Some of the first reviews for Fire Emblem: Three Houses are now starting to go live. We’ve rounded up a number of the early verdicts below.
2K Sports will offer a demo for NBA 2K20 starting August 21, the company has announced. It will be available for download starting 12:01 AM PT / 3:01 AM ET.
The demo will let players get an early start on MyCAREER and the MyPLAYER builder. Multiple MyPLAYER configurations can be made, which will be carried over to the full game.
NBA 2K20 launches September 6.
While this may come as unexpected news for some, Dragon Quest Builders 2 appears to be one of the games pushing Switch the most. In its latest video, Digital Foundry points out that it can run under 10 frames per second in extreme cases, which usually results from playing user-made levels.
As for the actual campaign, Dragon Quest Builders 2 usually sits between 20 and 40 FPS. There’s no frame rate cap, hence the variable performance.
Team GO Rocket, along with their possession of Shadow Pokemon, have officially invaded Pokemon GO. Players can now encounter and battle the evil gang, catch the Shadow Pokemon, and purify these creatures.
Below are the full details on what’s happening, straight from Niantic:
Songbird Symphony is out today on the Switch eShop. For a look at the game’s launch trailer, check out the video below.
This week’s European Nintendo Downloads are as follows:
Switch Retail
Fire Emblem: Three Houses – €59.99 (available July 26)
Kill la Kill: IF – €59.99 (available July 26)
Wolfenstein: Youngblood – €29.99 (available July 26)
Wolfenstein: Youngblood Deluxe Edition – €39.99 (available July 26)
During a live stream today, Marvelous debuted the first teaser trailer for Rune Factory 5. We’ve included the video below.
Rune Factory 5 launches in 2020. The game will have data linkage with Rune Factory 4 Special in the form of two special guest characters.
This week’s North American Nintendo Downloads are as follows:
Switch Retail
Fire Emblem: Three Houses – $59.99 (available July 26)
Kill la Kill: IF – $59.99 (available July 26)
Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden – Deluxe Edition – $44.99 (available July 30)
Raiden V: Director’s Cut – $29.99
Umihara Kawase Fresh! – $39.99
Wolfenstein: Youngblood Deluxe Edition – $39.99 (available July 26)
Wolfenstein: Youngblood – $29.99 (available July 26)
In a surprising bit of news, D3Publisher has announced that it will release the roguelike dungeon RPG Omega Labyrinth Life in the west. It’ll be out digitally in North America and Europe on August 1 – the same day as Japan. The western version will apparently launch without anything censored on Switch.
Here’s an overview of Omega Labyrinth Life, along with a trailer:
A day-one update for Fire Emblem: Three Houses is now available. Nintendo has issued version 1.0.1, so those who have access to the game already should be able to download the patch.
As for what the update entails, one added element is the “Additional Contents” link on the title screen in which players can access the eShop. Also, the protagonist’s outfit can be changed in your room, which is reflected in the Monastery and battles. Those who purchase the Expansion Pass can put on the Officers Academy Uniform. Lastly, Nintendo says: “Several issues have been fixed to improve gameplay experience.”
