Following the final Splatfest that just wrapped up, a special piece of gear will be delivered to all players once the 5.0.0 update hits in late July. The Splatfest Tee Replica has the Ability Doubler ability that all the Splatfest Tees had. Also, it will change its color depending on your team’s ink color in each match.
Also, the Shellendorf Institute stage will be temporarily closed for renovations in the near future. Between July 29 and July 31, the stage can’t be played on in any mode. It remains to be seen what changes will be made to the stage.
An exciting addition to Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age – Definitive Edition are the new side stories focused on each of the party members. Square Enix updated the game’s official Japanese website today, detailing these new stories in which each party member is the protagonist of their own story (credit goes to Gematsu for the translation).
Olympic Games Tokyo 2020: The Official Video Game will be released tomorrow in Japan. Youtube channel Nintendo Hall got their hands on an early copy and record about 22 minutes of footage, which you can find below:
We’ve got a ton of Fire Emblem Heroes news for you today – first of all, lots of content from Fire Emblem: Three Houses, which will be released this Friday, has been added to Heroes. The Three Houses Summoning Focus is available starting today till August 7. The 5-star focus units are Byleth: Proven Professor, Dimitri: The Protector, Edelgard: The Future and Claude: The Schemer.
A new main story chapter, Book III, Chapter 9: Cohort of the Dead featuring the new Heroes has also been added. As always, there are time-limited quests centered around these new story missions that allow you to earn even more orbs. A new log-in bonus rewarding you with orbs has also started today and will run until August 5.
Three new castle designs modeled after the three houses (Black Eagles, Blue Lions and Golden Deer) have been added to the game.
If you want to get to know Byleth, Edelgard, Claude and Dimitri better, then consider taking part in the Forging Bonds: Joining Forces event that will run from today till August 5. As always, equip certain accessories on your characters to increase the points you earn. Rewards include special conversations featuring the new characters as well as First Summon Tickets for the Three Houses Summoning Focus. For up to seven days during the event, you can also earn 2 orbs the first time you clear a map each day.
A new Aether Raids event has also started. Until August 7, you can earn Summer Aether Stones by completing quests, which you can then use to build special structures in Aether Raids themed after the three houses.
Cygames has confirmed that a new software update will go live for Dragalia Lost on July 29th, bringing the game up to Version 1.10.0.
Official notes on the new version additions can be viewed in full below.
UPDATE: A trailer for Sanrio Characters Collection #2 has been added.
Two new Cookies are coming July 23rd in Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp — Pompompurin and My Melody.
These Cookies will be available until September 2nd. Nintendo has also supplied two videos for them as well which can be viewed below.
It’s time for the latest Famitsu’s most wanted games chart. This week, Dragon Quest XI S overtakes Pokemon Sword/Shield as the top Nintendo title.
Head past the break for the full chart. All votes were cast between July 4 and July 10.
To celebrate the end of the final Splatfest in Splatoon 2, Nintendo has put together a special “Thank You” video. We’ve posted it below.
NIS America recently held a contest in which fans could vote on the reversible cover for Disgaea 4 Complete+. Now that it’s over, we have a look at the winning design. You can see what fans chose above.
Disgaea 4 Complete+ launches for Switch on October 29. For a look at how the full reversible cover results went, head on over here.
Mega retailer Amazon held its annual “Prime Day” earlier this week in which it held a ton of discounts and special offers on a variety of products. Switch wasn’t one of the most purchased products, but it was actually the one that was searched for the most.
Here’s a listing of the top ten internal searches during Amazon Prime Day 2019:
