Summoning Focus: Weekly Revival 20 is up and running as the latest event in Fire Emblem Heroes. 5-star Heroes who showed up before the start of Book II appear as focus Heroes in this week’s summoning focus revival.
You’ll be able to partake in Summoning Focus: Weekly Revival 20 until March 15.
The Switch version of Lonely Mountains: Downhill was playable at PAX East 2020 last week, and some footage has emerged showing it running in handheld mode. Check out the video below.
My Nintendo has added in a new reward in celebration of Mario Day. For North American members, you can receive a 20% discount for use on select Mario-themed merchandise from Nintendo’s online store. It costs 450 Platinum Points.
Check out the coupon on My Nintendo here. Eligible items include clothes, controllers, and more.
Deadly Premonition fans will recognize Jeff Kramer as the voice behind Francis York Morgan. At the very end of December, Deadly Premonition Archives spoke with Kramer, and tidbits from the discussion have started to make the rounds since then.
Kramer touched on the original announcement plans for Deadly Premonition 2, the scope of the project, and more. We even get to hear a bit about the series’ first entry as well.
Here’s the full roundup:
Katana Kami: A Way of the Samurai Story will soon be updated on Switch, bringing it to version 1.02. It includes several balance adjustments, fixes, and more.
Below are the full patch notes:
Listings on the eShops provide file sizes for a bunch of Switch games. These include My Hero One’s Justice 2, Dead or School, and more.
Here’s the full roundup:
Samurai Jack is finally getting a new video game, as it was announced that Battle Through Time is coming to multiple platforms, including Switch. At PAX East 2020, series creator Genndy Tartakovsky and head writer Darrick Bachman were on hand to talk about the new project.
During the fan Q&A, the two were asked why the direction was ultimately decided to be 3D rather than 2D. Tartakovsky started off by stating the following:
Avance recently announced plans to produce a physical version of Pode. That’s not the only game the company is working with, as Pinstripe is also going to retail. All copies will include an instruction booklet and sticker set.
Pinstripe first came to Switch back in October 2018. To get you up to speed on what the game has to offer, check out the following overview:
Play-Asia has posted the boxart for Rock of Ages 3: Make & Break. Get a look at the game’s packaging image above.
Rock of Ages 3: Make & Break releases on Switch later in 2020.
After the negative reception of the Super Mario Bros. film in 1993, Nintendo put the breaks on pursuing movies. Yet now after so much time has passed, the Big N is giving things another shot. Illumination is on board to create a brand new Mario-based movie with Despicable Me producer Chris Meledandri. Nintendo is overseeing the process and Shigeru Miyamoto is heavily involved.
As part of a lengthy interview in Famitsu this week, Miyamoto spoke about meeting Meledandri for the first time and how that eventually led to the Mario film. One of the important parts of their conversation was when Meledandri brought up a past failure, which convinced Miyamoto that he could be trusted.
Here’s our full translation of the interview excerpt:
