Earlier this week, some comments made the rounds from Smash Bros. director Masahiro Sakurai’s latest Famitsu column. Some took his words to mean that he could be retiring soon, but that’s not actually the case.
It’s true that retirement is a topic that has at least crossed Sakurai’s mind. That being said, he won’t be leaving game development in the near future.
IGN translated a few of Sakurai’s comments from the column. He started out by reflecting on a recent holiday in Japan – which is his personal first in a decade:
Streets of Rage 4 has received a new trailer that provides a first look at Shiva, who will be added to the game as part of the Mr. X Nightmare DLC.
Here’s a brief introduction to the character:
The UK My Nintendo Store has a new Mario Golf: Super Rush pre-order bonus up for grabs. By reserving the game, you’ll receive the water bottle pictured above.
Mario Golf: Super Rush launches for Switch on June 25. Pre-orders are open on the store here.
A sequel to Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is apparently in development. That’s according to an official financial document from Digital Bros., the parent company of publisher 505 Games.
The document mentions that a “second version” is in the works. Digital Bros. has used that exact term to refer to other games that have a planned sequel.
Here’s a look at the relevant page:
As part of yesterday’s Sonic Central presentation, SEGA confirmed that the next Sonic game is in the works for Switch. But aside from platforms and a 2022 release window, not much else has been said about the project. We weren’t even provided with an official name as part of the reveal.
However, it’s possible that the upcoming game will be titled “Sonic Rangers”. That news actually comes directly from SEGA itself. In a press release going around, this blurb has been spotted:
As the current Tour closes, the Trick Tour, players can look forward to the next upcoming event in Mario Kart Tour.
The Wedding Tour has been announced for Mario Kart Tour, and is expected to go live around June 2, when the Trick Tour officially ends. Nintendo generally precedes a new Tour with a corresponding trailer, and we will share it on the site when it is released.
A new Summoning Focus is now live for Fire Emblem Heroes, here are the details:
Heroes with Odd Wave skills are featured in a 5-star summoning focus! Heroes with Odd Wave skills grant up to +6 to certain stats for 1 turn at the start of odd-numbered turns. This is granted to the Hero and adjacent allies! Your first summon won’t cost any Orbs!
A brand new event is live in Dragalia Lost, The Children of Yggdrasil invasion event. This type of event has players defeating as many enemies as they can before the time runs out, and rewards include wyrmprints, weapon skins, and other materials. This event will be live until June 10, 2021 at 10:59pm PT.
Also live now is the Gala Dragalia. This summoning event has two new five star adventurers that are focused: Gala Mascula (water/blade) and Sharpshooter Sarisse (water/close-range manacaster). The Gala Dragalia will last until June 2, 2021 at 10:59pm PT.
Nippon Ichi Software has dropped a new trailer for Ys IX: Monstrum NOX, which highlights the Switch version. This over 4 minute video takes a look at several different characters, their gameplay, and even makes mention of the DLC included in the deluxe edition (Japan only).
The entire trailer is in Japanese but the gameplay can be enjoyed by anyone interested in the game. Check out the full video below!
Ys IX: Monstrum Nox launches for Switch on July 6, 2021.
Pokemon Masters EX has announced that a Spotlight Scout for the sync pairs of Maxie & Groudon and Archie & Kyogre will be coming soon. This announcement came with a trailer for the new pairs, showing a bit of their gameplay from battles.
Check out the full trailer below.
The Spotlight Scout for Maxie & Groudon will go live on May 30, 2021 11:00pm PT and the Scout for Archie & Kyogre will be live on May 31, 2021 at 11:00pm PT.
