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System: Wii U
Release date: March 18, 2016
Developer: Bandai Namco
Publisher Nintendo

Way back in 2013, fans were treated to a very short three second clip of Lucario and Blaziken standing across from each other in a gorgeous HD graphical style we had not seen with Pokemon before. It was a whole year before we heard anything regarding it, and then out of the blue, it was announced: Pokken Tournament, a fighting game developed by Bandai Namco with supervision from Tekken and Soul Calibur heavyweights Katushiro Harada and Masaaki Hoshino. It was confirmed to come out for arcades in Japan, but ultimately fans all over the world wanted it in their homes where they felt it’d be best – the Wii U. It wasn’t until sometime into 2015 where we finally received confirmation that it would indeed be making its way to Nintendo’s home platform and getting a worldwide release in 2016. Now, here we are. Pokken Tournament is in the hands of fighting game an Pokemon enthusiasts around the globe, but has it been worth the wait?

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The Japanese Pokemon YouTube account uploaded another video for Pokken Tournament that shows how to execute moves for Garchomp and Suicune. Check it out below.

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Pokken Tournament will have its first patch upon release later this week. When you purchase the game, version 1.1 will be available. To access elements like online play, this patch will be required.

Pokken Tournament’s 1.1 update needs 370MB of space. The update will begin downloading when you boot up the game, though it can also be downloaded automatically.

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Reviews for Pokken Tournament are now starting to come in, as Nintendo has lifted the game’s embargo. We’ve rounded up some of the early verdicts below.

Nintendo Everything – “Thumbs Up”
IGN – 8 / 10
GameSpot – 9 / 10
Game Informer – 7 / 10
GamesBeat – 79 / 100
USgamer – 3 / 5
Shacknews – 6 / 10
GameXplain – “Liked”
Destructoid – 7.5 / 10
Eurogamer – “Recommended”
Kotaku – N/A
Nintendo Life – N/A
Gamereactor – 8 / 10
GamesRadar – 3 / 5

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One multiplayer option in Pokken Tournament is LAN battle mode. With this functionality, local multiplayer with 60 frames per second is possible.

Below are the different requirements for three different routes that can be taken with LAN battles:

And some extra notes for Route C:

– Routes A and B just need you to set the Internet options on the Wii U to Wired and Wireless respectively
– For Route C, there are some extra steps
– First: set both Wii Us up to connect via Wired Connection
– When the test fails, cancel out but save the connection
– Go into the settings for the connection and change the IP to 192.168.000.001 (or 192.168.000.002 on the second Wii U), Subnet Mask to 255.255.255.000 and Default Gateway to 192.168.000.050
– For the DNS settings, set it as “Do not automatically obtain”
– Set Primary DNS to 1.0.0.0
– Save the settings

Note that to activate LAN battle, you have to hold down L, R & down on the d-pad on the title screen.

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Bandai Namco published two more Assassination Classroom: Assassin Training Plan commercials today. Both can be seen below.

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Nintendo UK is hosting a “Countdown Clash” for Pokken Tournament. Two of the game’s fighters will be pitted against each other, and fans will be asked which Pokemon they believe will win the battle. After votes are collected on both YouTube and Twitter, the winners of both bouts with then be announced.

You can see the third Countdown Clash video below. The latest matches are Chandelure vs. Gengar and Garchomp vs. Blaziken.

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Bandai Namco has the first commercial up for My Hero Academia: Battle for All. You can view it below.

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We now have the final file size for Pokken Tournament. When the game is actually installed, it’ll take up 3680MB. Of course, many folks may opt for the retail version – which comes with a Shadow Mewtwo amiibo card as a first-print bonus.

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As mentioned a few days ago, this week’s issue of Famitsu revealed Taiko Drum Master: Dokodon! Mystery Adventure for 3DS.

One of the big hooks in this release is a RPG-esque mode called “Mystery Adventure Mode.” We now have more information about what to expect from this aspect of the game.

The story background/objective is to protect the world’s OOPArts. There are two main characters in Mystery Adventure Mode: Tia (the girl) and Popokaka (the monkey). Meanwhile, the antagonists are a mysterious group called Hexagria, who stole a Lion Fang Necklace OOPArt at the beginning of story.

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