North America and Japan both had their latest Splatfests earlier this month. This weekend, it was Europe’s turn.
Splatoon 2’s latest European Splatfest carried a food theme. Players were asked if the eat the yummiest part of their meal right away, or save the best ’til last? In other words: impatient eater vs. flavor savourer?
The Legend of Zelda: Concert 2018 kicked off in Japan this week. Normally you wouldn’t expect any sort of major news from that type of event, but something noteworthy did in fact happen.
Zelda series producer Eiji Aonuma reportedly appeared at the concert this weekend. Based on messages from fans who attended and posted on social media, Aonuma said: “We know what you are thinking, Skyward Sword on Switch, right?” That prompted the audience to clap and cheer.
Nintendo has been bringing the 3D Zelda games to new systems one by one, so a new release of Skyward Sword would make sense. Ocarina of Time and Majora’s Mask hit 3DS while Wind Waker and Twilight Princess landed on Wii U. Could Skyward Sword on Switch be next?
Retailers have revealed the boxart for Dead or Alive Xtreme 3: Scarlet, which was announced for Switch within the past week. We have it above.
If we had to guess, Dead or Alive Xtreme 3: Scarlet won’t be released outside of Japan. However, Play-Asia is now taking pre-orders that you can import to the US. These include a couple of fairly expensive collector’s editions. You can find all of the options on Play-Asia here.
Many games are on sale for Black Friday and the holidays, including ones from Natsume. The publisher has discounted all of its titles on the eShops. Most are on 3DS, but we also get a hefty discount on Wild Guns Reloaded for Switch and a few Wii U releases.
Here’s the full roundup:
This War of Mine: Complete Edition will be sold on Switch next week. As it turns out, it won’t be digital-only.
Amazon UK is listing a physical version of This War of Mine: Complete Edition. Just like the digital release, it’s on track for November 27. Pre-orders are open here.
This War of Mine: Complete Edition includes the main game and two pieces of DLC: “The Little Ones” and “Father’s Promise”.
Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends Definitive Edition will be a digital-only release in the west, but Koei Tecmo is planning a physical version for Japan. Check out the boxart above.
Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends Definitive Edition launches on December 27.
Drageus Games has announced plans to publish its top-down sci-fi shooter Mech Rage on Switch. It’s currently slated for a December 23 launch.
We have the following overview and trailer for Mech Rage:
This holiday season will be especially important for Nintendo. The heavy hitters of the year – Pokemon: Let’s Go, Pikachu / Eevee and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – are finally launching, and the company will need success in order to reach its goal of selling 20 million Switch systems this fiscal year.
The holidays are also important for Nintendo due to the high amount of sales collected during the period. Reggie said that “in the Americas, about 60% of our revenue during that time frame.”
In Europe and Japan, Nintendo recently shipped a Minecraft-themed New 2DS XL system. The design was based around the Creeper, one of the game’s hostile mobs.
Lydia Winters was one of the staffers at Mojang heavily involved with the creation of the new look. Winters was able to talk about working on the design, including a couple of scrapped ideas.
Nintendo has been present at The Game Awards almost every year. In most cases, the company comes along with multiple announcements. Last year was arguably the biggest with the reveal of Bayonetta 3, the news that Bayonetta 1 + 2 were coming to Switch, and the proper unveiling (and subsequent release) of Zelda: Breath of the Wild’s story DLC.
The Game Awards 2018 are less than two weeks away. It’d be very surprising if Nintendo didn’t have at least one announcement for the show, or at least a look at something new. Could we get a better look at Bayonetta 3? A first look at Metroid Prime 4? Share your predictions with us in the comments below.
