Detective Pikachu makes estimated $58 million, largest opening weekend for game adaptation ever
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Box Office Mojo is reporting that Detective Pikachu took home an estimated $58 million during its debut weekend. As a result, the film had largest opening weekend for a video game adaptation ever, surpassing Lara Croft Tomb Raider. That movie earned $47.7 million back in 2001.
Detective Pikachu should eventually become the highest grossing video game adaptation of all-time domestically. After just three days, it’s already in the top ten.
Fire Emblem Heroes hosting Grand Hero Battle – Delthea: Tatarrah’s Puppet
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Fire Emblem Heroes kicked off its latest event today. Grand Hero Battle – Delthea: Tatarrah’s Puppet is live, featuring the character from Fire Emblem Heroes. Delthea can be found in Special Maps, and by defeating the mage, you can make her your ally.
Grand Hero Battle – Delthea: Tatarrah’s Puppet lasts until May 20.
Just Shapes & Beats will be adding a “Hardcore Mode” on Switch
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Just Shapes & Beats launched on Switch nearly a year ago. Berzerk Studio ended up bringing the game to PlayStation 4 this week, and a new “Hardcore Mode” was included. Fortunately, it’s been confirmed that the Switch version will be updated with the feature as well.
For the new mode, Berzerk Studio says that all stages were “redesigned in some form or another to give you a whole new experience that will make even seasoned Souls-like players weep, longing for their mother’s warm embrace.” You can view a trailer for Just Shapes & Beats: Hardcore Edition below.
Nintendo maintenance schedule as of May 12, 2019
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Nintendo’s maintenance schedule has updated once again, showing which sessions are planned for the coming week. As of now, two periods of downtime are planned for Switch.
The current schedule is as follows:
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My Nintendo adds Pokemon Sword/Shield, Detective Pikachu wallpapers in North America
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Two new Pokemon wallpapers are up for grabs on My Nintendo in North America. Fans can get their hands on a design for Pokemon Sword/Shield as well as one for Detective Pikachu.
Both wallpapers will set you back 50 Platinum Points each. If you’re interested in obtaining either of them, head on over to My Nintendo here.
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Sumikko Gurashi: School Life Begins boxart
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Nippon Columbia announced Sumikko Gurashi: School Life Begins for Switch this week. We now have the game’s boxart, which you can find above.
Sumikko Gurashi: School Life Begins is slated for July 18 in Japan. Learn more about the game here.
Splatoon 2 – Japanese Splatfest #22 results
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This weekend, Nintendo held the latest Splatfest in Splatoon 2. It was for Japanese players only and featured a collaboration with Nippon Professional Baseball’s eSports Series.
Per usual, Nintendo offered two options. Players could either side with Team Se (Central League) or Team Pa (Pacific League). Here’s a look at how things panned out:
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Tons of Kill la Kill: IF footage
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Kill la Kill: IF was on display at Sakura Fight Festa 2019, and a ton of footage from the fighter was shown. Have a look at all of the gameplay below.
Eternal Darkness director on how 9/11 delayed the game and caused the story to be rewritten
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Nintendo and Silicon Knights’ GameCube title Eternal Darkness went through an interesting development cycle. It was originally planned for the N64, but ended up shifting to the GameCube. Silicon Knights was actually targeting release for the system’s launch, but that didn’t happen.
According to director Denis Dyack, Eternal Darkness would have been ready for the release of the GameCube. But after the 9/11 tragedy took place, some aspects had to be rewritten. Dyack visited Nintendo in Japan, spoke with Satoru Iwata and Shigeru Miyamoto, and had to ensure that any potential controversial aspects were changed or removed.
Dyack said the following in the latest episode of the IGN Unfiltered show:
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Silicon Knights tried to get the rights back to Eternal Darkness before the studio closed
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For many years, dedicated fans have hoped that Eternal Darkness would return. Nintendo published the GameCube game back in 2002 after it was created by Silicon Knights, but the IP has been dormant since then. Despite Nintendo playing around with the trademark a few times, there have been no new developments.
Interestingly, Silicon Knights did have interest in the IP before the studio closed. According to director Denis Dyack, the company was “in the process of getting the rights back, but it never completed.”
