Virus: The Outbreak, a real-time strategy game, was added to the Switch eShop last week. Find some footage in the video below.
We have additional information and a trailer for Virus: The Outbreak here.
NIS America and Experience have released a new trailer for Saviors of Sapphire Wings/Stranger of Sword City Revisited that details various features. View it below.
Saviors of Sapphire Wings/Stranger of Sword City Revisited is due out for Switch in North America on March 16 and Europe on March 19.
Fire Emblem Heroes – Mjölnir’s Strike in Brace phase, Pawns of Loki and new Axe arts quests live now
Fire Emblem Heroes has refreshed its content, this time bringing new Axe art quests, starting Pawns of Loki again, and putting Mjölnir’s Strike in Brace phase.
Axe arts quests are special battles that can be completed with axe wielding heroes for orbs. There are twelve new quests to try out now.
Pawns of Loki has also started back up, and the bonus weapons are unrestricted in this iteration. Players can use any heroes they like to try to challenge Loki.
Finally, Mjölnir’s Strike is in Brace phase until January 5, 2021 at 11:00pm PT.
The next legendary event has started in Pokemon Masters EX, and this one is a repeat of the Pure Hearts and Rainbow Wings. This is the forth legendary event, and it features the sync pair Silver and Ho-Oh in special missions. Also, Silver and Ho-Oh can now be trained to level 130.
The Pure Hearts and Rainbow Wings legendary event is live until February 7, 2021 at 9:59pm PT.
Writhe, an arcade-style first-person shooter, will be hitting the Switch eShop later this month. Find some early footage in the video below.
Writhe is due out for Switch via the eShop on January 15. Learn more about the title here.
A major discovery has come to light regarding the manner in which NPCs were created in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. It turns out that they have a major connection to Miis.
Twitter user HEYimHeroic learned that NPCs in the game use an advanced version of the Mii format, known in the files as “UMii”. UMiis are similar to Miis from Wii U and 3DS with most of the same parameters. There are some differences like moles no longer being supported.
A number of new deals are up and running on the North American Switch eShop. These include Blair Witch, Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled, Crysis Remastered, Rogue Trooper Redux, the Sniper Elite games, and more.
Here are the full highlights:
DSiWare was one of Nintendo’s earliest attempts at having downloadable games on its platforms. The DSi Shop closed off new purchases in 2017, though its legacy continued on 3DS. However, while 3DS owners have long had the ability to nab DSiWare releases through the eShop, it seems that a whole bunch of games can no longer be purchased.
Reports suggest that all DSiWare titles released before mid-May 2011 have been deactivated on the 3DS eShop. Some of the included games are as follows:
Nootbox Games is currently developing Rune Fencer Illyia, “an intense, atmospheric action-platformer with a heavy focus on exploration and combat.” The project is targeting a 2021 launch on Switch.
Here’s an overview of Rune Fencer Illyia, along with a trailer:
Update: After looking at Automaton Media piece again, we’ve verified that our translation is correct. However, the publication may have mixed up its transcript. The site should have written “GPU” instead of “CPU” for the line: “The CPU’s performance can be changed rather quickly by reducing the resolution and graphics settings, so CPU optimization is usually the priority.”
Last year, new collections from 2K made their way to Switch. BioShock: The Collection, XCOM 2 Collection, and Borderlands Legendary Collection ended up on the platform.
Aside from Borderlands, Virtuos was responsible for everything else. And during an interview with Automaton Media, the studio’s Andy Fong and Lukas Codr shared interesting details about the Switch ports of the BioShock games and XCOM 2. The two spoke about the actual porting process, difficulties encountered along the way, and how long it took to complete development.
You can read our full translation below by Nintendo Everything’s Oni Dino.
