Following several leaks, Niantic has officially confirmed what’s planned for Pokemon GO to celebrate Halloween.
Sableye, Banette, and a few other Ghost-type Pokemon originally discovered in the Hoenn region will be appearing for the first time ever in Pokemon GO. Additionally, the rest of the Pokemon that were from Pokemon Ruby and Pokemon Sapphire will appear as early as December.
This week’s North American Nintendo Downloads are as follows:
Switch Retail
Fire Emblem Warriors – $59.99 (available October 20)
Just Dance 2018 – $59.99 (available October 24)
Syberia – $29.99 (available October 20)
This is the Police – $29.99 (available October 24)
NPD will be issuing data from the September 2017 report later today. However, Nintendo has already come out with some information to highlight its strong performance.
In September, Switch was the top-selling current-gen hardware in the United States. It’s the third month in the row for the console and the fifth time overall in the seven months since launch. Sales for Switch are now at over two million units in the US alone.
Kirby Battle Royale demo available today in Europe; transfer save to full game to unlock Meta Knight
Nintendo of Europe has announced via a press release that a demo for Kirby Battle Royale will be available on the 3DS eShop today. The demo will let you try out three of the game’s ten battle modes. Plus, if you transfer your save file to the full version of the game, you can unlock Meta Knight as a playable character right from the start – normally you would need to complete the game’s story mode to unlock him.
So far this announcement only pertains to Europe – we don’t know yet if the demo will be available on the North American eShop as well today. We will have confirmation in a couple of hours though. Kirby Battle Royale launches on November 3rd in Europe and on January 19th in North America.
Source: Nintendo PR
The latest Switch firmware update added a new video capture feature to the system – however, it currently only works with four specific first-party titles: ARMS, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Splatoon 2 and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. One title is soon going to be added to that list though – Nintendo confirmed via Twitter that Super Mario Odyssey will support the new video capture function as well.
The 5th Tempest Trials event for Fire Emblem Heroes was just announced. This new Tempest Trials event is called Genealogy of Light, and will be live from October 23rd to November 6th.
There is a new Summoning Focus is available now that is tied in with the newest Tempest Trials. It features 5 star versions of Ayra, Eldigan, and Lachesis who will be appering in the Genealogy of Light Tempest Trial.
A Reddit user by the name of IronMadden has posted a screenshot showing that Vblank is delaying Retro City Rampage DX: Collector’s Edition. Emails from Vblank have been sent out about the physical versions of Retro City Rampage DX saying that the Standard Editions of the game are ready to ship tomorrow, but the Collector’s Editions are being delayed for at least a week. As an apology for the delay there will be four alternate covers included with the Collector’s Edition of the game as a bonus.
Touhou Kobuto V: Burst Battle launched last week on the Switch in North America and Europe. The game now has a release date for Japan which will be launching on November 2nd. The company working on Touhou Kobuto V: Burst Battle in Japan also released a new trailer, which you can check out below.
This week’s 3DS eShop charts are as follows:
Software
1. Pokemon Silver
2. Pokemon Gold
3. Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser’s Minions
4. Pokemon Yellow
5. Super Mario Bros. 3
6. Metroid: Samus Returns
7. Minecraft: New 3DS Edition
8. Super Mario World
9. Pokemon Red
10. Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Welcome amiibo
11. 3D Sonic the Hedgehog 2
12. Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D
13. Monster Hunter Stories
14. Miitopia
15. Pokemon Blue
16. Super Smash Bros. for 3DS
17. Zelda: A Link to the Past
18. Super Mario Bros.
19. Super Metroid
20. The Legend of Zelda
Videos
1. Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser’s Minions – Launch Trailer
2. Miitopia Launch Trailer
3. Hey! Pikmin Crash Trailer
4. Super Mario Maker for 3DS – Overview Trailer
5. Miitopia “Look Up, Look Down” Trailer
6. Super Mario Odyssey – E3 2017 Trailer
7. Metroid: Samus Returns – Accolades Trailer
8. Travel Beyond Alola in Pokemon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon
9. Pokemon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon: Island Challenge Has Returned
10. Monster Hunter Stories – The Legend of Zelda DLC
11. Team Kirby Clash Deluxe – Ready for Launch
12. Solve It Like a Layton this Autumn
13. Super Mario World Trailer
14. Kirby’s Blowout Blast – Launch Trailer
15. Pokemon Rumble World Trailer
16. IronFall Trailer
17. 3D Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Trailer
18. Super Smash Bros. – Final Video Presentation
19. Pokemon Bank Trailer
20. Pokemon Sun/Moon Special Demo Version Video
Source: 3DS eShop
You probably know about the ability to update Switch’s firmware. But did you know that you know that the console has an option to update controllers as well?
First, visit system settings. Then head on over to the “Controllers and Sensors” tab. Scroll down to “Update Controllers”, and both Joy-Con will be updated in a matter of seconds.
What’s behind the update for the controllers? Well, that’s a bit of a mystery. Nintendo doesn’t seem to have any information on that currently, but we’ll let you know if we hear anything.
