Super Mario 3D All-Stars, Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury, Mario Kart Live, Game & Watch pre-orders open
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A bunch of new Mario releases have been announced, and pre-orders have started to open for the games featured. We’ll be rounding up the notable retailer store listings as they’re updated below.
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Georifters – “Meet Lex” trailer
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The ground bending platformer Georifters has received a new trailer featuring Lex, an artist that loves to paint.
Here’s her official bio:
More: Busy Toaster Games, Georifters, Leoful
Video: Spellbreak Switch vs. PS4 comparison
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Spellbreak launched on all major platforms this week, including Switch. See how the Switch version compares to the PS4 edition with the video below.
Spellbreak is available for Switch as a free-to-play game on the eShop.
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Windbound dev diary – “The Music”
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Windbound recently released on Switch, but the game has now received a new developer diary. Composer Zander Hulmes has given “the inside scoop” on creating the music.
Here’s an introduction plus the video itself:
More: 5 Lives Studios, Deep Silver, Windbound
Supermarket Shriek boxart
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Switch file sizes – WWE 2K Battlegrounds, Zoids Wild: Blast Unleashed, more
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Listings on the eShops provide file sizes for a bunch of Switch games. These include WWE 2K Battlegrounds, Zoids Wild: Blast Unleashed, and more.
Here’s the full roundup:
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Nintendo maintenance schedule – September 6, 2020
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As is weekly tradition, we have a look at Nintendo’s upcoming maintenance schedule. Only one session is officially confirmed, with eShop downtime planned for September 14 / September 15.
Here’s the full schedule:
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Fire Emblem Heroes announces To Stay Dreaming summoning event
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Fire Emblem Heroes is gearing up for its next summoning event. To Stay Dreaming will feature Special Heroes dressed in elegant dancewear, including Lachesis, Ethlyn, Quan, and Sigurd. A new Paralogue Story is also planned.
To Stay Dreaming kicks off in Fire Emblem Heroes on September 8. View a trailer for the event below.
[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.