Tonight's Nintendo Direct wasn't as newsworthy as the first one for those outside of Japan. The pre-recorded broadcast was largely comprised of trailers and release date announcements for 3DS games in Japan.
The new Fire Emblem for 3DS was described as an original game being designed for the handheld. In Japan it'll be known as Fire Emblem: Kakusei, which in English translates to Fire Emblem: Awakening. The report from earlier today that the first premium downloadable content from Nintendo would be released for Fire Emblem remains unconfirmed, but one aspect of the report was shot down. It had been said that the DLC would be coming in March; in fact, the game won't be available in Japan until April 19, so it won't be coming any sooner than that.
Kiki Trick for Wii was the only Wii game focused on; it's being made by the WarioWare team and will be out in Japan on January 19. Nintendo seems to be interested in pushing it on Japanese viewers as president Satoru Iwata spent a good chunk of time playing several of its minigames, as pictured above. (Iwata is on the left, seated next to Nintendo designer Yoshio Sakamoto).
Other Japanese release dates announced include Ghost Camera -- also known as Shinrei Camera -- and Ace Combat: Assault Horizon Legacy (January 12); Beyond the Labyrinth (January 19); Resident Evil: Revelations (January 26); New LovePlus (February 14); Tekken 3D: Prime Edition and Theatrhythm Final Fantasy (February 16); Harvest Moon: Hajimari no Daichi (February 23); Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D, Hatsune Miku and Future Stars Project Mirai, and Girl's RPG (March 8); Mario Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (March 14); Dynasty Warriors Vs. (March 15), Kid Icarus: Uprising (March 22), and Bravely Default: Flying Fairy (2012).
Demos of several big-name titles -- Theatrhythm, Metal Gear Solid, Resident Evil: Revelations, and Rhythm Thief -- have just been made available on the Japanese eShop for download. While it's disappointing those of us elsewhere in the world can't try out these games for ourselves, at least we have the image below of a blurry Iwata sitting next to a virtual girlfriend.
Source: Andriasang
