Baldo seemingly delayed
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When we last heard about Baldo, it was on track to launch sometime this summer. However, Nintendo’s website listing for the game has been updated, and now shows a release date of “TBD”. It also doesn’t help that fall will be starting in a couple of weeks, so Naps Team wouldn’t have much time to hit that summer window in any case.
Baldo received a great deal of attention after it was shown during an Indie World Showcase earlier this year. For those that haven’t heard about the project previously, check out the following overview and trailer:
Engineer talks working on Mario Kart ride at Super Nintendo World and issues tackled along the way
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Andy Biar was heavily involved with the creation of the Mario Kart ride at Super Nintendo World. As an engineer, he and his team tackled a number of issues during development, including having only one test track and taking on a challenge less than a day before meeting with Nintendo.
Biar outlined the experience of working on the Mario Kart ride in a recent blog post. Read the full backstory on its creation below.
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Pokemon Sword/Shield – code released to obtain King’s Rock, valid for one day only
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There’s another distribution happening in Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield, though the window for it is very short. During the Pokemon Korea 2020 Champion Invitational live stream, a code was shared to obtain the King’s Rock item.
More: Game Freak, Pokemon Shield, Pokemon Sword
Super Kirby Clash celebrates first anniversary
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Super Kirby Clash is officially a year old. The game was both announced and released as part of the last general Nintendo Direct on September 4, 2019.
To celebrate the milestone, Nintendo and HAL Laboratory have sent out a special piece of art. You can also use the code “FIRSTANNIVERSARY” over the next month to obtain various items.
More: HAL Laboratory, Super Kirby Clash
Nickelodeon Kart Racers 2: Grand Prix boxart, pre-orders open, screenshots
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GameMill Entertainment has shared the boxart for Nickelodeon Kart Racers 2: Grand Prix. Get a look at the packaging image above.
You can pre-order Nickelodeon Kart Racers 2: Grand Prix from a number of different retailers. Amazon has it here, Best Buy’s listing is here, and GameStop has the game here.
Nickelodeon Kart Racers 2: Grand Prix launches for Switch on October 6. We have a few screenshots below.
Panzer Paladin update out now (version 1.1)
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Panzer Paladin has been updated on Switch and is now at version 1.1. It addresses a number of key issues while also making a couple of improvements.
For the full patch notes, continue on below.
More: Panzer Paladin, title update, Tribute Games
Action platformer Firework heading to Switch next week
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According to an eShop listing, the action platformer Firework is making its way to Switch next week. It will launch on September 11 as a digital download.
Here’s an overview of Firework, along with a trailer:
More: Fantastico Studio, Firework
Switch eShop charts – September 5, 2020
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CD Projekt Red says The Witcher 3 saw “excellent sales” on Switch
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CD Projekt Red reported sales for the first half of 2020 this week. It was good news for the company, as revenue saw a 70 percent jump.
What’s noteworthy in the Nintendo scene is a brief but interesting comment from Piotr Nielubowicz, VP and CFO of CD Projekt. Nielubowicz said that The Witcher 3 experienced “unceasing popularity” and the Switch version achieved “excellent sales”.
Here’s the full notice from the report:
Falcom up for bringing more Kiseki games from The Legend of Heroes to Switch with outside help
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The Legend of Heroes is starting to find a home on Switch through the Kiseki series. Trails of Cold Steel III just launched on Switch this summer, and Trails of Cold Steels IV is following in 2020. In an interview with Chinese outlet A9VG, Falcom president Toshihiro Kondo discussed the other possibilities of other entries appearing on the platform.
Kondo told the site, as translated by Nintendo Everything:
