There’s been a lot of talk about plans to feature Nintendo at the Tokyo Olympics that ultimately fell through. Earlier this year, we heard about a segment with Mario that never came to be. More recently, Nintendo music was close to being a part of the opening ceremony, and Lady Gaga was even going to appear dressed with Mario’s hat.
Bunshun has now come forward with another major leak that details various changes for the Olympics. In a proposed video, Mario would be going back to Tokyo through a pipe. He would then be throwing a ball that is passed among various popular characters before finally returning to Mario’s hand. Mario from there dives into two screens and that’s the start of the actual opening ceremony.
Here’s a look at some sketches:
This week’s episode of Nintendo Minute has gone live. In today’s video, Kit and Krysta play Pokemon Unite with a few YouTubers. Check out the full episode below.
Another Switch title has been confirmed for Gamescom: Opening Night Live. According to host Geoff Keighley, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge will be present with “an announcement and world premiere new look”.
Yesterday, LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga was also confirmed for the show.
Gamescom: Opening Night Live will air on August 25 at 11 AM PT / 2 PM ET / 7 PM in the UK / 8 PM in Europe.
Bandai Namco’s Katsuhiro Harada recently caught up with Super Smash Bros. director Masahiro Sakurai for an interview in which the two developers discussed a bunch of different topics. The first part of the discussion was published last week, and the second portion just went up today.
Retirement is one notable topic brought up in today’s video. Here’s what Sakurai had to say on the subject:
Another new trailer has come in for No More Heroes 3 as the countdown towards the game’s release continues. We’ve included the latest video below.
Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield have started a new, very limited distribution. For one day only, you can get your hands on a Porygon-Z. This particular Pokemon was used by Jeong Sang-yoon, the winner of the Korean Pokemon Trainers Cup 2020.
You can follow the steps below to acquire Porygon-Z:
Atlus has issued the latest demon showcase video for Shin Megami Tensei V. For today’s update, we have a closer look at Orthrus.
Here’s the full video:
A major update for Monster Sanctuary has gone live. Version 1.2.0, known as “Legendary Keeper”, adds a new end-game/post-game challenge, player customization with costumes, and more.
Below are the full patch notes:
Thanks to GamesIndustry, we have new insight into the UK gaming market for July 2021.
Zelda: Skyward Sword was the best-selling boxed retail game. New Joy-Con based on the title also debuted during the month, and the controller was the third best-selling accessory.
Nintendo as a whole was the second biggest publisher of July – EA was first and SEGA was third. Switch held a 21.5 percent share for console software sales, behind the PS4’s 35 percent.
Here’s a look at the best sellers of July:
Earlier in the week, Famitsu held another live stream to show off the latest Arcade Archives titles for Switch. Kurikinton and Vandyke were both featured with plenty of footage shown.
Here’s the full recording:
