Nintendo World Report has got its hands on new leaked details (and related images) pertaining to Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle. We’ve rounded up the latest news below.
– Out this summer
– RPG that mixes exploration and turn-based combat
– The exploration is estimated at 35% of the game
– Combat makes up 65%
– Each of the four worlds are “twisted” Mario worlds filled with references
– Combat is weapon-based
– Mario and company can use guns for the first time
– 8 different characters can be used: Mario, Luigi, Peach, Yoshi, and Rabbids dressed up as each of them
– Combat is described as more tactical
– More akin to a strategy RPG than what you might expect from a Mario RPG
– Can be played in co-op for two players as well
– Ubisoft appears to be publishing
– Estimated to be 20 hours long
– Again, runs on Ubisoft’s Snowdrop engine
– Ubisoft Paris and Milan developing
– The goal of Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle was to be a surprise announcement at E3 that came out shortly after the announcement
– Still due out in August or September
Darksiders: Warmaster Edition launched today on the Wii U to buy or download digitally on the Wii U eShop. Thanks to an image from Nintendo Impact Gaming, the game will need 11 gigabytes to download on the Wii U digitally.
Update: WWG has now posted the full piece of art:
Original: The first piece of art has leaked from Ubisoft and Nintendo’s upcoming collaboration game for Switch, Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle. Twitter user FatalFlowey posted the image that shows one Rabbid wearing a Princess Peach outfit.
Earlier this month, Kotaku reported that Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle would be launching in August or September. The site also mentioned having seen art featuring “Mario and crew wielding guns that shoot laser beams.” We can confirm that the image above is a small section of that asset.
Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle is apparently being build with Ubisoft’s Snowdrop engine. The game is said to be including turn-based combat, two-player local co-op, and a “goofy sense of humor,” according to Kotaku’s article.
Disgaea 5 Complete is now available for the Switch today. Check out the launch trailer for the game below.
Cheating in Pokemon GO is something Niantic has been trying to address since the game launched last year. Within the past few days, the studio appears to have put a new security measure in place to address the situation. Players who are classified as cheaters will find that rare Pokemon are now hidden.
Here’s a look at a warning message some users have been receiving:
Nintendo showed off the first footage of Rime on Switch last week during a special indies episode of Nyannyan Neko Mario Time. Using gameplay from that video as well as a trailer from January, one fan put together a few rough comparisons for the Switch and PS4 editions. See how the two versions stack up below.
The retro-style controller company 8Bitdo has launched a firmware update for their wireless controllers that makes them compatible with Switch. So now we can buy a wireless SNES controller from them and use it to play Ultra Street Fighter II, for example.
These will be a really great addition for when Nintendo releases their plans for Virtual Console on Switch. Keep in mind that these controllers can also be used with Windows, Mac, Steam, iOS and the NES Classic Edition if we have the right cable.
Though we know that ARMS is a game that will heavily feature the motion control possibilities of Switch’s Joy-Con, Nintendo already revealed that there will be different control schemes with different controllers.
Nintendo Life has translated the five different control schemes that are already available at the Japanese ARMS’ website so that we can check out how it will be possible to manage without motion controls and with a Pro controller, for example.
Cat Quest, announced for Switch last week, has received a new trailer and gameplay walkthrough. Both are attached below.
While these videos don’t feature any Switch logos, we definitely know that the game is coming. PQube simply may not be handling the Switch version.
Nintendo updated ARMS’s listing on the European eShop today. With new information included on the page, the file size for the game is now known. It’ll take up about 2.2GB when downloaded to Switch’s internal memory or an external microSD card.
