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It was roughly a year ago that we heard about Downwell creator Ojiro Fumoto joining Nintendo. That relationship didn’t last terribly long, with Fumoto confirming that he’s already gone from the company. He’s returning to his roots and becoming an indie developer once again.

The good news is that Fumoto left on his own terms and the two sides still have an amicable relationship. He wrote on Twitter that working at Nintendo was “an incredible experience”.

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Fire Emblem Heroes has kicked off a few different events in time for the start of 2019.

First, the previously-announced Tempest Trials+: An Alliance of Princesses event is now live. Rewards include the 5-star Special Hero Laegjarn: New Experiences and two Sacred Seals.

Playful Corp appears to be bringing its platformer Super Lucky’s Tale to Switch.

The studio’s concept artist made mention of Nintendo’s console in resumes. In a couple of CVs, it’s stated that this person worked on “environment assets for the upcoming Nintendo Switch port.” Gearbox Software outsource manager Jesse Sosa, who was at Playful Corp until the end of 2017, also says he shipped Super Lucky’s Tale on Switch as part of his LinkedIn profile – though it has obviously yet to be released (or officially announced).

SteamWorld Dig 2

SteamWorld Dig 2 launched back in August 2017. Developer Image & Form has been quiet since then, but it sounds like we’re due for an update from the studio very soon.

Speaking as part of a New Year video to fans, CEO Brjánn Sigurgeirsson said the company will “very soon we have some news for you.” He added that Image & Form will “see you sooner than you think.”

Here’s Sigurgeirsson’s brief message in full:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGZ9QOJrHiY

For Mario Tennis Aces’ latest tournament, Luma has been added as a new character. Check out some footage in the video below.

Nintendo is continuing to celebrate the start of 2019 with some special art. We have images featuring Splatoon, Fire Emblem Heroes, Xenoblade Chronicles 2, and Animal Crossing attached to this post.


Legrand Legacy: Tale of the Fatebounds has been dated for Switch. Listings in both North America and Europe confirm a release date of January 24.

Here’s an overview for the game, along with a trailer:

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Nintendo has put out a new video highlighting some of the games that were added to the eShop around December . Get a look at it below.

It’s already 2019 in some places of the world, and gaming companies, developers, and more are celebrating the occasion. We’ve rounded up some of the New Year’s greetings below.


Pokemon made its proper debut on Switch last month with the two Let’s Go games. Traditionally a handheld-focused series, the franchise finally had a mainline entry on a console.

Pokemon president Tsunekazu Ishihara spoke about this in an interview with Dime. He pointed out that Switch has a few different playstyles, causing it “harder to make a new mainline Pokemon game than I had originally thought.”


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