The steady stream of NeoGeo games continues this week on Switch with Magical Drop III. Get a look at some footage below.
Luigi’s Balloon World was announced for Super Mario Odyssey in January. When it was revealed, Nintendo mentioned that the feature would be added through a free update this month. February is almost over, but it looks like Nintendo will be holding true to its promise.
Nintendo Australia has a new post on its website dated for February 23, indicating that the update is now live. Obviously that isn’t the case as that day has yet to actually pass. Still, this should mean the update will be out before the end of the week.
Aside from Luigi’s Balloon World, the patch will include Sunshine, Musician, and Knight Armor outfits that will be available soon after players complete the main story. Coin and Neon are also the only new Snapshot Mode filters. You can see this below.
Tiny Metal will be getting another new patch in the near future. When the update is ready, a new mode will be added.
The feature in question is a colorblind mode that has high contrast colors, and the Zipang units won’t blend in with the long grass. You can see what this looks like below.
Lots of footage is in from the final version of Pac-Man Championship Edition 2 Plus. Take a look at 27 minutes of gameplay below.
The pixel-packed action game Milanoir is making its way to Switch, Good Shepherd Entertainment and Italo Games announced today. A release is planned for early 2018.
Here’s a brief overview:
Milanoir’s pixel art aesthetic paints the unforgiving city of Milan in bright and bloody detail while a funky ‘70s-style soundtrack further captures the turbulent energy of the era. Sneak, choke and shoot through the violent criminal underworld on the hunt for the man who framed you, surviving breathtaking vehicle chases and taking out anyone who stands in your way.
Milanoir takes advantage of Switch’s features, and will allow two players to go through the campaign in co-op mode with each player using a Joy‑Con controller.
We have a trailer for Milanoir below.
Source: Good Shepherd Entertainment PR
Nintendo facing heat from the Norwegian Consumer Council due to inability to cancel eShop pre-orders
Once you’ve pre-loaded a game from the eShop, you’re locked in to the purchase. There’s no way to cancel the pre-order prior to release. Because of this, Nintendo is now facing heat from the Norwegian Consumer Council.
PressFire obtained a letter sent to Nintendo in which the Council asks for clarification on how to cancel digital pre-orders or create a way to do so as soon as possible. As Polygon notes, Nintendo’s current policy goes against the 2011 Consumer Rights Directive that grants “a higher level of protection for consumers … in their own country or elsewhere in the EU.”
Bandai Namco has prepared the first screenshots of Goku Ultra Instinct in Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2. This new form will be added in as a new playable DLC character for Extra Pack 2. Have a look at today’s screenshots below.
Aside from Goku Ultra Instinct, new character Fu as well as Android 17 and Jiren from Dragon Ball Super will be featured in Extra Pack 2.
Just ahead of its launch later this week, there’s been some confusion as to which version of Payday 2 is ending up on Switch. Polygon has now received clarification straight from publisher Starbreeze.
Starbreeze says that Payday 2 will have content up through the “Most Wanted” update – so around mid-2017. That means Switch is one update behind other consoles, which are in turn slightly behind the primary PC edition. This was done in order to have Payday 2 ready for Switch in early 2018, though more content updates are promised for the future.
Even before we truly knew what Switch was, rumors have persisted about Smash Bros. appearing on the new platform by featuring content from the games on Wii U and 3DS. Speculation has now picked up once again.
Emily Rogers, who has been both spot on and occasionally off the mark with Nintendo rumors, claims that a Smash Bros. games will be announced and released for Switch later this year. Rogers further says that it will include new content as well as re-worked content from the Wii U and 3DS games.
Rogers isn’t sure as to how Nintendo will brand the game. It’s possible that it could be a deluxe edition, some sort of sequel, or a full sequel.
Thanks to LukasManak for the tip.
Rising Star Games and Supergonk have announced Trailblazers, a new co-operative racing game. It’s heading to Switch this spring.
Trailblazers involves painting the track, boosting on your color, and working as a team to win. Online play and local multiplayer are supported.
Supergonk was formed by industry veterans with over ten years of experience at studios such as Codemasters, Bizarre Creations and Lionhead. The studio “creates high-quality indie racing titles, and prides itself on creating innovative new experiences and never-before-seen game mechanics.”
