Story of Seasons: Good Friends of Three Villages details – areas, characters, systems
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In the latest issue of Famitsu, Marvelous provides the first details on Story of Seasons: Good Friends of Three Villages. We learn about the different villages, characters, and systems.
As previously mentioned, Story of Seasons: Good Friends of Three Villages features Lulucoco Town, Tsuyukusa Village, and Wes Town. Each one surrounds the player’s farm and has its own culture and lifestyle. You can freely go to the different villages and enjoy communication with their inhabitants. Each village also has its own bride and groom candidates.
Below are details about the three locations:
Lulucoco Village
– Tropical scent
– This is located right nearby a sea
– Has warm temperatures
– Specialty is having an atmosphere like a tropical resort
– Exotic village which also has rather mysterious ruins
– Features an abundance of tropical fruits and marine products
– The inhabitants have colorful skins and wear tribal clothing
Splatoon’s final weapon, the Custom Hydra Splatling, now live
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The Custom Hydra Splatling is now available in Splatoon. It’s a water-hose like weapon, and the Sprinkler comes with it.
This marks the final weapon addition in Splatoon. In total, 74 weapons are in the game. Do you have a favorite or one that you tend to use above all others?
First look at the Zelda: Twilight Princess HD pre-order CD (GameStop)
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By pre-ordering The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD, consumers will receive a special bonus. Nintendo is including a sound selecting CD with reservations. GameStop posted a photo of the pre-order bonus, which we have above.
Nintendo and GameStop are actually calling this an “exclusive”. But as far as I’m aware, this should be available at multiple stores. Nintendo said in its original announcement: “The game’s iconic soundtrack will be offered as a bonus for fans who pre-order the game from select retailers.” So… I’m not quite sure why GameStop has this labeled as an exclusive. Maybe something has changed. If you really want the CD and live in North America, you should maybe go ahead and reserve the title at GameStop just to be safe.
December 2015 NPD: Xenoblade Chronicles X and Devil’s Third sales, LTD Wii U/3DS games
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Additional information from the December NPD report has emerged. We have sales for two Wii U titles that debuted in North America, plus lifetime sales for a bunch of 3DS and Wii U titles.
Leaks from NPD reveal that Xenoblade Chronicles X sold over 200,000 copies in the United States last month. Devil’s Third, on the other hand, had sales over 3,000 units. Neither figure includes digital sales.
The same source has also come through with lifetime sales figures for a multitude of 3DS and Wii U titles. The lineup includes Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D (almost at 1 million), Yo-kai Watch, Xenoblade Chronicles 3D, Splatoon, Yoshi’s Woolly World, Shovel Knight, and more. Head past the break for the full list.
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Kimishima – surprise fans with new ideas, mobile apps will feature famous characters, more
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Tatsumi Kimishima, the new president of Nintendo, outlined his plans for 2016 in the Mainichi Shimbun newspaper. Dr. Serkan Toto was kind enough to share an overview.
Here are the key points:
– Wants to surprise fans with new ideas rather than building on old ones
– Nintendo will in 2016 release “details” on the NX
– Kimishima claims the expansion to smartphones and theme parks, but also to movies and TV anime (via character licensing) is progressing
– Believes it’s vital for Nintendo to experiment with new business models
– First smartphone app reconfirmed for launch in March
– Smartphone apps with Nintendo’s famous characters promised for 2016
– He wants to bring the company’s financials to a new level
– The plan is to bring profits to 100 billion yen ($855 million) in “several years”
– This would be 4 times of last year’s profit
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Update: Also Europe – Pokken Tournament launches on March 18 in North America
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Update 2: Added in the official announcement after the break.
Update: How’s this for a quick update? It’s confirmed for March 18 as well. It’ll be a worldwide release!
European Trainers! #PokkenTournament will arrive on Wii U on March 18, 2016! https://t.co/fBxua8xaG1
— Pokémon (@Pokemon) January 15, 2016
Pokken Tournament is launching in North America very soon. On Twitter, the official Pokemon account passed along a final date: March 18. The game was previously only said to be coming in spring.
#PokkenTournament is coming to Wii U on March 18, 2016! https://t.co/1nHSo9xgu7 pic.twitter.com/2u6G2679qI
— Pokémon (@Pokemon) January 15, 2016
Japan is actually getting Pokken Tournament on the same day. As for Europe, it’s coming sometime in spring.
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Pokken Tournament – LAN supported, new support characters, more
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The Japanese Pokken Tournament website has updated with a few more details about the game. Here’s the latest:
– Single Battle: 3 difficulty modes
– This is a new mode on Wii U
– Local battle mode officially announced
– 30 FPS instead of 60 with local multiplayer
– Online mode
– this has rankings and competitions
– Can use a LAN Cable to link two Wii Us, where the game will run at 60fps
We also have two more sets of support Pokemon: Pachirisu and Magikarp, plus includes Sylveon and Croagunk.
Hit up the gallery below for the latest screenshots of Pokken Tournament on Wii U.
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Chandelure revealed for Pokken Tournament
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In a leak from this month’s issue of CoroCoro, we found out about three new characters in Pokken Tournament. We now know that Braixen, Garchomp, and standard Mewtwo are joining the roster. That’s not all though. The game’s website just updated, revealing Chandelure as another addition.
It’ll be a little while before we get a proper look at Chandelure. A trailer for the character will debut at Tokaigi 2016 on January 31.
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Super Mario Maker – Adventure in Sarasaland Event Course, Daisy costume now live
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Super Mario Maker’s latest Event Course and costume have gone live. You can now tackle the Adventure in Sarasaland level. Once finished, you’ll receive the Daisy outfit.
Here’s an overview of Adventure in Sarasaland:
“Start in the land of Super Mario Bros. and cross the water into the land of… Super Mario Land! That’s the idea behind this course. Transform into Princess Daisy and explore Sarasaland!”
And here’s a complete look at the course:
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December 2015 NPD: Wii U has second-best month in terms of new physical software sales
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From a Nintendo perspective, there’s not too much to report on from the latest NPD sales. Wii U and 3DS games were completely absent from the December chart as well as overall top 10 sales in 2015. However, GamesBeat did manage to obtain an interesting piece of information from analyst Liam Callahan.
Callahan said that Wii U experienced its second-best month “in terms of new physical software unit sales.” The holiday season likely played a big role in that, as well as games such as Super Mario Maker.