Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments

Yusuke Hashimoto has announced that he has departed from PlatinumGames. Hashimoto was the director of Bayonetta 2 and worked on the first game as a producer. Additionally, he was the director on Star Fox Zero from Platinum’s side.

Hashimoto shared the following statement on Twitter:

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Niantic has announced that stat boosts are planned for Pokemon GO. Beginning on Saturday during Swinub Community Day, certain Charge Attacks will have a chance to trigger stat boosts in Trainer Battles. Stat boosts will be applied until the Pokemon faints or is switched out of battle.

Here’s the lineup of first moves that will be impacted:

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Starting today, Modern Combat Blackout can be played on Switch as a digital download. View some footage in the video below.

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Mortal Kombat 11 revealed its latest character during a live stream today. Jade, who first appeared in the series’ second entry, is now confirmed.

Here’s the character trailer for Jade:

And today’s live stream event:

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The first-person, buddy cop shooter RICO will be hitting Switch next month both physically and digitally. Get a look at some footage below.

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OlliOlli: Switch Stance is now available to purchase as a digital download on the Switch eShop. We’ve included the game’s launch trailer below.

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A massive patch has gone live for Dead Cells. With version 1.1, Motion Twin has implemented a steady 60 frames per second, a new custom game mode, and a whole lot more.

Below are the full patch notes:

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Nekopara Vol.2 is out now on the Switch eShop. For a look at the visual novel, check out the footage below.

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Update 3 (2/14): Added in Young Link, Ken, Daisy amiibo at Amazon. We’ll also mention that the Fire Emblem special edition has sold out at Best Buy and GameStop now, but is up on Walmart.

Update 2: Amazon has very slowly started to update, beginning with Super Mario Maker 2.

Update: Added in Ken, Daisy, and Young Link amiibo for Best Buy (thanks Joshua A).

Original: Retailers are starting to take pre-orders for the games featured in today’s Nintendo Direct. We’ll round everything up in this post, and reservations can be placed at the links below.

Amazon

Super Mario Maker 2
Astral Chain
Fire Emblem: Three Houses
Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age – Definitive Edition
Dragon Quest Builders 2
Young Link amiibo
Ken amiibo
Daisy amiibo

Best Buy

Zelda: Link’s Awakening
Super Mario Maker 2
Fire Emblem: Three Houses – Seasons of Warfare Edition [currently sold out]
Fire Emblem: Three Houses
Astral Chain
Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age S – Definitive Edition
Ken, Daisy, and Young Link amiibo

GameStop

Super Mario Maker 2
Fire Emblem: Three Houses – Seasons of Warfare Edition [currently sold out]
Fire Emblem: Three Houses
Astral Chain
Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age S – Definitive Edition
Dragon Quest Builders 2
Ken, Daisy, and Young Link amiibo

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This week’s European Nintendo Downloads are as follows:

Switch Retail

The Liar Princess and the Blind Prince

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