Because of a major earthquake in Hokkaido, Japan, Nintendo decided to delay the recently announced Nintendo Direct. Stay tuned for when a new date is announced.
Due to the powerful earthquake in Hokkaido, Japan, we have decided to delay this week’s planned Nintendo Direct. We will provide a new time and date in the near future. Thank you for your understanding. pic.twitter.com/IITgJFtzub
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) September 6, 2018
Nintendo has posted another update to the Smash Bros. Blog for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. This time around, we have an introduction to the Alolan Exeggutor Pokemon.
Here’s the overview:
SNK released a third trailer for Tag Team Frenzy, just before its release on September 7.
In this photo, there’s a description on the back of a box for Japanese title Hakuoki Shinkai: Fuukaden that reads, “Compatible with Save Data Cloud Backup of Nintendo Switch Online.” That suggests that Switch cloud saves might not be universal and instead are dependent on the game. We’ll likely learn more during tomorrow’s Nintendo Direct.
薄桜鬼買ってきたんだが、気になる表記が。『｢NintendoSwitchOnline｣の｢セーブデータお預かり｣に対応しています。』か… pic.twitter.com/RzeQxqZIpt
— みのり (@MIN428) September 6, 2018
Ahead of its Switch release later in the month, Valkyria Chronicles 4 is getting a demo in Japan on September 13. Players can move the progress made in the demo to the full game. Since the Switch isn’t region locked, any Switch owner can download the demo as long as they have a Japanese account.
According to a translation by Gematsu, Kunio-kun: The World Classics Collection will release on December 20 in Japan for Switch. An early purchase nets you the bonus game Hanazono Koukou Dodge Ball Bu. It’s unclear if “early purchase” means a pre-order or extends past the game’s launch
Listings on the eShops provide file sizes for a bunch of Switch games. These include My Hero: One’s Justice, Gone Home, The Spectrum Retreat, and more.
Here’s the full roundup:
One segment of the latest issue of Famitsu was an interview with Tomoya Asano and Masashi Takahashi of Square Enix. They revealed some new information about both Octopath Traveler and hints at the future of the Bravely series. Some interesting tidbits from the interview:
- The developers of Octopath Traveler decided from the beginning not to add any DLC. They’ve just started talks about a possible sequel.
- Now that the team has grown to be the 11th Business Division, they hope to release a new RPG every year.
- The new pieces of art for the Bravely Twitter account are meant to convey that Bravely is “not a title of the past” to Square Enix, though they didn’t have any details to share about a new Bravely game.
- Since games like Octopath Traveler and Bravely titles take about four years to make, Square Enix would need at least two new franchises to hit their game a year goal.
Nippon Columbia has gone live with a new introduction trailer for Sumikko Gurashi: Atsumare! Sumikko Town. You can watch it below.
