Gooigi first ended up in the Luigi’s Mansion 3DS remake after he was imagined for Luigi’s Mansion 3
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Luigi’s Mansion 3 director Yoshihito Ikebata has spoken more about the origins of Gooigi. Although he’ll be appearing in the Switch game in a few months, his first appearance was in last year’s 3DS remake of the series’ initial entry.
Ikebata told Polygon that the idea for including Gooigi in the Luigi’s Mansion 3DS remake first came about after he’d been imagined for the Switch game. He also stated:
Yono and the Celestial Elephants getting a physical release
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French retailers recently started to list a physical version of Yono and the Celestial Elephants. Now that it has appeared on Amazon France as well, we feel more confident that those listings are accurate.
It appears that the physical version of Yono and the Celestial Elephants will be available starting September 1, or sometime around then. Currently, no information has been shared about a release outside of France. However, Switch is region-free, and English will likely be supported.
You can pre-order Yono and the Celestial Elephants on Amazon France here. We have the game’s boxart above.
Rain World update out now
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Alongside its release in Japan this week, Rain World received a new patch. The update addresses a few bugs and crashes, among other things.
Below are the full patch notes:
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Bandai Namco’s Gamescom 2019 lineup
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Bandai Namco has confirmed its attendance at Gamescom 2019, led by the playable debut of One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4.
The full lineup includes:
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Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz HD screenshots
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SEGA has sent out a few screenshots from the newly-announced Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz HD, an updated version of the Wii title from 2006. View the images in the gallery below.
Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz HD hits Switch on October 29.
Hatsune Miku: Project Diva Mega39’s devs on how the game came to be, choosing songs, visuals, using the Joy-Con, more
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Earlier this month, SEGA unveiled Hatsune Miku: Project Diva Mega39’s. This will be the first entry in the rhythm series for Nintendo’s console.
Following the announcement, Japanese magazine Famitsu spoke with creative producer Makoto Osaki and producer / director Keiichi Matsunami to learn more about the game. The two developers spoke about the project’s origins, how they went about choosing songs, settling on the visuals, wanting to use the Joy-Con, and more.
You can find our full translation below.
New staff positions available: night shift news editor, Japanese to English translators
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It’s that time again: we have some staff openings available, and are looking to add some fresh faces to the team. Right now there are two positions in particular we’re looking to fill. Along with a new night shift news editor to help Devin out, we’re hoping to expand our lineup of Japanese translators.
For the news position, you will be responsible for covering the site twice per week (those days would be decided once you’ve been brought on board) at the following times:
Nintendo answers a few questions about the Switch Lite
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IGN recently sent over a series of questions to Nintendo about the Switch Lite, which the company was happy to answer. Topics include downloading and playing games across multiple Switch systems, Nintendo Labo support, and more.
Here’s the full rundown:
Wolfenstein: Youngblood dev calls the Switch version “a miracle”
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Wolfenstein: Youngblood is coming to Switch thanks to the porting efforts of Panic Button. This isn’t the studio’s first go-around with the console, as they previously helped bring a couple of other Bethesda titles to the console – including Wolfenstein II.
Youngblood executive producer Jerk Gustafsson commented on the Switch version in an interview with GamesBeat. He said that it’s “a miracle” and called the folks at Panic Button “magicians.”
Fortnite hosts huge monster vs. robot battle
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Fortnite is known for hosting big events from time to time, and that tradition continued today. In what was one of the highlights for season 9, a monster (Doggus) and robot (Cattus) battled across the map.
Here’s a look at how it all unfolded:
