The latest episode of Nintendo Power podcast is now live. Host Chris Slate, along with guests Kit Ellis and Krysta Yang from Nintendo Minute, discuss the fan-favorite games of 2018.
Here’s the full episode:
SEGA has brought back the Sonic Mania Adventures animated series for a holiday episode. You can view it below.
Tiny Metal has received a major update that adds in a couple of new features. With version 1.1.0, players can now challenge others online in competitive multiplayer. Additionally, the strategy title now brought in Act V, an extension to the story campaign introducing six new missions.
Here’s a brief video showing what’s new:
Square Enix’s Masashi Takahashi wants to do more Octopath Traveler, Bravely series, and a new series
Famitsu caught up with a bunch of different developers in its latest issue this week to reflect on 2018 and look forward to the future. Octopath Traveler producers Tomoya Asano and Masashi Takahashi were among those who participated.
Asano started out by teasing that Square Enix Business Division 11 “is moving forward with the development of several games.” Meanwhile, Takahashi has expressed interest in doing more with Bravely, Octopath Traveler, and an entirely new series.
Ubisoft has announced a new free update for Starlink: Battle for Atlas. The patch will add new enemy units, new activity, and a Photo Mode.
Here’s the full breakdown:
At the Tokyo Game Show a few months ago, Thousand Games announced Synaptic Drive for Switch. It’s directed by Kouji Kenjou, the creator of Custom Robo.
Thousand Games passed along encouraging news today, confirming that the title has found a publisher. That has allowed the project to move into full production.
Synaptic Drive is scheduled for a 2019 launch.
This week’s European Nintendo Downloads are as follows:
Switch Retail
Fitness Boxing – €49.99 (available December 21)
Outright Games released a teaser trailer for DreamWorks Dragons Dawn of New Riders, which is planned for Switch. Watch it below.
