WayForward sent out an announcement about Shantae: Half-Genie Hero – Ultimate Edition today. It recaps what we knew for the most part, but reveals one exclusive item in the package. Shantae: Half-Genie Hero – Ultimate Edition features an exclusive extra Beach Mode costume, Shantae’s signature Blue Bathing Suit.
Here’s a recap of everything else in the package:
In addition to the bevy of vivid, detailed high-definition graphics that made this newest entry in the Shantae series a fan-favorite, the Ultimate Edition includes even more modes, monsters, and platforming action! ‘Pirate Queen’s Quest’ allows players to take on the role of Shantae’s arch-nemesis, Risky Boots, in a whole new storyline! ‘Friends to the End’ features ethereal new levels and a special boss encounter as Shantae’s pals Sky, Bolo, and Rottytops enter her nightmare to try to save her from certain doom, while ‘Costume Pack’ provides three new arcade-style adventures – harness the power of the Ninja, Beach, and Officer costumes in these brand new side-stories!
Also included are previously unreleased bonuses – the Tinkerbat Transformation, Blue Shantae Costume, and Classic Risky Boots costume!
Shantae: Half-Genie Hero – Ultimate Edition will be out this spring.
Source: WayForward PR
The latest Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night Kickstarter update has arrived, and fans are being treated to a new look at the game’s crafting system. A video clip released today can be viewed below.
Bloodstained’s crafting system lets you combine items to make yourself new items and equipment. The team is also teasing other things that can be created, but we’ll be hearing about that later. Crafting can be done by visiting Johannes, an alchemist friendly to Miriam.
A special DLC pack based on Moana was added to Minecraft last night, including the Switch and Wii U version. Check out an official trailer below.
Another update is now available for Unbox: Newbie’s Adventure on Switch. Merge Games and Prospect Games have readied version 1.0.3.
The new update addresses two specific bugs. As shared by Prospect Games, the patch notes are as follows:
– Fixed a bug where SLAM attack would intermittently stop working correctly.
– Fixed a bug where players could get stuck after unlocking the Puzzle Monarch’s Stamp (Isla Cartulina).
A few minutes of footage is in showing off Crypt of the Necrodancer: Nintendo Switch Edition. Get a look at the gameplay below.
Crypt of the NecroDancer: Nintendo Switch Edition made it to the Japanese Switch eShop earlier today. The North American release isn’t far behind, as it’s now confirmed for February 1 – tomorrow in other words. Europe will be getting the game just a bit later on February 8.
Today’s news comes from the official Twitter account:
Crypt of the NecroDancer launches on the Nintendo Switch February 1st in the Americas&Japan, and February 8th in Europe&Australia! pic.twitter.com/8fghi95Wad
— Crypt of the NecroDancer: HATSUNE MIKU?! (@NecroDancerGame) January 31, 2018
Nintendo has published a new video interview with Eiji Aonuma and Hidemaro Fujibayashi, the series producer for Zelda and Breath of the Wild’s director respectively. The two talked about a few different topics, including The Champions’ Ballad DLC, what’s next for the series, and more. Watch the full interview below.
Watch Mr. Aonuma and Mr. Fujibayashi talk about The Legend of #Zelda: Breath of the Wild and share some behind-the-scenes insight into The Champions’ Ballad DLC. pic.twitter.com/v8v5Rbsbpr
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) January 31, 2018
Fire Emblem Heroes is soon celebrating its first anniversary. In honor of the occasion, Nintendo and Intelligent Systems have started sharing some interesting stats about the game.
The first information we have pertains to the most tapped characters. It seems the app does in fact track how many times you tap on the different heroes on the main menu.
Here are the full results, as calculated between February 2, 2017 and January 28, 2018:
Psyonix posted a comprehensive update today outlining the various features and updates in store for Rocket League. One point applies specifically to Switch.
This spring, Rocket League will be updated on Switch to support two graphical modes. The first is Performance Mode, which is 900p when docked and 720p in handheld mode at 60 frames per second with infrequent dynamic resolution scaling. If that doesn’t interest you, Quality Mode will offer native 1080p docked and 720p portable resolution at 30 frames per second with added visual effects.
The full roadmap for Rocket League’s pipeline all the way up through April and beyond can be found below.
Genyo Takeda will be receiving special honors at the DICE Awards in Las Vegas next month. The Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences has confirmed that Takeda will be presented with a Lifetime Achievement award.
Takeda spent over 40 years at Nintendo, having joined the company in 1972. He was the company’s co-representative director and “Technology Fellow” towards the end of his career. While he’s now retired, Takeda currently currently serves as a Special Corporate Adviser.
Takeda played a role in the development of games such as Punch-Out!! and StarTropics, but will ultimately be remembered for his role with hardware. He and his team created the Nintendo 64, GameCube, Wii, and Wii U.
