Hint Toad’s map in Super Mario Odyssey references a past Mario game
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Super Mario Odyssey is chock-full of Easter eggs and references to past Mario games. One of these extends to Hint Toad, who will help you locate Power Moons in exchange for coins.
What you may not realize is that Hint Toad’s map is yet another reference to a prior Mario title. For more on this, continue on below.
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Suda51 on Travis Strikes Again – development progress and team, the game’s crazy backstory, more
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Many outlets have had a chance to speak with Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes director Suda51. Famitsu was included, and was given an opportunity to learn more about the Switch game. In one of its issues, the Japanese magazine published a two-page interview with Suda51.
During the interview, Suda51 provided a status update on development progress, some of the staffers working on the team, and background information for things like the Death Drive Mk-II. We have a full translation below.
Pre-order updates (11/5/17)
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Splatoon 2 – European Splatfest #4 results
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The results are in for the latest European Splatfest. Players were asked if they prefer having a warm or cold breakfast.
It was a close battle all around. Votes as well as solo and team battles were separated by just a few points in the end. However, Team Warm Breakfast won the popularity vote as well as solo battles, leading them to a 2-1 victory.
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Attack on Titan 2 – tons of footage from Paris Games Week
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A ton of footage for the upcoming Switch game Attack on Titan 2 has emerged from Paris Games Week. Have a look at the gameplay below.
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Nintendo rep might be hinting at dual audio for Xenoblade Chronicles 2
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Dual audio may not be out of the question for Xenoblade Chronicles 2. Kaveh Moussaivan, product analyst at Nintendo of Europe, was asked about the possibility, while demoing the game for JVTV.
Moussaivan said the following:
UK sales for October 2017
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GamesIndustry has new information about gaming sales in the UK for October 2017. The top publishers in order were EA, Ubisoft, Nintendo, and Warner Bros. Super Mario Odyssey provided Nintendo with a boost despite being on the market for just a couple of days.
Switch accounted for 10 percent of all boxed games sold in October. Although that may seem low, it’s the system’s best result since April.
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Xenoblade Chronicles 2 introduces the rare Blade Idaten
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Continuing with the regular pattern, Nintendo and Monolith Soft have shown off another rare Blade from Xenoblade Chronicles 2. Today’s reveal is Idaten, who has been designed by I-IV and voiced by Aya Hirano.
Here’s a look:
「イダテン」の同調シーンですも。ももっ！そこが取れちゃって、そこが開いちゃうんですも！？ pic.twitter.com/qJno8dvInc
— ゼノブレイド総合 (@XenobladeJP) November 5, 2017
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim will have a Switch guide
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Tying in with the new Switch version of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Prima is readying a guide for the game. Amazon has some information about what’s included.
You can count on the following:
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Resident Evil Revelations 1 and 2 for Switch details – frame rate, resolution, controls, more
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While searching for the latest information about the Resident Evil Revelations games for Switch, which are due out for the console this month, we found an interesting article from Japanese outlet Inside Games. The site went hands-on with both Resident Evil Revelations and its sequel at the Tokyo Game Show a couple of months ago. Along with its own impressions, Inside Games also spoke with Capcom representatives. What it all amounts to is some information about the frame rate, resolution, controls, and more that we hadn’t known previously.
