Quarth hits Japanese eShop February 22 -
Party on, Quarth! The Game Boy version of Konami’s super rad shooter-puzzle thing will be released this Thursday in Japan (alongside the visual novel True Remembrance), for 400 yen ($5ish). Soooooort of reminiscent of Art Style: Pictobits, Quarth is a game about shooting blocks into falling structures to make rectangles, which then clear from the screen.
Best of all, the Game Boy version actually came out in North America in 1990, so there’s really nothing keeping Konami from releasing the Virtual Console version here.
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![Indies Zero head Masanobu Suzui crying at Yodobashi Camera because he can’t find a copy of Theatrhythm Final Fantasy, which his studio developed for Square Enix.
The Final Fantasy rhythm game for 3DS released in Japan this week, and apparently it’s selling quite well — some even report that a few stores have sold out of their copies! That might be due to a low initial shipment, but still, I figured a lot of people would ignore this and wait for the much cheaper iOS version that seems inevitable.
[Update: In case it’s not obvious, I’m glad that wasn’t the case, and that people are supporting Indies Zero!]
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Indies Zero head Masanobu Suzui crying at Yodobashi Camera because he can’t find a copy of Theatrhythm Final Fantasy, which his studio developed for Square Enix.
The Final Fantasy rhythm game for 3DS released in Japan this week, and apparently it’s selling quite well — some even report that a few stores have sold out of their copies! That might be due to a low initial shipment, but still, I figured a lot of people would ignore this and wait for the much cheaper iOS version that seems inevitable.
[Update: In case it’s not obvious, I’m glad that wasn’t the case, and that people are supporting Indies Zero!]
Buy: Nintendo 3DS (Flame Red, Pearl Pink, Black, & Blue) Find: Nintendo DS/3DS release dates, discounts, & more See also: More Theatrhythm Final Fantasy news, media [Via @suzui_idz]
Nintendo has put out some weird updates for eShop titles lately, and many have had trouble identifying what they add to their respective games. That’s not the case with the Super Mario Bros. update for those who downloaded the NES game as part of the 3DS Ambassador program.
The obvious change, as you can see in the image above, is the new menu icon, which replaces the generic box with an NES, a TV, and a shot of the screen. It also adds save states (tap screen) and a digital manual for the game.
Nintendo hasn’t announced this week’s downloadable games yet, but early reports indicate that they will be iSpot Japan on DSiWare (200 Points), Strider on Wii Virtual Console (Genesis, 800 Points), and the Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D demo on eShop (Free).
It’s also likely that Super Mario Bros. will be made available to non-Ambassadors now, making it the first NES game offered for sale on the 3DS Virtual Console in the States. There are reports, too, that Dillon’s Rolling Western releases next week in Europe — maybe we’ll get it in North America at the same time!
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Bowser Jr. composing a sweet Swapnote for his pops, illustrated by Masa (click for a larger image).
When Bowser wakes up, he’ll not only have a StreetPass hit, he’ll receive a new message on his 3DS. According to Masa, the letter says, “Read this note when you get up. Be careful not to catch a cold. Take it easy!”
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![An early draft for Kissing Party, one of four designs from our Tiny Cartridge x Mare Odomo sticker pack. If you don’t get one of these to stick on a DS or 3DS cartridge, you’ll have to settle for playing Kissing Party with your dog. Or pillow. Or a hand with lipstick on it.
Happy Valentine’s Day! We hope you a romantic time with your spouse/Love Plus girlfriend/hand with lipstick.
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An early draft for Kissing Party, one of four designs from our Tiny Cartridge x Mare Odomo sticker pack. If you don’t get one of these to stick on a DS or 3DS cartridge, you’ll have to settle for playing Kissing Party with your dog. Or pillow. Or a hand with lipstick on it.
Happy Valentine’s Day! We hope you a romantic time with your spouse/Love Plus girlfriend/hand with lipstick.
Buy: Tiny Cartridge x Mare Odomo stickers See also: More Tiny Cart Sticker Pack posts [Via @mareodomo]