New Pokemon Center opening on July 6 in Japan
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 4 Comments
On July 6, a new Pokemon Center will be opening in the Skytree commercial facility within Tokyo, Japan. This will be the country’s 11th store based on the popular franchise.
We have a look at what visitors can expect from the new Pokemon Center below. You’ll notice that Rayquaza is prominently featured as the store’s mascot.
Media Create software sales (4/11/16 – 4/17/16) – Top 50
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 0 comments
This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
01./01. [3DS] Yo-Kai Sangokushi
02./02. [3DS] Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3
03./05. [PS4] Dark Souls III
04./03. [PS4] Far Cry Primal
05./04. [3DS] Disney Art Academy
06./09. [WIU] Splatoon #
07./08. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition
08./00. [PS4] Divinity: Original Sin Enhanced Edition
09./11. [WIU] Super Mario Maker #
10./10. [3DS] Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games
11./07. [WIU] Pokken Tournament #
12./14. [PSV] Hatsune Miku: Project Diva X
13./13. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf [Nintendo Selects]
14./06. [PS4] Star Ocean: Integrity and Faithlessness
15./12. [3DS] Ansatsu Kyoushitsu: Assassin Ikusei Keikaku!!
16./00. [PS4] Republique
17./00. [PS4] Skullgirls: 2nd Encore #
18./16. [PS4] Tom Clancy’s The Division
19./17. [PS4] Nobunaga’s Ambition: Sphere of Influence – Sengoku Risshiden #
20./29. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire
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Mario Kart Arcade GP DX gets a big update in Japan, adds new courses and more
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 9 Comments
In Japan, a pretty big update has been released for the arcade game Mario Kart Arcade GP DX. This adds new courses such as Pac-Man Stadium and Namco Circuit while also improving the user interface and making the versus mode more enjoyable.
First, below are details on Pac-Man Stadium and Namco Circuit:
Pac-Man Stadium
A course glittering with neons, with the Pacman statue leaving the most impressions. It’s a technical course with many sharp curves. In order to progress smoothly, players will need to memorize the order of curves, and spin the handle in a rhythmical pattern accordingly.
Namco Circuit
A circuit that looks like a history museum of Namco games. There are many straight lines and loose curves, making it a course with high-speed battles. Use the acceleration area gimmicks well to instantly widen the gap against rivals.
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Etrian Odyssey V – skills, races and classes detailed; new screens and art
Posted on 8 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS, News | 0 comments
Atlus has released some new info, screenshots and antwort on Etrian Odyssey V via 4Gamer. The fine folks over at Gematsu have translated the new information, which dives into some interesting gameplay details about skills, classes and races, the latter of which play a bigger role than ever before.
Each race has a unique set of skills, adding another layer of complexity and depth to character development.
The human-like Earthrun have the ability to fish in dungeons and also have a resistance to sealing.
The elf-like Lunaria have two passive skills: Magical Perception allows them to detect magic users nearby while also giving them a small bonus to their INT stat, while Magical Endowment powers up attack items and increases their LUC stat.
The beast-like Therian can hunt for food in dungeons using their Hunting Art skill, which also passively increases their STR stat. In addition, their Vigilance skill increases the rate of preemptive strikes that you get, depending on how many of your party members have this skill. It also increases their WIS stat.
The small-statured Bronii, finally, have the extremely useful skill Align Art, which increases the number of items you can carry by 5 for each party member with this skill while also increasing your VIT. Their Herbalism skill, meanwhile, increases the effectiveness of healing items.
Another new feature are the so-called Union Skills – powerful abilities than can only be activated by multiple party members at once when the Union Gauge is full.
Head past the break for character skills, screenshots and art!
Some info about some of the classes found in the game:
Fencer
Fencers are front row fighters that rely on evasion. Examples of their skills are Vision Thrust, which can blind an enemy, and Chain Fire, which allows the Fencer to attack again if the enemy suffers a stab or fire attack in that turn.
Warlock
Warlocks are elemental magic users that operate from the back row. They can use skills such as Fireball, which hits a primary target and any enemies immediately to its right and left, and High-Speed Casting, which allows you to cast spells without using up a turn. However, this increases the TP cost of the skills used.
Dragoon
Dragoons are front row tanks. Their skills include Line Guard, which lowers the damage taken by one row of allies during the turn it is used, and Barrage Wall, which performs a ranged attack on all enemies while also lowering their physical attack.
Masurao
Masurao operate in the front row and are expert damage dealers thanks to their proficiency with swords. Their skills include Oni Musou, which delivers multiple hits for high damage, and Parry, which hits once before and once more after an enemy’s attack.
Herbalist
Herbalists are back row healers who use various herbs to heal allies and harm enemies – for example, they can use Cure Herb to restore one ally’s HP and Poison Smoke to poison a row of enemies.
Check out the gallery below for some screenshots and more art:
More: Atlus, Etrian Odyssey V, Japan
Star Fox Zero 3DS theme now available in Japan
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 0 comments
Those in Japan can now purchase a new 3DS theme based on Star Fox Zero. You can see what it looks like below.
We haven’t heard about this theme heading west, but I imagine it’ll pop up in North America and Europe soon!
More: 3DS themes, Japan, Star Fox Zero
Media Create sales (4/11/16 – 4/17/16)
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS, News, Wii U | 8 Comments
The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
PS4 – 20,257
New 3DS LL – 14,573
Vita – 12,337
Wii U – 6,091
New 3DS – 3,677
PS3 – 1,220
3DS – 1,211
3DS LL – 196
Xbox One – 142
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
PS4 – 23,889
New 3DS LL – 18,042
Vita – 13,278
Wii U – 4,963
New 3DS – 4,420
3DS – 1,411
PS3 – 1,296
3DS LL – 242
Xbox One – 212
And here are the software charts:
1. [3DS] Yo-kai Sangokushi – 41,768 / 401,481
2. [3DS] Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3 – 24,489 / 541,635
3. [PS4] Dark Souls III – 8,833 / 267,654
4. [PS4] Far Cry Primal – 6,454 / 34,107
5. [3DS] Disney Art Academy – 8,453 / 26,170
6. [WIU] Splatoon – 6,717 / 1,332,219
7. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition – 6,451 / 736,304
8. [PS4] Divinity: Original Sin – Enhanced Edition – 6,179 / NEW
9. [WIU] Super Mario Maker – 5,973 / 846,096
10. [3DS] Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games – 4,388 / 140,536
11. [WIU] Pokken Tournament – 4,348 / 124,715
12. [PSV] Hatsune Miku: Project Diva X – 3,797 / 87,931
13. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf (Happy Price Selection) – 3,603 / 31,095
14. [PS4] Star Ocean 5: Integrity and Faithlessness – 3,495 / 126,903
15. [3DS] Assassination Classroom: Assassin Training Plan – 3,261 / 38,113
16. [PS4] Republique – 3,156 / NEW
17. [PS4] Skullgirls 2nd Encore – 2,678 / NEW
18. [PS4] The Division – 2,333 / 125,615
19. [PS4] Nobunaga no Yabou: Souzou Sengoku Risshiden – 2,206 / 30,538
20. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire – 2,151 / 2,789,955
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Japanese 3DS themes (4/19/16)
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 0 comments
Several new 3DS themes are out now in Japan. Here’s the full lineup:
Rascal Sweets (x3) – 200 yen each
Finding Ojipockle + – 100 yen – 200 yen
The Legend of Dark Witch 2 (x4) – 100 yen each
Tomomi Itano: Hide & Seek – 200 yen
Mendo Tori – 200 yen
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Japanese Final Fantasy V Advance, Advance Wars: Dual Strike, Ai Cho Aniki Wii U Virtual Console trailers
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U eShop | 0 comments
Nintendo released official videos for Final Fantasy V Advance, Advance Wars: Dual Strike, and Ai Cho Aniki on the Japanese Wii U Virtual Console. Watch them below.
Picross e7 in the works, out in Japan next week
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News | 6 Comments
Jupiter has yet another Picross game in the works, and it’ll be out in Japan very soon. Picross e7 is set to be released in Japan on April 27 for 500 yen.
20×15-sized puzzles are included in the game. Jupiter is packing in 150 Picross panels, along with Mega Picross and Micross puzzles. Special panels will be available to those who have save data from the previous entries on 3DS. In total, there will be more than 300 puzzles in Picross e7.
Picross e7 makes it possible to mark parts of the panel to end up with the solution. You won’t be penalized for putting them on the board, though they’ll have to be removed before you can finish the puzzle.
Check out a trailer for Picross e7 below.
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Pokémon Comaster now out on iOS devices in Japan
Posted on 8 years ago by Jake in Mobile, News | 0 comments
Pokémon Comaster is now available on iOS devices in Japan. Previously, the game launched only for Android devices.
