SNK 40th anniversary panel taking place at PAX, announcements planned
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At PAX East next month, a special panel will be hosted in celebration of SNK’s 40th anniversary. SNK Heroines director Kaito Soranaka, veteran artist Naoto Abe, and other SNK staff will be present. Announcements will be made, including the reveal of the next SNK Heroines character “and other surprises.”
The panel will take place on Friday, April 6 at 12 PM ET. It’ll be held at the Dragonfly Theater.
By the way, those who are attending PAX will be able to try out SNK Heroines on Switch. There will be a playable demo at Nintendo’s booth in the Exhibit Hall.
Source: NIS America PR
New North American Switch eShop deals – SteamWorld games, Kamiko, Rocket League, L.A. Noire, Thumper, more
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A big Spring 2018 eShop sale kicked off in Europe earlier today. While the same sale hasn’t been extended to North America, a ton of new deals are now live on Switch stateside. The SteamWorld series, Kamiko, Rocket League, L.A. Noire, Thumper, and many more have been discounted.
Here’s the full lineup of everything on sale currently:
Wolfenstein II for Switch to make playable debut at Bethesda Gameplay Day next month
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Bethesda is taking a different approach to PAX East this year. Rather than attending the show directly, the company will host a one-day community event called the “Bethesda Gameplay Day” at Laugh Boston.
Various presentations are planned, and a number of games will be playable. This includes Wolfenstein II on Switch, which will make its playable debut.
Bethesda Gameplay Day will take place on Saturday, April 7 between 1:30 and 9:00 PM ET.
More: Bethesda, Wolfenstein II
Super Rocket Shootout arriving on Switch next month
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Super Rocket Shootout is making its way to Switch next month, according to a listing on the eShop. It’s currently on track for April 5. Pre-orders are now live as well.
Super Rocket Shootout is a brawler with a story mode as well as local multiplayer. We’ve included a bunch of details and a trailer below.
Defoliation hitting Switch this summer
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The puzzle game Defoliation is currently in development for Switch. Japanese publisher Cosen shared the news today, and also confirmed a summer release window.
Defoliation hasn’t been announced for the west as of yet, but we imagine it will make its way over. Continue on below for details and a trailer.
More: Cosen, Defoliation, Rising Win Tech
Minecraft: New 3DS Edition updated, local multiplayer added
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Minecraft: New 3DS Edition has received a new update on New 3DS. Primarily, we’re hearing that local multiplayer has been added. We’re not currently aware of any other additions or changes. If there’s anything else to the patch that we hear about, we’ll pass along the news.
Tons of Nindies footage
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Nintendo World Report has shared a ton of footage from upcoming indie games destined for Switch. We’ve rounded up the various videos below.
Nintendo on devs who say they can’t get their game on Switch, fixing eShop’s limitations, more
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Kotaku has published a new interview with Nintendo’s Damon Baker. It’s primarily focused on indies and the Switch eShop, including the store’s limitations. The site also asked about third-parties possibly getting on board with Nintendo Labo.
You can find a few excerpts from the interview below. For the full discussion, head on over here.
More: Damon Baker, interview, top
Another round of Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes footage
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A number of sites are coming forward with footage from Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes. We’ve rounded up a couple of videos below.
Nihilumbra heading to Switch
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Back in 2015, Beautifun Games brought Nihilumbra to the Wii U eShop. That title is now crossing over to Switch.
Cosen is bringing Nihilumbra to Japan this summer. We don’t have a release window for North America or Europe yet, but given that this is a western game, we should be seeing it around the same time if not sooner.
