Pokemon GO – Professor Willow’s Global Challenge detailed, Alolan Diglett and Geodude coming, more
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Mobile, News | 0 comments
Niantic has outlined some of the upcoming events planned for Pokemon GO.
First up, during the weekends of special live events, the mobile title will be hosting Professor Willow’s Global Challenge. Here players will be tasked with completing Research Tasks, with players given “amazing bonuses” if goals are met.
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Flood of Light announced for Switch
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Chinese indie studio Irisloft and indie publisher indienova have announced that Flood of Light is coming to Switch.
Floor of Light is a puzzle game in which you control a mysterious girl who arrives at a city that is completely flooded with water. This girl is the only person with the ability to control light, which will be your tool to solve various puzzles, gradually make the water go back and ultimately save the city. As you do so, the true purpose of this girl will be revealed.
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Video: Nintendo shows off a storyboard of Super Mario Odyssey’s E3 2017 trailer
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 0 comments
Last year’s E3 trailer for Super Mario Odyssey was notable. It was the first time that we learned about Cappy and Mario’s ability to possess enemies / objects.
To celebrate the one-year anniversary of the trailer, Nintendo posted a storyboard this week. It gives us a closer look at how the opening sequence of the video was put together. Check it out below.
— (@mario_odysseyJP) June 13, 2018
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Off-screen Galak-Z: Variant S footage
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GungHo Online Entertainment had Galak-Z: Variant S on display at E3 this past week. For a look at some off-screen footage, view the video below.
Super Mario Run event puts the spotlight on Bowser
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Super Mario Run is hosting a new Weekend Spotlight event featuring Bowser. Items you can receive from Remix 10’s Super Bonus Game will all be related to the character.
Super Bonus Games are as follows:
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Video: Making of the Little Nightmares Switch trailer
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For the launch of Little Nightmares on Switch, Bandai Namco produced a special live action trailer of sorts. The company has since posted a video – which we have below – showing how it was filmed.
Switch eShop charts (6/16/18)
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Yoshi gets axed from the Smash Bros. Ultimate boxart in Germany due to USK logo
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Nintendo shared the gorgeous boxart for Smash Bros. Ultimate this week. It’s mostly the same around the world, though there is one exception from Germany.
For the most part, the packaging design is the same. However, there is one omission: Yoshi. The character is gone here due to a sizable USK rating logo taking up a good deal of the real estate. The logo is where Pikachu would be, but the character has been preserved and moved up slightly while Yoshi was taken off entirely.
Nintendo leads the way with E3 conversation on social media, Smash Bros. Ultimate a popular title
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Switch | 0 comments
Crimson Hexagon has shared an in-depth look at gaming buzz on social media from E3. Between June 10 and June 12 – the key days of the expo – over 4.5 million posts were made across online channels. Nintendo was one of the conversation leaders.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate apparently wasn’t the most-discussed game, but it was certainly up there. Crimson Hexagon’s data has it at #2.
Here’s a look at the most discussed games at E3 and best received titles:
Screenshots of this week’s Nintendo Downloads (6/14/18, North America)
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Screenshots, Switch eShop | 0 comments
Several new games out came out this week on the eShop. If you’re interested in checking out what’s new in screenshot form, take a look at the gallery below.
