At Niconico Chokaigi today, Nintendo revealed two new amiibo for Splatoon 2. Pearl and Marina will both be getting their own figures. By purchasing the amiibo, you’ll be able to take pictures with the idols and obtain special gear.
Here’s a trailer:
The Pearl and Marina amiibo are heading to stores later this year. In North America, they’ll be sold in a 2-pack for $24.99.
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One of the big features Milestone is promoting for Monster Energy Supercross – The Official Videogame is a track editor. Players will be able to choose a stadium, make a course, and share it online features with friends. While that’s certainly a nice feature, it unfortunately won’t be included in the Switch version.
A subscriber email mentions the missing functionality from Monster Energy Supercross – The Official Videogame on Switch. Currently, we don’t have any details as to why the track editor won’t be present on Switch. We attempted to reach out to Milestone this week, but thus far have not received a reply. If we happen to receive more information pertaining to the situation, we’ll be sure to let you know.
Monster Energy Supercross – The Official Videogame will be out on Tuesday. If you have interest in the game, keep in mind that the track editor won’t be available on Switch.
Koei Tecmo released a few more screenshots from the Fire Emblem Warriors Shadow Dragon DLC Pack, launching next week. We primarily have a look at some of the new support conversations. Get a look at the latest images below.
Amazon Japan has posted the boxart for World End Syndrome, which launches for Switch in Japan on April 26. We have it above.
Saber Interactive hasn’t had much to say about Shaq-Fu: A Legend Reborn. We did recently come across a retail listing for the game, but we haven’t heard much over the past few months.
Speaking with TechRaptor, Saber Interactive finally explained the situation. Shaq-Fu: A Legend Reborn is apparently complete, and the team is now working around licensing issues. News will be provided soon on the game’s official Indiegogo page. Oh, and the Wii U version has been dropped, which is not much of a surprise.
A few Nintendo-published games have seen DLC over the past year. Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Xenoblade Chronicles 2, and Fire Emblem Warriors are among the titles that have received new content following release.
One game not included in that is Super Mario Odyssey. The game is getting a free update, but actual paid DLC has not yet been announced. Nintendo isn’t against the idea, however.
Fire Emblem Heroes will be starting the Breath of the Destiny Tempest Trials event on February 14. To celebrate, a new summoning focus has gone live.
Players have an opportunity to summon Heroes from Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade and Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade. By using these Heroes on your teams in the upcoming Tempest Trials, you can increase your score. EXP and SP earned will double as well.
Update (2/11): Eurogamer has updated its original report, and says that “Bandai Namco’s Japan studio is also working on the project, with the intention it will now take the lead on its development while Singapore moves to focus on another Switch game”. The site does not elaborate further beyond this. However, Eurogamer now seems to believe that Bandai Namco Japan is the lead studio on Metroid Prime 4 as opposed to Bandai Namco Singapore.
Original (2/9): Rumors of Bandai Namco working on Metroid Prime 4 picked up this week following a discovery on a LinkedIn profile page. This person listed an “unannounced IP (first person shooter/adventure exclusive to the Nintendo Switch)”, which would fit the bill for the project.
Eurogamer now says that Bandai Namco Singapore is indeed behind Metroid Prime 4. The site’s sources say that they’re the “lead studio on the game in collaboration with Nintendo.” Bandai Namco Singapore has some talent from the now defunct LucasArts Singapore, who previously worked on the cancelled Star Wars 1313.
A new job listing has been spotted for a localization editor who will work with The Pokemon Company. It’s a 6-month contract, with the person’s role expected to begin between April and June. Duties involve “all editorial facets of video games, and related materials (video game strategy guide, video game web site etc.)”.
One prominent rumor circulating is that this job posting is related to the upcoming Pokemon game for Switch. Even further, some are speculating that localization is underway and the title could ship by the end of the year. While these are possibilities, we aren’t willing to say that ourselves just yet. Keep in mind that the job posting is also not officially confirmed to be for the mainline Pokemon RPG on Switch.
