GameStop cancels Animal Crossing: New Horizons midnight launch events, demo stations shutting down
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When big games drop, GameStop often holds midnight launch events. That was originally the plan for Animal Crossing: New Horizons. But due to the coronavirus, all midnight events have been cancelled, which will impact the new Switch title.
Kotaku got its hands on an internal memo from GameStop, which states:
Indie World Showcase live stream – March 17, 2020
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Nintendo will soon be kicking off its latest Indie World Showcase live stream. The event begins at 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET / 5 PM in the UK / 6 PM in Europe. It will feature around 20 minutes of information regarding indie games for Switch.
You can watch the event as it happens below. We’ll be reporting on the Indie World Showcase while it’s live as well as after it concludes.
Minecraft Dungeons dev team now working from home, may not hit April launch
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Minecraft Dungeons was previously announced to be launching sometime in April. We still don’t have an exact release date, though that may not matter in the end.
On Twitter, a message was posted stating that the team is working at home due to the coronavirus. April is still the target, “but we’re also re-evaluating our timeline to make sure we bring you the best game possible.”
The full statement is as follows:
Zombie Army Trilogy – “7 Reasons to Buy On Nintendo Switch” trailer
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Rebellion’s got a new Zombie Army Trilogy trailer ready that details seven great reasons to be excited for the release. Give it a look below.
Zombie Army Trilogy launches for Switch on March 31.
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La-Mulana 1 & 2 launch trailer
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NIS America is celebrating the release of La-Mulana 1 & 2 with a brand new launch trailer. Take a look at the video below.
You can read up on our review of La-Mulana 1 & 2 here.
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Sakurai talks about coronavirus, may impact Smash Bros. Ultimate DLC development and announcements
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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai is again publishing a new column in this week’s issue of Famitsu. It’s actually a bit of a special one, as there’s a conversation with manga artist Saho Yamamoto. It’s also Sakurai’s 600th column in the Japanese magazine.
The full magazine isn’t available just yet, but as usual, some of the tidbits have leaked online. A major highlight is that Sakurai states that he had plans to present a new Super Smash Bros. Ultimate DLC fighter to a publisher at some point, but it’s being delayed due to the coronavirus.
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One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 – Eustass Kid trailer
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Bandai Namco continues to roll out trailers for One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4. Find the latest video featuring Eustass Kid below.
Gildarts Clive confirmed for Fairy Tail RPG, will have Eclipse Celestial Spirits and Tartaros story arcs, improvements detailed
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This week’s issue of Famitsu has the latest information on the Fairy Tail RPG.
According to the magazine, Gildarts Clive will now be playable. The Eclipse Celestial Spirits and Tartaros story arcs.
It was previously announced that Fairy Tail would be delayed to June. Here’s some tidbits regarding how Gust has used that time to improve the game:
More: Fairy Tail, Gust, Koei Tecmo
Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town coming west in July
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Marvelous today announced that Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town, a remake of the Game Boy Advance classic, is releasing in Europe and Australia on July 10. The North American release is expected around the same time – we should be hearing something from XSEED soon.
Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town will support English, French, German, and Spanish text localization. The game will be sold both physically and digitally.
Here’s an overview of Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town, along with a trailer:
Famitsu review scores – March 17, 2020
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This week’s Famitsu review scores are as follows:
