The latest Japanese Splatfest in Splatoon 2 has ended. Nintendo has calculated all of the votes and results of matches, so we now have the winning team.
Nintendo’s new Splatfest asked players if they prefer buying the latest model or what’s popular. The event also featured a collaboration with Nike thanks to the Air Max 270s and Air Max 95s.
Fire Emblem Heroes has received a couple of content updates. First, Bound Hero Battle Revival: Ninian & Hawkeye is now active with limited-time special quests. Grotto of Earth has also been added to Blessed Gardens.
SEGA has released a new introduction trailer for Phantasy Star Online 2 Cloud on Switch. Get a look at the video below.
Earlier in the week, new DLC based on Cloak & Dagger was made available in LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2. Get a look at some footage below.
A new patch for Floor Kids was recently delivered, bringing the game up to version 1.8.1. Some notable features were added including video capture and the practice “Infinity” dance mode.
Aside from that, several other features, improvements, and bug fixes were also implemented. We now have the full patch notes below.
A rating for All-Star Fruit Racing on Switch was spotted in Brazil last month. With a new retailer listing, all we need is an official announcement from PQube.
Amazon UK now has a page up for All-Star Fruit Racing. That’s certainly interesting, as it confirms a physical version. The retailer also lists a tentative July 31 release window, so it’s looking like a summer launch.
About a month ago, Arc System Works held a special poll. Fans were able to vote on the game they’d like to see president Minoru Kidooka play at EVO 2018. The results are in, and we have a winner.
Five games in total were nominated, including two Smash Bros. titles. In the end, Super Smash Bros. Meleee beat out all choices with nearly half of all votes.
3DS recently celebrated its seventh anniversary. That’s a long time for any gaming system, and Nintendo isn’t planning on abandoning its dedicated portable anytime soon. The latest Nintendo Direct showed that Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story + Bowser Jr.’s Journey is launching in 2019, so we can count on at least another year out of the platform.
Over the years, a ton of great games have been made for 3DS. From Nintendo alone we’ve seen Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, Super Mario 3D Land, Super Smash Bros. for 3DS, various Fire Emblem and Pokemon titles, Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon, Kid Icarus: Uprising, and many more. It’s also been home to many high-quality third-party titles.
With everything that has been released over the years, what’s your favorite 3DS game? Let us know in the comments below.
In the new 3DS game, Detective Pikachu isn’t voiced by Ryan Reynolds. The character also isn’t played by Danny DeVito, despite some fans campaigning for the character. Detective Pikachu is instead voiced by Kaiji Tang.
Tang announced the news on Twitter yesterday:
During a Famitsu live stream with Hamster yesterday, Arcade Archives Punch-Out!! was announced for launch on Switch next week and first footage was shown. You can watch the full recording below.
