Recent Buys: Episode 33 - Super Smashsona Ultimax 3DS: Ultra Suplex Bros.

Another long gap since the last Recent Buys but it is October and a bunch of games that I'm excited for are starting to come out.

To kick off October, it started with the release of Super Smash Bros. for the 3DS. I've been a nut for the Super Smash Bros. since I got to play the N64 release at a friend's house when I was in the United States on vacation back in the day. That got me to decide on getting a Gamecube instead of a PS2 just for Super Smash Bros. Melee and then got a Wii in anticipation for Super Smash Bros. Brawl. I'm planning to eventually get a WiiU but for now, the 3DS version should hold me off until then.

The pre-order bonus for Super Smash Bros. for 3DS came with a poster, a lanyard and a tumbler. Nothing really special but who would turn down some freebies? I also pre-ordered the game before they announced that it would come with bonuses. Apprantley I was second on the list of people who pre-ordered the game at the DataBlitz Shangrila branch.

Next up is another fighting game that I've been excited for all year. Persona 4 Arena Ultimax, the sequel to the first Persona 4 Arena. The original Japanese title alone is already a good reason to get it, Persona 4 Ultimax: Ultra Suplex Hold. And hey, the game itself is pretty darn good too. I went and got the Region All version which came with a pack of tarot cards from the Persona series and an inflatable bop bag of Teddie. The cards are pretty neat, being larger and printed on a thicker card back than I expected and coated with a nice gloss finish. As awesome as they are, I personally have no interest in the cards but got them anyway because a friend of mine wants them. The bop bag is shorter than your standard bop bag but looks pretty good and has a port underneath that you can fill with water or something to weight it down.

That's it for this episode of Recent Buys. I'd make more but I haven't bought a gaming related thing more than one at a time lately. If you want to see what other crap I've been buying, follow me on instagram. http://instagram.com/kingmigoy#

Four New Persona Games Are Coming To North America

If you really are the big Persona fan that you say you are, you know that Atlus announced four new Persona games not too long ago. If you are one of the people who wants to play one or all those four game but can't read Japanese, we have some good news for you.

Over the next two years, Atlus will be localizing the much anticipated Persona 5 sometime in 2015 for the PS3, the PS Vita music and rhythm game Persona 4: Dancing All Night also in 2015, the dungeon-crawler Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth for the 3DS in the fall of 2014, and Persona 4 Arena Ultimax for the PS3 and Xbox 360 also in the fall of 2014.

Persona 5 Teaser

Persona 4: Dancing All Night Teaser

Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth Teaser

Persona 4 Arena Ultimax Teaser

Personally, I'm the most excited for Persona 4 Arena Ultimax as P4A is one of my favorite fighting games on PS3.