As is weekly tradition, we have a look at Nintendo’s upcoming maintenance schedule. Only one session is officially confirmed, with eShop downtime planned for September 14 / September 15.
Here’s the full schedule:
In his 611th column for Famitsu, Masahiro Sakurai revealed some interesting details regarding the recent update to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Sakurai is known for getting particular about the finest of adjustments, and the most recent update is no different. He elaborates on the development of the recently added “Small Battlefield” stage, online connectivity changes, and more.
Check below for the column’s full translation by Nintendo Everything’s Oni Dino.
Fire Emblem Heroes is gearing up for its next summoning event. To Stay Dreaming will feature Special Heroes dressed in elegant dancewear, including Lachesis, Ethlyn, Quan, and Sigurd. A new Paralogue Story is also planned.
To Stay Dreaming kicks off in Fire Emblem Heroes on September 8. View a trailer for the event below.
Nintendo dropped another Nintendo Direct on us a few days ago. It’s been all about third-parties over the summer, but not this week. To celebrate the 35th anniversary of Super Mario, fans were treated to all sorts of news and announcements.
There were obviously a few key highlights. Super Mario 3D All-Stars was finally confirmed, bringing Super Mario 64, Super Mario Sunshine, and Super Mario Galaxy to Switch. Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury, a port of the Wii U title with new content and features, was also revealed. We also heard about Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit, Super Mario Bros. 35, and Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros. for the first time. Oh, and the original Super Mario All-Stars dropped on Nintendo Switch Online. There was other news that you can catch up on in the announcement recap here.
So how’d you feel about the Super Mario 35th Anniversary Direct and everything that was shown? Which games do you plan on playing? Let us know in the comments below.
During CEDEC 2020 this week, the team behind Animal Crossing: New Horizons held a special developer session. Information was shared regarding the creation of the game’s villagers. As part of that, we have a look at some of the styles that were experimented with above.
Siliconera has a report on the session, which breaks down the approach to visual design and actions of the villagers. We’ve broken that up into a summary below.
System: Switch
Release date: September 8, 2020
Developer: Kadokawa
Publisher: NIS America
When RPG Maker Fes came out on 3DS years ago and I had the pleasure of reviewing it, I spent countless hours creating short titles as I learned the basics of game development in an intuitive fashion. Being able to not only create, but share your work with others while having a seemingly endless supply of content made it a consistently great time for those that wanted to play simple experiences on-the-go. Even better, despite its name, RPG Maker lends itself nicely other sorts of genres as well. RPG Maker MV on Switch now sees the application migrate to Nintendo’s newest platform. Despite having one less screen, the system lends itself well as a creative canvas to see video game ideas come to life with a retro aesthetic.
nWay has announced that Lauren Shiba, otherwise known as the Red Samurai Ranger from Power Rangers: Super Samurai, is joining Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid this month. The character will be available as the second DLC character in Season 3 on September 15.
Other content for Season 3, which are out now, include Jungle Fury Wolf Ranger Robert “RJ” James, Phantom Beast King character skin for Dai Shi (exclusive to Season 3 Pass), and Samurai Megazord. The third and final character for Season 3 will be announced “soon”.
The official website for Super Mario 3D All-Stars contains a trio of trailers for Super Mario 64, Super Mario Sunshine, and Super Mario Galaxy. We have the full set in the video below.
Super Mario 3D All-Stars is slated for September 18 on Switch. Access the official website here.
Ahead of its release next week, we have some footage of the 3D puzzle platformer Tin & Kuna. Get a look at the gameplay below.
Tin & Kuna launches physically and digitally for Switch on September 10.
World of Tanks: Blitz has seen some rather interesting collaborations. Over the years, the game has teamed up with franchises like Valkyria Chronicles and Girls und Panzer, which wasn’t exactly expected. So when we were given the chance to speak with Wargaming’s Thaine Lyman about the new Switch release, we had to ask if something like an Advance Wars collaboration could be in the cards.
Unsurprisingly, there’s nothing that’s actually in the works at present. However, Lyman did tell Nintendo Everything that Advance Wars is one of his favorite Nintendo franchises, and he’d “love to do something with that entire game universe.” He added, “The future with Nintendo is full of nothing but possibility.”
Lyman’s full words:
