Update (3/16): The Art of Super Mario Odyssey pre-orders are down to $40.43 on Amazon. This is also now up on Amazon Canada.
Update (3/13): This is now up for pre-order on Amazon here.
Original (3/12): Dark Horse has announced that it will publish The Art of Super Mario Odyssey in the west. After releasing in Japan last September, it’ll be available in North America on October 22.
The 368-page hardcover book contains “concept art, preliminary sketches, and notes from the development team, plus insight into some early ideas that didn’t make it into the game itself.” Screenshots and marketing materials will also be included.
The Art of Super Mario Odyssey will be priced at $49.99. We’ll pass along pre-order information when live.
GameStop has revealed an exclusive pre-order bonus for Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled. By reserving the game, you’ll receive a dashboard bobble. We have a look at it above.
You can pre-order Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled from GameStop here. The offer should be valid in-store as well.
The open-world, aerial-themed game Ultrawings will debut on the Switch eShop on March 28. Have a look at some early footage below.
SEGA’s SXSW panel for Sonic the Hedgehog has officially wrapped up. There was quite a bit of news on Team Sonic Racing, but if you were anticipating brand new announcements, you might be a bit disappointed. That being said, Sonic Team’s Takashi Iizuka did leave fans with a small team.
According to Iizuka, work has started on the next major Sonic title. He added that SEGA will be excited to share more news in the future. Other than that, he thanked fans for their patience until the company has something to show.
Bingo Party will be included as one of the stages in Team Sonic Racing, SEGA and Sumo Digital announced at SXSW today. The area is inspired by one of the locations in Sonic Heroes.
Chiptune artist TORIENA teamed up with Jun Senoue for Bingo Party’s music. You can listen to the track below.
To promote Sonic Mania, SEGA produced a short animated series known as Sonic Mania Adventures. Team Sonic Racing will now be receiving the same treatment.
Announced at SXSW today, Team Sonic Racing Overdrive will be a 2-part animation. Tyson Hesse will be returning to work on the pair of shorts.
During a panel at SXSW today, SEGA unveiled a new customization feature for Team Sonic Racing.
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The Sonic the Hedgehog panel from SXSW 2019 will be kicking off not too long from now. The fun starts at 11 AM PT / 2 AM PT / 6 PM in the UK / 7 PM in Europe.
Fortunately, the panel will be live streamed, and you can watch the event as it happens below. At the very least, we should be hearing about Team Sonic Racing and the upcoming Sonic movie. It’s unclear if anything brand new will be shown, but if there is, we’ll have it on the site assuming it’s Nintendo-related.
Nintendo is gearing up for the arrival of even more villagers in Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp. A silhouette, which teases five new characters, is shown above. Expect them to be added to the game within the next few days.
The third and final wave of online finals for the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate North America Open 2019 tournament will be held today. For those that are interested, all of the matches can be watched through the live stream below.
Note that this is the final wave of online finals before the ultimate final tournament at PAX East 2019. The winners of today’s final will join the winners of the first and second online event finals in the PAX Arena at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center on March 30. Moreover, the collective winners from each region will form teams to play Squad Strike in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate at the PAX East finals.
