Developer GungHo has rolled out a new update for Ninjala that focuses mostly on rebalancing the game’s collection of gum weapons. Check out the full patch notes here:
Paper Mario: The Origami King is now available on Switch. To commemorate the launch, Nintendo has unveiled a launch trailer. Check it out below.
Dragalia Lost is getting some new content in the form of a Splash of Adventure raid event revival and a Chapter 14 interlude. Both of these events will go live on July 19, 11pm PT.
In the meantime, a Dragon Special summoning event and a Platinum Showcase will be dropping on July 17th, 11pm PT and will provide an increased chance to summon the five star variants of the dragons Azazel, Gaibhne & Creidhne, and Freya.
More details on these upcoming events can be found in the source below.
Pokemon Masters has dropped a large amount of information detailing an upcoming update as well as new features that are coming soon. The game is approaching its one year anniversary and much is planned for its anniversary – including an update to items, sync pairs, and the Explore menu. This includes adding type skills which will be skills that all sync pairs will have and can be activated when players have two or more Pokemon that have the same type skills in their party.
A producer letter has also been released and it talks about the summer seasonal sync pairs, a stamina mechanic, a new egg feature and event. More Pokemon eggs are being added and players can create sync pairs with these Pokemon that hatch. The seasonal sync pair coming soonest will be Steven and Alolan Sandslash but another summer sync pair will be revealed in not too long.
Level-5 has released another video trailer for Yo-kai Watch Jam: Yo-kai Academy Y – Waiwai Gakuen Seikatsu, this one providing a good overview of the game. The minute and a half video gives glimpses of battles, story segments, multiple characters, and side activities such as a soccer game.
Check out the full video below.
Yo-kai Watch Jam: Yo-kai Academy Y – Waiwai Gakuen Seikatsu releases for Switch August 13, 2020 in Japan.
The promo site for Paper Mario: The Origami King is up with a new “Movie” section showing how to create the origami characters from the game in real life. These instructional videos provide step-by-step guides on how to fold up paper to make perfect recreations of the in-game characters.
Also added to Nintendo’s site is an instruction manual for the game that is meant to be printed and placed in the game case. A PDF of the Japanese version has been released in full color and can be accessed here. It is unsure whether or not an English manual will be released but there is still a lot of cool art to look through in this version, so make sure to check it out!
A new Max Raid Battle has begun in Pokemon Sword and Shield and this one focuses on Water Pokemon. Water Pokemon have an increased chance of appearing in the Wild Area raids and a battle slot is reserved for a guaranteed shiny Wailord.
Make sure to check in game for more details as well as the original source below (from Serebii).
Heroes, Light and Shadow has been announced as the next summoning event in Fire Emblem Heroes. It will feature Kris: Unknown Hero, Julian: Tender Thief, Lena: Tender Angel, and Kris: Unsung Hero. A new story chapter is also planned.
Fire Emblem Heroes will be hosting Heroes, Light and Shadow starting on July 20. View a trailer for the event below.
This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
1. [NSW] eBaseball Powerful Pro Baseball 2020 – 94,876 / NEW
2. [PS4] eBaseball Powerful Pro Baseball 2020 – 91,547 / NEW
3. [PS4] Sword Art Online: Alicization Lycoris – 73,331 / NEW
4. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons – 56,160 / 5,114,386
5. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure – 44,261 / 1,113,070
6. [NSW] Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics – 20,094 / 215,305
7. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 10,878 / 3,025,598
8. [NSW] Pokemon Sword/Shield – 7,857 / 3,654,961
9. [NSW] Splatoon 2 – 7,450 / 3,486,199
10. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – 6,900 / 3,751,780
Hotel Sowls, a mystery adventure game from CFK and Studio Sott, finds its way to Switch later this month. Have a look at some footage below.
Hotel Sowls will be out for Switch via the eShop on July 30.
