Amazon Germany has started taking pre-orders for the Octopath Traveller Compendium Edition. If you’re interested, place an order here.
The Octopath Traveler Compendium Edition includes the game, a pop-up book, a map of Orsterra and a replica coin.
Thanks to axel for the tip.
The latest Switch firmware update, 5.0, has just been released. Among other things, it expanded the friend suggestion feature, now letting you add friends from Facebook and Twitter if you link your Nintendo Account to your account on these social media platforms. However, an exploit lets you do more than that – it lets you access your actual feeds on both platforms.
This exploit was found by user PariahMentality on Twitter and reported by GameXplain in their latest video. When going through the steps to link your Nintendo Account to your Facebook or Twitter account, you will eventually be taken to a page where you have to agree to authorize an app called “Nintendo Switch Friends” to use your Facebook or Twitter account. Instead of clicking on agree, click on the Facebook or Twitter icon on that page, and it will take you to your Facebook or Twitter feed – specifically, the mobile browser version of them. You can then use pretty much all of the features of the respective sites. This is all happening using the Switch’s internal internet browser, which is also normally unaccessible through regular means.
It’s possible that Nintendo will release a patch soon that prevents this exploit, so if you want to try it out, better do it quickly.
A new Pokemon movie in Japan always means some tie-in promotions with the current games, and this time will be no different, as the latest issue of CoroCoro magazine reveals. The latest Pokemon movie, titled “Everyone’s Story”, will be released in Japan on July 13th. The Legendary Pokemon its story focuses on is Lugia, and as such, Lugia will be distributed via a serial code if you pre-book tickets for the movie between April 13th and July 12th. Codes will be valid until September 30th and can be redeemed in Pokemon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon.
This Lugia has its Hidden Ability, Multiscale, and comes with the moves Aeroblast, Defog, Tailwind and Hurricane, a move it can’t learn normally. Lugia will be at level 100.
It’s currently unknown whether or not this Lugia will also be distributed outside Japan in some form.
The latest entry in the action puzzler series Lode Runner, Lode Runner Legacy, is coming to the Switch. The game will be available on the Japanese eShop sometime this Spring; it will cost 1,112 Yen. So far we only know of the game’s Japanese release, but an English version of it already exists on PC, so a Western release wouldn’t be surprising at all.
This week’s Famitsu review scores are as follows:
Conga Master Party (NSW) – 8/7/8/8
Little Triangle (NSW) – 8/7/7/8
Monster Energy Supercross: The Official Videogame (NSW/PS4) – 7/8/7/7
Packet Queen # (NSW) – 6/7/7/6
Poisoft Thud Card (NSW) – 6/7/7/6
Dance with Devils: My Carol (PS Vita) – 8/8/8/8
D.S. -Dal Segno- (PS4/PSV) – 6/7/6/7
Ikemen Sengoku: Toki o Kakeru Koi – Aratanaru Deai (PSV) – 8/8/8/8
Kanojo Step (PSV) – 7/7/7/6
Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom (PS4) – 10/10/9/9
Valkyria Chronicles 4 (PS4) – 9/9/9/8 [note: Switch version will be released and reviewed in Summer]
Splatoon 2 version 3.0: preview of new songs “Chip Damage” and “Battery Full” by ABXY / Chirpy Chips
Among lots of other things, Splatoon’s version update 3.0, which will be available in April, will bring with it new music. Specifically, the in-game band Chirpy Chips (or ABXY, as they are known in the Japanese version) will have two new songs that can play during multiplayer matches, “Chip Damage” and “Battery Full”. Check out previews of both songs below:
The latest issue of Famitsu has revealed the Japanese release date of Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana: the game will launch on June 28. We don’t have a concrete Western release date yet beyond “Summer”.
This week’s Pokemon Shuffle update has Ultra Challenge stage Arceus plus Great Challenge stages: Alolan Muk, Regice, Kyogre, Drifloon and Drifblim. The daily pokemon are Seviper, Wynaut, Torkoal, Zangoose & Luvdisc. The once per day stage is Jellicent (Female) and the competitive stage being Mega Steelix. Finally the Pokemon Safari will include: Shellder, Krabby, Goldeen, Aipom, Seaking, Cloyster, Kingler, Ambipom, Shiny Magikarp and Shiny Gyarados.
Just a short while ago, Nintendo began distributing a brand new system update for Switch – version 5.0.0. As part of that, the Joy-Con themselves have also received an update. Unfortunately though, we’re not quite sure what it does.
You can update your Joy-Con by visiting the system settings. Head on over to the “Controllers and Sensors” tab, and navigate to “Update Controllers”. The left and right Joy-Con will then be updated individually.
Thanks to all who sent this in.
When the Super Mario Cereal originally hit stores, it came with amiibo functionality. The box could be used similar to other amiibo in titles like Super Mario Odyssey.
Interestingly, it seems that a new version of the Super Mario Cereal is starting to find its way into stores without the functionality. The NFC tag is completely gone. You can still eat the cereal, but it looks like the original box is being phased out.
