If you picked up the new special edition for Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition, you’ll have access to a beautiful 250-page art book. That book showcases designs for characters, enemies, locations and more.
Right at the beginning, there’s a lengthy message from executive director Tetsuya Takahashi. Takahashi reflected on revamping the game following its debut ten years ago on Wii. Additionally, he goes briefly into the new Future Connected scenario, and again stresses: “The events that take place and the words spoken by the characters in Future Connected are linked to the future of Xenoblade Chronicles itself.”
Here’s the full message from Takahashi:
Reggie Fils-Aime quickly became a prominent figure after his appearance for Nintendo at E3 2004. Who could forget the very first line he uttered on stage? Fans were more than happy to embrace Reggie when he said: “I’m about kickin’ ass, I’m about takin’ names, and we’re about makin’ games.” Of course, it helped that Nintendo had the DS to show for the first time and a brand new Zelda game – which would be come Twilight Princess.
Reggie spoke about the experience during an episode of the Talking Games podcast, and also shared a bit of a funny story. It turns out that a staffer who was working backstage actually thought he was a security guard, and had no idea that this person was a new, top executive at Nintendo.
Here’s the full story from Reggie:
Several new games out came out this week on the eShop. If you’re interested in checking out what’s new in screenshot form, take a look at the gallery below.
Publisher Kalypso Media and developer Realmforge Studios have announced that the construction management sim Spacebase Startopia will be releasing on Switch in 2021. A more specific date will follow later on.
Here’s the latest information about the game:
Mojang Studios has announced that the first DLC release for Minecraft Dungeons is coming in July, which is titled Jungle Awakens. It adds three missions and has players entering a jungle to fight “a mysterious power”. “To defeat the terrors hidden among the vines, you’ll have new weapons, armor, and artifacts at your disposal,” Mojang says.
Later in 2020, players will be able to get their hands on the Creeping Winter DLC. No information has been shared about its contents at this time.
Mojang also reconfirmed plans to add cross-play. Free content is in the works as well.
Power Rangers: Battle For The Grid is currently available on Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Steam. Stadia will soon be joining the mix as well. That means that in the very near future, this will be the first fighting game to support cross-play across five platforms.
Switch owners can play with Stadia users beginning in June. The feature is already live with all other platforms.
Power Rangers: Battle For The Grid first came to Switch in March 2019. Season 3 was recently announced, which will add new fighters to the game.
Strawberry Vinegar, a visual novel from Ratalakia Games and ebo-hime, is due out for Switch on June 5. View some footage in the video below.
Strawberry Vinegar will be distributed digitally on Switch via the eShop.
In a blog post today, Niantic outlined the major events it has in store for Pokemon GO for June 2020. Various activities and happenings are planned, including the debut of Zekrom.
Here’s the full roundup:
A couple of days ago, a new photo surfaced showing Super Nintendo World. The overhead image gave us one of the best looks we’ve had so far of the theme park.
Another photo has appeared online, which now gives us a look at the entrance. It looks like visitors will first be treated to the iconic star symbol when they first arrive, and will actually get into the venue by going through a Warp Pipe.
Super Nintendo World was originally planned to be completed in Japan in time for the 2020 Summer Olympics. However, that event was delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic, and it’s now unclear when the theme park will be open for business.
