The 3DS Virtual Console releases of Pokemon Gold and Pokemon Silver are fast approaching – they will be available to download on September 22. Additionally, Nintendo of Europe announced today that special packaged versions of the games will also be available to purchase in stores on the same day. Naturally they won’t contain a cartridge of the games, but instead just a download. Still, it’s definitely a nice collector’s item.
So far, this has only been confirmed for Europe, but we’d be surprised if Japan and North America weren’t getting boxed releases as well.
Yesterday, we got confirmation that Layton’s Mystery Journey: Katrielle and the Millionaires’ Conspiracy will be launching in Europe on October 6th. Nintendo also published the game’s boxart, which you can see above. Certainly a bit more mysterious and darker than the Japanese boxart:
Once again, a new weapon is coming to Splatoon 2. Tomorrow, the Classic Squiffer will be available to purchase from Sheldon. Assuming it hasn’t changed that much from the first game, the Classic Squiffer is a charger with a comparatively short range, but a fast charge time and low ink usage. It’ll come with the point sensor sub-weapon and the Ink Armor special.
The newest Fire Emblem Heroes summoning focus is called blade skills and is meant to give you heroes with skills that help with damage output. This focus has three mages being Nino, Tharja and Odin and will be available until September 4th . On top of the focus there are also now special quests for training tower, these quests are daily and will last until September 8th.
It didn’t take long for Nintendo to open the full North American website for Monster Hunter Stories. You can access it here.
The site has plenty of details about Monster Hunter Stories, along with screenshots and gameplay clips. We’ve rounded up the footage below.
Thanks to Gervaise B-A for the tip.
01./01. [3DS] Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age #
02./00. [3DS] The Snack World: TreJarers
03./02. [PS4] Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age #
04./03. [NSW] Splatoon 2 #
05./06. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
06./00. [PS4] Hitman: The Complete First Season
07./04. [3DS] Great Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney 2 – Naruhodou Ryuunosuke no Kakugo
08./00. [PS4] Mega Man Legacy Collection 2
09./10. [NSW] Arms
10./05. [PS4] Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy
11./07. [3DS] Layton’s Mystery Journey: Katrielle and the Millionaire’s Conspiracy
12./09. [3DS] Hey! Pikmin
13./11. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild #
14./12. [3DS] Sumikko Gurashi: Koko, Dokonan Desu?
15./14. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Welcome amiibo
16./16. [PS4] Gundam Versus #
17./13. [3DS] Pokemon Sun / Moon
18./17. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition #
19./21. [NSW] 1-2-Switch
20./19. [3DS] Mario Kart 7
This week’s Switch eShop charts are as follows:
Software
1. Sonic Mania
2. Overcooked: Special Edition
3. Splatoon 2
4. Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition
5. I Am Setsuna
6. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
7. Retro City Rampage DX
8. Snipperclips
9. Namco Museum
10. Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove
11. Strikers 1945
12. Zelda: Breath of the Wild
13. TumbleSeed
14. Mighty Gunvolt Burst
15. Kamiko
16. Phantom Trigger
17. NBA Playgrounds
18. Flip Wars
19. Graceful Explosion Machine
20. Slime-san
Source: Switch eShop
The next update for ARMS will be adding a new character. Additionally, new ARMS will be added as well. Nintendo has started teasing the content on Twitter.
Here’s a look at the new ARM, which looks to be shield-based:
ARMSラボから、試作アームの映像が送られてきました。ラボ、民間企業がつくったアームの評価試験も行っているんですよ！
ほほう、「盾型」アームのようですね。今、盾型はファランクスだけですし企業としても狙い目……んん？？コレ、何が起こってるんでしょう…！？ pic.twitter.com/qipWFu75Hs— ARMS（アームズ） (@ARMS_Cobutter) August 18, 2017
Nintendo has not yet said when the next ARMS update is happening. Given the recent teases, hopefully it isn’t too far off.
