Battlefy is hosting an online Splatoon tournament, and it’s offering a pretty huge prize in the end: a trip to E3 2017. Those who are 18 and up living in the United States with a Wii U, a copy of Splatoon, and internet access are eligible to enter. The winning team will be granted a trip to this year’s E3 and an opportunity to see what Nintendo has in store at the expo.
Nintendo has the following information about the tournament:
“The qualifying round (Turf War) is on April 22 at 11 a.m. PT, but make sure to log in early and click the ‘Check In’ button an hour before tournament time. Once the bracket is seeded, you can set up your qualifying match using Battlefy’s Private Match Chat and then proceed to splat your way to hopeful victory. The top 16 teams in the qualifying round will then move on to the finals. In the finals, teams will play Turf War, Splat Zones and Tower Control in succession in single-elimination best-of-five play until only two teams remain. The Grand Finals will see the final two teams doing battle in Rainmaker mode to determine the winner. The finals will begin on April 29 at 11 a.m. PT.”
You’ll need to enter the tournament with three other friends and an optional backup. Then register your team here.
Source: Nintendo PR
The first update for Monster Hunter XX is now available. Patch 1.1.0 fixes a certain weapon crafting bug and changes the way save data is processed; the latter is being done to circumvent a certain issue which prevents the SD card from being recognized by the game. This patch is required if you want to keep playing online.
Atlus has shared some new information about Radiant Historia: Perfect Chronology. The following was translated by Gematsu.
First up, some info on the staff working on the game. The director is Mitsuru Hirata, who was the director of the original Radiant Historia game, the chief director of Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE and has also worked on several Shin Megami Tensei titles such as Shin Megami Tensei IV and SMT: Strange Journey.
The music is being done by the legendary Yoko Shimomura, who has composed dozens of excellent game soundtracks, including series like Kingdom Hearts, Mario & Luigi, Xenoblade Chronicles and the original Radiant Historia. She composed five new tracks for the 3DS version.
Responsible for the new characters designs is Masaki Hirooka, who previously worked on Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia, Suikoden Tierkreis and Kid Icarus: Uprising. Hirooka also drew several new event scenes.
The new animated opening movie is being produced by A-1 Pictures, a prestigious animation studio responsible for works such as Fairy Tail, Erased, Your Lie in April and the recent Ace Attorney anime.
The story remains largely the same as in the original game, with the main character Stocke being caught up in a war between the countries Granorg and Alistel while he discovers his ability to travel between alternate histories.
A new character called Nemesia appears in the 3DS version. She is a historian that doesn’t belong to either of the two main timelines, but rather the new “Sub-History” timeline. She’s looking for a material known as “Artifact”.
Most of the original’s gameplay mechanics stay the same in this remake, such as the ability to travel between certain points in the alternate histories, the ability to perform various actions in the overworld and the game’s unique grid-based combat system.
Head past the break for some more info on what has changed in the remake as well as tons of new screenshots and art.
A new update for Fire Emblem Heroes was released today and besides the new content that was officially released today, it also contains hints of what will be added to the game in the future. Dataminers have uncovered three Summoning Foci and the next Grand Hero Battle.
One focus, seen above, features Caeda, Effie, Kagero and Sophia. This one will likely accompany the next Grand Hero Battle, which will feature Navarre. Then there are two more Summoning Foci – one featuring pegasus knights (Hinoka, Cordelia, Subaki and Palla) and one featuring wyvern riders (Camilla, Beruka, Cherche and Minerva). Since all 8 of these characters are fliers, it’s possible that they will be part of the game’s next Voting Gauntlet event.
The Gold Goombas Mega event has returned to Super Mario Run. Players will be able to earn special prizes by bouncing off Gold Goombas and earning stamps. The event will run until April 13.
Fire Emblem Heroes’ Spring Festival event is now live. You’ll be able to get Spring Exalt Lucina, Spring Exalt Chrom, Spring Princess Camille, and Spring Prince Xander in a new Focus, which runs until April 14. The information notes that these four are only available as part of the Spring Event, and that they may not be available (unlike other Heroes that have been added). There are also three new Paralogue maps, each with the three difficulty levels, and special Quests for the event. The Quests will also run until April 14.
A 14.2 MB download is required for the extra data.
This week’s Famitsu review scores are as follows:
Kawaii Pet to Kurasou! Wan Nyan & Mini Mini Animal (3DS) – 7/7/8/7
LEGO Worlds (PS4) – 8/9/9/8
This week’s 3DS eShop charts are as follows:
Software
1. Pokemon Yellow
2. Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D
3. Super Mario Bros. 3
4. Pokemon Red
5. Zelda: A Link to the Past
6. Monster Hunter Generations
7. The Legend of Zelda
8. Super Mario World
9. Blaster Master Zero
10. Pokemon Blue
11. Super Smash Bros. for 3DS
12. Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Welcome amiibo
13. Mario Kart 7
14. Super Mario Bros.
15. Pokemon Sun
16. Zelda: Link’s Awakening DX
17. SteamWorld Dig
18. Story of Seasons: Trio of Towns
19. Zelda: Oracle of Seasons
20. Zelda: Oracle of Ages
Videos
1. Mario Sports Superstars Launch Trailer
2. Super Mario Maker for 3DS – Overview Trailer
3. Poochy & Yoshi’s Woolly World TV Spot
4. Pokemon Sun/Moon Special Demo Version Video
5. Nikki’s Tour of Swapdoodle
6. Super Mario Odyssey Nintendo Switch Presentation Trailer
7. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Nintendo Switch Presentation Trailer
8. Pokemon Sun/Moon – Top 7 Features
9. Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D
10. Super Smash Bros. – Final Video Presentation
11. Pokemon Yellow Trailer
12. Pokemon Rumble World Trailer
13. Super Mario Maker for 3DS – Play everywhere.
14. Mario Kart 7 Video
15. Blaster Master Zero Trailer
16. Pokemon Bank Trailer
17. Super Mario World Trailer
18. Welcome to Tank Troopers
19. Splatoon 2 Nintendo Switch Presentation Trailer
20. IronFall Trailer
Source: 3DS eShop
Super Destronaut 3D came out on the North American 3DS eShop last week as a digital download. In Europe, it’s due out tomorrow. Check out some off-screen footage below.
Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove and Specter of Torment have received a new update. Version 3.0A is out now on Switch.
A number of fixes have been implemented, but the real highlight is a change to resolution. Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove / Specter of Torment now run at 1080p while docked.
Head past the break for the full patch notes.
