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.
GameStop and Amazon are both running a few notable deals currently. The two retailers have discounted games as well as merchandise.
Below are the highlights:
Waluigi amiibo – $6.83 (was $12.99) – Amazon
Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival – $9.97 (was $14.97) – GameStop
Zelda: Tri Force Heroes – $14.97 (was $19.99) – GameStop
Pokemon Sun/Moon Z-Ring Set – $16.97 (was $29.99) – Amazon
Dragon Quest VII – $29.97 (was $39.99) – Amazon / GameStop
Pikmin ended up on the North American Wii U eShop several months ago. Now the game’s sequel is nearly here as well.
According to a listing on Nintendo’s website, Pikmin 2 will be released tomorrow in North America. To clarify: this is the New Play Control! version as opposed to the original GameCube game.
Here’s an overview from Nintendo’s site:
“Captain Olimar and his sidekick, Louie, travel to a strange alien world on a mission to pay an employer’s debt. Command squads of Pikmin to help locate valuable treasures, explore mysterious environments, and battle pesky enemies along the way. Strategy is key when choosing which Pikmin to deploy for any given task.”
Pikmin 2 will cost $19.99 on the Wii U eShop.
The next entry in the Arcade Archives NeoGeo series is Metal Slug. It’s out now in Japan, and should be available tomorrow in North America and Europe.
A little while back, the Billings Farm & Museum in Woodstock, Vermont challenged Nintendo to battle it out in the Milk mini-game from 1-2-Switch by going up against real dairy farmers. The big N accepted, and several matches took place earlier today.
Nintendo passed along a few photos from the event just now. We have them below along with their descriptions.
Photo 1
In this photo provided by Nintendo of America, gamers from Nintendo go head to head against real dairy farmers to see whose cow-milking skills reign victorious in Milk, one of 28 fun games in the 1-2-Switch game for the Nintendo Switch system. Players enjoyed several friendly matches in various locations throughout Billings Farm & Museum in Woodstock, Vermont, on March 29. 1-2-Switch and the Nintendo Switch system are now available worldwide.
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In this photo provided by Nintendo of America, gamers from Nintendo go head to head against real dairy farmers to see whose cow-milking skills reign victorious in Milk, one of 28 fun games in the 1-2-Switch game for the Nintendo Switch system. Players enjoyed several friendly matches in various locations throughout Billings Farm & Museum in Woodstock, Vermont, on March 29. 1-2-Switch and the Nintendo Switch system are now available worldwide.
Photo 3
In this photo provided by Nintendo of America, gamers from Nintendo grabbed victory by the udder in a head-to-head challenge in Milk, one of 28 games in 1-2-Switch. The game, which uses the Nintendo Switch Joy-Con controllers to let players compete in fun and outrageous activities, launched worldwide alongside Nintendo Switch on March 3.
If you catch the new Shiny Magikarp in Pokemon GO, you can eventually evolve it into a Shiny Gyarados as well. A video promoting this can be found below.
In other news, Pokemon GO version 0.59.2 is rolling out for Android users to address small bugs. Look for it soon.
NIS America sent out a new wave of screenshots and details for its upcoming 3DS game creator RPG Maker Fes.
RPG Maker Fes gives users the ability to develop their own world, story, and characters. Specific event conditions can be included that must be met for another event to occur, while also allowing you to customize your characters’ and enemies’ characteristics and parameters, specify flashy finishing moves, set collisions to create seemingly inaccessible “secret rooms”, and more.
We’ve included today’s RPG Maker Fes screenshots below. The system details, courtesy of the official website, are located below.
Update (3/29): Reminder: this will be going live in just under a half hour. Both will be here.
Original (3/28): Two highly sought after pieces of Nintendo hardware will be restocked on Best Buy’s website tomorrow. Consumers will be able to purchase the Switch and NES Classic at 1 PM ET / 10 AM PT.
Best Buy is cautioning buyers that quantities will be limited. Naturally, that means neither will be in stock for very long.
You’ll be able to pick up a Switch and the NES Classic Edition on Best Buy’s site right here.
With the last update of their website, Famitsu has also uploaded the first screenshots of Kamiko, a new action game that will be arriving on the Switch next month in Japan.
This game has been developed by Fairune devs Skipmore and will present players with the control of three “Divine Maidens” with different powers and abilities in a fantastic and pixelated world.
Following up on the Snake Pass Switch vs. PS4 comparison posted last night, the folks over at Digital Foundry have come out with their own analysis of the two versions. Switch manages to stack up pretty well on the whole.
On Switch, a few graphical effects are missing and the game runs at a native 1200×675 resolution while docked (in comparison to the PS4’s 1536×864). Both versions are locked at 30 FPS. Unfortunately, the Switch release has some frame-pacing issues, but it’s nothing overly major and could be addressed in a future patch.
Here’s the full analysis from Digital Foundry:
