Today’s screenshot features Mii Quest’s Dark Emporer once again, as Sakurai explains a cool tie-in to the 3DS software:
Kirby Fighters Z and DeDeDe’s Drum Dash are coming to the 3DS eShop in Japan later this month. These titles are updated versions of the mini-games from Kirby Triple Deluxe that will be packaged separately, Kirby Fighters Z for 500 yen and DeDeDe’s Drum Dash for 750 yen a piece, with a number of changes and additions to both games. Kirby’s Fighters Z is getting the Bell and Beetle power-up along with additional stages, while Drum Dash has a number of new stages with more masks for DeDeDe to wear based on other characters in the series. Both titles are coming July 23rd to the Japanese 3DS eShop.
Okay, so I know that I teased that I’d be writing about a different game in the last column (which was posted five months ago, holy crap) but there’s a reason for that. Turns out that a game that’s essentially “Style Savvy but also a dating sim” isn’t all that unique when Nintendo ended up adding boyfriends to Style Savvy anyway. So instead I chose to write about one of my favourite Game Boy titles in celebration of the handheld’s 25th anniversary (which was three months ago, holy crap). Yep, that chunky handheld sure gave us plenty of timeless experiences like Link’s Awakening, Mole Mania, and Revenge of the Gator’s title screen, but today I want to focus on a lesser-known classic for Nintendo’s monochromatic machine, an early Japanese dungeon crawler called Cave Noire published by Konami way back in 1991.
Update: Added more screenshots. The Japanese page also reveals new character Girii, who is the Super-Secret Bases master.
A new/returning feature has been revealed for Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire: “Super-Secret Bases”.
In the 3DS remakes, players can create a Secret Base all to their own. You’ll be able to select and place Decorations, use Decorations to create tricks in your Secret Base, decide the rules for what kind of Pokemon battles are allowed there, and make it like your very own Pokemon Gym. Players can challenge you here as well.
First screenshots from the Super-Secret Bases can be found above. An official post from the Pokemon website with a bunch of additional information is located below.
SEGA has announced 3D Fantasy Zone II for the Japanese 3DS eShop. The game is due out in just a few days – July 16 specifically. It will be priced at 762 yen.
The official website for 3D Fantasy Zone II can be found here.
A Shovel Knight update for Wii U should be arriving soon, as Yacht Club Games says that it’s “rolling out today.” It’s a single fix intended to address an issue with Tinker Knight. The same update will hit 3DS in the near future.
Yacht Club Games also confirmed on Twitter today that a larger Shovel Knight patch is in the works. This will “address common issues, requests, and concerns”.
New Wii U update is rolling out today. Single fix is Tinker Knight soft lock. 3DS patch to follow but isn't ready quite yet.
— Yacht Club Games (@YachtClubGames) July 9, 2014
Working on following that up with a larger patch for all platforms shortly after to address common issues, requests, and concerns!
— Yacht Club Games (@YachtClubGames) July 9, 2014
Mages is developing a new 3DS rhythm game titled “Magic?Idol Collection”. A trailer can be found above, and details are posted below.
– The citizens of the Land of Magic have their hearts frozen
– Protagonsit Plum Hoshikawa needs to thaw them out with her magically warm singing and dancing
– Plum dreams of becoming an idol
– The night before her final audition, she prays for her best before going to sleep
– Plum wakes up and finds herself in an unknown world—the Land of Magic
– This place was once a peaceful land
– The evil witch of the North froze the hearts of all its citizens, which lead to the land’s magic getting weaker over time
– The Land of Magic can only be saved by a girl with huge dreams and hopes
– That’s none other than Plum
– Kururu: the familiar of Queen Lily
– Kururu will help navigate around the Land of Magic
– Maestro: go-getter producer
– Maestro will help make a splendid stage for Plum to sing and perform
– Osha-P: another producer in charge of dressing up Plum with his keen fashion sense
– Game has interactions
– Play as Plum to walk around the lands to go through various events, talk to different citizens, and fix hearts
– The citizens of the Land of Magic will drop hints and occasionally give you items
– In order to make your costumes and the performance stage, you’ll need to find material in town
– Acquire them through gardening as well
– Rhythm part of the game has players touching and timing the icons with their respective buttons along with some catchy tunes
– Stage backgrounds, costumes, and hairstyles can be customized for different looks
– Out in November
