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Genei Ibun Roku #FE Japanese Release Date and Launch Bonuses

Kuronoa September 12, 2015 Leave a reply

The Nintendo and Atlus collaboration Wii U RPG, Genei Ibun Roku #FE, will launch in Japan on December 26. First print copies of the game will come with a code with costumes for the main characters inspired by Atlus characters on Nintendo platforms. This includes Walter from Shin Megami Tensei IV, the Protagonist from Devil Summoner 2, Rei from Persona Q and Princess class from Etrian Odyssey III.

Two additional special editions will launch alongside the standard copy. The “Fortissimo Edition” features a special box illustrated by the game’s character designer toi8, a CD soundtrack including the song “Reincarnation” by Kiria, art booklet and a code for additional costumes such as swimwear, a maid outfit and a santa suit. The other special edition is a Wii U bundle which pairs a 32GB Wii U hardware with the Fortissimo Edition copy of the game, in addition to various goods such as stickers, character lyric cards and a download card for a “3 Support Quests Set”.

If you are just tuning in and learning about this game, please check out the Treehouse E3 walkthrough for the game. Genei Ibun Roku #FE takes elements of Nintendo’s Fire Emblem series and is thrown into Atlus’ blend of RPG craftsmanship.

You can check out each edition of the game on the official Japanese site. Genei Ibun Roku #FE will launch in North America and Europe sometime in 2016.

Nintendo Treehouse E3 Genei Ibun Roku #FE Gameplay

Kuronoa June 19, 2015 1 Reply

Nintendo Treehouse is the localization/production development division within the company and also is part of Nintendo’s E3 digital event where they showcase gameplay walkthroughs and behind-the-scenes interviews with developers for various Nintendo Wii U and 3DS titles. On day 2 of the Treehouse stream, producer Shinjiro Takada (Devil Survivor) joins Nintendo for a gameplay session of Genei Ibun Roku #FE (the # is pronounced “Sharp”), also known as Shin Megami Tensei x Fire Emblem, which gave an in-depth look at the game’s city life and battles.

Shin Megami Tensei x Fire Emblem E3 2015 Trailer

Kuronoa June 16, 2015 Leave a reply

Nintendo released a new trailer for Genei Ibun Roku #FE (name not final), aka Shin Megami Tensei x Fire Emblem, during the E3 Digital Event. The game is scheduled to release sometime in 2016 for North America and Europe. According to Gematsu, the story is about young people who are chosen as Mirage Masters to fight visitors from an parallel universe, called Mirages. Not all Mirages are evil, as some fight alongside the main characters and share their power for combat. When you are not dealing with Mirages, you watch as each main character goes about their daily lives hoping to make a break in the entertainment business through singing and acting.
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Shin Megami Tensei X Fire Emblem Interview Series #2: toi8, Main Character Designer

InTheSky April 24, 2015 Leave a reply

The SMT X FE Developer Interview series continues with some words from main character designer toi8. Once again, Mystic of TRADUKOSOFT graciously translated the interview, which you can read here. I’ll summarize the interview below.

Due to the especially unique nature of this crossover and not having another reference point to help him find a way to articulate an aesthetic message to the game, toi8 admits being under quite some pressure to figure out how to do design characters when he first started. While the game is a crossover and a work of fiction, he still wanted something that could make the crossover make sense and feel consistent.

Shin Megami Tensei X Fire Emblem Staff Interview 1: Shinjiro Takada

InTheSky April 3, 2015 Leave a reply

Following the release of the first gameplay and cinematic footage of Shin Megami Tensei X Fire Emblem during the April 1st Nintendo Direct, Shinjiro Takada of Atlus took to the game’s official website to wrote down some of his thoughts as part of the first of a Staff Interview series for the game. Shinjiro Takada was also the director of the Devil Survivor series of games.

That interview has been translated and posted on this website. The translator, Mystic of TRADUKO SOFT, is not officially affiliated with Atlus or Nintendo in any way, but hopes to share the contents of the interview with non-Japanese speaking audiences. After the break I’ll offer a summary from the blog post’s translation, but if you’d like to learn more be sure to visit the blog directly and view the results of the translator’s effort!

Shin Megami Tensei & Fire Emblem Crossover Coming to Wii U

Kuronoa April 2, 2015 Leave a reply

In 2013 Nintendo announced a collaboration with Atlus to create a crossover between Shin Megami Tensei and Fire Emblem for Wii U. The debut trailer was a teaser with artwork of main characters from both franchises with very little information besides being a Wii U RPG. There were worries that the game had become vaporware, with no additional information or actual gameplay footage. Today, during the April 1st Nintendo Direct, Nintendo finally revealed the game is alive and well with a new trailer.

Puyo Puyo Tetris Xbox One and Playstation 4 Release Promotional Movie

InTheSky December 10, 2014 Leave a reply

It’s been a while since we’ve written about Puyo Puyo Tetris. Last week on December 4th, the Playstation 4 and Xbox One versions of Puyo Puyo Tetris hit retail shelves in Japan; this means that Puyo Puyo Tetris now exists on a total of six platforms!

Leading up to its release, Sega released a two-minute promotional movie explaining some basic concepts of Puyo Puyo Tetris. It’s a crossover of two prominent puzzle gaming franchises, also featuring a colorful story mode and online play options. Beyond that, there are a variety of multiplayer mode options. Puyo Puyo and Tetris both have long histories of competitive play, so these choices will hopefully have something to offer for everyone:

VS is a traditional competition between two players, where the players can either compete in Puyo Puyo, Tetris, or both at the same time.
Puyo Tet Mix is a mode featuring Puyos and tetriminos in the same grid.
Swap is a mode where the game type (Puyo Puyo or Tetris) switches once a countdown on the screen reaches zero. There are two grids, one for Puyo Puyo and the other for Tetris.
Party allows up to four players to compete against each other with the addition of power-up items. Items act as either buffers or de-buffers for players.
Big Bang is a mode where players have to create as much garbage (deleted Puyos or tetriminos) as possible. Periodically, a countdown timer will reach zero during the course of a game of Big Bang. Whenever it reaches zero, player(s) who do not create as much garbage as any opposing party does will lose more HP than the other player(s). Last player standing wins! The game starts off in fever mode or Lucky Attack depending on whether you choose the Puyo Puyo or Tetris style.

Players can compete globally for rankings in the National Puzzle League mode. The article also notes that replays of your gaming sessions can be saved and shared with other Puyo Puyo Tetris players.

Check out the movie after the break!