Last October, Dark Horse announced a partnership with Nintendo to produce graphic novels based on ARMS. At the time, it was originally set to debut sometime this fall. Those plans have since been delayed.
Fans were able to pick up the special short story for ARMS as part of Free Comic Book Day yesterday. It advertises the first true graphic novel, which is now apparently due in January 2019. It’s unclear what caused the delay, but hopefully the wait will be worth it.
Splatoon 2 kicked off the first-ever tournament-style Splatfest in North America and Europe this weekend. The event is being held to determine which brother from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise is the ultimate fan-favorite.
First up, Raph and Leo battled it out, and Nintendo has posted the results. They are as follows:
In this month’s issue of Nintendo Dream, the Japanese magazine posted its final interview with a couple of the Fire Emblem Warriors developers. Director Hiroya Usuda and producer Yosuke Hayashi stopped by to primarily discuss the Awakening DLC Pack. They also weighed in on the end of DLC, why Darios isn’t playable, and showed some interest in making a sequel.
Find some excerpts from the interview below plus some concept art. You can read the full discussion here.
Gal*Gun 2 recently launched in North America. Very quickly, buyers of the physical version noticed a strange misprint. We’re still not quite sure how it happened, but artwork for Natsume’s Wild Guns Reloaded was included inside the case. PQube is only stating that it was a “printer’s error”.
If you were one of the people affected, you can order a replacement cover. PQube has created a form for consumers to fill out here. Once submitted, you’ll be sent a new cover for free.
New footage has emerged from the pinball adventure game Yoku’s Island Express. Watch 11 minutes of gameplay below.
In a recent news post sent out to Switch owners, Nintendo provided a listing of the top 15 European eShop downloads for April 2018.
Minecraft dethrones Rocket League, overtaking the top spot. Football Manager Touch 2018 makes a strong debut at the fourth position, while Don’t Star: Nintendo Switch Edition and Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Trilogy also appear for the first time.
Nintendo of Europe has readied a new video for Dillon’s Dead-Heat Breakers. Watch the “Pulse-pounding battles!” trailer below.
Juicy Realm has a slightly more specific release window on Switch. Previously, it was scheduled for this summer. We now have a release month of August.
Along with the latest Juicy Realm news, a co-op gameplay video has been uploaded online. We’ve attached that below.
