Recently, Niantic issued a change in Pokemon GO reducing the radius that players could interact with Pokestops and POI. This was something that was implemented due to COVID-19 safety concerns and is now being rolled back as many people are able to re-enter public spaces.
However, the Pokemon GO community felt that having a larger Pokestop/POI interaction radius greatly benefitted the game (not only in the gameplay, but also for safety/accessibility reasons) and pushed back against its removal with an open letter to Niantic. This letter talked about what the extended Pokestop radius meant to the community and how it improved many players’ experiences.
Bandai Namco has released a first look Japanese trailer for the upcoming DLC character Jiren (Full Power). This trailer shows off some of Jiren’s moves and gameplay. There is also a short glimpse of the next character coming as DLC, and it appears to be some kind of Goku and Vegeta fusion character.
Check out the full trailer below.
Jiren (Full Power) will be available in the Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 Legendary Pack 2 coming this fall.
Nintendo and Camelot issued Mario Golf: Super Rush’s big update tonight, and GameXplain has now shared some footage of the new content. Have a look at the video below to get a look at Toadette, the New Donk City course, and more.
Following the news that Laid-Back Camp: Have a Nice Day! has been delayed, Mages has gone live with the game’s first trailer. We’ve attached it below.
Laid-Back Camp: Have a Nice Day! launches for Switch in Japan on November 11. There’s no word on a western release at this time.
This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
1. [NSW] NEO: The World Ends with You – 18,799 / NEW
2. [NSW] Zelda: Skyward Sword HD – 18,620 / 220,351
3. [NSW] The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles – 14,460 / NEW
4. [NSW] Minecraft – 13,914 / 2,087,501
5. [NSW] Crayon Shin-chan: Ora to Hakase no Natsuyasumi – Owaranai Nanokakan no Tabi – 12,342 / 142,476
6. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 12,225 / 3,944,450
7. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure – 11,678 / 2,721,949
8. [NSW] Game Builder Garage – 9,839 / 191,175
9. [NSW] Monster Hunter Stories 2 – 9,524 / 195,328
10. [PS4] NEO: The World Ends with You – 9,248 / NEW
It’s been a long wait for Megaton Musashi, the newest project from Yo-kai Watch, Professor Layton, Ni no Kuni, and Inazuma Eleven developer Level-5. Now, however, the cooperative robot action RPG has secured a release date after it was first announced in 2016. Level-5 announced today that the game will finally launch on Switch in Japan on November 11.
A new trailer was also shared today. We’ve included that below.
Mario Golf: Super Rush’s big update, which was only just announced today, is now available. The game is now at version 2.0.0.
Highlights include the additions of Toadette as a playable character, the New Donk City course, Ranked Match mode as well as improved motion controls. The full patch notes can be found below.
Bushiroad has shared a new trailer for the Switch version of BanG Dream! Girls Band Party!, its upcoming rhythm game. We have it below.
BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! arrives for Switch in Japan on September 16. There’s no word on a western release currently, though the mobile version has been made available in English previously.
A new Max Raid Battle event has just gone live in Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield. This time around, there’s a summer theme going.
Seaking, Pinsir, Heracross, Ninjask, Fan Rotom, and Vanilluxe are appearing more frequently in Max Raid Battles. If you’re lucky enough, a Shiny Vanilluxe may appear.
Red Art Games, in partnership with Third Spirit Games, today set a release date for Arietta of Spirits. The game will initially launch for Switch as a digital download on August 20.
Arietta of Spirits will follow physically at a later date. Pre-orders are currently open on the Red Art Games store.
We have the following overview and trailer from Red Art Games:
