The latest Japanese Splatfest in Splatoon 2 is over, and the results are in.

Players were asked if they prefer wearing warm inner wear or warm outerwear during the winter. The event pitted Heattech and Ultra Light Down up against each other in collaboration with UNIQLO.

Those who sided with outerwear prevailed in the end by a score of 2-1. Team inner wear managed to win solo battles by 1%, but outerwear secured slight edges in popularity and team battles. Overall, it was very close.

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Best Buy has kicked off its new 3DS game sale for the week. If you buy one select title published by Nintendo, you can get another for 50% off. You can save even more if you happen to be a member of the Best Buy Gamer’s Club.

All of the included games can be found here. Highlights include Metroid: Samus Returns, Monster Hunter Stories, Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser’s Minions, and more. There’s about 40 to choose from in total.

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Announced earlier in the week, Mega Man 11 is in development, and is heading to Switch in late 2018. It’s been seven years since the last entry in the series. It was way back in 2010 when Mega Man 10 landed on WiiWare.

In this month’s issue of Game Informer, Mega Man 11 producer Kazuhiro Tsuchiya spoke about the long wait for a new Mega Man. Part of the problem was when Keiji Inafune left. Mega Man was something Inafune championed and he led the franchise, so after his departure from Capcom, a bit of a hole was left behind.

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Yoshiaki Koizumi talked a whole lot about Super Mario Odyssey in a recent interview of 4Gamer. But towards the end of the interview, there was some general talk about Switch as well. Koizumi was not only the producer of Mario Odyssey, but also Nintendo’s latest console on the whole.

As the general producer of Switch, Koizumi thought sales have progressed faster than thought, since he assumed it would take about one or two years for the concept to permeate by having players bring the console outside to introduce it to others. But since it has spread so quickly, he believed they have conveyed it in the right way.

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Miitomo has been updated with more content. Users will find returning stages with more items.

“Louc and in your face! Decourageous Fashion” is the returning theme. The stages provide the following:

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Just like that, The Game Awards have come and gone. All of the winners have been chosen, and many announcements were made along the way. Nintendo played a very big part in it all.

To get things started, The Champions’ Ballad DLC was properly unveiled for Zelda: Breath of the Wild. If that wasn’t enough, it launched right after The Game Awards ended.

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The bullet hell game Danmaku Unlimited 3 was announced for Switch back in June. Originally, Doragon Entertainment hoped to have it ready this year. However, it’s now looking like an early 2018 release is the new plan.

Developer Sunny Tam told one fan on Twitter:

We have more information about Danmaku Unlimited 3 below.

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Earlier in the year, Nintendo revealed that the hookshot was scrapped from Zelda: Breath of the Wild. The hookshot has previously appeared in a number of Zelda games, but didn’t make it in for the Switch and Wii U title.

Nintendo spoke more about the hookshot in Zelda: Breath of the Wild and why it wasn’t a fit as part of a new interview with IGN. Series producer Eiji Aonuma started out with the following:

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At almost every edition of The Game Awards, Nintendo has been involved in a big way. Aside from 2015, the company has always brought at least one new thing to the show.

Reggie briefly talked with L.A. Times about the importance of The Game Awards. Speaking with the publication, Reggie noted how it’s important “to step back and recognize the incredible artistic achievements that bring joy to millions of people worldwide”, and the event “is our way of recognizing the fun and beauty of video games, along with the talented people who create them.”

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Next week, Atooi will be bringing Mutant Mudds Collection to Switch. Get a look at a half hour of footage below.

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