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Rounding out today’s coverage of Monster Hunter Diary: Poka Poka Airou Village DX are a few additional details about the game. We’ve posted the latest information below.

– Start out by making friends
– A Felyne in the game has lost his Poogie, and wants help finding it
– Complete requests from other Felynes to have them become your friends
– Once you’re friends, their facilities become available for use
– Participate in races at the Poogie Park
– Other Felynes will have facilities such as farms, fishing areas, bug-catching, mining, and more
– The old cat lady is back
– She says that there are over 100 Felynes to befriend in Monster Hunter Diary DX
– Exploration Quests: Felynes will group up by the number and take on monsters like Rathalos, Lagiacrus, Seregios, Gore Magala, and more
– Interact with baby monsters in a new area under a tree
– You’ll find eggs while on Exploration Quests
– These can be placed in the nest in this area and eventually hatch into a baby monster
– Again, there are collaboration characters in the forms of the Mario and Tom Nook Felynes
– Fortunetelling feature
– Costume sets
– Guild Card customizations.
– Game has StreetPass features, and local co-op with four players

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Bandai Namco issued a new batch of screenshots from Pro Yakyuu Famista Returns today. Check out the images below.

Capcom sent out a new round of Monster Hunter Diary Poka Poka Airou Village DX screenshots today, which can be found in the gallery below. We also have a look at three 3DS themes. The first sold are bonuses from Amazon and Capcom’s online store while the final one is being distributed by various retailers.

Yo-Kai Watch 3 is launching in Japan during summer 2016, Level-5 has announced. That means the game is about a year away from releasing.

While Yo-Kai Watch 3 isn’t coming out until the far future, there are other games in the series to tide fans over. Yo-Kai Watch Busters is out in Japan very soon, and Yo-Kai Sangokushi is also in development.

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Capcom prepared a second trailer for Monster Hunter Diary: Poka Poka Airou Village DX. Watch it below.

Nintendo has brought out another 3DS theme based on Fire Emblem Fates in Japan. You can check it out in the official video below.

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New details about Monster Hunter X are revealed in this week’s issue of Famitsu. For the latest information, check out the summary below.

– Dinobaruto is one of Monster Hunter X’s four main monsters
– Dinobaruto uses its giant powerful tail as a great sword to slash up its enemies
– It also has explosive fire attributes to its tail
– Main monsters from past Monster Hunter games will appear in X
– These include Zinogre, Tigrex, Brachydios, and Rathalos
– Ancient Forest area has its own ecosystem with all kinds of unexplored areas to it
– The Rimosetosu are calm herbivores
– Rimosetosu use their long necks to eat fruits found in higher areas
– They also make characteristic sounds from the back of their heads
– New Bird Wyvern called the Great Maccau
– Maccaus feature red and green colors with powerful hind legs
– They tend to attack in packs
– The Great Maccau: leaders of the pack
– They’re the larger alphas of the group
– Great Maccau have movements unlike any we’ve seen before
– Palicoes are back in the game with more support moves
– “Trampoline Skill” brings out trampolines on the field, which you can use to perform jump attacks
– “Cat-type Vitality Pot Skill”: a pot they bring out onto the field that provides a variety of buffs and effects to the Hunters
– “Headlong Cat Skill”: flashy move that has them launch themselves into the monsters
– Palicoes have moves that can heal the party, increase defense of allies, and do major damage to monsters
– Different cats in Verna Village
– “Felyne Plaza”: employ and raise Palicoes here with various activities for them
– Plaza has a “Cat Girl” for providing services to the Palicoes
– There’s also the “Palico Dojo,” where you’ll train your furry buddies
– “Mon-nyan Unit” for special quests
– Pet fluffy “Muufa” to bring out hearts, similar to other pet monsters in previous games, and a Felyne that provides all kinds of items from faraway areas
– Fields from the returning regions are in X
– These include the Forest and Hills, Snowy Mountains, Misty Peaks, and more

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The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:

New 3DS LL – 19,475
PS4 – 18,171
Vita – 14,067
Wii U – 12,781
New 3DS – 5,506
PS3 – 3,102
3DS – 1,394
3DS LL – 861
Vita TV – 741
Xbox One – 235

For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:

Vita – 23,134
New 3DS LL – 21,818
PS4 – 14,482
Wii U – 13,166
New 3DS – 8,294
PS3 – 2,761
3DS – 1,396
3DS LL – 847
Vita TV – 820
Xbox One – 243

And here are the software charts:

1. [3DS] Fire Emblem Fates – 54,896 / 315,571
2. [3DS] Rhythm Heaven: The Best Plus – 34,467 / 301,193
3. [WIU] Splatoon – 34,135 / 382,175
4. [PSV] Persona 4: Dancing All Night – 13,028 / 107,064
5. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition – 11,941 / 232,530
6. [WIU] Mario Kart 8 – 7,833 / 1,053,734
7. [3DS] Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butoden – 6,656 / 105,445
8. [3DS] Return to PopoloCrois: A Story of Seasons Fairytale – 4,992 / 60,768
9. [PS4] Devil May Cry 4 Special Edition – 4,920 / 47,246
10. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire – 4,719 / 2,653,053
11. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf – 4,276 / 3,994,729
12. [PS4] The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – 3,529 / 125,567
13. [3DS] Super Smash Bros. for 3DS – 3,325 / 2,253,580
14. [3DS] Girls Mode 3 – 3,148 / 161,545
15. [PSV] Zettai Geigeki Wars – 2,831 / NEW
16. [3DS] Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition – 2,708 / 272,776
17. [PSV] Chaos;Child – 2,556 / 12,882
18. [WIU] Super Smash Bros. for Wii U – 2,536 / 651,565
19. [PS4] Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward – 2,430 / 41,188
20. [PSV] Eiyuu Densetsu Sora no Kiseki FC Evolution – 2,142 / 30,275

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Bandai Namco has been planning a five-tiered pre-order campaign for Super Robot Wars BX in Japan. A theme and bonus map were previously announced as reservation bonuses, and a third has been confirmed today. All pre-orders will include a code for to download the Famicom game 2nd Super Robot Wars.

Check out a new batch of screenshots from Super Robot Wars BX below.

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Some footage has come in of the Fire Emblem Fates and BoxBoy! 3DS themes. Take a look at the video below for a look at all three.


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