Publisher Leoful and developer Busy Toaster Games have set a final release date for Georifters. The action-platformer is now confirmed to launch digitally on September 18, and it’ll cost $29.99 on the eShop.
Georifters will initially be sold physically in Hong Kong and Taiwan on September 18, followed by Southeast Asia on October 2. Copies will include the cartridge and exclusive Pro Gamer Candy skin parts. The import price is set at $39.99.
Here’s an overview of Georifters:
Nintendo has updated its upcoming maintenance schedule. There are still three sessions that were previously announced, but there’s now another period planned specifically for the Switch eShop.
Here’s the current schedule:
A poll was recently held to determine the next couple of Pokemon GO Community Days. Charmander, Caterpie, Grimer, and Porygon were all nominated.
Porygon was the top choice with 55.3 percent of the vote. Next up was Charmander, who earned 36.6 percent. They’ll be featured in the next Pokemon GO Community Days for September and October respectively.
Look for the next Pokemon GO Community Day on September 20. Following that will be on October 17.
Nintendo brought back another one of Splatoon 2’s Splatfests this weekend. Team Chicken won back in 2018, but Team Egg now had another opportunity to take home the win.
The encore Splatfest has drawn to a close and the results are in. Here’s a look at how things panned out:
Before a movie goes into full production, it can be accompanied by a previsualization video. Concept shots and footage are created before any real work is done. For animated films, it can give animators and directors a better idea as to how certain scenes will actually turn out.
Artist Ellery Ortiz has now uploaded a video showing off previsualization work for the Sonic the Hedgehog movie. She said of her work on Vimeo:
This week on Nintendo Everything Podcast, we’re joined by special guests Daim Dziauddin and Wan ‘Haz’ Hazmer, directors of No Straight Roads for Nintendo Switch. They share their experiences of working in the Japanese game industry at Capcom and Square Enix, leading them to found their own business back in their home of Malaysia. We’re very excited to highlight the important work they’re doing for the Malaysian games industry—both of them have a lot of passion and excitement for games, and it shows! Both guests bring a bunch of energy and insight as we cover all the indie goodness in Nintendo’s Indie World Showcase. Jump into today’s episode, full of Nindie goodness!
It’s another big episode—check out links and timestamps below and come hang out.
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Update (8/23): The Sonic Mania + Team Sonic Racing Double Pack is now live on Amazon.
Original (8/22): According to a listing on Amazon, Sonic Mania + Team Sonic Racing Double Pack is making its way to Switch. It’s apparently releasing on October 26. We have the official boxart above.
Pre-orders aren’t live just yet. However, Amazon should eventually be taking reservations here.
Our video series returns with a look at the August 2020 Indie World Showcase. We give an overview of what was included, voice our reaction, and thank the developers that made it all happen!
Check out the full video feature below.
Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp updated today with ten new animals. The lineup includes Felicity, Ruby, Buzz, Rolf, Dora, Wade, Billy, Huck, Claude, and Cashmere.
As noted in the app, players can receive animal maps via souvenirs from exporting to specific islands in Gulliver’s Ship. They can also meet animals by exploring and completing animal maps in Blathers’s Treasure Trek.
