Later this month, Nintendo will be kicking off its “Happy Price Selection” for 3DS games in Japan. This is much like Nintendo Selects, with various titles receiving lower price points. Check out a promo video below.

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Japanese Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Trials and Tribulations, Kirby Mass Attack Wii U VC trailers

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Nintendo released official videos for Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Trials and Tribulations and Kirby Mass Attack on the Japanese Wii U Virtual Console. Watch them below.

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First Etrian Odyssey V scans, more details

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The first scans of Etrian Odyssey V have emerged from Famitsu. We should have better images tomorrow, but this does provide us with a look at the game. View them below, along with more details.

– Fencer ? Skillfully wield pointed swords
– Dragoon ? Boast of defense as tough as a dragon
– Cestus ? Clear through battles with their tempered fists
– Reaper ? Fell enemies with sickles that bring death
– Necromancer ? Summoners that command the spirits of the dead
– Warlock ? Sages skilled in elemental attacks
– Herbalist ? Masters of healing with herbs
– Shaman ? Use mysterious powers to save their allies
– Masurao ? Warriors that weld four swords
– Hound ? Hunters that command falcons and dogs
– New FOEs – Hyppogriph, Hyppogriph, Momonga, Oumu, some sort of millipede
– New character creation system
– Character creation is race-based
– Choose eye, skin and hair color regardless of your portrait design
– Class and race-specific skills
– Similar to how Common skills were handled in Etrian Odyssey III, skills that are universal for your character’s race are accessed via a separate tab in the Custom menu
– Customize the icon sets that appear on your map menu
– Party members can use team up to use Union Skills
– At least four portrait options per class
– There’s a mute option that spans two buttons
– There isn’t a single race skill; it’s an entire set of racial passives, some tiered, and most of which are single-level skills
– Fencer skill set also seems based around elemental chain and prediction/vision skills
– Summoning also doesn’t seem to use the sixth party slot, as one screen shows two aids in their own separate sections
– Both have HP bars, though no TP
– Aslan skill set includes fishing, analyze, double attack, magic heal, something about full power, and something about earth (ground)

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Etrian Odyssey V infos – races, new classes, voice acting

Posted on 9 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS, News | 4 Comments

Earlier today we’ve learned about Etrian Odyssey V’s release date and we now have some additional info from Famitsu magazine (thanks to Gematsu for the translation; make sure to head over to their site to read the full article).

Perhaps most interestingly, for the first time ever you will not only be able to decide which gender and class your characters are, but also which race they belong to. The game is set in the world of Arcadia, where there are four dominant races: the Arslan (basically humans), the elf-like Lunaria, the Cerian who have beast/animal-like ears and finally the dwarf-like Brani.

As far as classes go, 10 have been confirmed so far – however, it seems like which class a character can be is determined by the above-mentioned races.

Fencer (Arslan)
Dragoon (Arslan)
Cestus (Arslan)
Reaper (Arslan)
Necromancer (Lunaria)
Warlock (Lunaria)
Warrior (Cerian)
Hound (Cerian)
Herbalist (Brani)
Shaman (Brani)

Other than that, the game will offer a great amount of freedom in terms of character customization – you change the color of a character’s hair, skin and eyes. Finally, you can choose a character’s voice as well (or choose to not use voices at all) – there’s a fairly extensive list of voice actors to choose from, including big names such as Akira Ishida and Yui Horie. . It seems unlikely that these would be included in an eventual international release, but you never know.

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Story of Seasons: Good Friends of Three Villages will be released on June 23rd in Japan

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Hot on the heels of the Etrian Odyssey V announcement, we’ve got another release date locked down: Marvelous’ Story of Seasons: Good Friends of Three Villages will hit store shelves in Japan on June 23rd this year. This info comes from this week’s Famitsu.

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Special Splatoon manga chapter available to read online

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Two weeks ago we reported that a Splatoon manga series will be published in Bessatsu CoroCoro Comic, starting with the April 2016 issue (which is actually being released today). Today, a special one-off web-only chapter was published to celebrate the manga’s release. It’s available (in Japanese) here.

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Medabots Girls Mission – new characters introduced, manga

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Medabots Girls Mission has introduced three new characters ahead of the game’s Japanese release next month. They are as follows:

– Akane Suzumaru (voiced by Sayaka Kunimatsu) Medabot: Asterios
– Kurumi Ayano (voiced by Marika Kono) Medabot: Arc Beedle
– Lily Rouge (voiced by Shiho Seki) Medabot: God Emperor

Rather than playable, these three characters are buddy characters. Each one is only available by clearing difficult side missions. They can also be defeated with Hyper Finishes.

A Medabots Girls Mission one-shot manga is also in the works. This is being drawn by Z-Ton and will be published twice in Dengeki Maoh. The April issue (out February 27) will feature Megumi Kaidou and Rokusho from the Kuwagata Ver., and the May issue (out March 26) will focus on Minori Houjou and Metabee from Kabuto Ver.

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Japan’s best-selling games of January 2016

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The latest issue of Famitsu has shared a listing of the top 30 best-selling games in Japan for the month of January 2016. You can check out the full results below.

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Zelda: Twilight Princess HD pre-orders on Amazon Japan come with post card set

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Amazon Japan has revealed a twenty poster card set as its pre-order bonus for The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD. You can see the various designs above.

In North America, there’s only pre-order bonus available at GameStop. Consumers will receive the Zelda: Twilight Princess HD Sound Selection CD.