Powerhoof is “looking into” a potential Switch version of Crawl, the developer said on Twitter today. When asked by a fan about the possibility, the indie studio wrote:
@swikc yup, we're looking into it š
— Powerhoof (@Powerhoof) April 11, 2017
Crawl just came out today. It’s a local multiplayer dungeon crawler in which your friends control the monsters. Combining bullet-hell beat-em-up gameplay with old-school RPGs, the “arcadey party-game” supports up to four players.
Here’s the premise:
“One player is the hero, exploring a randomly generated dungeon full of traps and monsters – all controlled by the other players. If you slay the hero you take their place and itās your turn to crawl! Then it’s a race to gain enough XP and loot to reach the final battle, where it’s all on one as the other players collectively control the hulking final boss!”
And a trailer:
After announcing the Fighter Kirby statue last week, pre-orders have now opened. As usual, two versions are up for grabs: the regular ($250) and exclusive ($270) version. Both are online here.
The two versions are pretty similar. However, the exclusive edition has LEDs in the Spin Kick, “truly bringing the entire piece to life.”
An update can now be downloaded for Urban Trial Freestyle 2. Version 1.1.0 is out for all players who own the game.
Official patch notes are below:
– Corrected position of the stunts and adjusted scoring in Stunt Mode
– Reworked Decors and the Camera in the Level Editor
– Tweaked difficulty of the Challenge Tracks
– Minor bug fixes
Urban Trial Freestyle 2 has only been distributed in Europe thus far. The title should be releasing in North America soon, though it’s unclear if and when the update will be offered.
Nintendo has followed up on yesterday’s “Battle” trailer for Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia with another video highlighting the story. Watch it below.
This week’s Famitsu review scores are as follows:
Fire Emblem Echoes (3DS) – 9/9/10/9
Pro Yakyuu Famista Climax (3DS) – 9/8/9/9
Dungeon Travelers 2-2 (PSV) – 9/8/7/8
88Heroes (PS4) – 7/7/8/9
Darknet (PS4) – 8/7/7/8
Albedo: Eyes from Outer Space (PS4) – 7/7/7/8
Minna de Waiwai! Spelunker (NSW) – 7/6/7/9
Revenant Saga (PS4/PS3/PSV) – 6/7/8/6
Blasting Agent (3DS) – 5/6/7/5
Nintendo sent out a new Mario Kart 8 Deluxe trailer today showcasing how it’s the biggest entry in the franchise thus far. View it below.
National StreetPass Weekend is back once again. A new event is being hosted to celebrate the start of spring.
Between April 13 and April 16, 3DS owners can earn up to six StreetPass tags from across North America by visiting a Nintendo Zone location with their system. Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Welcome amiibo is a big highlight in particular, as you can receive a cherry-blossom clock up until April 15. A Taurus bathtub is also available until April 30.
Earlier today, we learned that the 3DS version of Dragon Quest XI will launch on July 29th in Japan. Nothing was said about the Switch version in the announcement stream though. However, journalist Takashi Mochizuki reached out to Square Enix regarding the Switch version of the game and received the following reply:
“It is still planned but no announcements today. Whether it launches together on the same day as PS4 and 3DS or not we cannot say today.”
A fairly noncommittal reply – at this point it seems unlikely that the Switch version will launch on July 29th as well, though Square Enix aren’t ruling it out.
In December of last year, Nintendo announced that it teamed up with HackerOne in order to find security flaws and vulnerabilities concerning the 3DS. Anyone can submit a report detailing such flaws, and if Nintendo deems it significant enough, they will pay the person who submitted the report a bounty ranging from $100 to $20,000, depending on various factors.
Last month, Nintendo extended this deal to include Switch security flaws, specifically the following:
- System vulnerabilities regarding Nintendo Switch
- Privilege escalation from userland
- Kernel takeover
- ARMĀ® TrustZoneĀ® takeover
- Vulnerabilities regarding Nintendo-published applications for Nintendo Switch
- Userland takeover
It seems like the program is working, since today Nintendo has rewarded three people with a bounty (the sum was not disclosed).
Pokemon Duel is getting a major balance patch tomorrow. Several figures will be changed in fairly significant ways.
Venusaur:
- Gets the ability Chemical Pollen, which MP-1 to all Poisoned or Noxious Pokemon while Venusaur is on the field
Drapion:
- Replaced Toxic with Venom Whip, which has a larger wheel size
- Replaced Bite with Toxic Fang, which has a power of 50
- Increased Cross Poison’s power from 60 to 70
- Miss wheel size decreased
Bulbasaur:
- Poison Powder wheel size increased
- Replaced Vine Whip with Seed Bomb, which has a power of 50 and a larger wheel size
- Miss wheel size decreased
Weezing:
- Poison Gas’ strength increased from 1 star to 2 stars
- Increased Sludge Bomb’s power from 40 to 50
- Miss wheel size decreased
Finally, the ability Ghost Sensor is being changed.
