Nintendo at gamescom: Yo-kai Watch 2 Europe release, 2DS bundles, and more

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Nintendo at a games conference? Life is good again

Pokémon Sun and Moon will be demoed and Yo-kai Watch 2 is coming to Europe — that’s just two of manyannounced plans that Nintendo has detailedfor its gamescom brief.

Here’s a summary of what it has in store (note: most of this information is for Europe).

  • Splatoon ShowdownThe final four teams in the ESL Splatoon tournament will face off to determine the champion on the Beta Stage in Hall 9 on August 17 at 17:00 CEST. You can watch live atTwitch.tv/ESL.
  • Splatoon TestfireFree online demo will be available via the eshop in Europe from August 18 until September 1.
  • Nintendo SelectsFour new games announced as Nintendo Selects: Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker, Pikmin 3,Super Mario 3D World,and Mario Party 10. Nintendo Selects are popular games discounted, similar to the Greatest Hits system employed by Sony. These four will release on September 30.
  • Paper Mario: Color SplashThe first episode of a new video series is now available.
  • Pokémon Sun and Pokémon MoonThe latest entries in the long-running monster-catching series will be played live on stage by Game Freak’sShigeki Morimoto.
  • New Nintendo 3DS XL colorsStill don’t have a 3DS? Want to add to your collection? From November 11,Pearl White, Orange + Black, and Pink + White 3DS systems will be available for purchase.
  • Nintendo 2DS bundlesTwo new bundles were announced for release on October 7. A blue Nintendo 2DSpre-installedwith the original Yo-kai Watchas well as a pink 2DS pre-installed with Nintendo presents: New Style Boutique 2 – Fashion Forward(NA title:Style Savvy: Fashion Forward)
  • Yo-kai Watch 2: Bony Spirits and Yo-kai Watch 2:Fleshy SoulsThe next games in the massively popular (in Japan) franchise will be released in Europe in spring 2017 (will release in North America on September 30, 2016)
  • Mario Party: Star RushNew 3DS Mario Party will release in Europe on October 7, in Australia on October 8, and November 4 in North America. For the first time, the game that promises to have more strategy and features such as simultaneous turn-taking will be playable by fans.
  • Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten PastSpeaking of games Japan goes nuts for, the remake of Dragon Quest VIIwill be shown, streamed, and playable. Dragon Quests fans should call in sick on September 16 in Europe and North America. September 17 for Australians.
  • Indie titlesA section of Nintendo’s booth will be dedicated to indie games such as Runbow Pocket. Axiom Vergeand new DLC tracks for FAST Racing NEOwill be present.