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Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Edition announced for 3DS
- Thread starter Takao
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I feel like I've been living under a rock, 'cause I've got no idea what Puzzle & Dragons is, let alone that it's apparently ultra mega popular, to the point where this game is a sales' monster in the making. I'm glad for more 3DS announcements though! And if it performs as well as people predict in this thread, hey, glad to see Ninty out of red numbers, never to return.
ladyluthien
Member
Whaaaaat??? Bought.
MrSaturn99
Member
LOL same. Looks fun, though!
mgs2master2
Banned
coming to the west? Sold
HawthorneKitty
Sgt. 2nd Class in the Creep Battalion, Waifu Wars
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
ladyluthien
Member
Since this is getting localized I hope, hope, hope, hope and wish that PADz is coming soon also.
shysaursoft
Member
PnD has been on the iOS and Android stores in the West for a while - I even see ads for it on various sites.
It's kind of like Puzzle Quest, in that match-three is your "verb" function for doing things, with what you match creating different elemental attacks.
ShadowElliot
Banned
If this game featured a different/new character other than Mario, it wouldn't even be considered for overseas release to be honest.
Opinionatedfish
Member
I was thinking about my year for the 3DS..
Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D
Codename: S.T.E.A.M.
Story of Seasons
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker
Etrian Mystery Dungeon
Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate
Now Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Edition
Also add in a ton of eShop titles and you're just looking at the first few months of this year.
Pretty happy.
Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D
Codename: S.T.E.A.M.
Story of Seasons
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker
Etrian Mystery Dungeon
Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate
Now Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Edition
Also add in a ton of eShop titles and you're just looking at the first few months of this year.
Pretty happy.
Velcro Fly
Member
Please feature the Koopalings. Holy shit I'd be day 1 so hard if they are in the game
Orniletter
Banned
Puzzle and Dragon is unavailable in large parts of Europe on Android, so I never got the chance to try it out.
I'll get it.
I'll get it.
Gonzo The Great
Banned
Finally, a puzzle game to look forward to. Day one. I hope they can cram in as many familiar faces as possible.
Well nothing confirmed or denied at this point. Maybe if the Mario one does well they will bring Z? I dunno. I still want both though...
Hours Left
Member
Sweet.
Aquamarine
Member
of course it is...what mario game for nintendo consoles hasn't come to the west?
There was a Mario sweater knitting game on the NES that never made it here. ...Why do I know this?
vinnygambini
Why are strippers at the U.N. bad when they're great at strip clubs???
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Deleted member 125677
Unconfirmed Member
oh wow, this is quite the megaton! Should sell gangbusters in Japan
fredrancour
Member
And here I thought I'd get a chance to go back and buy some more of the games that I wanted from before I bought my 3ds.
Diddy Kong
Banned
A quick million seller for Nintendo. Genius!
FantasticMrFoxdie
Mumber
lol uhhh wut
StreetsAhead
Member
I love me some PnD. Good time waster. Never got Z, but might give this a try.
Yep! It's called "I am a Teacher: Super Mario Sweater. http://www.mariowiki.com/I_Am_a_Teacher:_Super_Mario_Sweater
Gameboy415
Member
Very unexpected but cool news! 
Definitely looking forward to checking out the localized version (and/or importing a JP copy, haha).
A few others that weren't already mentioned:
All Night Nippon Super Mario Bros for Famicom Disk System:
-A promotional game that replaced the enemy sprites with caricatures of Japanese celebrities
Kaette Kita Mario Bros for Famicom Disk System:
-An updated version of the original arcade game
Mario no Photopi for N64:
-An image editing program/game
Excitebike: Bun Bun Mario Battle Stadium for Super Famicom's Satellaview:
-An updated Excitebike game featuring Mario characters
Plus dozens of e-Card stages for Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros 3 on GBA and the Mario Artist games on N64 DD.
Yep! It's called "I am a Teacher: Super Mario Sweater"
There was actually another one for Game Boy/Game Boy Color too:
More info here:
http://www.mariowiki.com/Mario_Family
I tried tracking it down during my ~5 years in Japan but never saw a single copy.
Dang, I actually didn't know Yakuman DS had Mario characters in it! I *almost* bought the game dozens of times back when I lived in Japan but I always ended up passing on it. Gonna have to track down a copy now.
I actually need to get Itadaki Street too....I was hoping they'd localize the DS one after Fortune Street came out but no such luck.
Definitely looking forward to checking out the localized version (and/or importing a JP copy, haha).
A few others that weren't already mentioned:
All Night Nippon Super Mario Bros for Famicom Disk System:
-A promotional game that replaced the enemy sprites with caricatures of Japanese celebrities
Kaette Kita Mario Bros for Famicom Disk System:
-An updated version of the original arcade game
Mario no Photopi for N64:
-An image editing program/game
Excitebike: Bun Bun Mario Battle Stadium for Super Famicom's Satellaview:
-An updated Excitebike game featuring Mario characters
Plus dozens of e-Card stages for Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros 3 on GBA and the Mario Artist games on N64 DD.
Yep! It's called "I am a Teacher: Super Mario Sweater"
There was actually another one for Game Boy/Game Boy Color too:
More info here:
http://www.mariowiki.com/Mario_Family
I tried tracking it down during my ~5 years in Japan but never saw a single copy.
Dang, I actually didn't know Yakuman DS had Mario characters in it! I *almost* bought the game dozens of times back when I lived in Japan but I always ended up passing on it. Gonna have to track down a copy now.
I actually need to get Itadaki Street too....I was hoping they'd localize the DS one after Fortune Street came out but no such luck.
BocoDragon
or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
This is a surprising move- but also not surprising to anyone who follows the Japanese market.
Even two years ago, Japan was plastered with Puzzle & Dragons ads all over billboards and TV. Not that surprising that it cross-pollinated with Nintendo.
Even two years ago, Japan was plastered with Puzzle & Dragons ads all over billboards and TV. Not that surprising that it cross-pollinated with Nintendo.
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Deleted member 17706
Unconfirmed Member
Well, this is interesting. I wasn't a big fan of the art of Puzzle & Dragons, but the gameplay is fun. I'll definitely check this out.
fredrancour
Member
Yeah, even just from lurking the media create threads every so often, this seems perfectly logical, to the point where I wouldn't be surprised if somebody back then speculated wildly about it in some random post.
Crimsonclaw111
Member
What is this and why should I be hyped? I saw the trailer and see it's a puzzle game.
Hours Left
Member
Don't forget the dragons.
Puzzle and Dragons is one of the most popular smartphone games ever released. It's been downloaded 28 million times in Japan and the game makes around $3 million a day. Total the game has made around $3.19 billion since release in 2012.
Crimsonclaw111
Member
Okay so it's a smartphone game. Doesn't sound too hot.
GasProblem
Member
Are you guys ready for Pocket Monster Strike?
Would buy this, depending on price.
Would buy this, depending on price.
airmangataosenai
Member
???
The first retail game sold over a million and was a monster on mobile, but you seem to be putting it on the level of Monster Hunter/Dragon Quest. It's a step below Yokai Watch in sales as well. It's big, but it's odd to say that calling it big is underselling it.
CountAntonius
Member
Check out the community that's already on OT2. It's a Puzzle game with insanely deep team building, evolving and collecting. It has microtransactions and a stamina system(two things that probably won't be in this version) but they give away so much for free that you never have to really buy anything if you don't want to. I'm about to hit my 600th day on my current account; probably closer to 700 in total. It's cemented itself as one of my all time favorite games and that's as someone who is generally not a fan or puzzle or mobile games.