Let the localizations flow like wine as Bravely Second, Chibi-Robo, and more are announced for western release.
Nintendo of America dropped some big announcements for the 3DS in a surprise Nintendo Direct Micro today starring Miniature Bill Trinen.
- As was rumored last week, the big end reveal was that Bravely Second: End Layer will come to both North America and Europe in 2016. Nintendo appears to be handling western publishing duties for the sequel.
- Yesterday's Chibi-Robo announcement for Japan was followed up by a confirmation of the game coming to North America as Chibi-Robo: Zip Lash. The game will release this October and the Chibi-Robo Amiibo will be sold exclusively in a bundle with the game.
- Also first shown yesterday, the new 3DS Dr. Mario game was announced as Dr. Mario: Miracle Cure. The game is available for preload on the eShop and will unlock on June 11.
- A long-running series from Level 5 in Japan is also coming west. LBX: Little Battlers eXperience, due out on August 21, is a robot-building RPG that features six-player local multiplayer and over 4000parts to create your own robots with.
- Mario and Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games also had its reveal for North America, which confirmed the Rugby Sevens event would be Wii U exclusive and golf would be 3DS exclusive.
Although the focus was on 3DS, there were a few Wii U announcements aside from Splatoon and Mario/Sonic:
- A new trailer was announced for Project Treasure, similar to the one shown in yesterday's Japanese Direct
- Art Acadmey Atelier will release in North America as Art Academy: Home Studio on June 25. As with the European release, owners of Art Academy Sketchpad will receive a $4 discount. Unlike Europe, the game is an eShop exclusive.
The videos from the Direct can be found here: