Japanese Fate/Extella: The Umbral Star Limited Box unboxing
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In Japan, Fate/Extella: The Umbral Star has received a limited edition on Switch. It features a copy of the game, an Aruko Wada-designed special box, and a Nero Travel Pouch. The full contents are unboxed in the video below.
Splatoon 2 devs on improvements and adjustments from the first game, Salmon Run, story, future updates
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Famitsu published a lengthy Splatoon 2 feature this week. Among the coverage was an interview with four of the game’s developers. Art director Seita Inoue, lead programmer Shintaro Sato, director Yusuke Amano, and producer Hisashi Nogami participated in the talk.
The developers weighed in on Splatoon 2’s improvements and adjustments from the first game, the new Salmon Run mode, the story, and future updates. Among the things discussed were Nintendo’s approach to Salmon Run, how Nintendo considered announcing a Splatoon sequel during the first game’s final Splatfest, a tease of more new weapon categories, and more. The developers were even asked if Marina is an Octoling.
You can find a comprehensive summary of important points from Famitsu’s interview below.
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Splatoon 2 – Inkbrush footage
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The Inkbrush was added in as Splatoon’s first new weapon a few hours ago. Take a look at some footage showing it in action below.
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Fraud is becoming an issue with Switch in Japan
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Switch is a hit thus far, and the system is selling extremely well. Sadly, that success and the lack of stock is leading to some unfortunate situations in Japan. One issue concerns fraud, which is even being reported by major TV outlets.
Sonic Mania introduces Special Stages
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SEGA gave fans a first look at Special Stages in Sonic Mania during a panel at Comic-Con today. They’re inspired by titles on the Saturn and CD. You’ll collect rings for more time and Blue Spheres for more speed while chasing down a UFO for a Chaos Emerald.
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Pokken Tournament DX footage
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YouTuber FILIP played Pokken Tournament DX at Comic-Con this week, and shared new direct-feed footage of the game on Switch. Check out some footage below.
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Retailers shift Redout’s release date once again
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For awhile we had hoped that Redout would finally come to Switch this month. GameStop went as far as to list it for July 25 in one of its weekly ads. Unfortunately, July 25 is almost upon us, and that date is looking extremely unlikely.
GameStop’s own online listing has been updated to October 24. The same goes for Best Buy. Amazon has a release date of August 29.
In any case, the bottom line is that we still don’t have an official release date for Redout on Switch. Anything being listed by retailers is speculation at this time.
Thanks to Brent for the tip.
Nintendo adding Inkbrush to Splatoon 2 tonight / tomorrow
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[Weapons] The first additional weapon will be available on July 22nd (6PM PST / 10PM EST) / July 23rd (3AM BST / 4AM CEST), and it’s the Inkbrush! It comes with Splat Bombs (Sub Weapon) and Splashdown (Special Weapon)!
Nintendo will be adding the first new weapon to Splatoon 2 tomorrow. Players can begin using the Inkbrush tonight in North America, and tomorrow in Europe.
Times are as follows:
– 7 PM PT
– 10 PM ET
– 3 AM in the UK
– 4 AM in Europe
The Inkbrush features Splat Bombs as its Sub Weapon. Splashdown is its Special Weapon.
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Nintendo Australia shows off Splatoon 2’s Salmon Run
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We’re just about done with our video coverage of Splatoon 2, but you can watch one last feature from Nintendo Australia below. Members of the “Squid Research Lab” show off the new mode Salmon Run.
Salmon Run – a mysterious part-time job offered by Grizzco Industries, where you team up against the Salmonid hordes to collect Power Eggs. pic.twitter.com/CKkaHuTXNM
— Nintendo AU NZ (@NintendoAUNZ) July 21, 2017
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Square Enix’s Tetsuya Nomura on designing characters for Xenoblade Chronicles 2
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This week’s issue of Famitsu features an interview with Square Enix’s Tetsuya Nomura. The Japanese magazine primarily talked with Nomura about Kingdom Hearts III, but there was some brief discussion pertaining to Xenoblade Chronicles 2 as well.
For those who haven’t heard, Nomura contributed to Xenoblade Chronicles 2 as a character designer. He worked on characters included in the game’s Ira organization.