September 20 to September 23 seems to be a popular time for conventions this year – while Tokyo Game Show 2018 will take place in Japan during that time, EGX 2018 will take place in Birmingham, England on the same dates. Today, Nintendo announced its plans for the show.
All of Nintendo’s major first-party games releasing this year will be playable at EGX, including Pokemon Let’s Go Pikachu! and Pokemon Let’s Go Eevee!, which will be playable for the first time in Europe. Of course, attendees will also be able to check out Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and Super Mario Party.
Finally, the next Splatoon 2 UK Championship 2018 Octo League qualifier will also take place at EGX, on September 22. Those wishing to participate in the qualifier can either register via e-mail now or in person at EGX on September 21. The qualifier will also be live-streamed Youtube and Twitch.
The Xenoblade Chronicles Twitter account has introduced the latest new character appearing in Torna – The Golden Country. Zetta is the brother of Torna’s king and as such, he is the second most powerful person in Torna. He’s also Addam’s uncle, but he doesn’t seem to like his nephew all that much. Supposedly, he once tried to resonate with Mythra’s Core Crystal, but failed.
The latest issue of Famitsu has revealed that 2D adventure game Forgotton Anne will launch on Nintendo Switch in Japan in Spring of 2019. Chorus Worldwide will be handling publishing duties. The game has been out on other platforms in the West since May 2018, so this will mark the game’s first release in Japan. Hopefully, this should also indicate that a Western release on Nintendo Switch is coming, though nothing has been officially announced so far. We will keep you updated.
Nippon Ichi Software has published the first trailer for Lapis li Abyss, the cute “stacking” RPG coming to Nintendo Switch in Japan on November 29th. The video gives a nice overview of the game’s various classes and gameplay features, including combat:
The latest brand new Grand Hero Battle is now live in Fire Emblem Heroes. This one features Jamke, an archer from Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War. You have until September 12th to clear this battle to add Jamke to your team.
Nintendo has posted another update to the Smash Bros. Blog for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. This time around, we have an introduction to King Dedede.
Here’s the overview:
The World Ends with You: Final Remix is quickly closing in on its release date. To prepare for launch, Square Enix has released a final Japanese trailer. We have it below.
Japan is getting The World Ends with You: Final Remix on September 27. The western version will follow on October 12.
The art style may be minimalist, but make no mistake, Bad North will require maximum patience and planning to survive the Viking onslaught. I took a journey through its procedurally generated islands and lived to tell the tale. With permadeath looming over every mistake, the game relies replay value. Unfortunately, while I enjoyed coasting through Bad North’s combat, it didn’t leave me wanting more Viking blood on my hands.
At PAX West 2018, GameXplain caught up with Suda51. The two sides chatted about the future of No More Heroes, DLC for Travis Strikes Again, and more. You can view the full interview below.
Many Switch owners are anticipating the next system update that should arrive close to the launch of Nintendo Switch Online. That hasn’t happened yet, though Nintendo has updated its previous console.
Indeed: a new system firmware update is live for Wii U. According to Nintendo, version 5.5.3 makes improvements to system stability and usability.
