Square Enix has revealed a new addition to the “Theatrhythm” series. Theatrhythm Dragon Quest is in development for 3DS, the company announced today.
Square Enix is releasing Theatrhythm Dragon Quest in Japan on March 25. Pricing is set at 5,800 yen. Those who attend Jump Festa next week will be able to get their hands on a demo and view a first trailer.
Since we’ve received so many different answers at this point, it’s not entirely clear if the Villager, Wii Fit Trainer, and Marth amiibo have been discontinued. The latest answer from Nintendo indicates that this is the case, but we still haven’t received total clarification.
At least when it comes to Toys “R” Us, the three aforementioned amiibo will not be stocked again. Check out a SKU listing taken from one of the retailer’s scan guns above. You’ll notice the little “X” in the picture, indicating that the Villager amiibo is gone forever. Destructoid also obtained photos showing the same status for Wii Fit Trainer and Marth.
Nintendo updated its official Japanese website today with a massive overhaul. The content should be the same for the most part, but the design has seen a complete change and it’s more mobile-friendly. You can check out the new look right here.
Five new games will be available on the Japanese Wii U Virtual Console next week. They are as follows:
Mega Man Battle Network 3 (GBA, 702 yen)
Mega Man Battle Network 3 BLACK (GBA, 702 yen)
Moto Roader (PC Engine, 617 yen)
Digital Champ (PC Engine, 617 yen)
Vampire Killer (MSX, 823 yen)
The games above are hitting the Japanese eShop on December 17.
Plenty of Fishies may now be heading to the North American Wii U eShop next week. Nitrolic Games previously said that the title would be available this Thursday, but the eShop is stating otherwise. The game’s date seems to have been changed to December 18 – we’ll try to obtain confirmation.
Bike Rider DX3 is a thing. Despite not having been actually announced by Spicysoft prior to today, the game is heading to the Japanese 3DS eShop next week.
Bike Rider DX3’s launch is slated for December 17. Pricing is set at 600 yen. When we have details about the game, we’ll be sure to bring them to you.
Seijiro Tomita has been engaged with a longstanding battle with Nintendo over a glasses-free 3D patent. Tomita won a lawsuit last year, and we heard this past January that Nintendo would be forced to pay Tomita Technologies 1.82 percent of the wholesale price on every 3DS sold.
Now we have a new development in this lengthy saga. The patent dispute has been sent back to a lower court because, as Bloomberg reports, “The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit said that a judge incorrectly interpreted a key element in a patent related to the display of 3-D images on a screen without special glasses for the viewer.” The misinterpretation caused confusion among the jury.
Bloomberg continues:
Kyoto-based Nintendo appealed the lower court finding that its 3DS gaming system infringed Tokyo-based Tomita’s patent 7,417,664. While the appeals court said the patent element was interpreted correctly, it rejected Nintendo’s argument that the patent was invalid.
The appeals court sent the case back to New York for a new trial based on jury instructions that clarified the confusion over the patent element.
We’ll keep track of any future developments about this situation.
