Nintendo released a new video today showcasing a few European digital game highlights from May 2018. You can watch it below.
Nintendo’s maintenance schedule has received its latest update. All of the company’s platforms will be impacted as well as Minecraft for Switch across three different sessions.
The current schedule is as follows:
Since Pokemon: Let’s Go, Pikachu and Pokemon: Let’s Go, Eevee were unveiled earlier in the week, there’s been confusion as to what online features – if any – would be included in the games. Famitsu has finally received clarification straight from The Pokemon Company.
Both titles will indeed allow for online battling and trading. However, in order to use the functionality, you will need to be a Nintendo Switch Online member. Online won’t be overly similar to more recent Pokemon games since features like the GTS, Battle Spot and Wonder Trade aren’t included. Expect a simpler online experience overall.
Thanks to Lin Yuqiang for the tip.
Pokemon Quest has already reached a major milestone. Since launching earlier in the week, it has managed to surpass one million downloads.
Switch owners can download Pokemon Quest on the eShop as a free-to-play game. A mobile version is slated for this month.
Entergram has just published the opening movie for Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Hou, which you can watch below. The game will launch on the Switch in Japan on July 26th.
A couple of updates on Fire Emblem Heroes: first up, the retweet event for the Feh doll accessory that started a couple of hours ago has already surpassed its goal, meaning that all players will receive the Feh doll acccessory once that functionality will be added with the next patch.
It’s also the start of a new month, which means new quests are now available. As always, there are three categories: defeating certain types of enemies, clearing each stratum of the Training Tower multiple time and clearing specific story stages with all four of your characters surviving.
Finally, the first round of the Heroes & Legends voting gauntlet has started. It will last for 48 hours.
Playable Octolings are finally coming to Splatoon 2 via the game’s upcoming Octo Expansion. The Octolings will be just as customizable as the Inklings – and that includes several hairstyles to choose from. Today, the Splatoon Twitter account revealed one new style each for the male and female Octolings. Females can sport a ponytail while males will have the option of having an afro-like haircut. The afro will actually change shape depending on the kind of headgear you wear, as you can see in the gif below:
【オクト】タコボーイのアフロヘアは、アタマに着けるギアに応じて形が変わるぞ。
クールでファンキーなスタイルを楽しもう。 pic.twitter.com/KbqV2VsdwD— Splatoon（スプラトゥーン） (@SplatoonJP) June 1, 2018
Atlus just released a new trailer for Etrian Odyssey X on 3DS. Check it out:
It’s the start of a new month, which means new rewards just got added to My Nintendo in Europe.
We’re approaching the 1-year anniversary of ARMS, and Nintendo is celebrating that by offering a total of six ARMS-themed PC and mobile wallpapers featuring the game’s characters. They cost 50 Platinum Points each and will be available until December 1st, 2018.
Also on offer is a new 3DS home menu theme: Animal Crossing: Summer Fun. It costs 20 Gold Points and will be available until September 1st, 2018.
Finally, there are a total of four new 3DS and Wii U software discounts on offer:
30% off Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move (Nintendo 3DS) – 100 Platinum Points
50% off Contra III The Alien Wars (SNES Virtual Console on Wii U and New Nintendo 3DS) – 40 Gold Points
30% off The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Nintendo 64 Virtual Console on Wii U) – 30 Gold Points
50% off Burger Time DELUXE (Game Boy Virtual Console on Nintendo 3DS) – 15 Gold Points
A version of Fortnite for Nintendo Switch has been rumored for a while now, most recently with the apparent leak of some of Nintendo’s E3 plans yesterday. Today, Fortnite for Nintendo Switch has been rated by the South Korean age ratings board. While not a 100% confirmation, this does make it extremely likely that the game will be released on the Switch. Still, we will likely have to wait until E3 for the official announcement.
