Last month’s issue of Nintendo Dream had a big interview with the Yoshi’s Crafted World development team. Nintendo’s Takashi Tezuka, Nobuo Matsumiya, and Emi Watanabe participated in the discussion alongside Etsunobu Ebisu and Masahiro Yamamoto from Good Feel.
You can read our full translation of the interview below. In it, the team talks about how it settled on the final art style, the surprising kindergarten inspiration and how the game was built around that, the creation of the flip side gimmick, and more.
Several new games out came out this week on the eShop. If you’re interested in checking out what’s new in screenshot form, take a look at the gallery below.
GameStop has finally joined other retailers in offering pre-orders for the next wave of Smash Bros. amiibo. Pichu, Isabelle, and Pokemon Trainer are now live on the retailer’s site here. A bundle is also available featuring all three.
Pichu, Isabelle, and Pokemon Trainer release on July 26.
Things have been quiet for 3DS as of late, which isn’t exactly surprising. The system is pretty old at this point and Nintendo’s efforts have focused primarily on Switch and mobile.
The 3DS definitely sounds like it’s winding down. Nintendo has no games announced for the system, and there’s only a smattering of third-party titles left like Persona Q2. Also, for what it’s worth, the company is saying that it has no news pertaining to first-party releases.
This week’s episode of Nintendo Minute has gone live. In today’s video, Kit and Krysta show off brand new footage of the Starlink: Battle for Atlas Crimson Moon content. Check out the full episode below.
Kirby’s Dream Land, the very first entry in the Kirby series, first debuted on the Game Boy in Japan way back in April 27, 1992. As it’s now April 27 in Japan, the franchise and the character are 27 years old.
The occasion is being celebrated on the official Japanese Twitter account with some special art. We have the new piece attached above.
Idea Factory has published a launch trailer for Moero Chronicle Hyper, which is now available via the Switch eShop in the west. We have it below.
Nintendo has produced a new trailer for BoxBoy! + BoxGirl! that recaps the previous entries in the series leading into the new Switch title. View it below.
NIS America has kicked off a new sale on the Switch, Wii U, and 3DS eShops in celebration of Golden Week. Titles such as Ys VIII and Disgaea games have been discounted.
Here’s the full lineup:
The RPG Shadows of Adam will finally be appearing on the Switch eShop next Friday. Take a look at some early footage below.
