Two more actors are joining the Detective Pikachu movie. Deadline reports that Bill Nighy (Love Actually, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest, Gideon’s Daughter,) and Chris Geere (FXX’s You’re The Worst) have both been added to the film. Their roles have not been identified at present.
Other actors involved with the Detective Pikachu movie include Ryan Reynolds as Pikachu, Ken Watanabe, Justice Smith, and Kathryn Newton.
The Detective Pikachu movie will debut in May 2019.
Update: Bumped to the top. Though the rumor itself still stands, a new Sonic karting game has been ruled out for now. Aaron Webber from SEGA’s social media and PR ruled that out on Twitter:
Hi guys – saw rumors floating today about another SART game. Just wanted to confirm it’s not a thing!
— Aaron Webber (@RubyEclipse) January 30, 2018
Original: Sumo Digital has worked on two Sonic kart racers for SEGA. Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing launched in 2010, followed by Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed a couple of years later. A third entry could now be a possibility.
Slides from a supposed Sumo presentation have apparently leaked online. One page covers project in development at the studio, including an unannounced karting game based on an “established global IP”.
GameStop once again has the Super NES Classic Edition in stock. If you’d like to place an order, you can do so here. The SNES Classic Edition has slowly started to become more widely available, so we’re hoping this will last for more than a few minutes.
Also, while we generally don’t post about these kinds of refurbished products, GameStop is selling refurbished NES Classic Edition units here. Just keep in mind they aren’t new – they’ve been cleaned up from those who owned them previously.
If you’re interested in watching video content on Switch, you don’t have a whole lot of options at present. But there is Hulu, as the app started distribution last November.
As part of a new Reddit AMA, SVP of Experience at Hulu Ben Smith commented on bringing the service to Switch. One interesting point mentioned is that the company is looking into adding touch support, which is something users have requested.
The physical version of Wonder Boy: The Dragon’s Trap isn’t too far away. Today, Nicalis announced a release date of February 13 for the retail release.
Those who purchase Wonder Boy: The Dragon’s Trap at launch will receive a few goodies. Along with the game itself, Nicalis is including an instruction booklet, a soundtrack sampler, and PVC strap.
Fabraz is publishing SpiritSphere DX on Switch this spring. A mix of tennis and “magical beat down”, the new DX version will ship with new content and features.
One new element being added is a vertical mode. We’ve seen this with a few Switch games in the past. If enabled, you can hold the Switch vertically and use the screen space in a different way.
Fabraz took to Twitter today and showed what the mode looks like:
One of the new features we're working on for SpiritSphere DX is a vertical mode! Takes full advantage of the screen and makes for an epic face-off with friends!#NintendoSwitch #indiegame #indiegames pic.twitter.com/V2HN0E4Ql5
— Fabraz: Demon Turf (@Fabrazz) January 30, 2018
Chucklefish has issued a new piece of music from Wargroove’s soundtrack. Today’s track is “Dancing Crane”, the main theme for Tenri. We have that for you below.
Morphies Law was announced for Switch during a Nindies Showcase presentation many months ago. Cosmoscope hoped to have it ready sometime this winter, but the shooter is experiencing a delay.
If all goes well, Morphies Law will now be launching this spring. However, it may end up slipping to the summer. The extra time will be used “to give you the best possible version of this crazy playground we’re building.”
For those who haven’t heard of Morphies Law previously, check out the overview and trailer below.
Drakhar Studio’s new game Plasmaniacs will be on Switch, the indie developer has confirmed. The project comes from the same team as Ginger: Beyond the Crystal.
Described as a “shooter-clicker”, Plasmaniacs is set in Vortex City, “a city always in alarm state with continuous catastrophes that terrorize the citizens of its five districts every day.” Drakhar further states, “The game is divided into a succession of rounds in which you will be one of the four outsiders that keeps at bay the strange creatures that appear in the central vortex of the stage.”
You can find more information about Plasmaniacs below, along with a new gameplay video.
Kirby isn’t the only series HAL Laboratory is known for. Over the past few years, the company has created a series of BoxBoy! games. Even its main character Qbby received an amiibo – well, in Japan at least.
As a nod to its past works, Kirby Star Allies has a special cameo. Those with preview access have discovered that Qbby can be found in the game.
Thanks to Álvaro for the tip.
