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Developer notes on The World Ends with You: Final Remix

The highly-stylized and critically-acclaimed Nintendo DS game The World Ends with You heads to the Nintendo Switch system in The World Ends with You: Final Remix on October 12th. Read on for insights from the game’s creators!

Tetsuya Nomura (Creative Producer and Main Character Designer):
I’ve had a chance to attend various events in different countries during the 11 years following the release of The World Ends with You. On many occasions, I have been interviewed by both the fans and the media, who have told me how much they want me to make a sequel for The World Ends with You. We’ve been looking for an opportunity, and there were a few times we tried to get it started, but time passed without it ever coming to realization.

There are a number of implications behind this Final Remix version. In addition to my intention of making this my last time working with the original game, I think this is the final chance for creating a path to the next step, which I’ve had ideas about since the first launch 11 years ago. Many thanks to everyone for supporting ongoing efforts.

Tatsuya Kando (Director):
TWEWY is making a comeback on Nintendo Switch! In order to keep up with the latest hardware, we have overhauled all aspects of the game. We implemented gameplay with Joy-Con™ controller support, HD quality graphics and music with improved audio quality. I am proud to say that the game we have now is really deserving of the subtitle “Final Remix.” We’d especially like to note the fact that an entirely new story scenario has been added! You can play this after completing the game if you have fulfilled conditions imposed by a certain Reaper who did not appear in the original game. On top of that, we’ve packed in various other new things like new Noise, new music, and new Pins, so we hope you enjoy all these when playing!

Takeharu Ishimoto (THRILL.inc)(Music Composer):
I have created new music arrangements worthy of this “Final” title. Since more than half of the music consists of songs with vocals, I feel like I may have gone a bit overboard this time…but isn’t that what TWEWY is all about?

The new track “SHADOW” is big band music with brass elements, a type of music that was surprisingly not present in the original game, and I made it sound very catchy and pop-like. A lot of game music is composed as orchestral pieces, but in the case of TWEWY, there is not a single track like that. (laughs) I’ve made several arrangements of TWEWY’s music for many years, but the versions in this game will be the final ones. Maybe…if I have the opportunity to create new arrangements of the music again, I think that I would like to try doing so with a different approach. Full versions of the 92 tracks are included in The World Ends with You: Final Remix. I hope you will enjoy them!

We would like to thank Mr. Nomura, Mr. Kando, and Mr. Ishimoto for their comments.

Want to know more? Check out the official The World Ends with You:Final Remix website, the Nintendo Switch Facebook page and the Twitter account, and keep your eyes peeled for even more information closer to launch!

The World Ends with You: Final Remix will be available in select retail stores and as a downloadable version on October 12th 2018. Starting today, you can pre-purchase the digital version of the game on Nintendo.com and on Nintendo eShop on your Nintendo Switch console.

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Service for Dragalia Lost begins starting today!

To commemorate the start of service for Dragalia Lost, there will be a celebratory log-in bonus, as well as Jumpstart Endeavors. Read on for more info!

1. Celebratory log-in bonus: From the start of service until 2018/10/31 at 07:59AM PT.

Each day you log in during the availability period, for up to seven days, you’ll receive 150 wyrmite (that’s enough for one summon!).

2. Jumpstart Endeavors: From when you first log in until 14 days have passed (Example: If you first log in on 10/1 (Monday) 06:00AM PT, you would have until 10/14 (Sunday) 05:59AM PT.

You’ll get in-game rewards for completing Jumpstart Endeavors within the availability period. These rewards include wyrmite and mana, which you can use to power up your adventurers.

If you complete all Jumpstart Endeavors, you can earn a Tenfold Summon Voucher!

Note: The details of the log-in bonus and Jumpstart Endeavor, as well as the availability period, may change without notice.

Event:

The Loyalty’s Requiem raid event will begin on 2018/09/30 (Sunday) at 11:00PM until 2018/10/08 (Monday) at 10:59PM PT. During this event, you can use Co-op Play to fight against the flame raid boss!

Note: Period for Accepting Rewards: 2018/09/30 (Sunday) at 11:00 until 2018/10/15 (Monday) 10:59PM PT. You will be able to perform blazon summons and accept emblem rewards between these times.

In this event, you can take on the event-specific quest to defeat the flame raid boss and earn rewards.

If you increase your Friendship with Celliera, a character who appears in the event, you’ll be able to officially add her to your group of adventurers.

Use blazons and emblems collected during the event to get the dragon Pele and the Paladyn Defender wyrmprint! For more information about raid events, see the How to Play section of the raid event page.

If the event ends while you are in a battle, the battle will continue until the results are determined. You will be able to gain rewards according to the results of the battle.

■Temporary Characters

• Friendship with temporary characters in your party increases when you complete quests.
• If you achieve maximum friendship during the event, the character will remain with you after the event ends.
• If a character joins your group for good, you will be able to include them in your party even after the event has ended.
• The temporary character’s level, stats, equipment, and position in your party will be maintaine

■Raid Battles

Raid battles are co-op battles where up to four players can use four adventurers each, bringing up to 16 characters to challenge a raid boss.

There are three difficulty levels for raid battles: Beginner, Standard, and Expert.

To participate in a raid battle, you must either create a room as the host, or join a room as a guest.

• For Hosts: Creating a room requires otherworld fragments and stamina. You can obtain otherworld fragments from boss battles.
• For Guests: Otherworld fragments are not required to participate in Co-op Play. Getherwings will be used.

To challenge raid battles, you must be capable of challenging the same difficulty as the Host.

■Extra Raid Battles

There is a chance that extra raid battles will open up for hosts who clear raid battles on Expert.

There are no difficulties for these battles.

The extra raid battle will end once cleared.

If you are unable to complete the quest, you will be able to challenge it again.

• For Hosts: Creating a room requires otherworld fragments.
• For Guests: Otherworld fragments are not required to participate in Co-op Play. Getherwings will be used. You can participate regardless of whether or not the extra raid battle has opened up for you.

To participate, you must have cleared the raid battle on Expert.

■ Blazon Summons

Clear boss battles and raid battles to obtain peregrine blazons.

You can use the blazons you collected for the event’s blazon summoning to get event-specific dragons, wyrmprints, and other rewards.

If you receive a resettable dragon Pele as a reward, you can reset the summon content.

After your 5th reset, you must accept all rewards.

■Emblems

You can get rewards such as items and event-specific wyrmprints based on the total number of emblems you gathered during the event.

■Event Quests

You can challenge these quests during the event.

There are two types of event quests: Daily and Limited.

■Notes:

1. During raid battles, you will only recover 1/4 of the amount of HP from certain skills and abilities.

2. You must clear Ch. 2 / 1-1 (Normal) to participate in Event Quests.

3. You must clear Ch. 2 / 2-1 (Normal) to participate in Co-op Play.

4. If you do not reach maximum friendship with temporary characters during the event, they will not join you after the event ends, regardless of their level or stats.

5. If a temporary character joins you after the event ends, you will be able to read their Adventurer Story.

6. You will not be able to use blazons, emblems, or otherworld fragments obtained in this event in future events.

7. The event schedule and content may change without warning.

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Mysterious new Pokémon appears in Pokémon GO

The Pokémon Company International, Niantic, Inc., and Nintendo announced today that a new Mythical Pokémon has been discovered in the world of Pokémon GO: Meltan!

Meltan is a Steel-type Pokémon with a body made mostly of liquid metal, which makes its shape very fluid. This Pokémon can use its liquid arms and legs to corrode metal and absorb it into its body. Meltan can generate electricity using the metal it absorbs from outside sources. It uses this electricity as an energy source and for an attack it fires from its eye.

Name: Meltan
Category: Hex Nut Pokémon
Height: 0’08”
Weight: 17.6 lbs.
Type: Steel

In Pokémon GO, sightings of Ditto that have transformed into Meltan have been reported. Professor Oak and Professor Willow have started research on Meltan. Professor Oak, one of the leading authorities in the field of Pokémon research, is based in the Kanto region’s Pallet Town. In Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! and Pokémon: Let’s Go, Eevee!, he gives a Pokédex to both you and your rival—entrusting you with his dream of completing it. Meanwhile, with the help of Pokémon GO players around the world, Professor Willow conducts his research in the field to fully understand the habitats and distribution of Pokémon. He was once an assistant to Professor Oak, and he talks to Oak, his mentor, whenever he runs into a hitch in his research.

It has been determined that Pokémon GO is somehow key to meeting Meltan in Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! and Pokémon: Let’s Go, Eevee! Updates will be provided as more is discovered about this mysterious Mythical Pokémon.

Pokémon GO, a mobile game that encourages fans to discover and catch Pokémon in the real world, is available for download both for iPhone in the App Store and for Android devices on Google Play.

Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! and Pokémon: Let’s Go, Eevee! will be available exclusively for the Nintendo Switch™ system on November 16, 2018. For more information, please visit Pokemon.com/pokemonletsgo.

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