Update: Bumped to the top. Added in the patch notes below.
Original: The next big update for Xenoblade Chronicles 2 has arrived. Version 1.5.0 is live, along with the Challenge Battle Mode for Expansion Pass owners.
Challenge Battle Mode “gives players many chances to test their skills, plenty of loot to earn, and some minor story elements that show the characters in a new light”. You’ll be taking on hordes of enemies in Waves to complete each challenge. Additionally, Shulk and Fiora from the first Xenoblade Chronicles join the fight as Blades.
We’ll bring you the full patch notes for today’s update as soon as we have them.
Four new discounts are up for grabs on My Nintendo. Featuring “challenging games”, the lineup includes Pullbox, Drill Dozer, and more.
You can save on the following:
To celebrate today’s release of LEGO The Incredibles, Warner Bros. issued a new launch trailer. Take a look at the video below.
Dragon Marked for Death was announced for Switch close to a year ago. The “immersive dark fantasy style action RPG” lets players experience the game alone or with up three other people in local or online multiplayer.
Inti Creates has been relatively silent on Dragon Marked for Death since its initial announcement, but news should be coming soon. Inti Creates boss Takuya Aizu ha said that the team has “gotten to a point where we are right about finishing up a beta build” and the company will have more information at Anime Expo.
Curious as to what’s planned for Switch this year? Nintendo created the handy graphic above to fill fans in. They’re just some of the games scheduled to arrive over the next few months, but we’re likely to hear about even more projects in the weeks and months ahead.
GameSpot posted a video from E3 showing off Adventure Time: Pirates of The Enchiridion. Check out 20 minutes of gameplay below.
This week, Nintendo confirmed Koopa Troopa and Blooper as new characters in Mario Tennis Aces. We now have news about three more. Sometime after September, the game will be adding Diddy Kong, Birdo, and Koopa Paratroopa. Stay tuned for further details.
At E3, Nintendo announced that they would continue supporting Splatoon 2 with free weapon and stage updates until the end of this year. Nintendo of Europe shared a brief look at one of the upcoming new weapons on their Twitter account today. The Explosher seems to be a slosher-type weapon with a long range whose shots explode a bit on impact:
Here’s a look at the Explosher. This weapon will be added to #Splatoon2 in a free update coming soon. pic.twitter.com/bADSFRmidL
— Nintendo of Europe (@NintendoEurope) June 15, 2018
A couple of outlets had the chance to interview Reggie Fils-Aimé during E3. One of them was IGN; below are a couple of quotes from him.
Here’s what Reggie had to say on leaks:
A new Fortune Cookie is now available in Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp: Whitney’s Rose Cookie. Also available is a related set of Stamp Trade rewards. They’re available until August 14th. A new Memory featuring Whitney has also been added.
