PROVE YOU’VE GOT THE GROOVE IN RHYTHM PARADISE MEGAMIX, COMING TO NINTENDO 3DS FAMILY SYSTEMS ON 22^nd OCTOBER

Take on a series of fan-favourite challenges, brand new rhythms, and classics dropping the beat in Australia and New Zealand for the first time

12^th September, 2016 – Get ready for the ultimate test of rhythm in Rhythm Paradise Megamix, releasing exclusively for Nintendo 3DS family systems on 22^nd October in Australia and New Zealand. Players rack up high scores by hitting the beat with perfect precision in over a hundred rhythm games, each of which comes with its own unique tune, spanning the whole history of the Rhythm Paradise franchise and including 30 new rhythm games too.

Good rhythm is rewarded with coins, which players can spend in the Café for additional methods to demonstrate their tempo-mastery with new rhythm games that aren’t included in the story mode, as well as mementos from cleared challenges. The Café is also where Japanese lyrics and audio cues for all rhythm games can be activated, allowing them to be played in their original language.

Coins can also be used to take on the Gatekeepers Saffron, Saltwater, and Paprika, who prevent any further progression unless their challenges are overcome. Each Gatekeeper presents a different level of challenge: Saffron Trials are easiest but cost the most coins, while Paprika Trials are far tougher but cheaper. It’s up to each player to weigh up whether they want to push their skills in order to save a few coins, or play it safe at a high coin cost.

If any of the initial rhythm games prove too tricky for the player, or if players wish to learn the optimum rhythm, it will be visually indicated on the Touch Screen during the rhythm games’ tutorial, allowing novices and high-score hunters to see where timings can be improved. Each rhythm game can also be played with either the buttons or Touch Screen giving tempo masters a variety of ways to get their groove on in each challenge, and allowing for new play methods for returning tunes.

Once players have mastered the challenges solo, they can also pit their power of rhythm against others in the StreetPass Terrace, or join forces with friends in Challenge Land. In the StreetPass Terrace players compete against each other in the same rhythm game to earn coins, but opponents with a higher flow will prove to be a much tougher adversary.

Meanwhile, Challenge Land can see up to four players at once team up in local multiplayer or Download Play to take on rhythm games in new conditions as they work together to groove and　become the next fab four. Players can find companions ahead of the game’s release with the free demo now available to download from Nintendo eShop.

Alongside rhythm games from Nintendo DS title Rhythm Heaven and Wii title Beat the Beat: Rhythm Paradise, games from the Japanese-exclusive Game Boy Advance title known as Rhythm Tengoku feature too, making Rhythm Paradise Megamix the first time that players in Australia and New Zealand can experience these classic challenges. All of these returning rhythm games arrive alongside brand new ones for Nintendo 3DS family systems, making Rhythm Paradise Megamix the ultimate collection of rhythm challenges anyone can enjoy.

Prove you’ve got the groove in the ultimate collection of rhythm games when Rhythm Paradise Megamix launches in Australia and New Zealand on 22^nd October, only for Nintendo 3DS family systems.

Additional links:
Nintendo Australia website: http://www.nintendo.com.au
Nintendo Australia Twitter: https://twitter.com/NintendoAUNZ
Nintendo Australia Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NintendoAUNZ
Nintendo AU on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/nintendoau

PRE-REGISTRATION NOW OPEN FOR GUARDIAN CODEX

New Free-to-Play Mobile RPG Coming This Spring

SYDNEY 12^th September 2016 –   Fans of multiplayer mobile RPGs will soon be able to experience a new and futuristic twist to the genre with Guardian Codex™ from Square Enix Ltd.,

Guardian Codex is a free-to-play RPG for iOS and Android devices featuring a deep story, console-quality 3D graphics, and an engaging multiplayer battle system. Created by the team behind the popular card battle games GUARDIAN CROSS® and DEADMAN’S CROSS®—which have surpassed eight million combined downloads worldwide—Guardian Codex brings players into an exciting new world featuring the familiar “Guardians.”

In 2030, the world is split between the Empire and Resistance forces.  Players will venture into the “Codex,” a virtual world, with the mission to find the legendary–and presumed extinct–Guardians.

The official website hosts a trailer as well as a pre-registration page where players can receive various in-game rewards, including the 4★ Banshee or in-game coins that can be used for in-game lottery draws and replenishing stamina. Additional rewards will be added as more players pre-register.

Players who like or follow the official Guardian Codex Facebook or Twitter page will be automatically pre-registered for the game.

To watch the trailer now, visit: https://youtu.be/8SUBnU4IKDA

Related Links:

Official Website: http://www.jp.square-enix.com/guardian-codex/en/

Official Facebook: http://goo.gl/SwMcU8

Official Twitter: https://twitter.com/GCX_EN