3DS Third Party Direct Roundup

[heartgold]

A 3DS third party direct has just finished airing in Japan, we got new footage of games, Zelda oracle series hitting 3DS VC soon. Monster Hunter 3 ultimate online possible via Wii U and Guild 02 coming.

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Timestamps

Spoiler

- Tomodachi Collection 3DS until 5:45
- Professor Layton and the Azran Legacies from 7:50 to 9:30
- Youkai Watch from 9:55 to 11:25
- Touch Detective: Funghi's Big Breed from 11:30 to 12:25
- Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission from 12:30 to 14:45
- Super Robot Wars UX from 14:50 to 16:42
- Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Mirror of Fate from 16:45 to 18:05
- Guild 02 from 18:10 to 20:35
- SMT IV from 20:40 to 32:45
- Monster Hunter IV from 28:05 to 31:25

Damn that Monster Hunter 4 is the best looking 3DS game, so gorgeous.

- starts off with footage of Iwata in Tomodachi Collection 3DS
- 3DS version includes StreetPass interaction, set personality traits, due out 4/18
- Feb. 27th, The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages/Seasons hits 3DS VC. 600 yen each. Get both games for 1,000 yen until early March.
- Shaun the Sheep hitting 3DS eShop, 100 yen for first episode
- Professor Layton and the Azran Legacies being discussed, due out next week,over 500 puzzles
- Youkai Watch now being shown
- moving on to Touch Detective: Funghi's Big Breed. Due out next week.
- Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission up next. Use cards to create a team of 5 characters. Features story mode and multiplayer. Includes all modes from arcade version. Also includes StreetPass and QR options. Due out next week.
- Super Robot Wars UX now being covered. Will feature brand-new characters. 3DS XL bundle mentioned once again. Due out March 14th.
- Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Mirror of Fate up next. Due out March 20th.
- Guild 02 being released as 3 separate download titles. Includes Inafune's tank vs. bug battling game. Kazu Ayabe presents Monsters' Friday. Last title is Spaceship Damray.
- Shin Megami Tensei IV trailer being shown. Demons you own are kept/summoned from your wristband computer. Over 400 types of demons. Due out May 23rd. Special edition 3DS out the same day.
- Moving on to Monster Hunter 4 and Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate. Users have wanted to play Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate online on 3DS, enabled through the Wii U. This is now possible, but you have to have a Wii U LAN adapter.
- Monster Hunter 4 trailer being shown. Due out Summer 2013.
- 3D movies for 3 games on eShop following presentation
- DQX beta on Wii U starting 3/6. Version 3 update on 3/5

http://www.gonintendo.com/?mode=viewstory&id=196603

 

[McHaggis]

Oracle of Both Things are an instant buy for me. Nothing else is particularly interesting, IMO.

 

[shakirmoledina]

another zelda. now you will be able to play all zelda games on the 3ds

 

[heartgold]

Update: Video in

Monster Hunter 4 is beautiful. Best looking 3DS game.

 

[beta4attack]

So MH3U's 3DS version can now go online with Wii U LAN adapter? Sweet for those who own a Wii U and want to get the 3DS version! Also, can't wait for the last Professor Layton! I will miss that guy MH4 looks licious, too! I am a little interested to hear more about Youkai Watch, sounds like fun to me.

In other words, here's what I would buy if those games were localised:
MH4 (probable buy)
Professor Layton and the Azran legacy (definite buy)
Youkai Watch (maybe)

EDIT: MH4 video in 1080p:

 

[ferofax]

Update: Video in

Monster Hunter 4 is beautiful. Best looking 3DS game.

Although I am also excited for it (Black Rathalos, rawr), I for one refuse to accept it as "Best looking 3DS game". Even Street Fighter IV 3D had better textures than that. Hell, even Kid Icarus had better textures than that.

Granted, Capcom has at least two of the best looking 3DS games, but it's MH3G and Revelations. The others are arguably so. Seriously, go compare an MH3U gameplay vid with an MH4 gameplay vid, the difference in visual quality is hard to miss, unless you are actively avoiding it.

 

[signz]

Both Oracle of games coming, awesome. Now we just need GBA and SNES titles in the 3DS Eshop.

 

[heartgold]

Although I am also excited for it (Black Rathalos, rawr), I for one refuse to accept it as "Best looking 3DS game". Even Street Fighter IV 3D had better textures than that. Hell, even Kid Icarus had better textures than that.

Granted, Capcom has at least two of the best looking 3DS games, but it's MH3G and Revelations. The others are arguably so. Seriously, go compare an MH3U gameplay vid with an MH4 gameplay vid, the difference in visual quality is hard to miss, unless you are actively avoiding it.

Not really, the character models have higher textures, polygons than MH ultimate. Only the ground textures are poor, but monster models and character models are visually more better than MH ultimate. Even the environment is slightly better in MH 4.

 

[beta4attack]

Although I am also excited for it (Black Rathalos, rawr), I for one refuse to accept it as "Best looking 3DS game". Even Street Fighter IV 3D had better textures than that. Hell, even Kid Icarus had better textures than that.

Granted, Capcom has at least two of the best looking 3DS games, but it's MH3G and Revelations. The others are arguably so. Seriously, go compare an MH3U gameplay vid with an MH4 gameplay vid, the difference in visual quality is hard to miss, unless you are actively avoiding it.

You can't really directly judge it without seeing it on a 3DS screen, we all know how that goes.

 

[Gahars]

More like Boracle of Ages/Seasons, am I right, guys?

Guys? Right? Guys?

 

[Flame]

I want to see rockstar do a new GTA on the 3DS, these games are meh...

 

[Eerpow]

Damn that Monster Hunter 4 is the best looking 3DS game, so gorgeous.

Wow, that game sure jumped from what we saw last time, expecting 60fps with AA since it's from Capcom too, this footage is running on a 3DS with no slowdowns, stunning. 2:00 in the video onward blew me away with the amount of stuff going on, look at 3:00, that's a jump from Revelations right there. Aside from the shitty ground textures which I doubt people will notice on the 3DS screens, this looks stellar visually.
I'm not a MH fan but it looks like Capcom is putting everything into this, the gameplay looks a lot more interesting than tri. Seems like people who didn't like the previous entries should give the series a new shot with 4.

I want to see rockstar do a new GTA on the 3DS, these games are meh...

Even if I don't think RS would ever make a GTA for the 3DS, you have to keep in mind that this was a Japanese event, so it makes sense if these games aren't your cup of tea.

 

[GeorgeFoulds]

How does monster hunter look so damn good?
Does it come with a gaming PC addon?

 

[dragonblood9999]

I bought the gbc version of ages and DW3 for 20€ 2 months ago. I have beaten age's 3 times now but I still haven't touched DW3 for more than 3 hours

 

[MrDowner]

Can't wait for the release of the Oracle games over here.

More like Boracle of Ages/Seasons, am I right, guys?

Guys? Right? Guys?

Cmon man step it up, you used to be the Oracle of puns.

 

[BORTZ]

I'm actually more interested in this than I was with the 1st party nintendo direct.

 

[gamefan5]

Oracle of age and seasons. Finished them both linked. And I will still insta-buy this shit. XD

 

[lufere7]

SMT IV looks great definite buy for me if it gets localized, MH4 looks pretty interesting too. Also Oracle of Seasons is one of my favorite zelda games, love the game.

 

[Skarigon]

SMTIV and MH4 both look damn amazing, hopefully they get localized. Also, it seems to follow the trend of games that are 4th in a series that look great the 3DS has currently going on (Etrian Odyssey 4, Mario and Luigi RPG 4, Rune Factory 4)

 

[Guild McCommunist]

I can't be the only one who thinks it's rather retarded to have the 3DS online for Monster Hunter require a separate adapter when it could support online all on its own.