A new Bound Hero Battle has gone live in Fire Emblem Heroes. It features two of the main characters from Fire Emblem: Three Houses – Edelgard and Dimitri. Challenge them at various difficulty levels to earn orbs. The Bound Hero Battle will be available until March 30.
A Summoning Focus themed around the Bound Hero Battle has also gone live will similarly be available until March 30. The 5-star focus units are Edelgard: The Future, Dimitri: The Protector and Claude: The Schemer.
Finally, since it’s Thursday, Tactics Drills has been updated. The new map “Masking Dragons” can be found in the Skill Studies section; clearing it gets you one orb.
A new Sync Pair is now available in Pokemon Masters. Players can Sync Pair Scout: 5★ Fantina & Mismagius, a powerful ghost-type duo. This pair will be on spotlight until April 2nd. Take a look at their sync move below:
Fantina & Mismagius are coming soon to the sync pair scout!
Check out their sync move, Soulful Dancer Shadow Ball!#PokemonMasters pic.twitter.com/rfCzFBL1HQ
— Pokémon Masters EX (@PokemonMasters) March 18, 2020
We now the first trailer, information, and screenshots for Shoujo Jigoku no Doku Musume, Nippon Ichi Software’s newly announced action RPG arriving on Switch where there is a hell for every girl. Check out the details, trailer, and screenshot gallery after the break.
While players enjoy their second day of free summon vouchers from the 1.5 Year Anniversary login event, a new bit of information has just been revealed. An interlude will be added to main campaign chapter 12: Destruction and Domination on Mar. 22, 11 PM PT. Players have a bit of time to catch up before the story continues onward.
Version-exclusive Pokemon are the focal point for the latest rotation in the Wild Area. Players can also reap rewards such as fossils and apples to evolve Applin. This event runs until March 25th at 23:59 UTC, and a full break down of the raids currently available as well as their drop rates can be found here via Serebii.
Players in Japan can look forward to receiving a code for Dynamax Crystals to unlock Max Raid Battles for Stonjourner and Eiscue from March 27th. If this happens for other regions, we will make sure to update.
The mystery adventure game Root Film was originally on track for April 23 in Japan. That release date will no longer be met, with Kadokawa Games announcing a new July 30 launch. Director Hifumi Kono was granted extra time to improve the project’s quality.
PQube has already picked up Root Film for localization. However, a release window has not yet been determined for the west.
This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
1. [PS4] Nioh 2 (Koei Tecmo, 03/12/20) – 91,892 (New)
2. [NSW] Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX (Nintendo, 03/06/20) – 46,391 (184,939)
3. [NSW] Pokemon Sword / Shield (The Pokemon Company, 11/15/19) – 18,567 (3,509,920)
4. [NSW] My Hero One’s Justice 2 (Bandai Namco, 03/12/20) – 16,997 (New)
5. [NSW] Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition (Bundle Version Included) (Microsoft, 06/21/18) – 11,787 (1,309,815)
6. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 11,272 (2,817,258)
7. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo, 12/07/18) – 9,898 (3,602,272)
8. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure (Nintendo, 10/18/19) – 8,773 (723,803)
9. [PS4] Winning Post 9 2020 (Koei Tecmo, 03/12/20) – 8,045 (New)
10. [NSW] Splatoon 2 (Bundle Version Included) (Nintendo, 07/21/17) – 6,827 (3,341,950)
Nintendo details what’s included in the Animal Crossing: New Horizons day-one update (version 1.1.0)
Ahead of its launch this Friday, Nintendo is already distributing the first update for Animal Crossing: New Horizons. If you’ve pre-loaded the game, you should be able to access version 1.1.0. We now have details as to what it actually includes.
First, be sure to download the update if you want to access the upcoming Bunny Day event. This will take place between April 1 and April 12. You’ll not only need to connect to the internet to access the Bunny Day celebration, but you’ll also need to be sure that you’ve linked to a Nintendo Account once the start of April comes around. Keep in mind that Animal Crossing: New Horizons will be updated to version 1.1.0a, which actually activates the event.
GDC 2020 was cancelled, but the annual awards “ceremony” was held tonight. This time around, the event was live streamed online in place of an in-person gathering.
Untitled Goose Game came away with the big prize, taking home “Game of the Year”. Baba Is You also picked up a couple of awards.
Here’s the full lineup of winners:
