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Nintendo Direct - Japanese presentation over: full summary and trailers

by rawmeatcowboy
22 February 2012
GN Version 4.0

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I'll be updating this post through the entire presentation. Expect screens, videos and written details as the show rolls on.

- In Kid Icarus: Uprising multiplayer, you can collect three weapon items to combine into the Genesis
- this weapon lets out a powerful blast that can take out opponents
- combine items and trade "seeds" for making combinations with other players via StreetPass
- features daily SpotPass downloads
- Kid Icarus: Uprising will have an Iwata Asks feature later today
- and official Kid Icarus: Uprising Twitter account has been opened, and can be followed at @3DS_Palutena
- the movie shown for Fire Emblem: Awakening was from the intro
- once again, will feature paid DLC



- special Fire Emblem: Awakening card for purchasing DLC
- DLC will feature new maps and episode sets
- first DLC hits on April 19th, goes free on May 31st



- Mario Tennis Open offers button and lower-screen touch controls
- play using gyro controls if you want
- local, download play for four players
- internet play as well
- obtain an online ranking based on your matches

Kid Icarus: Uprising footage



- Fatal Frame: Crimson Butterfly Remake for Wii reconfired, due out 6/28 in Japan
- this will feature new modes and some sort of 2-player aspect

Fire Emblem: Awakening intro/gameplay trailer



- Cultobit, the soccer game, features online play
- National rankings will be presented and local tournaments will be held
- Customize your team
- due out in July

- Rune Factory 4 features a 'picnic' system

Mario Tennis Open gameplay footage



- Dillon's Rolling Western hits Japan today



- Capcom, Sega, Bandai Namco collaborating on a 3DS game by Banpresto
- teaser site for that project here

Pokemon X Nobunaga's Ambition trailer



- new title in the works from Dr. Kawashima of Brain Age
- Concentration and Working Memory Training

Fatal Frame: Crimson Butterfly trailer





- Concentration and Working Memory Training coming to 3DS
- the training in this game is very hard, so they're calling it Oni Training, or Devil Training

Etrian Odyssey IV trailer



- Monster Hunter 3G will get three DLC challenge quests
- Hatsune Miku demo, KH3D, DQM movies on the eShop.

Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry's Wonderland 3D trailer



Rune Factory 4 trailer



Sega, Capcom and Namco Bandai 3DS project - teaser trailer



Concentration and Working Memory Training - due out this Summer in Japan



Dillon's Rolling Western - more footage



Culdcept footage



Cultobit footage