Funassyi coming to 3DS

Fresh from appearing in two 2014 games (Gotouchi Tetsudou and Taiko no Tatsujin 3DS 2), everybody’s favourite mascot (well, after Kumamon of-course!) Funassyi is set to star in not one, but two new 3DS games! I maybe late with my news update but I’m the only one with a screenshot (even if it’s for neither game!). The first game is entitled Nashi-jiru Busha! Funassyi vs. Dragons and will release on 26 March by Rocket Company (the guys behind Rilakkuma, Kumamon and Medabots!). Unsurprisingly it’s going to be a Puzzle & Dragons clone. The second game is Nashi-jiru Action! Funassyi no Yukai-na Ohanassyi and will release on 30 April by Success (the Touch Detective peeps). Looks like this one will be a side-scrolling action game. And thanks to Gematsu!

Funassyi in Hero Bank 2

Pre-orderers of Sega’s latest RPG Hero Bank 2 (released 27 November) will receive a QR code to play as my second favourite Japanese mascot (after Kumamon!) Funassyi in the game. Neat!

Taiko X Monster Hunter

In an amazing collaboration: Bandai Namco have announced that a Felyne skin from Monster Hunter 4 and a Monster Hunter medley with characters will be in Taiko no Tatsujin: Don and Katsu’s Space-Time Great Adventure

Also Taiko X Youkai Watch…

Taiko X Funassyi…

Taiko X Idolm@ster…

And remarkably Taiko X Kumamon…

View the characters in action at http://youtu.be/xxe2_rK1AEA for the second 3DS Taiko no Tatsujin game which releases on 26 June.