Monster Hunter X Headlines Japanese Nintendo Direct
"Dragon Quest, Fire Emblem and Mario & Sonic 2016 also shown off"
Today Nintendo held a Nintendo Direct in Japan, and surprisingly, it had a decent amount of announcements. The biggest one of those announcements was the unveiling of
Monster Hunter X.
https://youtu.be/vz7Ge7SJOX8
For the 3DS,
Monster Hunter X (pronounced as Cross, not X), this installment seems to have flashed up the combat with weapons doing over the top animations. It seems the idea came to broaden
Monster Hunter’s fanbase while keeping it grounded to its roots, unlike the other games announced today, Monster Hunter Airou DX, or the Pokémon-esque
Monster Hunter Stories announced earlier this year. Have to admit that Monster Hunter X is one of the prettiest 3DS games, there’s a lot going on, has some legit water effects and textured much better than
Monster Hunter 4.
https://youtu.be/MKefajjWfqE
Dragon Quest VIII’s 3DS remake also had a debut trailer showing off the gameplay and the two new characters.
https://youtu.be/Jbt9QKnsFvU
The new
Fire Emblem, called
Fire Emblem if, had a trailer as well. This shows off the gameplay of the My Castle feature, which allows people to build their own town that will be shared via StreetPass and support the
Fire Emblem amiibo figures.
https://youtu.be/3LW3tYylxHs
Other than that, there were a few smaller announcements and updates like a new
Dr. Mario for the 3DS eShop, a new
Mario & Sonic that takes place at the 2016 Rio Olympics for both Wii U and 3DS,
Yoshi’s Wooly World’s July release in Japan, a second teaser trailer for Namco’s free-to-play
Project Treasure for Wii U, the first
Super Mario Galaxy for Wii U’s eShop, a new S
uper Robot Taisen,
Animal Crossing Happy Home Designer's limited edition New 3DS XL, and lastly a new
Chibi Robo for 3DS that has its own amiibo.