A new event has started in Pokemon GO in celebration of Valentine’s Day. While active, Pokemon such as Clefairy, Hoppip, and Luvdisc will appear more frequently in the wild. Certain pink Pokemon will also hatch more frequently from 7 km Eggs, and Pink Pokemon such as Chansey and Porygon will appear more frequently in Raid Battles.
A few bonuses are planned as well. Lure Modules will last six hours for the duration of the event and there will be twice the amount of Catch Candy.
The 2019 Valentine’s Day Celebration in Pokemon GO will be live until February 21.
This week’s Famitsu scans are now available. Highlights include To All Mankind, Yoshi’s Crafted World, Kirby’s Extra Epic Yarn, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy, Kill la Kill the Game: IF, and Super Robot Wars T. Scans of all games can be found below.
Sensor Tower is reporting that Fire Emblem Heroes has surpassed $500 million in worldwide player spending. It has grossed more than twice the combined earnings of Nintendo’s other mobile titles, including Dragalia Lost.
Japan is the country that has spent the most on Fire Emblem Heroes at 56% ($280 million). The next closest country is the United States at 31% ($155 million). The remaining 57 regions comprise just 13% of revenue.
Touhou Sky Arena: Matsuri Climax launches on Switch tomorrow via the eShop. Take a look at some early footage below.
Paladins has been updated today with major functionality. Cross-play and cross-progression is now supported between Switch, Xbox One, and PC. If you’re playing on Switch, you can battle against any user from those other two platforms. Progress between all of these platforms can also be carried over.
That’s not all for today’s update, as Shattered Desert has also been added as a new map. Full details on what’s new and changed can be found here.
Space War Arena is seeing a two-week delay. Originally scheduled for February 14, it has been pushed back to February 28. Pre-orders will open on February 21.
Space War Arena is a strategy action game with real-time tactical space combat. Ed Annuziata, the creator of Ecco the Dolphin, led the way on its development.
Here’s a trailer:
Super Rare Games has opened pre-orders for the physical version of Q.U.B.E. 2. You can reserve it here.
Only 4,000 copies will be produced worldwide. Each copy comes with a cartridge, interior art, full-color 12-page manual, exclusive sticker, and 3-card trading card pack.
Ubisoft today announced that the Trials Rising Open Beta will take place February 21 to February 24 on Switch, with a pre-download starting February 19. All players will be able to get a taste of the over-the-top action ahead prior to the February 26 launch.
While the beta takes place, riders will have access to a special set of features and progression flow, along with Global Multiplayer. This includes:
Much was made of Unravel Two at last year’s E3 when EA failed to announce the game for Switch. Given the nature of the game and its co-op feature, some felt like a big opportunity was being missed. We later heard from Coldwood Interactive that quite a bit of work would have been needed to bring Unravel Two for Switch, and it would have taken “another half a year or so”.
EA and Coldwood may have gone to work since then, as a new listing has appeared on Amazon Italy for a Switch version of Unravel Two. The retailer lists a tentative March 22 release. Keep in mind that the listing shouldn’t be taken as a confirmation, but it’s a good sign that the game could be announced for Nintendo’s console.
During a live stream earlier today, Square Enix announced that it will release DLC No. 1: Japanese-Style Pack for Dragon Quest Builders 2 in Japan on February 28. Pricing is set at 700 yen.
Here’s the rundown of what’s included in addition to an update planned for February 28:
