Pokemon: Detective Pikachu is half a year away from its premiere, but the movie is mostly shrouded in mystery. That could be changing very soon.
Alberta Film Ratings rated Detective Pikachu’s first trailer today, meaning we might be seeing it within the next few days. In fact, TrailerTrack speculates that it could show up within the next week. The trailer may very well be playing before screenings of the new Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald film – another movie that Warner Bros. is distributing.
It’s only a matter of time until we get our first proper look at Pokemon: Detective Pikachu. The movie debuts on May 10.
One of today’s new releases on Switch was Timber Tennis: Versus. You can see what the game has to offer with the footage below.
The newest NeoGeo game for Switch, Thrash Rally, is now available. For a look at the game in action, check out the footage below.
GameStop has been listing Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes on its website for months, pointing to a physical release. But now we have even more evidence that it’s happening.
GameStop’s page for Travis Strikes Again has been updated with a new price point of $39.99. Other retailers are now listing the title as well, with Amazon now opening pre-orders here. It’s all but official that a physical version is happening.
Ubisoft brought the well-received game Valiant Hearts: The Great War to Switch earlier today. We have some footage in the video below.
One of the many reasons why people were initially excited about Pokemon GO was thanks to its first trailer. A number of neat things were shown in that video, such as a greater tie in with augmented reality and a big group of players battling Mewtwo in Time Square. If Niantic CEO John Hanke has its way, Pokemon GO will more closely resemble the trailer in the future.
Niantic CEO John Hanke appeared on stage with Epic Games chief executive officer Tim Sweeney for a chat at the Samsung Developer Conference 2018 earlier today. Hanke mentioned that the company wants to take advantage of improved technology, including deep learning, 5G networks, and better hardware. By doing so, Pokemon GO could be more like its debut trailer.
Also during the chat, Hanke said that Niantic wants Pokemon GO to be something that is always a part of your life rather than something you play for a bit. One of the first steps towards that is the new Adventure Sync functionality in which the game synchronizes with health apps that count your real life steps. Players can then progress and hatch Pokemon Eggs more quickly.
Switch is about to get another highly action-packed title. Announced today, RocketsRocketsRockets is coming to the eShop with a release planned for next week.
We have the following overview and trailer:
NPD analyst Mat Piscatella has provided more classic data. After giving us a look at the best-selling games in the United States between 1995 and 2007, Piscatella shared a follow up graphic that shows off the top three from each year.
Here’s a look:
This week’s European Nintendo Downloads are as follows:
Switch Retail
Carnival Games – €39.99
Grip: Combat Racing – €39.99; €35.99 with purchase of Tiny Troopers Joint Ops XL / Vostok Inc.
Minecraft: Story Mode – Season Two – €44.99
Syberia 1 & 2 – €34.99
Unreal Engine 4.21 has been released, bringing along more functionality for Switch developers. With the new version, Niagara effects are now supported on Nintendo’s console.
For those who are unaware, Niagara involves particles and allows for a better workflow in creating their effects. This may not be something that is immediately apparent to players, but is certainly a nice addition for developers in the creation of their games.
