In a recent hands-on session for Pokemon Sword/Shield, Eurogamer was able to speak with director Shigeru Ohmori and producer Junichi Masuda. Between the two, they discussed pressure making Pokemon titles, the negative feedback they’ve recently received, and the possibility of more Let’s Go games. It’s also now confirmed that there’s no direct connectivity with Pokemon GO.
We’ve rounded up these particular responses below. For the full interview, head on over to Eurogamer.
This week’s European Nintendo Downloads are as follows:
Switch Retail
Bayala: The Game
Destiny Connect: Tick-Tock Travelers (available October 25)
Dusk Diver (available October 25)
French Highway Code
Let’s Sing 2020 (available October 25)
Winter Sports Games
Cat Quest II makes its debut on Switch today via the eShop. PQube has issued a launch trailer for the game, which we have below.
Granzella has issued a new R-Type Final 2 trailer featuring the start scene for the TW-3B Blue Symphonies ship in R-Type Final 2. Check it out below.
R-Type Final 2 is tentatively planned for December 2020.
After previously appearing on 3DS, The Legend of Dark Witch lands on Switch today. Get a look at some footage in the video below.
Two weeks ago, Nintendo released a demo for Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 on the Japanese Switch eShop. Today, that demo has been released on the European eShop as well. The demo lets you try out several 3D and 2D events. The game itself will launch on November 5 in North America and on November in Europe.
New one-time purchase boxes are starting to appear in Pokemon GO. Currently, these aren’t live in all countries yet, but should start to show up fairly soon. Prices vary by region, but these boxes cost comparatively little money for the items they offer. It seems like what box is available to you depends on your trainer level. So far, these two variations have been found:
- Beginner Box: 1x Premium Raid Pass, 1x Super Incubator, 30x Poke Balls, 1x Lucky Egg
- New Trainer Box: 4x Premium Raid Pass, 4x Super Incubator, 30x Poke Balls, 3x Lucky Egg
Quite a bit is going on in Pokemon Masters today. The previously announced Brendan Spotlight Scout has started, which gives you a higher chance of scouting Brendan & Treecko. The scout will be available until November 7.
The Grass-type training event is also underway now. You have until November 7 to clear the event missions and train up your Grass types.
New main story support missions have been added. These require you to clear several singleplayer and co-op missions, rewarding you with various items such as gems, coins and training machines.
Finally, new difficulty levels have been added to all training courses. The “Super Hard” difficulty is now available for the Level-Up, Strike, Tech and Support courses.
The Conrad Grand Hero Battle is now live in Fire Emblem Heroes. Clear this battle to make Conrad from Shadows of Valentia your ally. As always, there are various difficulties available that each offer an additional copy of Conrad, should you beat them. The Grand Hero Battle will be available until November 2.
Also, a new map has been added to Tactics Drills. “Obstruct Them!” can be found in the Grandmaster section; clearing it gets you 1 orb.
Nintendo just released a new trailer for Pokemon Sword & Shield. Rather than showing in-game footage of the new games though, this video focuses more on past games. Presumably, all the Pokemon shown in the trailer will also be available in Sword & Shield:
