Nintendo of Europe published a new video promoting the New 2DS XL and 2DS under the name “Summer of fun”. Check it out below.
Nintendo and LeSportsac announced a new travel collection last month. In an update added to Nintendo’s Japanese blog, some additional items are shown off that we hadn’t seen previously.
To begin, here’s the “Power Up Burst” lineup:
Koei Tecmo sent out a bunch of new information about Nights of Azure 2: Bride of the New Moon today. We have details about the main cast, pre-order bonuses, and a new trailer.
Below are the full character details:
Yesterday, a listing for Infinite Minigolf appeared on the European Switch eShop with a release date of July 24. It seems to have been off, though only slightly.
Zen Studios has now announced that Infinite Minigolf officially launches on July 25. Better yet, cross-platform user created course sharing is confirmed. If a course is created and shared via Steam, the same course can be shared with players on Switch, PS4, and Xbox One (and vise versa).
Source: Zen Studios PR
Today, GamesIndustry published a new interview with a couple of people involved with Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle. Director Davide Soliani and composer Grant Kirkhope participated in the discussion.
During the interview, Kirkhope talked about first finding out about the game, also shared an… interesting story about an encounter with Shigeru Miyamoto from his time at Rare. Soliani also talked about being starstruck with Kirkhpoe, worries stemming from the initial leaks, and the game’s inspirations.
You can find that and a bit more below. You can read up on GamesIndustry’s full piece here for additional comments.
A little while back, the Japanese Super Mario Odyssey Twitter account provided an official introduction for the bird that appears in Luncheon Kingdom. We now have the English equivalent from the UK Twitter page.
That bird, pictured above, is officially going by the name “Cookatiel” in English. Here’s the brief message that was posted by Nintendo UK:
Introducing the Cookatiel. As the name suggests, this bird likes to eat a lot! #SuperMarioOdyssey pic.twitter.com/RfMAa7sSQn
— Super Mario UK (@SuperMario_UK) July 18, 2017
This week’s Famitsu review scores are as follows:
DiRT 4 (PS4/XBO) – 9/8/8/8
Utsusemi no Mawari (PSV) – 8/8/8/8
I and Me (NSW) – 8/8/7/7
Implosion: Never Lose Hope (NSW) – 7/8/7/8
Kirby’s Blowout Blast (3DS) – 7/8/7/8
Typoman: Revised (PS4) – 7/7/8/8
Cursed Castilla (3DS) – 7/8/7/7
Wagamama High Spec (PSV) – 7/7/7/7
LOUD on Planet X (PS4) – 6/6/7/6
Nintendo has scheduled a maintenance period of about 2 hours and 40 minutes for “certain network services” for Wii U and 3DS later today / tomorrow. Below are the exact times:
– 5:50 PM PT (July 18) – 8:30 PM PT (July 18)
– 8:50 PM ET (July 18) – 11:30 PM ET (July 18)
– 1:50 AM in the UK (July 19) – 4:30 AM in the UK (July 19)
– 2:50 AM in Europe (July 19) – 5:30 AM in Europe (July 19)
Just like for the first game, Famitsu is holding a Squid Fashion Contest for Splatoon 2. Fans can submit designs for pieces of gear to Famitsu, and the winning submission will be added to the game. This time, the contest will also include a graffiti category. More details will become available once the full issue of Famitsu is out tomorrow.
The new Grand Hero Battle will be against Berkut from Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia. You will be able to recruit a bronze or silver Berkut depending on the difficulty you challenge him at from hard to infernal. You will have until July 25th to obtain Berkut.
