Fire Emblem Heroes – Summoning Focus: Heroes with Combat Boosts has started
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The latest summoning event has started in Fire Emblem Heroes. Players can partake in Summoning Focus: Heroes with Combat Boosts as of today.
Three Heroes with skills that buff their stats when they initiate combat, Swift Sparrow and Mirror Strike, are being offered as part of the 5-star summoning focus. The event lasts until May 4.
By the way, Sanctuary of the Earth has also been added as a new Blessed Gardens map. Nintendo and Intelligent Systems encourage players to visit it with four Heroes who are either Earth-type Legendary Heroes or Heroes with an Earth blessing.
Splatoon 2 – Japanese Splatfest #10 results
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In Japan, the latest Splatfest for Splatoon 2 was held this weekend. When asked which makes them feel the most wonder, players were given two options: unknown/undiscovered creatures or advanced technology.
We now have the full results from the latest Splatfest. Though it was pretty close, advanced technology took home the win. That team actually won all three categories – votes, solo battles, and team battles. The final score was 0-3 in favor of the latter team.
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Octopath Traveler demo downloaded over 1.3 million times worldwide
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Square Enix confirmed at the end of January that the Octopath Traveler demo had been downloaded over one million times. That number has since climbed to 1.3 million, the company announced this week.
The news was tucked away in the announcement for the Octopath Traveler Official Soundtrack. In Japan, Square Enix will be releasing the OST alongside the game on July 13. It has over 80 tracks and spans 4 CDs.
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Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Trilogy will be offered as individual games on the Switch eShop
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If you missed one of our recent file size roundups, you may not have heard about an interesting approach Bandai Namco is taking with Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Trilogy on Switch. You’ll be able to purchase the collection itself, but also the individual games.
This could be handy if you played through one of the Naruto titles on other platforms previously and are only interested in certain ones. That means, for example, you’ll be able to purchase Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2 on its own. With listings on the European eShop, we can confirm Bandai Namco will be making the trilogy and standalone titles available in Japan and in the west.
The final file size for the different games are as follows:
Bethesda talks supporting Switch, Nintendo apparently very pleased
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During the system’s first year, Bethesda has been one of the biggest third-parties supporting Switch – especially in the west. The company was featured heavily as part of the system’s reveal with The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. That game came out on Switch last year, along with the unexpected Doom. Wolfenstein II will also hit the platform in 2018.
Bethesda’s Pete Hines spoke at length about supporting Switch in a recent interview with Gamereactor. When asked about the challenges of bringing games to the console, Hines said in response:
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Miitomo – returning Miitomo Drop stage theme (4/21/18)
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Miitomo has been updated with more content. Users will find returning stages with more items.
“Welcome to Japan! Japanese Traditions” is the returning theme. The stages provide the following:
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A better look at the Inazuma Eleven Ares boxart
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The boxart for Inazuma Eleven Ares first leaked out of a Japanese magazine earlier this month. During its Inazuma Walker broadcast, Level-5 showed off the packaging shot officially. We have it attached above.
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Fire Emblem Heroes – Tempest Trials+: Thunder’s Fist footage
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Fire Emblem Heroes kicked off its first Tempest Trials+ event today. Have a look at some footage in the video below.
First South Park: The Fractured But Whole Switch footage
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South Park: The Fractured But Whole launches for Switch on Tuesday, but Ubisoft hasn’t actually posted any gameplay videos of it running on the system. We at least have some lengthy gameplay now thanks to Xiphos Gaming. Check out 27 minutes of footage below.
Thanks to TDude73 for the tip.
New evidence emerges for a Switch version of Paladins
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The free-to-play FPS Paladins was first hinted at for Switch last November. Following an update for the game, new engine config files pointed to a possible release on the platform.
More concrete evidence has now emerged regarding a potential Switch version. After the latest test server was datamined, an “Oasis” codename was discovered, which other languages actually refer to as a Nintendo account.
