Ninja Box details, first look at screenshots, teaser trailer
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Following its initial reveal in CoroCoro, Bandai Namco has opened the official website for Ninja Box. Access it here.
The site currently houses a few details, first look at screenshots, and a teaser trailer. Here’s the full roundup:
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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – Super Smash Blog update: Akira Assist Trophy
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Nintendo has posted another update to the Smash Bros. Blog for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. This time around, we have an introduction to the Akira Assist Trophy.
Here’s the overview:
Masuda on Pokemon: Let’s Go, Pikachu / Eevee – visual style, changes, and more
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Ahead of Pokemon: Let’s Go, Pikachu / Eevee’s launch, Bahamut spoke with director Junichi Masuda. Siliconera translated the discussion points.
You can find a summary of what was shared below. Topics include the game’s visual style, changes that were made, and more.
Scans roundup – Destiny Connect, Smash Bros. Ultimate, Onimusha: Warlords
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This week’s Famitsu scans are now available. Highlights include Destiny Connect, Smash Bros. Ultimate, and Onimusha: Warlords. Scans of all games can be found below.
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Reggie says Nintendo has internal expectations about when Metroid Prime 4 will be released, more
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Earlier today, Mashable published an interview with Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime. One of the hot topics discussed – albeit brief – was Metroid Prime 4. Reggie noted that Nintendo is thinking internally about when the game will be released and is “well in development.”
Outside of Metroid Prime 4, Reggie spoke about Nintendo’s approach to announcements, release dates, partnerships, and more. We’ve rounded up some of these comments below. You can read Mashable’s full piece here.
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Reggie: Pokemon and Smash Bros. pre-sale trends are the best so far for Switch, “brand new surprises” in 2019
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Pokemon: Let’s Go, Pikachu / Eevee and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate are undoubtedly Nintendo’s biggest games of the year. Sometime after their release, Nintendo could be inclined to share sales figures directly. But early reports indicate that both will be lighting the sales charts on fire.
Speaking with The Verge, Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime said that the pre-sale trends for Pokemon and Smash Bros. “are tracking to the best we’ve ever seen on Nintendo Switch.” He added, “The consumer engagement through all of our digital activity has been exceptionally strong.”
Pokemon: Let’s Go, Pikachu and Pokemon: Let’s Go, Eevee fully work in portable mode without motion controls
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Ever since Pokemon: Let’s Go, Pikachu and Pokemon: Let’s Go, Eevee were announced, there’s been one uncertainty surrounding the game. Will motion controls be required? Now that people are starting to get their hands on copies, we finally have a concrete answer once and for all.
When playing in portable mode, you’ll be happy to hear that motion controls aren’t required. Both titles are fully playable without needing to use motion controls when catching Pokemon. You can simply press the A button at the right time to have a better chance of success at catching.
A look inside the Pokemon: Let’s Go, Pikachu / Eevee case
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Pokemon: Let’s Go, Pikachu and Pokemon: Let’s Go, Eevee continue the trend of Nintendo featuring art and other material inside Switch cases. Many publishers opt to include nothing inside, but that isn’t the case with the Big N. As seen above, buyers are treated to a look at a map of the Kanto region.
Splatoon 2 – North American Splatfest #16 art
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The latest North American Splatfest goes live in Splatoon 2 this weekend, featuring Team Salsa and Team Guacamole. As usual, Nintendo has prepared some special art for the event. We have it above.
The new Splatfest goes live on November 16 at 8 PM PT / 11 PM PT. It’ll last for a full day.
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Sakurai on Smash Bros. Ultimate – why Incineroar was chosen and more
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Following some of the excerpts that made it online yesterday, we now have the full column from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai that was published in this week’s issue of Famitsu. We did cover quite a bit of this last night, but there are a few extra statements with Sakurai discussing how Incineroar was chosen for the game and more.
Here’s our full translation:
