Sonic Forces and Sonic Mania are both featured in this week’s Famitsu. It’s the former title that has received more coverage with additional details.
Sonic Forces is a stage clearing-type action game in which Sonic runs around 3D areas. Progressing through fields, with not only Sonic’s own speed but also platforms like springs and dash panels, give a sense of exhilaration. Enemies that obstruct him can be destroyed by using attacks like Homing Attack and Boost effectively.
The full North American Mario Kart 8 Deluxe website is now open for business. You can visit it here.
The site is very similar to its Japanese counterpart. There are tons of videos and information about the characters, tracks, new battle mode, and more.
Update 2: This is something we’re less certain about, but Wolf Link is apparently “fixed” as well. We’re not entirely sure how widespread this was, but Wolf Life was sometimes summoned with full hearts; rather than the default three, even if the Cave of Trials from Twilight Princess was not played.
Update: Bumped to the top. Some reports are surfacing that the infinite arrows glitch has been fixed. In case you’re wondering, it involves the following:
Original: Last night, Nintendo brought out a third update for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. All players can download version 1.1.2. Unfortunately, Nintendo didn’t elaborate on specifics, only stating that it implements adjustments “to make for a more pleasant gaming experience.”
So what’s included here? Initial impressions indicate that the frame rate hasn’t been improved unlike last time. However, Nintendo may have addressed a glitch with one particular boss.
Switch is receiving some exclusive, free DLC tomorrow. Square Enix will be updating the RPG to add in the Temporal Battle Arena.
Additional information was shared today about the DLC, including how you can actually access it. Square Enix passed along the following overview:
The Temporal Battle Arena introduces a new way to play against friends in thrilling turn-based battles. It will enable players to upload and download parties for battle, allowing them to create their perfect character set-up for battle against random parties of various skill levels, or to battle against a friend’s party data by entering their player ID.
To access the Temporal Battle Arena, Nintendo Switch players will need to have downloaded the latest patch update and have completed the game. They can then revisit the Frozen Lands and gain access to the Arena after encountering “Togi”.
Source: Square Enix PR
At the end of last year, Build-A-Bear Workshop sold a special Charmander plush. Fans will be excited to hear that it’s being made available once again.
The make-your-own Charmander plush will be sold at all U.S. stores starting this weekend. The online exclusive is also in stock here.
Pricing is below:
Prices (U.S. only) are as follows:
· Online Exclusive Pokémon Charmander Set (includes plush, Charmander sound chip, Great Ball Hoodie, Lucario Hoodie and the Build-A-Bear Workshop Charmander Pokémon TCG Card): $61, plus tax
· Make-your-own Pokémon Charmander plush: $28, plus tax, sold separately at Build-A-Bear Workshop stores and as part of the online exclusive set; includes Build-A-Bear Workshop Charmander Pokémon TCG Card
· Great Ball Hoodie: $12.50, plus tax, sold separately at select Build-A-Bear Workshop stores and as part of the online exclusive set
Source: Build-A-Bear Workshop PR
The second developer diary is now online for Rime. For the new video, developers from Tequila Works team talk about the artwork and music that shaped the game. Have a look below.
This week’s Famitsu scans are now available. Highlights include Sonic Forces (including new screenshots), Sonic Mania, Radiant Historia: Perfect Chronology, Fire Emblem Echoes, Pro Yakyuu Famista Climax, and Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission X. Scans of all games can be found below.
The first official Switch bundle has been outed by Nintendo’s own official store in Russia.
Consumers will be able to choose between two options: one with gray Joy-Con and another with the neon colors (note that these pages may be inaccessible unless you’re located in Russia or use a proxy). Both come with a physical copy as opposed to a pre-installed version.
Nintendo may be announcing this Mario Kart 8 Deluxe bundle during its Nintendo Direct tonight. It’s unclear if North America will be receiving the package at this time.
The previously-announced update for Yo-kai Watch 3 was said to be on track for this spring. Today, Level-5 announced that it’s launching very soon – this Friday in fact. Yo-kai Watch 3 will be updated to version 3.0.
The upcoming patch adds in a bunch of additional content. Players will have access to new Enma, quests, and yo-kai, along with new Dungeon and Guardians for the Busters Treasure Mode. Other features include fishing at the port town Nagisaki. All of the update details are located here.
The European eShop has updated with a listing for yet another Neo Geo game. Next Thursday, Hamster will be bringing out Fatal Fury as its latest Arcade Archives release.
Here’s an overview from the eShop listing:
“Fatal Fury is a fighting game released by SNK in 1991. Players take part in brutal street fights in a variety of locations, with the goal of toppling the infamous crime lord Geese Howard.
The game includes very unique features when compared to other fighting games available at the time, including a special Line Battle system that allows players to traverse between the foreground and background and 2-player co-op functionality.”
Yesterday, the European eShop listed Over Top for Switch. That Neo Geo title should be out on April 27.
