Monolith Soft updated the Japanese Xenoblade Chronicles X website today. We have a look at another character, plus some other game elements.
New character Ru is introduced by Monolith Soft (voiced by Ryotaro Okiayu). Ru is an inventor and native from Mira, who makes his living by selling his inventions to Nopon and other native species. He has a very curious personality and feels close to the newly arrived humans. Ru also is very familiar with idioms for some reason.
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Toys “R” Us is in talks to sell custom amiibo from creator “Evilos”. While the two sides are in the negotiating phases, everything is proceeding as planned and the fan-made figures will be sold online at some point. Pricing and other details are up in the air at the moment, but we’ll let you know more as soon as we receive more information.
There are plenty of pre-order bonuses for Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition in Japan. One of these, as shown on Nintendo’s Twitter account today, is an original stylus. View a picture of the bonus above.
It was previously announced that there will be early purchase bonuses as well. These include a Tamadra 3DS theme code, a special ticket to claim monsters in the arcade game Puzzle & Dragons Z Tamer Battle V2, and an original promo card for the Puzzle & Dragons trading card game. An image showcasing these three items are posted below:
A New 3DS XL Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate is coming to Japan next month. The package includes a blue system, 16GB microSD card, and AC adapter.
Pricing is set at 24,000 yen. The bundle launches on March 12.
Famitsu published its full interview with the developers behind Splatoon on its website today. Producer Hisashi Nogami, director Yusuke Amano, and co-director Tsubasa Sakaguchi participated in the discussion.
Siliconera translated some excerpts from the interview. You can find a summary of what was shared below.
“Many staff members that have worked on Wii U launch titles are working on this game, so now that we have a grasp of the Wii U’s functions, it started out with discussions about wanting to make something new with what we already know. There were many plans, but the one that stayed until the end was Splatoon.”
– Nogami says that it was just around the time Sakaguchi finished working on Nintendo Land, and Amano with New Super Mario Bros. 2, that Splatoon’s plans began
– Wasn’t always about squid characters
– Originally had tofu-like square characters
– Eventually chose to make it a competitive 4-on-4 game that required spraying the environment with ink
A New 3DS cover plate based on Xenoblade is coming to Japan. The one pictured above will be available on April 2, with pricing set at 2,000 yen. We’ll let you know if Nintendo makes a similar announcement for Europe.
Gemology is heading to the Wii U eShop in April, BNC Design Studios has announced. A teaser for the game can be found above. Not much is shown, though BNC Design Studios says this was “very intentional.” The developer intends to share steady information about Gemology “and its intense two year development” over the next couple of months.
Source: BNC Design Studios PR
UCraft could be hitting the Wii U eShop in beta form during the summer, albeit in beta form. The game’s developer shared an update today noting that the beta is currently targeted for July.
You’ll need to fork over $19.99 for the beta. However, by doing so, you’ll gain access to the full game upon release.
Nexis calls UCraft “one of the most amazing things” the studio has created thus far.
Nintendo is set to restock some amiibo in Australia and New Zealand over the next few months.
In a message posted to the company’s website, it’s stated that there will be “limited quantities of some amiibo figures”, though there will be “some figures sourced from other regions that will feature non-AU/NZ packaging”.
You can find the full notice from Nintendo below.
