This week’s Famitsu review scores are as follows:
Etrian Mystery Dungeon 2 (3DS) – 8/8/8/9
Undertale (PS4/PSV) – 8/9/8/8
Sonic Mania (NSW/PS4/XBO) – 8/8/8/8
Nights of Azure 2: Bride of the New Moon (NSW/PS4/PSV) – 8/8/8/7
Graceful Explosion Machine (NSW/PS4) – 8/7/8/7
Jake Hunter Detective Story: Ghost of the Dusk (3DS) – 7/8/8/7
FlatOut 4: Total Insanity (PS4) – 8/7/7/8
Crank In (PSV) – 7/7/8/7
Infinite Minigolf (NWS/PS4) – 7/7/8/7
Sundered (PS4) – 7/8/7/7
Puzzle Adventure Blockle (NSW) – 7/7/7/7
Smashbox Arena (PSVR) – 7/7/7/6
Nintendo has given a more detailed look at its livestream schedule during Gamescom. You’ll be able to watch these streams here when they go live. A variety of first-party and third-party games are going to be featured. Here’s the schedule (all times are in BST):
To celebrate the release of the SNES-themed New Nintendo 3DS XL, three new games will join the Nintendo Selects lineup in Europe on October 13th. Super Mario 3D Land, Luigi’s Mansion 2 and Kirby: Triple Deluxe will be available at retailers and on the eShop for a permanently reduced price.
We already knew that a Pokken Tournament DX demo was coming, but we now have a more concrete date – the demo will be available on the Switch eShop this Thursday, August 24th.
Also, another new character trailer for the game has been released. This one focuses on Gengar:
The Nintendo Classic Mini: Super Nintendo Entertainment System won’t be the only SNES-themed piece of hardware launching soon. Nintendo announced today that the New Nintendo 3DS XL – Super Nintendo Entertainment System Edition will launch in Europe on October 13th. This SNES-colored New 3DS XL actually launched in Japan last year already, so it’s nice to see it making its way West.
In a video released today, Nintendo has detailed some of the new content coming to Splatoon 2 pretty soon. First off, a new regular battle stage called Manta Maria, the ship-themed stage we’ve already seen bits and pieces of, will be added to the Turf War and Ranked Battle rotation this Saturday, August 26th.
Next up is a new Salmon Run stage. Lost Outpost will first be available in local multiplayer after applying an update that will be released tomorrow, August 23rd. After that date, it will be part of the online stage rotation as well.
Nintendo has revealed that Fire Emblem Warriors is getting a Limited Edition in Europe. It contains the game itself, a three-disc soundtrack and character art cards. Only the Switch version is getting this edition – no such luck for the New Nintendo 3DS version. No word yet on the pricing, though it’ll likely be a bit cheaper compared to the Premium Box and Treasure Box editions Japan is getting, since those also contain an art book and a Dragonstone crystal.
The Limited Edition will be released on October 20th, alongside the regular edition.
Own a Switch but not sure if ARMS is for you? Then you’re in luck – Nintendo is holding another ARMS Global Testpunch this weekend, allowing you to try out the game. Head to the eShop and download the ARMS Global Testpunch demo for free; then, you’ll be able to play online from Friday, 25th August at 5 PM CET until Sunday, 27th August at 10 PM CET.
Nintendo has released a new trailer for Fire Emblem Warriors. This one is rather story-heavy and focuses on the Fates cast. It also reveals four new characters – Leo, Camilla, Hinoka and Takumi. Unless they’ll be revealed later, it seems like only Elisa and Sakura are the only royal siblings who won’t be playable.
Nintendo of Europe also revealed the game’s release date – the game will launch on October 20th. We don’t know the game’s North American release date yet, though it’ll likely be on that same day.
Another Pokemon Shuffle update is here and this one brings a Shiny Diancie Escalation Battle. Toucannon will get their own stage and Shaymin Land Forme and Regigigas are getting repeat runs. All of these stages last until September 5th. Shiny Mewtwo is also being given to all players.
