A special Nindies Showcase video presentation will take place on Wednesday, Nintendo has announced. During the broadcast, upcoming indie games for Switch will be highlighted.
The presentation will be happening at the following times:
– 10 AM PT
– 1 PM ET
– 6 PM in the UK
– 7 PM in Europe
Catch a new Nindies Showcase video presentation on 8/30 at 10am PT highlighting multiple indie games coming to #NintendoSwitch. pic.twitter.com/hFRJ7AqNJ2
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) August 28, 2017
If you’re playing Splatoon 2 online with friends, you can’t chat just with the Switch itself. Nintendo set up that the system so that a separate Nintendo Switch Online app is required. LAN play, however, is another story.
Splatoon 2 released several weeks ago. Despite that, one piece of information is making the rounds today. It turns out that when playing the game through LAN, voice chat is built-in.
You’ll be able to hear friends in lobbies and while playing Salmon Run. Other multiplayer gameplay doesn’t feature voice chat since you’re on separate teams. It sounds like as long as you have a headset with a mic included, voice chat is possible without any extras.
NBA 2K18 received a new trailer today highlighting the new special commentary provided by special guests. Legends Kobe Bryant and Kevin Garnett joined the booth on a rotating basis to lend their expertise to the broadcast. View today’s video below.
Square Enix announced its lineup for PAX West 2017 today. The company will have several playable games on hand, though only one is relevant to Nintendo fans.
Lost Sphear, Final Fantasy XV, Dissidia Final Fantasy NT, Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood, Life is Stange: Before the Storm, Secret of Mana, Final Fantasy XV: Pocket Edition, Flame vs. Blaze, King’s Knight: Wrath of the Dark Dragon, and Mobius Final Fantasy will all be present.
Lost Sphear launches for Switch in January. PAX attendees who pre-order the game from the Square Enix Online Store can receive an exclusive t-shirt.
Source: Square Enix PR
Ubisoft has come out with a new Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle trailer highlighting the accolades it has received thus far. Watch it below.
With the release of the SNES Classic around the corner, Nintendo decided to make up some artwork in the format of Nintendo Power magazine covers. These three pieces of artwork cover Super Mario World, The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, and Star Fox 2.
Nintendo urged fans on Twitter to download and enjoy the covers, but those attending PAX West this week can obtain physical copies.
Images below.
Some additional information about Medabots Classics has been revealed in this week’s edition of Famitsu.
Firstly, development is stated to have been exactly 78% complete.
There are postgame bonuses for completing the main stories, such as being able to replay the game with every part unlocked and even gaining access to phantom parts that were never available before. There is something called a “Meda-Album” which functions something like a Pokedex, compiling all the parts you obtained in the main stories. You can save and load at any time, and you can skip pesky low-level battles (or high-level ones) using a “Force Robobattle Skip” feature. Wireless local multiplayer has been included for battles and trading.
Medabot Classics versions Kabuto and Kuwagata will release in Japan for 3DS on December 21st, 2017.
This week’s issue of Famitsu has a report on the best-selling games in Japan for July. Among the information shared was debut digital sales for two key titles: Splatoon 2 and Dragon Quest XI.
For Splatoon 2, Famitsu reports that the game sold 60,205 copies digitally. Dragon Quest XI sold 62,939 units on 3DS.
We’ll have a full report on the best-selling games in Japan during the month of July later this week.
The review embargo for Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle has lifted, and plenty of outlets are beginning to share their thoughts about the game. We’ve compiled some of the early verdicts below.
Nintendo Everything – Thumbs Up
IGN – 7.7 / 10
GameSpot – 9 / 10
Game Informer – 8.5 / 10
Nintendo World Report – 9 / 10
Nintendo Life – 9 / 10
Eurogamer – Recommended
Destructoid – 7.5 / 10
GameXplain – Liked-A-Lot
GamesBeat – 85 / 100
Polygon – 8 / 10
TIME – 5 / 5
Nintendo’s maintenance had a brief period of quietness, but that’s starting to change this week. Nintendo added even more maintenance to its schedule today which will impact Wii U and 3DS for several hours.
The schedule is as follows:
– 6 PM PT (August 28) – 2 AM PT (August 29)
– 9 PM ET (August 28) – 5 AM ET (August 29)
– 2 AM in the UK (August 29) – 10 AM in the UK (August 29)
– 3 AM in Europe (August 29) – 11 AM in Europe (August 29)
During the maintenance period, all network services such as online play and rankings will be impacted.
