Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Torna – The Golden Country is less than a week away from its initial launch. Ahead of the release, Nintendo has opened an official website here.
The site will give you all sorts of information about Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Torna – The Golden Country. It contains details on the areas you’ll explore, characters, and more.
The Midnight Sanctuary, first announced for Switch in May, has received a release date. Nintendo’s website lists the title for October 4.
The Midnight Sanctuary comes from Cavyhouse, and is an occult horror visual novel. Find more details and a trailer below.
Scribblenauts Mega Pack is slated for Switch this month. Scribblenauts Unlimited and Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure will be available on the console, along with some new features to boot.
Below are the first screenshots showing the collection on Switch:
Amazon Japan has updated its Work x Work listing with the game’s boxart. Take a look at the packaging image above.
NBA Playgrounds is only available digitally on Switch. Its sequel, however, will also be sold physically. A listing on GameStop shows that 2K will offer NBA 2K Playgrounds 2 at retail.
NBA 2K Playgrounds 2 is due out sometime this fall. Saber Interactive self-published the first title, though 2K is stepping in for the new game.
Nintendo has shared new data revealing the top top 30 most-downloaded Switch games in North America for August 2018. Fortnite unsurprisingly leads the way again, but Hollow Knight, Dead Cells, Overcooked 2, and Zelda: Breath of the Wild are also in the top five.
Below are the full results:
A couple of months ago, Famitsu conducted an interesting interview with Peter Molyneux. Best known as the creator of Fable, Molyneux and the team at 22cans brought The Trail: Frontier Challenge to Switch earlier this year.
During one part of the interview, he was asked about his honest impressions of the hardware. Molyneux said in response:
If things had gone as planned, a new Nintendo Direct would have aired this week. Mother Nature decided otherwise, however. Following a major earthquake in Japan, Nintendo decided it would be best to push back the presentation to an unspecified date after it was previously scheduled for Thursday.
Usually Nintendo Directs have a short turnaround between their official announcement and actual broadcast. So because of the delay, we’re in a bit of a unique situation. Some possible news that may have been planned for the Nintendo Direct has come out early, including a Mega Man 11 demo, Final Fantasy XV Pocket Edition HD, and Civilization VI. This period of uncertainly also leaves the door open to speculation.
What’s everyone hoping for and predicting will happen during the Nintendo Direct? Aside from Mega Man 11 demo, Final Fantasy XV Pocket Edition HD, and Civilization VI, we’re also likely going to hear about Yoshi for Switch after the final name seemingly leaked. Smash Bros. Ultimate is also certainly a lock, as is Luigi’s Mansion on 3DS. Any other hopes or predictions? Let us know in the comments below.
Game Freak director Junichi Masuda appeared on this week’s episode of Pokenchi as promised. Masuda was present to share a few new details and footage – the latter of which is not available just yet, unfortunately.
First up, Masuda showed various changes with HMs where you call upon Pikachu / Eevee to summon a special move to cut trees or Surf. Such moves do not take up your moveslots.
System: Switch
Release date: September 7, 2018
Developer: SNK
Publisher: NIS America
SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy takes the powerful female stars of the King of Fighters franchise and gives them a game all to themselves, bringing together an illustrious cast of fan favorites while retaining smooth and flashy gameplay. Although familiar in its presentation and charismatic roster of fighters, the game is a little different from its mainline King of Fighters counterparts by making it extremely accessible to newcomers or casual players of the genre, while also being a fun pick-me-up for seasoned players. Accessibility comes with sacrifice, however, making just about every character’s move-set slim and uneventful, with most of the roster feeling similar in their fighting styles.
