Jun 21
Nintendo Direct 6-21-12 Recap [Update: North America and Europe Content]
Miss any of tonight’s Nintendo Direct presentations? Don’t worry, we’ve summed up each one of them after the break.
Japan:
- Smash Bros. 3DS
- Sakurai is once again heading the new game.
- Namco Bandai games and Namco Bandai Studio are working together as developers on the Smash Bros. games.
- Kirby Dream Collection
- Three modes: Collection, Challenge, History
- Collection features six classic Kirby games.
- Challenge has score-based missions based on Kirby’s Return to Dreamland
- History includes movies, images and more from Kirby’s past.
- Dragon Quest X
- First 20 hours of the game will be free.
- Introducing a Kids Time free period, where players won’t be charged for play time online.
- Coming August 2 for ¥6,980
- Pokémon Black/White 2
- Special tournament being held on June 29.
- Culdcept
- 3DS card game/RPG
- Special perks for people who buy the game with friends
- Calciobit
- 3DS soccer game
- Promotional campaign with celebrities will be on Nico Nico.
- Coming July 12
- 3DS soccer game
- Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers
- Coming August 30
- Lost Heroes
- Gundam dungeon crawler
- Coming September 6
- Samurai Warriors Chronicles 2
- Coming September 13
- AKB48+ME
- Music game featuring the girl band AKB48
- “Live Mode” has Miis of the girls performing their songs.
- Coming this fall
- E.X. Troopers
- Coming 2012
- Project X Zone
- SEGA/Namco Bandai/Capcom Crossover RPG by Banpresto
- Coming 2012
- Bravely Default: Flying Fairy
- Trailer theme composed by Revo
- Demo coming soon
- Coming 2012
- New Super Mario Bros. 2
- Paid DLC in the form of additional Coin Rush stages.
- “Five Minute Oni Training” (New Brain Age)
- One mode has you answering simple math questions that you have to memorize.
- The mode involves training you “working memory.”
- Will get retail and downloadable launch
- 3DS LL
- Top screen: 4.88 in. (90% increase in viewing area)
- Bottom screen: 4.18 in (90% increase in viewing area)
- Longer battery life
- Colors: White, Red/Black and Silver/Black
- Comes with 4GB SD card
- To keep costs down, it won’t include an AC adapter. It will have to be purchased separately or you’ll have to use one from your old 3DS/DSi
- Launches July 28
- Shin Egokoro Kyoshitsu
- Paint program
- Coming September 13
- Animal Crossing 3DS
- The outside appearance of your house can be changed
- Coming this fall
- Gyouretsu Nageloop
- Downloadable puzzle game where you throw people at other people waiting in line. Match clothes colors to make them disappear.
- Coming Summer
- eShop
- Game prices will be cut 20% in celebration of the eShop’s first anniversary.
- New Monster Hunter 3G quests and Etrian Odyssey IV demo coming later today.
North America:
- Nintendo 3DS XL
- Colors: Red/Black, Blue/Black
- Bundled with 4GB SD card
- Launches August 19 for $199
- Castlevania: Lords of Shadow
- Alucard is playable
- Rhythm Thief, Heroes of Ruin demos coming soon
- Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask
- Coming November
- Super Smash Bros. 3DS
- Partnering with Namco Bandai Games and Namco Bandai Studios
- Masaya Kobayashi (Go Vacation Wii) and Yoshito Higuchi (Tales series) are working on the game.
- They’ve been working on the game since the completion of Kid Icarus: Uprising.
- Art Academy 3DS
- Kirby Dream Collection
- Bundle comes with soundrack and full-color book.
- Pikmin 2
- Recently re-released as part of the Wii Nintendo Selects line.
- New Super Mario Bros. 2
- Coin Rush uses StreetPass to swap high scores.
- Coin Rush has you collecting as many coins as fast as you can across three randomly-selected stages with only one life.
- StreetPass scores can be challenged.
- Full local co-op play
- Coming August 19
- Fire Emblem Awakening
- Coming 2013
- DLC confirmed for North America
- eShop
- Super Mario Land discounted to $2.99 coming tomorrow
- Two Virtual Console games coming every week.
- Photoshowcase.nintendo.com
- Upload and share photos taken with 3DS
- Users can vote on their favorite photos
- Pokémon Black/White 2
- Coming this fall
- Previous generation pokémon will appear from the start
- Pokémon Dream Radar
- Hard to find pokemon: Landorus, Thundurus, Tornadus
- Exclusive new forms that can only be found in Dream Radar.
- Pokédex 3D Pro
- Complete reference for every pokemon to date.
Europe:
- Nintendo 3DS XL
- Charger/Cradle sold separatele
- Colors: Blue/Black Red/Black Silver/Black
- Launches July 28
- Pokemon Typing Adventure
- Keyboard comes in several lanugages
- Coming September
- Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask
- Coming 2012
- Additional downloadable puzzles coming.

