Upcoming Japanese eShop releases (11/9/16)
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News, Wii U eShop | 3 Comments
A few new titles are coming to the Japanese eShop on November 9. Here’s a look at the upcoming digital downloads:
Wii U Download
Ninja Pizza Girl – 1,080 yen
TorqueL – 1,000 yen
3DS Download
Shephy – 500 yen
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Japanese F-Zero X Wii U Virtual Console trailer
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U eShop | 1 Comment
Nintendo released an official video for F-Zero X on the Japanese Wii U Virtual Console. Watch it below.
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Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3 Professional site open, details
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 1 Comment
The official Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3 Professional website is now open for business, and it’s brought along some new details with it. Find the information rounded up below, courtesy of Gematsu.
– 700 monsters
– 200 more than the original game
– Monsters from newer titles like Dragon Quest X and Hoshi no Dragon Quest will appear in great numbers, as well as completely original monsters
– Up until now, there have been good fields and bad fields for ridable monsters, but in Joker 3 Professional, that notion is negated
– Ex: before you would have to ride a monster that lives in the water to dive into the bottom of a lake, but now every monster can be used to swim
– Can also ride giant monsters
– When doing so, you can enjoy the adventure as if you’ve transformed into a huge monster
– Just like when riding a normal size monster, you can ataack enemies while riding a giant monster, as well as utilize its large size to trample monsters wandering about
– New areas have been added that only those aiming to be the strongest can enter
– Many new adventures await players in these new areas
– Somewhat different monsters from what we’ve seen so far wander about the savage lands of the planet
– Nochorin, who lives with the Nochora Clan in Break World, will become the player’s “partner” and travel with him on this adventure
– Nochorin not only provides a variety of help in the field, he’s also a reliable partner who participates in battle
– Various elements have been added on the system side to make things speedier
– Story Shortcuts – The basic story of Joker 3 Professional is the same as Joker 3, but there is a now a shortcut function that lets you advance the story to specific scenes
– Can look back on story scenes through a synopsis
– Speedier Movement – Compared to the original game, the movement speed on the field has significantly increased
– Make Battles Faster – Speed battles were in the original game, but now you can also use the feature during Wi-Fi and local battles
– Import your monster data from the original game
– If you have save data from the original game, you’ll be able to import data at a maximum of 10 monsters a day at any time
– Your monsters’ skills, size, and even their coloring will be imported
Monster Hunter XX information: new Brave Style, Renkin Style, more
Posted on 8 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS, News | 0 comments
Some new information about the latest entry in the Monster Hunter series, Monster Hunter XX, has been revealed via the latest issue of Famitsu. The folks at Gematsu have kindly translated it.
The biggest news is the new Brave Style, a style which focuses on continuous attacks. However, you can only equip one hunter art when using this style. The style’s biggest feature is its Brave State, which you can achieve by filling your Brave Gauge. You can accomplish that by parrying the attacks of monsters. While you are in your Brave State, the Brave Gauge gradually decreases again – however, continuously attacking and parrying will keep it from falling. Brave Style is intended as a “sharper” style which is easy to grasp.
When you’re in the Brave State, your evasiveness with certain weapon types increases and you are able to use powerful link attacks and special techniques. Here are some examples of these special attacks:
- “Strong Charged Moving Slash” (Great Sword): a charged attack while moving
- “Step Shot” (Light Bowgun): shoots a special bullet while moving
- “True Charge” (Hammer): two extra strong charged attacks following the regular charged attack
Another new style is the “Renkin Style”, though there are few details available about it at the moment. Supposedly it is intended for people who want to “vigorously enjoy hunting”.
Some other new details:
- The Meowstress’ little sister will appear in XX
- XX’s director is Daisuke Ichihara and the main planner is Takurou Hiraoka; both of them were planners on Generations. Generations’ director, Yasunori Ichinose, oversees the work flow and provides concept supervision for XX
- Balfark is an ancient dragon type monster that lives at a really high altitude. Both it and Ouma Diablos are connected to the main story
- Development on the game us currently 70% complete
More: Capcom, Japan, Monster Hunter XX
Japan’s best-selling games of September 2016
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 1 Comment
The latest issue of Famitsu has shared a listing of the top 30 best-selling games in Japan for the month of September 2016. You can check out the full results below.
Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker series apparently coming to an end with Joker 3 Professional
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, DS, General Nintendo, News | 7 Comments
Square Enix is seemingly ending the Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker series. With Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3, which launches in Japan next February, no additional games will be created. The latest issue of V Jump mentions that this latest title will be the final adventure and “grand finale.”
Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3 Professional will be a compilation of sorts. Over 700 monsters will be included in the game. The original Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3 came out in March.
The Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker series started out on DS a decade ago. In North America and Europe, the first two titles were localized, though the third one isn’t available in English currently.
Plenty of additional Momotaro Dentetsu 2017: Tachiagare Nippon!! details
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 0 comments
The Momotaro Dentetsu may not be well-recognized in the west, but it’s pretty big in Japan. Nintendo is now publishing the latest entry, Momotaro Dentetsu 2017: Tachiagare Nippon!!, on December 22. Famitsu shares more about the game in its latest issue.
The basic rules of the game are still exactly the same as past titles. Players become the president of a railroad company, move between stations based on the dice numbers rolled, and aim to become the first one to arrive at the designated destination. However, it is also important to gather fortune by buying things sold at other stations as well.
Mario Party: Star Rush sold through 20% of its initial shipment in Japan
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 15 Comments
Mario Party: Star Rush is off to a slow start in Japan. According to Media Create and Dengeki reports, it sold less than 30,000 units in its first week. Dengeki now further says that the game sold through just 20 percent of its initial shipment.
Prior to Star Rush, Mario Party: Island Tour hit 3DS. That one sold 133,000 copies in its first week before going on to move 553,000 units in total.
More: Dengeki, Japan, Mario Party: Star Rush, Nd Cube, sales
Capcom expects to sell two million copies of Monster Hunter XX
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 5 Comments
Monster Hunter XX was announced for a Japanese 3DS release yesterday. In a follow up for its financial results, Capcom now says it expects to sell two million copies of the game. It’s slated for March 18 in Japan, and the latest fiscal quarter ends on March 31.
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The Alliance Alive boxart
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Images | 0 comments
Amazon Japan has shared the official boxart for FuRyu’s new 3DS RPG, The Alliance Alive. Take a look at the packaging shot above.
