Georifters slated for September release on Switch
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Publisher Leoful and developer Busy Toaster Games have set a final release date for Georifters. The action-platformer is now confirmed to launch digitally on September 18, and it’ll cost $29.99 on the eShop.
Georifters will initially be sold physically in Hong Kong and Taiwan on September 18, followed by Southeast Asia on October 2. Copies will include the cartridge and exclusive Pro Gamer Candy skin parts. The import price is set at $39.99.
Here’s an overview of Georifters:
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Nintendo maintenance schedule – August 23, 2020
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Nintendo has updated its upcoming maintenance schedule. There are still three sessions that were previously announced, but there’s now another period planned specifically for the Switch eShop.
Here’s the current schedule:
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Porygon to be featured for Pokemon GO Community Day in September, Charmander in October
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A poll was recently held to determine the next couple of Pokemon GO Community Days. Charmander, Caterpie, Grimer, and Porygon were all nominated.
Porygon was the top choice with 55.3 percent of the vote. Next up was Charmander, who earned 36.6 percent. They’ll be featured in the next Pokemon GO Community Days for September and October respectively.
Look for the next Pokemon GO Community Day on September 20. Following that will be on October 17.
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Splatoon 2 – Chicken vs. Egg Splatfest encore results
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Nintendo brought back another one of Splatoon 2’s Splatfests this weekend. Team Chicken won back in 2018, but Team Egg now had another opportunity to take home the win.
The encore Splatfest has drawn to a close and the results are in. Here’s a look at how things panned out:
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Sonic the Hedgehog movie previsualization footage uploaded online
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Before a movie goes into full production, it can be accompanied by a previsualization video. Concept shots and footage are created before any real work is done. For animated films, it can give animators and directors a better idea as to how certain scenes will actually turn out.
Artist Ellery Ortiz has now uploaded a video showing off previsualization work for the Sonic the Hedgehog movie. She said of her work on Vimeo:
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Pre-order updates – August 23, 2020
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SEGA releasing Sonic Mania + Team Sonic Racing Double Pack on Switch
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Update (8/23): The Sonic Mania + Team Sonic Racing Double Pack is now live on Amazon.
Original (8/22): According to a listing on Amazon, Sonic Mania + Team Sonic Racing Double Pack is making its way to Switch. It’s apparently releasing on October 26. We have the official boxart above.
Pre-orders aren’t live just yet. However, Amazon should eventually be taking reservations here.
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Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp adds ten new animals
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Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp updated today with ten new animals. The lineup includes Felicity, Ruby, Buzz, Rolf, Dora, Wade, Billy, Huck, Claude, and Cashmere.
As noted in the app, players can receive animal maps via souvenirs from exporting to specific islands in Gulliver’s Ship. They can also meet animals by exploring and completing animal maps in Blathers’s Treasure Trek.
Next issue of Nintendo Dream revealing a Switch game “that everyone will enjoy”
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Nintendo Dream‘s latest edition has an interesting teaser for its next issue. In September, the Japanese magazine will apparently be revealing a Switch game “that everyone will enjoy”.
Unfortunately, no additional information is available. While it sounds like Nintendo Dream may have a scoop, it’s not entirely clear if a different source will beat them to the punch with the news. Also note that while Nintendo’s Dream context indicates that this is a single announcement, Japanese doesn’t easily differentiate between plural and singular.
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Killer Queen Black gets an updated roadmap
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The team behind Killer Queen Black has provided an updated roadmap that details future plans for the game.
In July, Killer Queen Black received the major Betelgeuse Update. It brought along a new map as well as improvements to party systems and gameplay.
As for what lies ahead, more updates are planned for Q3 and Q4. There’s been a bit of a shift in terms of what will be included in the next couple of updates, you you can see the full roadmap above.