Having introduced all of the major characters over the last couple of days, the official Japanese Fire Emblem Twitter account has now started introducing the various side characters of Fire Emblem: Three Houses. Hubert, voiced by Katsuyuki Konishi, is a member of the Black Eagles. The strategist of the house, he is the son of an influential marquis and has served Edelgard since childhood. He will do whatever it takes to help her. According to Edelgard, Hubert may come across as a bit cold, but he is actually very reliable.
Here’s a brief clip of him talking to Byleth, in which he thanks him for saving Edelgard:
油断ならない雰囲気の、ヒューベルトとの会話です。 #FE風花雪月 pic.twitter.com/jz8Ntr7qmh
— 『ファイアーエムブレム』総合 (@FireEmblemJP) May 6, 2019
Game Freak director Masayuki Onoue recently shared a blog post on Giga Wrecker Alt. We learn more about the origins of the project as well as the tough task of melding an action game with a physics engine.
Here’s the full post from Onoue:
As we heard earlier today, SMG Studio is announcing and subsequently releasing its new Switch game OTTTD via the eShop. Take a look at some footage below.
A number of new deals are up and running on the North American Switch eShop. These include Cosmic Star Heroine, Death Mark, Little Dragons Cafe, Rocket League, and more.
Here’s the full roundup of sales:
SMG Studio, the developer of Death Squared, has announced that it is putting the tower defense / real-time strategy mashup OTTTD on Switch. The best part? It’s essentially out now. Those in Europe can already purchase the game, and it should be live when the North American / European eShops update tomorrow.
Here’s everything you need to know about the game:
Here’s an interesting tidbit stemming from Nintendo’s latest financial results. Between March 2018 and March 2019, Mario Kart Wii sold another 100,000 units. During the same period, Mario Kart 8 on Wii U sold 20,000 copies. That means Mario Kart Wii sold five times as many copies as Mario Kart 8 during the last fiscal year.
Here’s a chart that puts things into perspective:
What’s up, hedgehogs and werehogs! That’s right, it’s time to talk about Sonic… but first we kick things off with info on our giveaway for Hob: The Definitive Edition on Nintendo Switch!
In this episode of NEP, we dish out our opinions on the first trailer for the Sonic the Hedgehog movie, and the director’s response that it’s going to be fixed in such a short amount of time. This leads us to talk about industry crunch, along with CG artists’ and 3D animators’ responses to this situation. We then talk all the weekly news, including Forza Street, Bloodstained and more. We finish things off with talking about Epic Games purchasing Psyonix, creators of Rocket League, and general discussions of the Epic Store and what the controversy is there. Oni learned something, so we hope you do, too! Galen then has an existential crisis for good measure as we go over our listener mail!
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System: Switch (eShop)
Release date: May 2, 2019
Developer: Landon Podbielski
Publisher: Adult Swim Games
Duck Game has definitely taken its time finding its nest on Switch. First developed as an Ouya exclusive all the way back in 2014, it’s seen numerous upgrades and re-releases over the years, including the announcement of a version for Nintendo’s hybrid console in 2017. After a two years’ incubation, this chaotic brawler has finally hatched onto the Switch. But after all this time, is Duck Game still all it’s quacked up to be?
The boxart for Valthirian Arc: Hero School Story is now available. As previously mentioned, PQube will be offering a physical version in Europe. We have a look at the packaging image above.
While Valthirian Arc: Hero School Story is getting a physical release in the future, it’s out now on the Switch eShop.
