[Let’s Talk] Super Mario 35th Anniversary Direct reactions
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Nintendo dropped another Nintendo Direct on us a few days ago. It’s been all about third-parties over the summer, but not this week. To celebrate the 35th anniversary of Super Mario, fans were treated to all sorts of news and announcements.
There were obviously a few key highlights. Super Mario 3D All-Stars was finally confirmed, bringing Super Mario 64, Super Mario Sunshine, and Super Mario Galaxy to Switch. Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury, a port of the Wii U title with new content and features, was also revealed. We also heard about Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit, Super Mario Bros. 35, and Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros. for the first time. Oh, and the original Super Mario All-Stars dropped on Nintendo Switch Online. There was other news that you can catch up on in the announcement recap here.
So how’d you feel about the Super Mario 35th Anniversary Direct and everything that was shown? Which games do you plan on playing? Let us know in the comments below.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons devs on creating the villagers, early designs shown
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During CEDEC 2020 this week, the team behind Animal Crossing: New Horizons held a special developer session. Information was shared regarding the creation of the game’s villagers. As part of that, we have a look at some of the styles that were experimented with above.
Siliconera has a report on the session, which breaks down the approach to visual design and actions of the villagers. We’ve broken that up into a summary below.
Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid adds Lauren Shiba this month, trailer
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nWay has announced that Lauren Shiba, otherwise known as the Red Samurai Ranger from Power Rangers: Super Samurai, is joining Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid this month. The character will be available as the second DLC character in Season 3 on September 15.
Other content for Season 3, which are out now, include Jungle Fury Wolf Ranger Robert “RJ” James, Phantom Beast King character skin for Dai Shi (exclusive to Season 3 Pass), and Samurai Megazord. The third and final character for Season 3 will be announced “soon”.
Super Mario 3D All-Stars – Mario 64, Mario Sushine, Mario Galaxy trailers
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The official website for Super Mario 3D All-Stars contains a trio of trailers for Super Mario 64, Super Mario Sunshine, and Super Mario Galaxy. We have the full set in the video below.
Super Mario 3D All-Stars is slated for September 18 on Switch. Access the official website here.
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Tin & Kuna footage
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Ahead of its release next week, we have some footage of the 3D puzzle platformer Tin & Kuna. Get a look at the gameplay below.
Tin & Kuna launches physically and digitally for Switch on September 10.
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World of Tanks: Blitz dev would be open to an Advance Wars collaboration
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World of Tanks: Blitz has seen some rather interesting collaborations. Over the years, the game has teamed up with franchises like Valkyria Chronicles and Girls und Panzer, which wasn’t exactly expected. So when we were given the chance to speak with Wargaming’s Thaine Lyman about the new Switch release, we had to ask if something like an Advance Wars collaboration could be in the cards.
Unsurprisingly, there’s nothing that’s actually in the works at present. However, Lyman did tell Nintendo Everything that Advance Wars is one of his favorite Nintendo franchises, and he’d “love to do something with that entire game universe.” He added, “The future with Nintendo is full of nothing but possibility.”
Lyman’s full words:
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Re:Zero – Starting Life in Another World The Prophecy of the Throne Collector’s Edition detailed
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Spike Chunsoft has shared new details about the collector’s edition for Re:Zero – Starting Life in Another World The Prophecy of the Throne.
The package art was drawn by the series artist Shinichirou Otsuka. Copies will include four exclusive, limited run only original pins in a display box, featuring Emilia, Subaru, Rem, and a brand-new character Melty, a full-color art book including concept art, sketches, and commentary with a special foreword from the creators, a steelbook collector’s display case, the official soundtrack containing original music from the game, and the collector’s edition outerbox.
Dark-fantasy action-adventure FPS Graven announced for Switch, spiritual successor to Hexen 2
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3D Realms, 1C Entertainment, and Slipgate Ironworks today announced that Graven, a dark-fantasy action-adventure game that’s a spiritual successor to Hexen 2, is coming to Switch. A release is planned for 2021.
Here’s an overview of Graven, along with a trailer:
Baldo seemingly delayed
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When we last heard about Baldo, it was on track to launch sometime this summer. However, Nintendo’s website listing for the game has been updated, and now shows a release date of “TBD”. It also doesn’t help that fall will be starting in a couple of weeks, so Naps Team wouldn’t have much time to hit that summer window in any case.
Baldo received a great deal of attention after it was shown during an Indie World Showcase earlier this year. For those that haven’t heard about the project previously, check out the following overview and trailer:
Engineer talks working on Mario Kart ride at Super Nintendo World and issues tackled along the way
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Andy Biar was heavily involved with the creation of the Mario Kart ride at Super Nintendo World. As an engineer, he and his team tackled a number of issues during development, including having only one test track and taking on a challenge less than a day before meeting with Nintendo.
Biar outlined the experience of working on the Mario Kart ride in a recent blog post. Read the full backstory on its creation below.
