A new month rolled right on in today. Now that we’re in August, we want to know what you’ve been playing.
Are you playing some of the recent Switch releases like Fairy Tail or Crysis Remastered? Going through the new summer update for Animal Crossing: New Horizons? No matter the case, let us know in the comments below.
In Masahiro Sakurai’s 609th column for Famitsu, the Super Smash Bros. director talked in-depth about the thought process behind staging characters for visual appeal. He also revealed the reason for switching up Min Min’s input methods in Smash Bros. Ultimate.
Check below for the column’s full translation by Nintendo Everything’s Oni Dino.
It’s officially August, which means there are new things to catch in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Bugs, fish, and underwater sea creatures have been updated no matter where you are in the world.
The full list of new critters in both hemispheres are as follows:
Zen Studios is celebrating National Pinball Day with the announcement of Williams Pinball: Volume 6 for Pinball FX3. The new DLC will feature three legendary classic Williams and Bally pinball tables with Funhouse, Space Station, and Dr. Dude and His Excellent Ray.
Here’s everything you need to know about the upcoming table pack:
Prior to the launch of Deadly Premonition 2, Nintendo Everything was able to speak with director Hidetaka Suehiro. We wanted to ask about returning to the IP, what lies ahead for the future, and more. Swery also spoke about his approach to development when it comes to Deadly Premonition, and the importance of the story.
You can read up on our full discussion all about Deadly Premonition below.
Amazon has heavily discounted the two special editions for Spongebob Squarepants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated. The Shiny Edition, which was originally priced at $149.99, is now $50 off. The $299.99 F.U.N. Edition has also received a $100 discount.
The Shiny Edition includes the game, SpongeBob figurine, wallstickers, six lithographs, and tennis stocks. You’ll get all of this in the F.U.N. Edition, but that version also packs in figurines for Patrick and Sandy plus keyrings.
The developers of Overwatch have weighed in on the characters they’d like to see join the Smash Bros. roster.
During a Reddit AMA yesterday, director Jeff Kaplan and lead hero designer Geoff Goodman were asked about which characters from Blizzard’s team-based shooter they’d like to see join the game. Kaplan pointed to Tracer while Goodman went with Doomfist.
Their full comments are as follows:
To kick off August, Dragalia Lost director Yuji Okada has shared a new letter with fans. Okada goes over some current events, upcoming plans for this month, a new update that’s coming soon, and more.
Here’s the full letter from Okada:
This week, PlatinumGames issued a new 1.0.2 update for The Wonderful 101: Remastered.
The full patch notes are as follows:
A demo for Yo-kai Watch Jam: Yo-kai Academy Y – Waiwai Gakuen Seikatsu will be released for Switch via the Japanese eShop on August 3. Players will be able to experience early parts of the game, though saving is not supported.
Here’s a trailer:
