Nicalis unveiled the boxart for Tiny Barbarian DX today. It’s made by artist and character designer Susumu Matsushita, who created cover art for hundreds of Famitsu issues. He’s also the creator of the Japanese magazine’s mascot Necky the Fox, who appeared as a playable character in Super Mario Maker as a downloadable costume. Matsushita previously worked on the packaging for games such as Motor Toon Grand Prix, Maximo, and Adventure Island.
Nicalis also announced today that at retail, Tiny Barbarian DX will come with a full-color instruction manual that includes a featurette on the making of the boxart. It covers “Matsushita’s creative process, details his preferred art supplies, shows photos of him working at his drawing table and even identifies the 1960s rock instrumental that he listened to while he created the cover”.
Tiny Barbarian DX is due out in Q4 2017. Pricing will be set at $29.99.
Source: Nicalis PR
Niantic will be hosting a huge event for Pokemon GO fans this weekend. On Saturday, players from around the world will be showing up at Chicago’s Grant Park for all sorts of festivities during Pokemon GO Fest.
The event is primarily a way for Pokemon GO users to play the game with others in the real world. Niantic may also distribute the first Legendary Pokemon, though that’s only speculation for the time being.
You’ll be able to watch Pokemon GO Fest live on Twitch. The event will run during the following times:
– 8 AM PT – 5 PM PT
– 11 AM ET – 8 PM ET
– 4 PM in the UK – 1 AM in the UK (Sunday)
– 5 PM in Europe – 2 PM in Europe (Sunday)
Boost Beast from Hey! Pikmin developer Arzest and Arc System Works is out now on the Japanese Switch eShop, and tomorrow in North America and Europe. View some footage below.
A Mega Man movie looks to be on the way. Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman, who were responsible for the film Catfish, are “in final negotiations to write and direct,” according to Hollywood Reporter. The Mega Man movie was rumored as early as 2015.
Chernin Entertainment is said to be producing the movie with Heroes actor Masi Oka. Hollywood Reporter adds that 20th Century Fox attempted to acquire the rights for more than two years. Earlier in 2017, they finally managed to make that happen.
Specific details about the Mega Man movie have not yet been made known.
Nintendo Switch Online was never going to be the most elegant voice chat option available. Without it being built into the console itself, the solution of chatting with others while playing games requires some effort. However, some sites like Eurogamer raise some concerns in particular.
Perhaps the most troublesome aspect here is that you’ll need to have your phone screen on to properly chat online. Without it, voice chat won’t remain connected. And that unfortunately means that it’ll eat up quite a bit of battery power on your phone.
Trine developer Frozenbyte shared a new video for its upcoming Switch game Nine Parchments. Below, you can get a closer look at one of the characters: Nim the Cleaner.
The Mechanical Owl also needs its #NineParchments, they are to appear on #NintendoSwitch #PS4 #XboxOne and #Steam! pic.twitter.com/ykoLFJHhkw
— Nine Parchments (@NineParchments) July 11, 2017
The Japanese Switch eShop has updated with a new upcoming game. The horror visual novel Rei-Jin-G-Lu-P will be available on August 3, according to a listing on the store. It will cost 3,000 yen.
Rei-Jin-G-Lu-P previously came out on mobile before coming to the PlayStation Vita. That version featured revamped visuals and new scenarios with full voices for CG events. On Switch, Rei-Jin-G-Lu-P should be based on the Vita release.
We’ve included the Switch trailer for Rei-Jin-G-Lu-P below.
Source: Switch eShop
The first developer diary for Cat Quest has arrived with talk about the studio itself, the developer’s inspiration, and some insight into the process of creating the ultimate catventure game. Check it out below.
This week’s Famitsu scans are now available. Highlights include Dragon Quest XI and Layton’s Mystery Journey. Scans of all games are below.
Update: Boxart and some screenshots from the Switch version:
Original: Switch is getting its first baseball game very soon. Today, it was announced that a new version of R.B.I. Baseball 17 is coming to the console in September.
MLB says that R.B.I. Baseball 17 will be the first officially licensed professional sports game to be sold at retail outlets on Switch. The game features “unparalleled MLB action and features in new ways with the Switch’s myriad and unique controller options that supports gaming everywhere.”
Here’s a brief overview:
R.B.I. Baseball, which has long featured fast paced and fun gameplay, is a full nine-inning game in less than 20 minutes with easy-to-use controls. The game features Season, Postseason, Exhibition and Local Multiplayer, including season saving and simulation capabilities. All 30 MLB ballparks are rendered in stunning detail and teams feature the latest rosters in regular updates. Players can modify lineups with complete MLB rosters or classic rosters allowing them to play their games their ways.
R.B.I. Baseball 17 launches for Switch on September 5. We’ve included an older trailer below.
Source: MLB PR
