Scans roundup – Ninjala, eBaseball Powerful Pro Yakyuu 2020
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This week’s Famitsu scans are now available. Highlights include Ninjala and eBaseball Powerful Pro Yakyuu 2020. Scans of both games can be found below.
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Namcot Collection to offer retro demake of 2007’s Pac-Man Championship Edition
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Bandai Namco has come up with a unique incentive to pick up all ten launch titles for Namcot Collection. As a special bonus, players will receive a retro demake of 2007’s Pac-Man Championship Edition.
Namcot Collection itself will also come with a few neat features, which Bandai Namco detailed today. These include the ability to suspend and resume play at any time, a rewind function, and a “screen function” to change the screen display format.
Namcot Collection launches for Switch in Japan via the eShop on June 18 where players can pick and choose the titles they wish to purchase. A physical version will also be available.
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Fire Emblem Heroes to host Book IV Midpoint summoning event this week
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Nintendo and Intelligent Systems have announced Book IV Midpoint as the game’s latest summoning event. It will feature Anna: Secret Seller, Say’ri: Chon’sin’s Blade, Mustafa: Plegian Champion, and Mirabilis: Daydream.
The summoning event goes live on June 5. Watch a trailer promoting what’s to come below.
Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics introduces free Pocket Edition
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Nintendo has put out a brief video showcasing the free Pocket Edition for Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics. We have it below.
By downloading the Pocket Edition from the eShop, you’ll gain access to Dominoes, Connect Four, President, and Slot Cars. Local multiplayer is supported. Also, those with access to the full game can use their copy to play other experiences with users that only have access to Pocket Edition.
3DS eShop charts – June 3, 2020
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The Pokemon Company shares #BlackLivesMatter statement, giving $100,000 donations to NAACP and Black Lives Matter
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After Nintendo issued a statement regarding the situation involving George Floyd’s death and the #BlackLivesMatter movement earlier in the day, The Pokemon Company has stepped in with its own remarks. On top of that, separate $100,000 donations will be given out to the NAACP and Black Lives Matter.
The statement in full reads:
Dataminers find that Pokemon Gen 4 has increased encounter rates on certain holidays, decreased on tragic anniversaries
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Late last month, Nintendo was hit with another leak, which included the source code for Pokemon Gen 4. Fans have been parsing through the files since then and have been making discoveries such as a scrapped event with Cyrus. There’s been another interesting find recently relating to Pokemon spawn rates.
Interestingly, encounter rates go up by 5 percent on holidays such as Independence Day and St. Patrick’s Day. The full list is as follows (as shared by shinyhunter_map):
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Kirk Scott departs from Nintendo
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After Damon Baker left Nintendo at the end of 2018, Kirk Scott took over as the new face of the company’s indie efforts. Scott has now decided to move on as well. He’s moving on following a five-year stint with Nintendo.
On social media, Scott shared the following message:
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Amazon France’s recent third-party placeholder listings for Switch have been taken down
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Over the past week or so, Amazon France added in a bunch of unannounced listings from both Nintendo and third-parties. Just a few days later and the whole set is gone – well, mostly. While Nintendo’s listings are still on the site, everything from the third-parties has been removed.
It’s a bit of a confusing situation for sure. Leaving Nintendo’s listings up but taking down the ones from third-parties doesn’t make much sense. We’ll also be left to speculate as to what these pages are actually are intended for, and how much they hint at upcoming announcements.
Video: Warborn developer gameplay walkthrough
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PQube has shared a new video from Raredrop Games as the studio takes fans through the introductory level of Warborn, a new turn-based tactics game. Watch it below.
Warborn launches for Switch on June 12.
