Nintendo has just issued a new update for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Version 8.1.0 includes the Small Battlefield stage, more players being permitted for Elite Smash online, and more.
Below are the full patch notes:
Proletariat has opened up about the Switch version of Spellbreak, the upcoming fantasy action battle royale game.
CEO Seth Sivak mentioned to Nintendo World Report that most of the work is being handled internally, though the team is receiving assistance from “several outstanding external companies on different parts of the game”. Although the texture quality and material quality have been “slightly scaled back” and the models are “slightly lower details”, a primary goal has been to preserve “great performance while also making the game as beautiful as possible.”
Sivak’s full words:
Following its release on Switch earlier today, new footage has emerged for Spitlings. Get a look at the gameplay in the video below.
Spitlings is out now for Switch as a digital download.
Nintendo has updated the Japanese release schedule on its platforms for the week of August 13, 2020. Here’s a look at the upcoming digital download schedule:
Skip has been making games since the start of the 2000s. The studio has worked on various titles including the Art Style series, but is most known for the Chibi-Robo franchise. Unfortunately, things are’t looking good for the company.
The first piece of evidence concerns Skip’s website, which can no longer be accessed and simply brings up an error. Another troubling sign is that Skip’s name is missing entirely from the street placard where the studio was previously located, and it looks like another company now occupies that space. CEO Hiroshi Suzuki has also removed the official website from his Twitter bio.
There were concerns about Skip’s status last year, but these latest findings are certainly more concrete. Although there’s been no official notice regarding the company’s closure, things aren’t looking good at the moment.
The RPG Cruel Bands Career will be made available for Switch on August 6. Take a look at some early footage in the video below.
Cruel Bands Career will be sold digitally for Switch via the eShop.
In a recent news post sent out to Switch owners, Nintendo provided a listing of the top 15 European eShop downloads for July 2020.
Paper Mario: The Origami King manages to take the top spot its first month. Other new entrants include Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town, Crysis Remastered, and Carrion.
The full list is as follows:
When The Art of Shantae was announced in 2017, it was on track for a 2018 release. That ultimately didn’t happen, and the book essentially fell of the radar. After a few years, it has finally resurfaced with a possible 2020 arrival.
A listing for The Art of Shantae has popped up on Amazon, which shows a December 1, 2020 release date. It also contains the following description of the 224-page book:
