Mario Sports Superstars releasing March 30 in Japan
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Nintendo has announced that Mario Sports: Superstars will be launching on March 30 in Japan. The 3DS title will cost 4,980 yen. A release date for other territories has not been confirmed yet, but they will probably be announced relatively soon. The announcement page also features a few screenshots of the game, showing the five different events (Soccer, Baseball, Tennis, Golf, and Horseback Riding), which you can view below:
Bandai Namco making Pro Yakyuu Famista Climax for 3DS, heading to Japan in April
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Bandai Namco has announced Pro Yakyuu Famista Climax for 3DS, following up on Pro Yakyuu Famista 2011 and Pro Yakyuu Famista Returns.
Pro Yakyuu Famista Climax is the 30th anniversary title in the series. For this game, the main phrase is “Create, Raise, Battle!”.
With acknowledgement from the Nippon Professional Baseball organization, data of actual pro baseball athletes is being used as of the 2017 season. Some new elements will be present for the first time.
The game adds members of the Meikyu-Kai (Golden Players Club) such as Sadaharu Oh and Shigeo Nagashima plus female athletes from the JWBL (Japan Women’s Baseball League). Team mascots will also be in as playable athletes.
Existing game modes will also be enhanced, such as Team Raising mode, Famista Quest (mini-game in which players collect athletes), and online versus.
For a limited time, a download code will be given for Famista Retro. This contains data of the 2017 season athletes from 12 teams. Also, there will be a code to obtain the legendary athlete Masahiro Yamamoto, who as the main promotion character of this game will appear on Namco Stars team as Yamamomo.
Pro Yakyuu Famista Climax launches in Japan on April 20. See the debut trailer below.
All Kamen Rider: Rider Revolution footage
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Bandai Namco published All Kamen Riders: Rider Revolution in Japan earlier this month, and now we have a good look at the game with a bunch of footage. Take a look at the video below.
More footage of Empoleon in Pokken Tournament arcade
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Additional footage of Empoleon in Pokken Tournament arcade has surfaced. Get another look at the new character below.
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Pokken Tournament arcade – Empoleon screenshots
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Bandai Namco has come out with a few new screenshots of Empoleon in Pokken Tournament. The character is out today in Japanese arcades. Find the images below.
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Mario Sports Superstars details – training mode, 18 playable characters, more
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We haven’t heard much about Mario Sports Superstars since its announcement during the September Nintendo Direct. However, a few details were included in this month’s Game Informer, and now we know even more about the game. Nintendo put up a fact sheet on its website which goes a bit more in-depth.
The first thing mentioned is that you’ll be able to “hone skills in training”. In other words, a training mode should be included. The same paragraph also mentions that you can “pick Mario, Waluigi, or one of sixteen others”, meaning there should be 18 playable characters.
Moving onto the sports themselves, we have actual information as to how the horse racing will play out. You’ll build a stable of horses, then train them before moving on to actual races. In-field shifts will be a part of baseball while soccer will let you change your team’s formation.
Continue on below for the full fact sheet.
Bandai Namco’s Jump Festa 2017 lineup
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Bandai Namco has announced their lineup for Jump Festa 2017, which will be taking place on December 17 and 18. The lineup, which includes several 3DS games, is below:
-Digimon Universe: Appli Monsters (3DS) – Playable
-Digimon World: Next Order (PS4) – Playable
-Dragon Ball Fusions (3DS) – Playable, Game Tournament
-Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 (PS4) – Playable, Game Tournament
-Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butoden (3DS) – Playable, Game Tournament, One Piece: Great Pirate Colosseum Cross Battles
-Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 Road to Boruto (PS4) – Playable, Game Tournament
-One Piece: Burning Blood (PS4, PS Vita) – Trailer
-One Piece: Great Pirate Colosseum (3DS) – Playable, Game Tournament, Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butoden Cross Battles
-Saiki Kusuo no Psi-nan: Shijou Psi Dai no Psi-nan!? (3DS) – Playable
-Twin Star Exorcists (PS Vita) – Playable
Smartphone Games
-Digimon Links – Trailer
-Dragon Ball Z: Dokkan Battle – Trailer
-Gintama: Kabuki District Great Action Movie – New
-Haikyuu!! Donpisha Match – Trailer
-Hunter X Hunter: World Hunt – New
-JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders – Trailer
-Kingdom: Seven Flags – Trailer
-Kuroko’s Basketball: Cross Colors – New
-One Piece: Thousand Storm – Trailer
-One Piece: Treasure Cruise – Trailer
-Saint Seiya: Zodiac Brave – Trailer
-Tokyo Ghoul: Carnaval?Color – Trailer
-World Trigger: Smash Borders – Trailer
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Dragon Ball Fusions reaches Europe on February 17
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Bandai Namco previously confirmed that Dragon Ball Fusions would be coming to Europe in February, but didn’t provide an exact date. Today, the publisher announced a release date of February 17. This includes Middle East and Australasian territories as well.
Source: Bandai Namco PR
New Pokken Tournament arcade trailer shows first footage of Empoleon
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Last week, Bandai Namco announced that Empoleon would be added to the arcade version of Pokken Tournament on December 15. We now have a trailer for the character – view it below.
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A few Mario Sports Superstars details
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Game Informer previewed Poochy & Yoshi’s Woolly World this month, providing some new details in the process. The magazine also put out a one-page preview on Mario Sports Superstars. We now have a little bit of extra information on this game as well.
In case you haven’t heard, Mario Sports Superstars features five different sports: soccer, baseball, tennis golf, and the surprise inclusion of horse racing. Game Informer notes that single matches and tournaments can be played. You start out by choosing a couple of captains comprised of the bigger characters such as Mario, Luigi, Peach, and Bowser. The rest of the team is then filled in with less prominent characters like Goombas, Magikoopas, and different costumed Toads.
Arcade elements will naturally be a part of the Mario Sports Superstars experience. Game Informer mentions special moves and abilities. The magazine also says that when pitching in baseball, it’s timing-based.
That was mostly it. Not quite as much here compared to Poochy & Yoshi’s Woolly World, but some extra tidbits. Since these previews are starting to appear, maybe we’ll see more hands-on impressions (and hopefully footage) from other outlets soon.
