Super Mario Party leads to Joy-Con shortage in Europe
Posted on 6 years ago by Matt O'Keefe(@matt_okeefe) in News, Switch | 0 comments
It looks like Super Mario Party is a success because Joy-Cons are out of stock on Amazon Europe according to this post on Resetera. If people are buying an $80 accessory to play the party game this is great news for fans of the series
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Pokémon Company releases dancing Eevee video
Posted on 6 years ago by Matt O'Keefe(@matt_okeefe) in Videos | 0 comments
The Pokémon Company just dropped a 2-minute video that involves someone in an Eevee costume and a lot of dancing. No translation is available right now, but it might be more fun to watch without one.
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Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp – ‘Jack Comes to Visit!’ event live
Posted on 6 years ago by Matt O'Keefe(@matt_okeefe) in Mobile, News | 0 comments
In celebration of Halloween, candy-loving character Jack pops up if you craft a puppet theater for him and place it in your campsite. The event runs from now until December 7. Check out the Pocket Camp app for more details.
Onimusha: Warlords – More screenshots released
Posted on 6 years ago by Matt O'Keefe(@matt_okeefe) in News, Screenshots, Switch | 0 comments
Just hours after its gameplay action trailer was released, new screenshots of Onimusha: Warlords are now available. You can look at a gallery of them below.
Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon – Ultra Spooky Cup Battle Competition announced, given October 26 start date
Posted on 6 years ago by Matt O'Keefe(@matt_okeefe) in 3DS, News | 0 comments
New details have arrived for the Ultra Spooky Cup, the latest battle competition playable in the latest Pokémon 3DS games. Only scary Pokémon can be used, and players will receive a shiny Mimikyu as a reward. Serebii.net has more details:
This is a Single Battle Competition where players use various spooky related Pokémon including Ghost-types, Dark-types, and those which have been known to wear costumes, and more even allowing for some Legendary and Mythical Pokémon. For a full list of eligible Pokémon, check out our Online Competition Section. Mega Stones are not permitted. All Pokémon will be raised to Level 50 for the duration of the competition.
Download Rules are now available for this competition in the Festival Plaza. Registration runs from October 18th through October 25th, 2018. Battles will run from October 26th through October 28th. All entrants will get Shiny Mimikyu as a reward which will be distributed to qualifying players in November.
New DLC character teased for My Hero One’s Justice
Posted on 6 years ago by Matt O'Keefe(@matt_okeefe) in News, Switch | 0 comments
Gale Force (Inasa Yoarashi) was teased as the next fighter to join the video game based on the hit manga and anime My Hero Academia. The character is a pre-order bonus for the game releasing October 26 on Switch.
Xenoblade developer Monolith Soft recruiting staff for new RPG project
Posted on 6 years ago by Matt O'Keefe(@matt_okeefe) in News, Switch | 0 comments
According to a translation from Gematsu from Monolith Soft’s website, the 1st Production development department is hiring staff for an unspecified RPG. Here’s what the listing reads:
The studio is seeking programmers (graphics programmers, character control programmers, and AI programmers), planners (level designers), technical artists (modeling TA, animation TA, and effects TA), designers (map modelers, in-game animators, character modelers, character designers for the artwork staff, and script event creators), and management and support staff (production assistants and event production management) to work on the RPG.
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UPDATE: Rumor – New Switch model coming in second half of 2019
Posted on 6 years ago by Matt O'Keefe(@matt_okeefe) in News | 0 comments
According to a translation of a report from the Wall Street Journal Japan, Nintendo plans to launch a new version of the Switch in the second half of this year. We’ll update as this story develops.
UPDATE: The American Wall Street Journal just reported on the new Switch model. Here are some details about Nintendo’s plans, including possibly improving the display:
Telltale reportedly looking to outsource last two episodes of The Walking Dead: The Final Season
Posted on 6 years ago by Matt O'Keefe(@matt_okeefe) in News, Switch eShop | 0 comments
According to Kotaku Australia, Telltale Games is trying to see their Walking Dead game series to its end despite widespread layoffs two weeks ago. They hope to hire another company to assist them in doing that. Kotaku shares a lot more details in their article.
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Fire Emblem Heroes – Voting Gauntlet: Fathers and Daughters now live
Posted on 6 years ago by Matt O'Keefe(@matt_okeefe) in Mobile, News | 0 comments
Fire Emblem Heroes pits fathers against daughters in its latest Voting Gauntlet event, which involves four rounds between now and October 8. Perfectly Nintendo provides a great description of how the Voting Gauntlets work:
