a female enemy, Damage +4 and Critical rate +20
Benoit
– Personal Skill [Intimidate]: Enemies within a 2 tile radius receive Avoid -10
Prison
– When Orochi or Zero use their “capture” command to defeat an enemy, that enemy will be sent to the prison
– Captured enemies can then be recruited to your army by successfully scouting them with resources or by persuading them
– Certain enemies like bosses cannot be captured
Famitsu has also shared the following portrait of Zero:
This week’s Famitsu review scores are as follows:
Return to PopoloCrois: A Story of Seasons Fairytale (3DS) – 8/8/7/8
Killca Drive (3DS) – 7/8/6/7
The Legend of Dark Witch – Chronicle 2D ACT (PSV) – 7/8/6/8
Earlier today we posted about two new screenshots of Shin Megami Tensei x Fire Emblem / Illusory Revelations #FE, one of which came from a developer blog post by director Mitsuru Hirata. Now, the folks over at Siliconera have translated that blog post. It’s fairly lengthy, so I’ve placed it after the break.
The Pokemon Company have published a new Japanese trailer for the upcoming 3DS game Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon. It shares some scenes with the game’s reveal trailer shown during the latest Nintendo Direct, but has some new footage as well. Check it out below:
Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon will be released in Japan on September 17th, in North America this Winter and in Europe and Australia early next year.
Good news for Dragon Ball fans: Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butoden, the latest DBZ game on Nintendo 3DS, has been rated by the Australian Classification Board and received a PG rating. This all but confirms a release of the game in PAL regions. It’s not an official announcement just yet, but thankfully E3 is right around the corner where Bandai Namco might do just that.
We’ve received two new screenshots for Atlus’ and Nintendo’s upcoming collaboration title Shin Megami Tensei x Fire Emblem (or as it’s known in Japan, Illusory Revelations #FE).
The first one comes from Atlus’ Twitter account and shows a female character using a bow during combat. The second one is a bit more interesting – it’s basically an improved version of a scene we saw in the game’s trailer. Director Mitsuru Hirata mentions that, compared to what we saw in the trailer, ground textures have been improved and more objects have been added. I’ve included a screenshot from the trailer for comparison’s sake – the new image is the one without the UI.
Illusory Revelations #FE will be released in Japan in Q4 2015. A Western release is set for next year.
