It’s been awhile since we last heard about Arena of Valor. The game was announced for Switch during a Nintendo Direct last year, and a closed beta was held in Europe a few months ago.
Tencent has continued to tinker away on Arena of Valor on Switch, and has announced today that fans can register for a new closed beta taking place this summer. You can fill out the survey here for a chance to receive a code.
SEGA has just released the third part of its new Sonic Mania animated web series. View the latest episode for Sonic Mania Adventures below.
As West of Loathing launches on Switch today, a new launch trailer for the game has arrived. We have the video below.
Build-A-Bear has revealed the next addition to its Pokemon collection. Starting today, you can get your hands on a new Jigglypuff plush.
An exclusive online bundle can be purchased here. It includes Jigglypuff, a cape, plush microphone, sound chip, and a Pokemon card.
Jigglypuff will also be sold standalone in stores for $28. The online bundle costs $52.
FIFA finally returned to Nintendo platforms last year with FIFA 18 on Switch. However, this year’s entry wasn’t necessarily a sure thing. But now Andrei Lazarescu, supervising producer for FIFA World Cup mode, has confirmed that FIFA 19 will in fact appear on Switch.
Like last year’s entry, FIFA 19 will be using a custom engine on Nintendo’s console. Lazarescu didn’t rule out potentially using Frostbite in the future, however.
Nippon Ichi published a new video for Ys VIII today that gives us another look at the Switch version. You’ll find gameplay about halfway through the upload below.
Snorlax isn’t just a Pokemon character who was designed out of the blue. He was actually inspired by one person in particular.
In an interview with Japanese newspaper Yomiuri, Pokemon art director Ken Sugimori officially confirmed that planner Koji Nishino was the basis for Snorlax. Nishino has been involved with Pokemon since Red and Green.
This week’s European Nintendo Downloads are as follows:
Switch Retail
Fallen Legion: Rise to Glory – €39.99 (available June 1)
Legend of Kay Anniversary – €29.99
Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection – €49.99
Yesterday Origins – €29.99
After more than 20 years, the Pokemon Gold demo featured at the 1997 Space World event has been uncovered. Its full contents have been extracted, and a whole lot of noteworthy information has been detailed and preserved.
First, here’s a look at every Pokemon sprite:
Stonebot Studio has announced that The Last Friend, a tower defense beat ’em up, is coming to Switch. A release is planned for early 2019.
Here’s a bunch of additional information about The Last Friend:
