At Game Party Japan 2019 this weekend, Off the Hook from Splatoon 2 will have a dedicated concert. Nintendo is promoting the event with a new video, which we have below.
The Off the Hook concert kicks off on January 26 at 12 AM PT / 3 AM ET / 8 AM in the UK 9 / 9 AM in Europe.
Nintendo has announced a pair of new tournaments: the Splatoon 2 North America Inkling Open 2019 and the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate North America Open 2019. Open qualifiers will be held online, leading to a final event at PAX East at the end of March. Nintendo will be live streaming the finals for each online event.
We’ve included the full schedule below. That also includes the official announcement from Nintendo and a promotional video.
It’s been announced that Gensou SkyDrift, yet another Touhou Project, is on the way to Switch. Unties will be acting as the 3D racer’s publisher.
Gensou SkyDrift will be playable at Game Party Japan 2019. It’s due for release sometime this spring.
Here’s a trailer for Gensou SkyDrift:
After a slight delay, Killallzombies will be available on the Switch eShop this Thursday. For a look at the game in action, check out the footage below.
FutureGrind is due out on Switch today as a digital download. We’ve included a trailer for the game below.
Last week, Nintendo announced Xenoblade 2 Official Artworks Alrest Record, the official artbook for Xenoblade Chronicles 2. It was originally set to be released on February 2nd; however, Nintendo announced today that pre-orders for the artbook greatly exceeded their expectations. As such, the release of the book has been pushed back slightly to February 12 in order to meet the high demand.
Splatoon is currently being featured at the Victoria and Albert Museum of arts and design in London. Nintendo UK took the opportunity and went there with Hisashi Nogami, the producer of Splatoon, and Shinya Takahashi, the Head of Software Development at Nintendo, and asked them about the making of Splatoon. Check out the video below:
The Langrisser I & II remake is launching on April 18 in Japan. Ahead of its release, Chara-Ani will be releasing a demo of the game on the Japanese eShop on February 7. The demo contains stages one through three of Langrisser I and stages four through six of Langrisser II. There will also be certain elements in the full version that can be unlocked when linking it with the demo version, although the exact details on that are unknown at this point.
So far, this demo and the full game have only been confirmed for a Japanese release.
Continuing what has been one of the longest ongoing waits for a confirmed Switch title yet, developer 34BigThings has once again confirmed that Redout is still on the way.
In as many words, the studio’s official Twitter account reassured fans that the racer title is still coming. The most recent update aside from this –back in November — stated that the game was “very much” in the works and in fact, was close to wrapping up development.
The latest and 10th Fishing Tourney is now live in Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp.
This time around, the event is taking place in Lost Lure Creek, and will again require players to catch as many tourney fish as they can. These can then be exchanged for in-game trophies and prizes. The necessary fish types are pond smelt, dace, and salmon.
The event is set to last until January 29th, with players able to redeem for rewards until January 30th. Images for the event can be viewed below.
