Japanese Nintendo
Aug 8, 2017 · 2 min read

Tuesday Update with Metroid 3DS LL, Atelier Switch, Yokai Watch Busters 2, DQXI Switch update and much more!

● Late and brief update due to Dragon Quest XI: Sugisarishi Toki o Motomete related reasons. Final castle now and final trio of bosses shortly!

● Nintendo announced the above New Nintendo 3DS LL Samus Edition for release on 15 September 2017 priced at ¥20,304 in Japan.

● Koei Tecmo announced Atelier Liddy & Souer for Nintendo Switch this Winter in Japan. the first info in tomorrow’s Weekly Famitsu.

● Level-5 also announced Yokai Watch Busters 2 for this Winter. No platform at present but a Nintendo one is expected.

● Square Enix announced that three types of ‘Original Yocchi Tribe’ will be delivered as free DLC in Dragon Quest XI: Sugisarishi Toki o Motomete on 10 August.

Yu Miyake says the development of the Switch version of DQXI is ongoing but cannot give a release date yet and that it is taking time to ‘technically adjust’ for Nintendo Switch hardware.

● And Weekly Famitsu scored the latest Dragon Quest the maximum 40/40 on both Nintendo 3DS and PlayStation 4.

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild has updated to Version 1.3.1 fixing bugs plus in-game items can now be obtained through the News channel.

● Rainy Frog have confirmed that the puzzle game Piczle Lines DX will release for Nintendo Switch on 24 August priced at ¥1,500.

Nintendo Switch sold out in around 15 minutes on the My Nintendo Store earlier today. The Pro-Controller also sold out.

● The Battle Sports Mekuru (Flip Wars) update is coming to Japan on 10 August. Update trailer here. ThanKs to Manuel.

● A promo video for Champion Jockey Special on Switch here and Winning Post 8 2017 here.

Pokémon Duel (Pokémon Co-Master) received a huge update to Version 4.0.0 adding Mega Evolution and much more.

● “The Legendary Pokémon Zapdos has been spotted in Pokémon GO! Gather your friends and find a Legendary Raid Battle near you!”

● Apologies for not finding time for the latest Fire Emblem Heroes and Pokémon Shuffle content updates. And thanks for following!

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