New Style Boutique 3 - Serving Boutique Customers Screenshots

The European Nintendo website recently posted screenshots showcasing what is available when serving customers at the boutique. The screenshots showed customers requesting a particular outfit or item and images of various clothing items and accessories.

The system for serving customers at the boutique is the same as previous games. You can choose from the clothing items and accessories you have ordered or brought at the Exhibition Hall to sell the customers. The search features can be used to narrow it down and some of the screenshots below show searches for chic outers or feminine cardigans. Many of the clothing items shown in the screenshots were included in Style Boutique 2 and items such as watches or headphones are new items.

Examples of outers available.

Examples of cardigans available in the tops category.

Examples of watch items.

Example of a headphone item.

Examples of bags available.

Examples of shoes available.

Style Savvy: Styling Star Announced!

Nintendo America confirmed Style Savvy: Styling Star will be released in North America much sooner than fans expected. It will be released on December 25th in North America and is the fourth installment in the Style Savvy series. Style Savvy fans will be happy as the previous game Fashion Forward took a long time to be released in North America. It will launch exclusively on the Nintendo eShop on December 25th and no release for a physical version of the game has been announced.

A demo of Style Savvy: Styling Star is available to download on the North American eShop and gives players a preview of what's in store in the latest installment of the game. Head over to the Style Boutique 3 Demo Overview if you would like to see what's included in the demo.

New Style Boutique 3: Styling Star - Demo Overview

A demo of New Style Boutique 3: Styling Star was released on the European and Australian eShop on October 19th. It is available for download for 3DS and 2DS models and shows a glimpse of what's to expect in the new game. The demo takes you through the early stages of the game and details the basic mechanics of the game. Not all features of the game are available in the demo. This guide will detail the demo and any new features that will be included in New Style Boutique 3. The demo can be played 30 times and your progress cannot be saved.

Start up the demo and you will be greeted by a menu screen. Select new game to get started! First you will need to choose the appearance of your character. There is a wide range of facial and body features to choose from to make your character unique. More styles and colours can be unlocked in the game to use such as eye colour and hairstyles. The categories available for customisation include:

• Face Shape = 3 styles
• Eye Shape = 20 styles (20 for single or 20 double eyelid)
• Eye Colour = 5 colours
• Eyebrow Shape = 18 styles
• Mouth Shape = 13 styles
• Mole Placement = 7 styles
• Freckles = 2 (No freckles or freckles around the nose area)
• Hairstyle = 10 styles (includes short, medium, long and up-do styles)
• Hair Colour = 5 colours
• Skin Tone = 8 shades
• Height = Short, Medium or Tall
• Favourite Clothes = Girly, Lively, Cool or Rock

The game adds a new feature to have single or double eyelids.

Overview of customisation options.

After you've decided on your characters look, the game begins! You will be greeted by a character called Tim who is your uncle. He runs a boutique that he is handling over to you to run. A girl named Abigail enters the boutique looking for a top she ordered. Tim suggests you pick out an item for Abigail. Next the game goes over the basic mechanics of choosing items and gives you two options to pick from for a top. Choose the AZ-USA branded top as Abigail's style is the bold/cool style and this brand matches that style. Abigail will try on her new top and it looks like she is happy with it. She will pay you for the top and you will see a contact card appear on the bottom screen. These are similar to the customer cards from New Style Boutique (Style Savvy 2) which listed information about the customer and showed the amount of stamps they had earned shopping at the boutique. More information about contact cards will appear later in the guide.

Customer Contact Card

After this Tim will talk about handling over the boutique to you and how he is looking forward to going on a journey of discovery. He will talk about how much your character loves fashion and that you were meant to run this boutique. Next you will be given the option to choose an assistant for the boutique. There are six options to choose from, 3 girls and 3 boys. Choose carefully as you cannot change your pick after you have chosen (If you start playing the demo another time, you can choose a different one). No confirmation on whether you can swap them around like you could in New Style Boutique. The characters available to choose for the assistant includes:

• Xin - Wears basic clothing
• Sylvia - Wears feminine clothing
• Hannah - Wears lively clothing
• Ken - Wears basic clothing
• Archie - Wears bold clothing
• Rahil - Wears chic clothing

Xin's Profile

Archie's Profile

Tim will now talk to you about the contacts app which can be found from the phone menu screen. It details each characters job, hobby, some brief information about them and the number of hearts earned. Hearts detail how close of a relationship you have to that character. The more hearts you have with the character, the more invitations options that will be available when sending them messages using the messaging function. Now you need to pick a name for your boutique and the demo will inform you it cannot be changed once set. In the full game, you should be able to change the boutique name. 

After this, Tim will tell you to head off to your apartment. The game will bring up a new feature which shows your profit and activity for the day. It will show a photo that you took that day, sales earned, stylist points and stylist rank. Your stylist rank increases when you serve customers at the boutique and other possibly other locations such as the beautician.

Overview of the day.

Style Boutique 3 has brought back the day/night cycle which was last seen in the original New Style Boutique (the first one of the 3DS). Style Boutique 2 worked off the 3DS clock, but the demo shows the new game will operate off an in-game clock. Time moved quite quick for myself in the demo, one day passed by in about 5 minutes. Hopefully they will be longer and the game provides enough content to be completed each day. I often found in New Style Boutique that I would run out of things to do each day and constantly had to move to the next day.

The clock is displayed in the left hand corner.

New Style Boutique 3: Styling Star - Game Details Revealed

Nintendo recently revealed more information about the next installment in the series: New Style Boutique 3: Styling Star. The press released contained a large amount of information on what's in store for players in the new game. Information revealed in the press release includes:

Nintendo presents: New Style Boutique 3 – Styling Star is the fourth installment in the fashion simulation series that has sold over 2.4 million units across Europe to date. As the story begins, the player will take over as the manager of her uncle’s fashion boutique, located in the heart of a city full of potential clients, each hoping to find that perfect outfit. Each client is an individual with his or her own personality and taste, and when they visit the shop it’s up to the player to listen to the clients’ requests and choose the most suitable clothes or accessories to match their needs. With over 20,000 items, many of which are brand new for this entry in the series, the creative outfit combinations are almost endless, and players will be able to let their inner styling star shine bright as they pick out perfect look after perfect look.

As the player’s style success story progresses, they will be approached by the talent agency Nin10 Productions, who need a stylist for their up-and-coming popstars. This game-changing event opens the door to the pop music world, and the chance to become a celebrity stylist. Players will help guide the three young singers on their road to stardom, designing outfits for them and assisting as they find their own identities. Eventually, the singers will perform on stage in outfits chosen by the player, and even adapt their musical styles to the fashion choices made for them. For example, choosing rock-themed clothing for a singer will lead her music in a rockier and edgier direction. There are 15 original pop songs included, in a range of styles, all specially written and recorded for the game. You can already check out one of the songs in the Nintendo presents: New Style Boutique 3 – Styling Star – Welcome to the new stage! trailer.

In addition to the huge number of in-game items with which to style customers, players can also use compatible amiibo during gameplay to add even more options. All currently available amiibo are compatible with Nintendo presents: New Style Boutique 3 – Styling Star. Some amiibo, including Animal Crossing, Splatoon and Kirby series amiibo, will unlock special character-themed design elements and emblems. Other amiibo will unlock Nintendo-themed design elements and emblems.
In addition to the fun shop management gameplay of previous titles, this entry contains a variety of exciting features, including:
- Menswear is back! Fashion is for everyone, and the men in town need a stylist too! Menswear returns as a fully-fledged feature in this game, with its own boutique. By helping out there, players can increase their influence around town and trigger menswear-specific story events.

- The Design Centre in-game app allow players to design their own clothes and outfits, and share them with each other online. Another in-game app, Shopdo, lets players upload their lovingly-designed boutique interiors, and even sell outfits to one another for in-game currency.
- New accessory types such as headphones, bangles and wristwatches give even more scope for creativity and customisation.
- Fashion’s not only about the clothes, and in the Beautician’s and Hair Salon players can put their makeup skills and hair-styling skills to work to add that extra something special to any look. The beautician’s salon now also includes nail styling – a brand new feature for this title, with a huge number of nail polish colours and designs to try out.
- The You Diva feature lets players relive the magic of the game’s music performances, and even customise them by changing the character performing and their outfit. Any of the more than 200 female characters encountered during the game, including the player’s own character, can shine like a star on stage.

It's exactly to see that men's fashion will be returning and Nintendo decided to add a decent amount of online and social features after the lackluster amount in the previous game. The new game will be focusing on story driven plot lines rather than random events such as the Five Sisters. Hopefully this will add more excitement and variety to the game. A demo of the game will be released on October 19th on the 3DS eShop.

Girls Mode 4/Style Boutique 3 - Confirmed Brands

New information was recently released on the official Girls Mode 4 website and certain brands were confirmed to be returning in the new game. The brands confirmed to return in Girls Mode 4 Star☆Stylist & Style Boutique 3 are listed below. Both the Japanese name and English name are listed.

• Cherry Berry/April Bonbon
• AZ-USA
• Double U/Basic U
• Baker Bridge/Brooke Bridge
• flute f/Chorale 
• mezzo flute/Chorale Prelude
• HELGA/Enid Chen
• Kanokoi
• Marble Lily
• La Chou Chou/Marzipan Sky
• FANTANIA/Purple Moon
• Raven Candle
• トルテポルテ/Retrobeat
• Soy Milk/Soy
• Stray Cat/Stage Dive
• YLVA/ARIANNA

The unconfirmed brand from the previous game is Upbeat/Streetflow. This was not pictured on the Japanese website but may appear in the new game as it were featured in Girls Mode 3 and Style Boutique 2. Mezzo flute/Chorale Prelude was confirmed in the first Girls Mode 4 gameplay trailer. Images showed clothing items from each brand that were featured in previous games as well as hinting at new items that will be available.

Girsl Mode 4: Star☆Stylist - Japanese Game Play Trailer

With the recent Nintendo Direct, a game play trailer was released showing footage from the Japanese version Girls Mode 4: Star☆Stylist. This game play will be the same in the European and Australian version of the game New Style Boutique 3: Styling Star. (UPDATE: Trailer no longer available online)

The trailer shows a new character exploring the city and scenes of collages of items available in the game. Footage of game play is shown of a character visiting the boutique and selecting an outfit. The brands Flute F and Mezzo Flute are shown which as the Japanese titles for Chorale and Chorale Prelude. The interior of the boutique is different from previous games so this confirms new interiors are available for decorating.

In Girls Mode 4/Style Boutique 3, your characters story line will be influenced by the clothes you choose and the people you serve at your boutique. The game play trailer showed footage on new characters and footage of a live music concert. The concert element ties in with new customers and characters being local musicians. Their live stages and singing will depend on the outfit you provide them with at the boutique. This is a new feature to the game that has not been previously include in earlier installments in the series.

Screenshots are shown of exciting new and returning items that will be included in the game. The screenshots show the different categories available when selecting clothing. The new categories available include headphones and bracelets.

New Style Boutique 3 & Girls Mode 4 Box Art

The official box art for New Style Boutique 3: Styling Star has been released. The box art features a character displaying various clothing items in a boutique setting and a live music show. The music show element ties in with the story part of the game where you can style local celebrities and pop stars. The box art portrays a elegant and sophisticated fashion look compared to the Japanese box art which is colourful and fun. This cover art will be used for the European and Australian version of the game New Style Boutique 3: Styling Star.

The cover art for the Japanese version Girls Mode 4: Girls Mode 4 Star☆Stylist was released when the game was announced. It has a similar design to previous Girls Mode box art and features a colourful and quirky design. It focuses on showcasing the various clothing and accessory items available in the game.

Here are some comparisons of the series box art for all regions of the game. The box art for the Japanese version Girls Mode is always colourful and focuses on the girly/cute fashions included in the game. Whilst the western versions of the game, Style Boutique (Europe and Australia) and Style Savvy (North America) have a more mature looking design. Style Savvy and Style Savvy: Trendsetters had a unique design focusing on game statistics (like amount of items) and simple images of characters. Whereas the Style Boutique box art is often a darker tone in colour with a focus on the key features in the game such as items or interior decorating. The box art for the third installment in the series is the same for Style Boutique and Style Savvy. It took a fair time for the game to come to NA and the game was not localised for North America (includes many UK-English spelling terms) as previous games were. Western fans of the series often feel the box art does not reflect the fun and fashionable tone of the game like the Japanese box art does.

Japanese Box Art

European & Australian Box Art

North American Box Art

Girls Mode 4: Star☆Stylist - Japanese Launch Trailer

The launch trailer for Girls Mode 4: Star☆Stylist was recently revealed during a Nintendo Direct. Girls Mode 4 is the Japanese version of New Style Boutique 3: Styling Star and will be released on November 2nd in Japan. The trailer shows a new character walking around a fictional city and visiting various locations. It showcases images of new and recurring clothing items and accessories that will be included in the game.

The trailer hinted at locations from Girls Mode 3/Style Boutique 2 returning in the new game. These locations include the cafe and live music club. Various scenes of boutiques and a fashion show were shown in the trailer.

A mobile phone is shown in the trailer hinting at the possibility of the mobile phone menu having more features in the new game. A social network or feed is shown that showcases various images of different outfits. Hopefully this will mean a more extensive online mode will be included in the game unlike Girls Mode 3/Style Boutique 2 which had a lackluster online feature limited to only downloaded rooms for the Caprice Chalet or visiting friends via local play to only take photos. The phone displays Avex Group on the screen which is a large entertainment company in Japan.

One scene of the trailer shows a Retrobeat dress that was available in Girls Mode 3/Style Boutique 2, so we can be sure items featured in the previous game will be returning. There will be over 20,000 items in Girls Mode 4/Style Boutique 3, up from 19,000 in the previous game. Exciting new items have been added and they were hinted at in the trailer. Jewellery has been expanded beyond earrings, necklaces and glasses with watches and bracelets being shown in the trailer. Another new feature hinted at is nail polish and this will most likely be part of the Beautician section of the game.

A variety of new characters were shown in the launch trailer. No confirmation of their names or roles within the game yet. It has been stated that your character's story will be influenced by your choice of style and work at the boutique. The photo below shows two new characters who were shown in the trailer. One girl is dressed in feminine/girl fashion whilst the other is dressed in lively/psychedelic fashion. Some of the clothing items worn by the characters have not been included in previous games so maybe this could mean new items or possibly a brand to be included in Girls Mode 4/Style Boutique 2.

New Style Boutique 3: Styling Star Announced!

The next installment in the Style Boutique series has been announced! New Style Boutique 3: Styling Star was announced during a Nintendo Direct (September 2017) and is scheduled to release in Europe and Australia on November 23rd 2017.

The game will be released in Japan around the same time under the title Girls Mode 4: Star☆Stylist. The Japanese trailer hinted at new styling elements such as jewellery (beyond earrings and necklaces), nail polish and as well as a mobile phone feature.

This blog will be posting updates and guides on New Style Boutique 3: Styling Star. So please keep visiting for further information about this exciting game!