A couple minutes ago, both the official English and Japanese Twitter accounts of Platinum Games posted the image above, showing Hideki Kamiya at his desk. His computer monitors are completely black, except for the Platinum Games logo and the date and time on the left one. You’ll notice that the time says “1:01” – a possible reference to The Wonderful 101. Many fans are already speculating that this might be Platinum’s way of teasing something related to The Wonderful 101, possibly a port of the game for Nintendo Switch. Naturally, this picture by itself isn’t confirmation of anything – while it’s unlikely that the monitor prominently displaying that exact time behind Hideki Kamiya, who was the director of The Wonderful 101, is a coincidence, Platinum Games are known for being cheeky and sometimes putting out references to their games that don’t necessarily mean anything.
Still, the company have talked about The Wonderful 101 and a possible future of the series recently. In June of last year, Platinum Games stated that they’ve been doing “a lot of intel gathering” about the game. Also, in February of last year, Atsushi Inaba, who was the producer of the game, said that he’s interested in releasing The Wonderful 101 again. Back in 2017, they posted some artwork of some The Wonderful 101 characters playing on a Nintendo Switch.
What do you think? Are Platinum Games actually teasing something here? Or are they just having fun?
Bridge Constructor Ultimate Edition is out today on the Switch eShop. Here’s roughly half an hour of footage from the game, courtesy of Handheld Players:
The reveal of the new Animal Crossing-themed Nintendo Switch caused quite a stir on the internet last night. Nintendo has now confirmed that the special system will also be available in Europe, though with a few differences. Instead of March 13 like in North America, the system will be available on March 20, the same day Animal Crossing: New Horizons launches. As such, the system also comes with a download code for Animal Crossing: New Horizons. It seems like the Animal Crossing-themed Switch will only be available in this bundle and can’t be purchased separately in Europe.
Nintendo also confirmed that the two AC-themed Carrying Cases will be available in Europe on March 20 as well.
Finally, here’s a brief trailer showing off the system:
Bandai Namco has released two more character trailers for One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4, showing off Jinbe and Carrot. Take a look:
The latest Twitter update has introduced us to another new character: Alphard (voiced by Daisuke Hirakawa), a member of the Church of Seiros who is responsible for overseeing the Abyss. The place used to be plagued by famine and criminality, but thanks to him, it is now in a state of relative peace and order.
He’s described as a calm and compassionate individual, who managed to earn the trust of the denizens of the Abyss, despite their distrust of the Church. He is the one who pushed for the creation of the Ashen Wolves house.
You can see a video of Alphard interacting with the player here in the original tweet here:
突然のお願いに主人公もびっくり。アルファルドとの会話です。 #FE風花雪月 pic.twitter.com/eD0UNMGauL
— 『ファイアーエムブレム』総合 (@FireEmblemJP) January 31, 2020
Releasing worldwide on Switch and other platforms in 2020, Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions follows the classic manga series in fast-paced gameplay with simple controls. Players will be able to score goals while using impressive and flashy skills in game. Check out the eight-minute gameplay trailer here:
Fatalis Clash: G★★★★ was added to the MONSTER HUNTER PRIMAL CRISIS event on Jan. 30, 10 PM PT. Destroy the shadow mana that appears around Fatalis to prevent its instant death attack. Mega barrel bombs are useful for destroying shadow mana. Take a look at the screenshot below to get an idea on placement to help with your survival in this tough fight:
A special code has been released to receive 10 Heal Balls in Pokémon Sword & Shield to tie in with the new Wild Area Event. The code should work for all regions. This Mystery Gift code will be good for use until March 31st, 2020.
Code: G1GAGRANF1NALE
With February 27th being officially added as Pokemon Day by the Japan Anniversary Association, we have numerous events to look forward to regarding the franchise. Most notably, the announcement of a new Mythical Pokemon that will be coming to Sword and Shield, which will also feature in July’s upcoming movie.
Special Max Raid battles, Pokemon GO events, and Pokemon Masters events will also run, with more information as it is announced.
Yesterday, Nintendo announced that Dr. Larry is joining Dr. Mario World next week. That’s not the only new Koopaling coming to the game. Dr. Roy will be available as well, Nintendo has confirmed.
Larry and Roy both go live on February 3 at 2 AM PT / 5 AM ET. New stages will be added as well.
