Publisher Taito and developer Natsume Atari have announced a sequel to the 1992 shoot-em-up KiKi KaiKai: Nazo no Kuro Mantle, KiKi KaiKai: Kuro Mantle no Nazo. The original KiKi KaiKai: Nazo no Kuro Mantle, known as Pocky & Rocky in the West, was available on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. The game is a sequel, not a remake, but it features improved graphics over the original while maintaining the 16-bit style. It is being developed by Tengo Project, a team within Natsume Atari.
Tengo Project has made several sequels to action games from the 1990s, all of which were localized to the West, so it is likely that this may also be the case for this Pocky & Rocky sequel. No release window has been announced yet.
The next Special Customer event has begun in Pokémon Café Mix. Players will be able to encounter Torterra until September 23rd 2020. To recruit it, you need to encounter it at least once during the event period and then continue to invite it until recruited. The 6th Special Café Challenge Card, featuring Torterra, will be available from September 16th to the 23rd, as well.
Starting Sep 8, 11 PM PT, get ready for some nostalgia with Mario (SNES) and Donkey Kong Jr. (SNES) in the Super Mario Kart Tour. Players can enjoy the past with these special 16-bit style racers that pay homage to the very first Mario Kart title on SNES. Check out the trailer below to see them in action:
Dragalia Lost will be seeing a limited event as of 2:00 AM PST, Sep 11, 2020. Check out the details from the Dragalia Lost Team here:
Nintendo increases Switch production to as high as 30 million units this fiscal year, says Bloomberg
With a surge in demand earlier this year, the Nintendo Switch has seen a boost in production to 25 million units, but now that’s said to increase even further. In no small part due to the success of Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Bloomberg states the following:
Square Enix and Taito will be bringing train operator simulation game Densha de GO!! Hashirou Yamanote Sen to the Nintendo Switch. The game releases on PS4 on December 3 in Japan for 7,800 yen, but no word on a date and price for the Switch version. As for now, you can take a look at an overview of the game and a trailer as rounded up by Gematsu:
The Best At-Home Train Operator Experience
Densha de GO!! finally appears on consoles! Become a train operator and go around the ever-popular Yamanote Line, now with the addition of the new Takanawa Gateway Station. Enjoy the best at-home train operator experience while maintaining the the detail of the arcade version.
Various Modes
Experience various modes including “Operator’s Way,” a chapter-by-chapter mode with an eventual ending, and “VR Mode,” which is exclusive to the PlayStation 4 version.
Featuring That Popular New Station
The March 2020-opened Takanawa Gateway Station has been faithfully reproduced in the game!
Operate Lines Outside of the Yamanote Line
You can also operate lines and trains that do not appear in the arcade version, such as the Saikyou Line and Narita Express.
Nintendo has provided a new look at Super Mario Galaxy on Switch from Super Mario 3D All-Stars. It’s not much, but we do have a bit of footage below.
To further clarify controls on Switch, you won’t be forced to use any sort of motion controls to spin. On Wii, you needed to shake the Wii Remote to perform that move. This is still possible on Switch with the right Joy-Con, but you can now spin with the “Y” button as well.
A new Board Game sale has kicked off on the Switch eShop. Various games are included such as Battleship, Catan, Jeopardy, The Lord of the Rings: Adventure Card Game, Uno, and Wheel of Fortune.
Here’s the full lineup:
