Nicalis teases “new and exciting surprises” for next week
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Since Switch launched last year, Nicalis has been on a roll with Switch support. The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+, Cave Story+, Tiny Barbarian DX, Ittle Dew 2+, VVVVVV, and The End is Nigh have all come out for the system. A number of other titles are in the pipeline, including Blade Strangers and Code of Princess EX.
Also announced this week is a partnership with Treasure to bring Ikaruga to Switch later this month. Apparently they have even more in store, as Nicalis says next week will be “full of new and exciting surprises”.
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Playable Octolings hacked into Splatoon 2 early
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When the Splatoon 2: Octo Expansion drops, players will be able to play as Octolings in a couple of different ways. Aside from the new single-player campaign, they’ll also be available in multiplayer battles.
Octo Expansion won’t be arriving until this summer. However, thanks to some hacking, they’ve been added in early. Though not entirely complete, a pair of videos show both the male and female versions of the Octolings. You can find both below.
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Pre-order updates (5/6/18)
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First ARMS graphic novel pushed back to January 2019
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Last October, Dark Horse announced a partnership with Nintendo to produce graphic novels based on ARMS. At the time, it was originally set to debut sometime this fall. Those plans have since been delayed.
Fans were able to pick up the special short story for ARMS as part of Free Comic Book Day yesterday. It advertises the first true graphic novel, which is now apparently due in January 2019. It’s unclear what caused the delay, but hopefully the wait will be worth it.
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Splatoon 2 – Raph vs. Leo Splatfest results (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
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Splatoon 2 kicked off the first-ever tournament-style Splatfest in North America and Europe this weekend. The event is being held to determine which brother from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise is the ultimate fan-favorite.
First up, Raph and Leo battled it out, and Nintendo has posted the results. They are as follows:
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Fire Emblem Warriors devs on the end of DLC, Awakening DLC Pack, why Darios isn’t playable, sequel interest
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In this month’s issue of Nintendo Dream, the Japanese magazine posted its final interview with a couple of the Fire Emblem Warriors developers. Director Hiroya Usuda and producer Yosuke Hayashi stopped by to primarily discuss the Awakening DLC Pack. They also weighed in on the end of DLC, why Darios isn’t playable, and showed some interest in making a sequel.
Find some excerpts from the interview below plus some concept art. You can read the full discussion here.
PQube offering a replacement cover for Gal*Gun 2 misprint
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Gal*Gun 2 recently launched in North America. Very quickly, buyers of the physical version noticed a strange misprint. We’re still not quite sure how it happened, but artwork for Natsume’s Wild Guns Reloaded was included inside the case. PQube is only stating that it was a “printer’s error”.
If you were one of the people affected, you can order a replacement cover. PQube has created a form for consumers to fill out here. Once submitted, you’ll be sent a new cover for free.
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ARMS Party Crash #9 results
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Another ARMS Party Crash is in the books. The event has been taking place since Thursday, and we now have the results.
Ninjara ended up prevailing over Spring Man in the “Conflict of Interests” Party Crash. It was pretty close, with Ninjara winning 52% – 48%.
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Skye Bennett, voice of Pyra and Mythra, plays Xenoblade Chronicles 2
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Skye Bennett is the voice of Pyra and Mythra in Xenoblade Chronicles 2. This week, she started streaming the massive RPG. If you’d like to catch up on the archived version, you can check out the videos below.
[Interview] Blade Strangers director teases Story Mode, talks making an accessible but deep fighter, more
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At E3 last year, a surprising crossover fighter was announced for Switch. Studio Saizensen is working together with Nicalis on Blade Strangers, a game that features characters from Cave Story, Code of Princess, Sayonara Umihara Kawase, and more.
We recently had a chance to speak with director Toshinobu Kondo to learn more about Blade Strangers. Kondo talked with us about topics such as the game’s Story Mode, trying to create an accessible but deep fighter, and more. We also asked about keeping online lag to a minimum and making use of Switch’s features.
Our full discussion with Toshinobu Kondo can be found below.
