All sorts of toys were created based on the weapons in the original Splatoon. For Splatoon 2, things are already getting started.

One new toy set to release in Japan is based on the Splat Dualies in Splatoon 2. The water gun is launching alongside the game itself on July 28. It will be priced at 2,980 yen.

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Quality of Life is an initiative originally led by late Nintendo president Satoru Iwata. We first heard about plans to create a product involving sleep and fatigue at the start of 2014. Since then, nothing has really materialized.

Despite the lack of news over the years, Nintendo once again says that Quality of Life is being pursued. Here’s an excerpt from the company’s annual report:

Moreover, we are working on the development of a new product that improves people’s QOL (Quality of Life) in enjoyable ways. Our aim is to enable consumers to make daily efforts to improve their QOL in a fun manner by
making sleep and fatigue status visible and offering various services based on this information.

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Starlink: Battle for Atlas was a notable third-party Switch announcement coming out of E3 last month. Ubisoft is trying out the toys-to-life genre with a new game that offers ship building, flying, and shooting.

Nintendo UK now has a new interview up with Ubisoft Toronto producer Matthew Rose, which goes in-depth with the project. Rose explained the gameplay, the technology being used, why it’s a fit on Switch, and much more. Read up on Rose’ comments below.

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New details have come in for Fire Emblem Warriors. Along with overviews of characters, there’s also news about Bond Levels and more.

First up, character details:

Robin

– A mysterious person who was rescued by Chrom when he collapsed on the wayside
– When he woke up, he already lost his memory
– He has a natural talent in tactics, and he has been assisting Chrom in various strategies as his strategist
– His class is Tactician, which is his first class in the original game
– He will fight by using a magic book

Lissa

– Chrom’s sister, and also the princess of the halidom of Ylisse
– She has a bright and innocent personality suitable for her age, and she always encourages her friends
– Her first class in the original game was a Cleric which could heal allies’ HP, but in this game, she wields an axe and fights on the frontlines by herself
– Just like War Clerics in Fire Emblem Awakening, she also excels in close-range combat while being a healer

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Players have discovered all sorts of neat glitches since the game’s launch in March. Another one has been found, and it could be the most useful one yet – depending on how you look at it.

How does getting unlimited Korok Seeds sound? Or how about an infinite supply of Hylian Shields? With the newest glitch, both are entirely possible.

The glitch itself is very easy to do. You only need to enter the Trial of the Sword, warp to a Divine Beast that you haven’t finished… and that’s mostly it.

The video below shows the glitch in action. Everything respawns – treasure chests, Sheikah Towers, Shrines. If you’re looking for an easy way to gather 900 Korok Seeds, this is one way to do it. You’ll just need to put in the work to execute the glitch over and over.

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Next week’s maintenance schedule has already been updated. Switch, Wii U, and 3DS will be impacted for about five hours on Tuesday/Wednesday. Certain network services like online play, rankings, etc. may be affected.

Below are the relevant maintenance times:

– 9 PM PT (July 18) – 2 AM PT (July 19)
– 12 AM ET (July 19) – 5 AM ET (July 19)
– 5 AM in the UK (July 19) – 10 AM in the UK (July 19)
– 6 AM in Europe (July 19) – 11 AM in Europe (July 19)

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Super Mario Run is once again featuring the Friendly Run event. Players will receive Rally Tickets when playing Friendly Run, even when they lose. The event runs until July 27.

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Koei Tecmo held a Nights of Azure 2 live stream today where the various collector’s edition items were shown off, in addition to some gameplay (note that the PS4 version of the game was played on the stream). You can find the recording below.

The stream also revealed that the Switch version of the game will get some exclusive costume DLC – specifically, Yuri Kozukata’s outfit from Project Zero / Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water.

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Nintendo has published its annual report for the fiscal year that ended March 31st, 2017 in English online. You can read it here. It doesn’t really contain anything newsworthy that wasn’t shared at Nintendo’s 77th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders,  but if you want to read up on the structure of the company or its finances, it’s an interesting read.

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NintenDaan has uploaded the first 5 minutes of Death Squared, so if you want to see a bit of the gameplay check out the video below.

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