We’re quickly approaching the release of the Switch version of Yo-Kai Watch on Nintendo Switch – the game will be out on October 10 in Japan. Nonetheless, Level-5 announced a fairly major new feature today: online multiplayer will be included in the game. While concrete details about the online multiplayer haven’t been announced yet, it seems like you’ll at least be able to have battles with your friends.
The Grand Hero Battle for Astram: Midia’s Hero has started in Fire Emblem Heroes. You have until October 3rd to beat the GHB and make Astram your ally.
It’s time for the latest Famitsu’s most wanted games chart. This week, Pokemon Sword/Shield moves into the top three while Zelda: Link’s Awakening ends its run at #9.
Head past the break for the full chart. All votes were cast between September 5 and September 11.
A number of new deals are up and running on the North American Switch eShop. These include Armello, Membrane, Overcooked 2, and more.
Here are the full highlights:
Last week’s Tokyo Game Show had a huge amount of games to check out. Just about every platform was represented, though some featured more titles than others.
As for Nintendo platforms, Switch dropped slightly from 144 last year to 129 this year, as did 3DS from 5 to 3. Wii U was finally absent for the first time after the system had two games on display in 2018.
Here’s the full breakdown by platform:
Risk of Rain 2 is in an interesting position. It’s still technically in Early Access on Steam, but it just launched on consoles – including Switch.
Fortunately, Risk of Rain 2 will be getting the same content across all platforms. In fact, Hopoo Games has shared a roadmap as well as additional details regarding plans for consoles.
We have a look at the roadmap above. Hopoo has also provided the following information:
During the early days of the N64’s development, Nintendo referenced the console under its code name Ultra 64. Now all of these years later, a prototype controller has been found in the wild and taken apart.
Video game preservationist Shane Battye shared his findings on Twitter. We have the following information and photos from his discovery:
Hello, my Ring-con and leg straps! We are back from our break, and we’re covering Tokyo Game Show and the Ring Fit Adventure in this week’s episode of NEP. Check the episode out for some sneak peaks at what we were up to at TGS2019 and what content we’ve got coming in the near future on Nintendo Everything.
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Nintendo’s maintenance schedule for the coming week has been updated. A few different sessions are planned, all of which involve Switch.
The full schedule is as follows:
