Space War Arena adds online multiplayer
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Space War Arena, a recently-released Switch game from Ecco the Dolphin creator Ed Annunziata, is introducing some major functionality. An online multiplayer mode has been added that supports 1v1 matches that with an endless war leaderboard.
To celebrate the news, Space War Arena has been given a massive 90 percent discount. It’s down to just $1.49 on the Switch eShop.
Here’s an overview of Space War Arena:
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Nintendo understands the importance of making Switch Online attractive, will continue to make its content appealing
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Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa commented on the Switch Online service at the company’s 79th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders. An investor asked about how it will be enhanced given how a subscription is “inexpensive”, but “the content of the service still feels rather weak.”
Furukawa highlighted that Nintendo Switch Online has surpassed 10 million accounts, and the number of subscribers “has increased steadily since the service was launched last September”. He would later say that Nintendo understands “that making the Nintendo Switch Online service attractive to users is extremely important, and will continue to make the content of the service even more appealing going forward.”
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Nintendo’s Hyper Japan 2019 lineup
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Nintendo today announced its lineup for Hyper Japan Festival 2019. A number of Switch games will be making their playable debuts in the UK, including Zelda: Link’s Awakening.
Here’s the full lineup:
Marvelous publishing Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town in Europe and Australia
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Rounding out today’s news about Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town is an update for PAL regions. Marvelous will publish the game directly in Europe and Australia, the company has announced.
Here’s an overview of Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town:
Splatoon 2 – Final Fest art featuring Crusty Sean & Bisk
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Nintendo has shared the latest piece of Splatoon 2 art in celebration of the final Splatfest. This time around, Crusty Sean & Bisk get the focus.
Nintendo says the following about the two characters representing Team Order:
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Donkey Kong Country Returns out now on NVIDIA Shield in China, footage
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This week, the lineup of Wii games from Nintendo on China’s NVIDIA Shield expanded once again. Donkey Kong Country Returns, which was previously confirmed for the device, is now available.
Here’s some footage:
Donkey Kong Country Returns takes up 3.9GB on NVIDIA Shield.
Konami’s Gamescom 2019 lineup
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Konami today announced its lineup for Gamescom 2019. As far as Nintendo titles go, Conta Rogue Corps and Yu-Gi-Oh! Legacy of the Duelist: Link Evolution will be present. eFootball PES 2020, Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links, and Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game rounds out the lineup.
Gamescom 2019 runs between August 20 and August 24.
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Dr. Mario World – “Virus Vid” for July 5
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Nintendo is back with another “Virus Vid” for Dr. Mario World. Have a look at the short clip promoting the new mobile game below.
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A few tidbits and concept art for Fire Emblem: Three Houses from Japan Expo 2019
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Fire Emblem: Three Houses was shown off today at Japan Expo 2019 in Paris. Toshiyuki Kusakihara from Intelligent Systems and Genki Yokota from Nintendo were present and revealed a few new tidbits about the game (credit goes to Perfectly Nintendo for translating and transcribing):
Attack on Titan 2: Final Battle – launch trailer
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Attack on Titan 2: Final Battle is out today. To celebrate the occasion, Koei Tecmo put together a launch trailer for the game:
