The news cycle often goes by without anything out of the ordinary. Today was not one of those days. With a surge of hype surrounding an unconfirmed Nintendo Direct, fans are going crazy, and Nintendo even seems to be getting in on the fun.
Everything traces back to the end of November, when an internal EA email leaked. Marketing materials indicated that a Nintendo Direct would be held sometime in January, and Fe would be featured. Fast forward a few weeks later and the date thrown around was specifically January 11.
We already have the results for the third global mission in Pokemon Ultra Sun and Pokemon Ultra Moon. With players having collectively won 100,000 times at the Battle Agency, it has been a success.
2,000 Festival Coins will be handed out to everyone who participates. If you register at the Pokemon Global Link by the end of the global mission, you’ll earn 4,000 Festival Coins.
Source: Pokemon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon
Nintendo has once again uploaded a video in which Mario responds to a fan letter. You can watch the latest episode below.
Darkest Dungeon isn’t too far away from launching on Switch, complete with support for touch controls. A digital release is planned for January 18 in both North America, Red Hook Studios announced today.
The main game will cost $24.99. You can also purchase The Crimson Court and The Shieldbreaker DLC for $9.99 and $3.99 respectively. The Color of Madness DLC, which is still in development, will also be on Switch in the future.
Listings for a ton of unknown Switch titles popped up on Amazon about two weeks ago. Shortly after they were discovered, each one was removed. All of the listings had generic names and an image stating that they were announced at a Switch event.
Now we’re seeing something similar with GameStop. This week, six new SKUs were located within the retailer’s internal system. They’re all labeled “Available SKU”. It doesn’t seem that any of these games can be pre-ordered at the moment.
Studio Evil has announced that Super Cane Magic ZERO is planned for Switch. A release window hasn’t been shared, but the initial launch is taking place this spring.
Super Cane Magic ZERO is an “action arcade RPG”. Randomly generated dungeons, local PvP arenas, and more are featured in the game.
Find more information about Super Cane Magic ZERO below, along with a trailer.
Thanks to a listing on the eShop, ATOMIK: RunGunJumpGun has been confirmed for Switch. It’s dated for January 25 on the European store. Expect it around the same time (if not the same day) in North America.
We have the following overview:
Super Meat Boy arrives on Switch tomorrow. Have a look at some footage showing the game running on Nintendo’s latest console below.
Broken Rules has appeared on Nintendo platforms for many years. The company first started out by bringing And Yet It Moves to Wii. A few years later, Broken Rules made Chasing Auora for Wii U.
Broken Rules’ latest game also appears to be planned for a Nintendo console. The Switch news section just added in a channel for Old Man’s Journey, revealing that a release is planned on the console.
This week’s Famitsu scans are now available. Highlights include Happy Birthdays, Attack on Titan 2, and Your Four Knight Princess Training Story. Scans of all games are below.
