Scans roundup – Monster Hunter Stories, new Story of Seasons, Zelda: Twilight Princess HD
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Update 2: Not mentioned in the article specifically, but a Tears of Light change has been spotted in one of the images. See this post.
Update: Having gone through the Twilight Princess HD pages, it seems that it doesn’t talk about new features. Instead it re-introduces the whole game – story, Link’s abilities, etc. Famitsu only mentions that everything is redrawn in full HD… so pretty much nothing new. Enjoy the screenshots though!
This week’s Famitsu scans are now available. Highlighted games include Hyrule Warriors Legends, Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (3DS), Monster Hunter Stories, Story of Seasons: Good Friends of Three Villages, and Zelda: Twilight Princess HD. Scans of each title can be found in the gallery below.
New Yo-kai Watch Sangokushi details and scans, Yo-kai Watch 3 info in next CoroCoro
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New information about Yo-kai Watch Sangokushi has emerged from this month’s issue of CoroCoro. The magazine shares information about the story, characters, and more.
Yo-kai Watch Sangokushi begins as Komasa, Jibanyan, and Whisper visit Nate’s school. He comes across a peculiar book that ultimately transports them into an unknown world that has Yo-kai Watch in armor.
Players will be able to select either Jibanyan, Komasan, or USApyon. Your choice is important, as this will effect the beginning of the story as well as the abilities you can use. Orochi, Fubuki-hime, Kyubi, Bakuro, Robonyan, Masamune, and Honobono are also confirmed as characters appearing in Yo-kai Watch Sangokushi.
Those who have purchased previous Yo-kai Watch titles will be eligible for bonuses. For Yo-kai Watch 2, players will receive three Yo-kai. If you have Busters, two Yo-kai will be provided.
Finally, a word on Yo-kai Watch 3. CoroCoro will have brand new details about the game in its next issue.
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Media Create sales (1/4/16 – 1/10/16)
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The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
New 3DS LL – 37,227
PS4 – 36,559
Vita – 31,338
Wii U – 24,722
New 3DS – 11,610
3DS – 9,698
PS3 – 2,784
3DS LL – 1,944
Xbox One – 293
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
New 3DS LL – 73,778
PS4 – 65,427
Vita – 63,811
Wii U – 53,547
3DS – 21,621
New 3DS – 21,501
PS3 – 4,221
3DS LL – 3,205
Xbox One – 765
Vita TV – 670
And here are the software charts:
1. [3DS] Monster Hunter X – 65,227 / 2,587,086
2. [3DS] Monster Strike – 38,795 / 738,231
3. [WIU] Splatoon – 28,945 / 1,182,934
4. [WIU] Super Mario Maker – 25,854 / 752,739
5. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition – 23,161 / 607,878
6. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch Busters – 22,681 / 2,147,108
7. [PSV] Mobile Suit Gundam Extreme Vs Force – 13,643 / 121,406
8. [3DS] Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer – 10,689 / 1,312,374
9. [PS4] Fallout 4 – 10,457 / 188,877
10. [3DS] Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam – 9,497 / 207,812
11. [3DS] Rhythm Heaven: The Best Plus – 8,742 / 629,524
12. [PS4] Call of Duty: Black Ops III – 7,819 / 274,277
13. [PS4] Star Wars Battlefront – 6,036 / 198,511
14. [PS4] Rainbow Six Siege – 5,912 / 51,676
15. [PS4] Grand Theft Auto V (4,990 Yen Edition) – 5,654 / 54,300
16. [3DS] Disney Magical World 2 – 5,351 / 257,705
17. [PS4] Minecraft: PlayStation 4 Edition – 5,350 / 38,251
18. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf – 5,186 / 4,115,727
19. [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 – 5,002 / 2,426,042
20. [3DS] Downtown no Gaki no Tsukai ya Arahende!! Zettai Ni Tsukamatte Ha Ikenai Gasu Kuropikari Land – 4,860 / 27,280
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Dragon Quest 30th Anniversary Project Presentation live stream
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Update: Right out of the gate, no Dragon Quest XI news. Well, that’s that!
Square Enix will be kicking off its Dragon Quest 30th Anniversary Project Presentation live stream at 12 AM ET / 9 PM PT (30 minutes from now). We’re expecting to at least see/hear more about Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3, and Dragon Quest XI may make an appearance as well.
View the stream as it happens below. We’ll keep an eye out for any Nintendo-related news.
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Mini Mario & Friends amiibo Challenge coming to Wii U and 3DS
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Nintendo has just announced Mini Mario & Friends amiibo Challenge, which is coming to Wii U and 3DS in Japan this month. You can watch a video promoting the title below.
Those who purchase an amiibo figure starting on January 28 can download (with codes) Mini Mario & Friends at no extra cost. Nintendo is making it so consumers can obtain the game for both of its platforms. There are also plans to distribute Mini Mario & Friends on the eShop for free at some point in the future.
Mini Mario & Friends amiibo Challenge takes up 322MB on Wii U. The 3DS download is 2,400 blocks.
Here are some concrete details:
– Touch an amiibo and characters from the toys will appear
– Use the touchscreen to lead them to the goal
– Can use any amiibo
– If you use anything other than Mario and Donkey Kong series (Kid Icarus, Link, etc.) the toy character will default into a generic robot named “Mini Spec”
– Using amiibos from Mario and Donkey Kong series will generate unique toy characters
– The toy character will automatically move forward in courses riddled with traps like pitfalls and enemies
– Draw bridges, add/remove pipes and blocks, etc. to help toys reach the goal
– Some amiibo have special abilities
– There are also special stages that can only be accessed with these special abilities
– Ex: there’s a special goal in a stage that is only reachable with Mini Mario’s wall jump
– When you reach this goal, you’ll go through a special stage exclusive to Mini Mario
– The total number of stages here is over 60
– Mini Mario: Can wall jump
– Mini Luigi: Can jump higher than other toy characters
– Mini Peach: Can float for a short distance
– Mini Toad: Can shrink himself, allowing to pass through small gaps
– Mini Donkey Kong: Can climb steep hills
– Mini Diddy Kong: Can cling on platforms when falling then climb back to it (Note: does not apply to platforms of the same height before falling)
– Mini Bowser: When falling from a cliff, will do a stomping jump (which seems to destroy fragile bricks)
– Mini Bowser Jr: Can walk on spikes
– Mini Yoshi: Can eat some enemies
– Mini Rosalina: Can do a super jump next to a wall
Rare had interest in amiibo-style toys during the N64 era
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Former Rare developer Chris Seavor shared interesting insight into the studio’s past on Twitter. In a message published yesterday, Seavor showed an image of the unreleased title Urchin, which would have had toys-to-life functionality similar to that of amiibo.
That’s as follows:
Scanner works finally… Oh look, Urchin was gonna have an Amiibo a decade before they were even a thing !!!!!!!!! pic.twitter.com/JjnLcmUjzm
— Christopher Seavor (@conkerhimself) January 11, 2016
Seavor continued the discussion with one fan on Twitter and noted that an amiibo-like idea was something Rare gave some thought to “years and years ago during the N64 cycle.”
@IOnEI_Falcon It was just toy, although I remember T&C wanted to do Amiibo style things with toys years and years ago during the N64 cycle.
— Christopher Seavor (@conkerhimself) January 11, 2016
Amazon Prime: 20% off pre-orders – Zelda Wii U, Hyrule Warriors Legends, FE Fates, lots more
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Update 2: Bumped to the top again. This should work on all existing Prime pre-orders – see the FAQ here.
Update: Bumped to the top. This appears to apply to other items as well like the Lucas and Animal Crossing amiibo. Updated the link below.
Amazon has once again discounted game pre-orders for Prime members, and the selection and savings appear to be bigger than ever before. Zelda Wii U, Hyrule Warriors Legends, and Fire Emblem Fates are all eligible for 20 percent off at checkout. The same goes for the upcoming Dragon Quest 3DS remakes, Bravely Second, and more.
You can find the full selection here.
It’s not yet known how long these discounts will last, and if they were intentional.
Zelda: Twilight Princess HD featured in this week’s Famitsu
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We last heard about The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD when it was made official during the November 2015 Nintendo Direct. A couple of months later, Nintendo is now ready to show more of the game.
Famitsu has a four-page feature on Twilight Princess HD this week. It remains to be seen what’s actually included since early magazine leaks lack concrete information. We should be getting new screenshots at the very least! Scans will hit the site tomorrow morning.
Pokemon 20th anniversary promo video, monthly Mythical Pokemon distributions
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The Pokemon news continues! A new video promoting the franchise’s 20th anniversary can be seen below.
One important point from the video mentions monthly Mythical Pokemon distributions. This will start in February, and features the likes of Mew, Darkrai, Arceus, and much more. You’ll be able to obtain these Pokemon in X/Y as well as Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire.
Pokemon 20th anniversary logo, Super Bowl commercial planned
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We’ve mentioned before that big gaming franchises are celebrating big anniversaries this year. Pokemon, for instance, is 20 years old in 2016. An official logo was sent out today commemorating the occasion.
Also revealed is that Pokemon will be seeing its first ever Super Bowl commercial on February 7. This will “encourage fans to Train On,” The Pokemon Company says.
