In a slew of news coming out of Koei Tecmo and Gust Corporation tonight, it has been confirmed that the release of Nelke & the Legendary Alchemists has been delayed to January 31, 2019 in Japan.
While the initial launch was slated for December 13, it is stated that the delay is being implemented in order to further improve game quality.
It is unclear at this time if this delay will impact the North America and Europe release window of “early 2019”.
Following up on our story on Piana being confirmed to appear in Atelier Lulua: The Scion of Arland, some new tidbits of information have come out from this week’s full issue of Famitsu.
More specifically, the game’s character designer Mel Kishida and producer Junzo Hosoi have shared some insight into the title in a new interview with the publication.
We have summarized the new pieces of info below, but a fuller collection of the translated news has been provided by Gematsu.
As part of a first half financial report out of Koei Tecmo, the developer and publisher has confirmed that their recent release of Warriors Orochi 4 has already eclipsed 500,000 copies sold worldwide across all platforms.
To celebrate the success of the title, the studio has released a free update patch that introduces new and improved Divine Instruments to five characters. These characters include Zeus, Ares, Athena, Odin, and Perseus.
Some images of the new weapons in action have been added below.
Hamster will release Arcade Archives Urban Champion on Switch this week, the company has announced. It’ll be added to the eShop on November 9.
Here’s an overview for the game:
Today has been an interesting day for the Super Mario Bros. movie. There hasn’t been a ton of news about the film itself, but we’ve heard Illumination CEO Chris Meledandri talking about the project.
All of today’s comments came from a Variety report. The site snuck in an interesting little tidbit that has since been making the rounds, specifically regarding a release window. Variety states that the Mario movie “will be in theaters by 2022.”
Nintendo nor Illumination have not provided an official release window. But since Variety was speaking with Meledandri, perhaps the publication was given that timeline directly.
Splatoon 2 updated to version 4.2.0 tonight, bringing along new weapons and more. Check out footage of some of the latest content below.
Nintendo and Intelligent Systems are cooking up the next summoning event for Fire Emblem Heroes. On November 8, the mobile game will be hosting Adrift.
Corrin (male and female versions), Mikoto, and Camilla will be featured here. A new Paralogue Story is planned as well.
Here’s a trailer for the Adrift event:
Capcom has dated Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy for Switch in Japan. A release is planned for February 21.
Along with the regular release, the e-Capcom store will be selling limited editions. Goodies include a soundtrack CD, drama CD, mini canvas art piece, buildable Blue Badger kit, and Steel Samurai trading cards.
Splatoon 2’s next big update has arrived. Version 4.2.0 is here, adding in a new Salmon Run stage, new weapons, amiibo support, and more.
Below are the full patch notes:
