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Puzzles & Dragons leads Nintendo Direct 3DS lineup

Nintendo had a slew of 3DS gaming announcements, led by the Puzzles & Dragons package set to hit in May, while the Puzzles & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition demo arrives sooner than that.

Ozzie Mejia

April 1, 2015 3:36 PM

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Today's Nintendo Direct continued with a robust lineup of 3DS games set to come to Nintendo's handheld. The lineup was led by the dual package of Puzzles & Dragons Z and Puzzles & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition. The dual games are set to come out on May 22 with pre-orders available now. A demo for Puzzles & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition is set to hit 3DS on April 30.

The next installment of the Pokemon Rumble series was also revealed. In Pokemon Rumble World was also revealed today. Players can capture Pokemon and battle them in more action-centered environments. Today's presentation revealed some of the new mechanics, including the addition of Poke Diamonds, which can be earned in-game, through StreetPass, or through real-money purchases. The game is set to release on April 8 on the Nintendo eShop.

Other games displayed include Box Boy! (which Steve enjoyed quite a bit), Attack on Titan: Humanity in Chains, and the long-awaited Shin Megami Tensei x Fire Emblem crossover. There are a whole lot of trailers here and you can watch them below.

Ozzie Mejia

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Ozzie has been playing video games since picking up his first NES controller at age 5. He has been into games ever since, only briefly stepping away during his college years. But he was pulled back in after spending years in QA circles for both THQ and Activision, mostly spending time helping to push forward the Guitar Hero series at its peak. Ozzie has become a big fan of platformers, puzzle games, shooters, and RPGs, just to name a few genres, but he’s also a huge sucker for anything with a good, compelling narrative behind it. Because what are video games if you can't enjoy a good story with a fresh Cherry Coke?