Last week, the Japanese Hyrule Warriors Twitter account teased news about the upcoming 3DS game. Famitsu followed through by revealing a couple of new characters. We now know that Skull Kid will be playable, and Phantom Ganon will be appearing as a boss.

The mischievous imp Skull Kid uses an ocarina as his main tool. Famitsu describes him as a demon who stole the hero’s ocarina from a parallel world and then placed the curse of the mask upon him. He may be violent and love pranks, but deep in his heart he treasures his friends. Using the ocarina, he fights alongside fairies.

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14-minute Project X Zone 2 trailer

Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Videos | 4 Comments

Strap yourselves in for the longest Project X Zone 2 trailer yet. Bandai Namco just published a new video showing the game’s various characters and systems, coming in at nearly 14 minutes in length. We’ve posted it below.

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SmileBASIC finally coming to the North American 3DS eShop next week

Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News | 7 Comments

Following a lengthy wait, SmileBASIC is finally due out in North America next week. Nintendo’s website has the app listed for release on October 15. Pricing is set at $9.99.

Here’s an overview of the different features included in the programming app:

A Range of Versatile Instructions:
Pictures and words that “pop out” from the screen!
Information obtained from various different sensors
Voice input and playback via the microphone
Versus play using local wireless communication
Draw instructions for lines and circles, filling, and more
Music composition using MML
Useful Tools:
SMILE Tool (for checking SE and character numbers)
Paint Tool (for drawing characters and background images)
Animation Tool (for creating flipbook animations)
Mapping Tool (for arranging tiles to create maps)
Waveform Tool (for sampling and creating waveforms)
Rich Sample Library:
Characters and background images that can be used in a variety of contexts
Over 100 sound effects and 40 BGM tunes
Simple programs for helping to learn BASIC
Technical samples that allow the user to check the execution results for each instruction
Game samples created using advanced techniques

SmileBoom did say last month that SmileBASIC’s overseas launch would be coming soon. Glad to see that it’s happening after all this time!

Thanks to Brian for the tip.

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New Project X Zone 2 screenshots and art showing the latest characters

Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Screenshots | 6 Comments

A fresh set of Project X Zone 2 images have come in from Famitsu. The screenshots and art show Metal Face (Xenoblade), Tiki (Fire Emblem), Miles Edgeworth (Ace Attorney), Ryo (Shenmue), and more. Hit up the gallery below for today’s full set.