In his latest column for Famitsu, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai talked in-depth about the game’s latest DLC fighter, Sora from Kingdom Hearts, including how an unplanned meeting with a Disney rep kicked off the whole process. He spoke about the negotiations with Square Enix and Disney, how Sora was actually the series’ most requested playable character ever, as well as unpacking many details around the character’s design.
Below is a full translation of what Sakurai had to say.
Another new demon trailer has come in for Shin Megami Tensei V, this time for Yoshitsune. It has appeared in various titles ranging from the main titles to Persona.
Here’s some background information on Yoshitsune, thanks to the Megami Tensei Wiki:
Publisher Curve Games and developer Runner Duck Games have shared a launch trailer for Space Crew: Legendary Edition. The original title previously went live on Switch, but the Legendary Edition is a free expansion for all players.
Here’s everything you need to know about Space Crew: Legendary Edition:
Metal Unit has received a bunch of new content, as publisher Neowiz and developer JellySnow Studio started distribution of an update this week on Switch.
Players can now randomly access a brand new dungeon known as “The Ruins” as they work their way through Chapter 4 of the main game. Ten powerful new equipment items have been added as well, including the Holonade, Phase Boots, and SDA-Hammer. New skins, achievements, and fixes and improvements are also included.
Below are the full patch notes for this week’s Metal Unit update:
This week’s episode of Nintendo Minute has gone live. In today’s video, Kit and Krysta show some of the Nintendo Halloween costumes available for 2021. Check out the full episode below.
The “Switch My Way” commercial series continues, and we now have an advert that’s over a minute long to promote the console for the holiday season. Pokemon Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl, Mario Party Superstars, and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe are featured.
Here’s the commercial in full:
A new trailer has come in for Tandem: A Tale of Shadows, Switch’s new side-scrolling puzzle-platformer. Publisher Hatinh Interactive and developer Monochrome released the video to promote the game’s launch.
For more on Tandem: A Tale of Shadows, check out the following overview:
McCree from Overwatch will now be known as Cole Cassidy, Blizzard has announced as part of a post made on social media.
We previously heard that the company intended to change McCree’s name amid controversy at the studio. This is the first time we’re hearing about the final choice.
Regarding Cole Cassidy in Overwatch, Blizzard had this to say:
During Hasbro’s virtual fan event Pulse Con, it was announced that Smite will be crossing over with Transformers as part of a special event. This will go live in November.
Smite will give players the chance to battle as iconic and infamous robots Optimus Prime, Megatron, and Starscream as top-of-the-line god skins in the Transformers Battle Pass. Optimus Prime converts into a truck, Megatron into a tank, and Starscream into a jet. All of the Transformers characters will come in two forms – one based on the Smite art style and another inspired by the Transformers Generations toys, TV show, and movie from the 80s.
We’ve got news about the next Pokemon GO Community Day, as Shinx is set to be featured in the next event for November 2021. This will run on Sunday, November 21 from 11:00 AM to 5 PM local time.
As the highlight of the event, Shinx will be appearing more frequently in the wild. If you’re lucky enough, a Shiny version may even appear. If you evolve Luxio (Shinx’s Evolution) during the event or up to two hours afterward, you’ll receive a Luxray that knows the Charged Attack Psychic Fangs. That move is making its Pokemon GO debut, and as a Charged Attack, Luxray can lower the Defense of opposing Pokemon and and inflict supereffective damage on Fighting- and Poison-type Pokemon.
