Jordan Amaro previously worked at the likes of Capcom and Kojima Productions. Between both companies, he worked on Resident Evil 7, Metal Gear Solid V, and the cancelled P.T. as a level designer.
News is spreading that Amaro has joined Nintendo, which seems to have taken place earlier this year. He’s with Nintendo EPD’s Kyoto section. As for what he’s contributing to, Amaro is involved with design on what could be an unannounced Switch game or Zelda: Breath of the Wild’s DLC.
Nintendo has previously sold amiibo as standalone figures, in 2-packs, and even 3-packs. The expansion continues with a new 4-pack for Japan.
Nintendo’s Japanese store has started reservations for the Zelda: Breath of the Wild amiibo. Consumers have the option to pre-order the new 4-pack pictured above, containing Urbosa, Revali, Mipha, and Daruk. Pricing is set at 6,480 yen.
Implosion – Never Lose Hope is heading to the Switch eShop in Japan next week, and likely the west soon as well. We’ve posted a trailer for the game below.
Hot on the heels of Pokemon GO’s recent update that added new Gym features and Raid Battles, Niantic is rolling out another update for the mobile game. On iOS, the new version will be 1.37.2. For Android players Pokemon GO is being updated to version 0.67.2.
Unsurprisingly, this new update is much smaller in nature than the previous one. Niantic is only implementing bug fixes this time around.
This week’s Switch eShop charts are as follows:
Software
1. ARMS
2. Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition
3. Mighty Gunvolt Burst
4. Oceanhorn
5. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
6. Snipperclips
7. Snake Pass
8. Cave Story+
9. Shantae: Half-Genie Hero
10. Shovel Knight
11. NBA Playgrounds
12. Zelda: Breath of the Wild
13. Kamiko
14. Ultra Street Fighter II
15. Puyo Puyo Tetris
16. The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+
17. The Jackbox Party 3
18. Disgaea 5 Complete
19. Wonder Boy: The Dragon’s Trap
20. Thumper
Source: Switch eShop
Steep was one of the first games Ubisoft announced for Switch. Yet oddly, we’ve barely heard a peep about it since the original announcement back in January. IGN France claims to have some insight into the situation.
IGN notes that Ubisoft has encountered difficulties having Steep run on Switch. Development continues however, and Nintendo is apparently lending its assistance, including the game’s online features. One of IGN’s sources does caution that it can’t promise a release on Switch.
For its part, Ubisoft says that Steep is still coming to Switch, but has no extra information to provide.
Physical Contact: Speed was originally expected on the Switch eShop today. In fact, Nintendo of Europe even listed it in its Nintendo Download press release for the week. Strangely though, it’s nowhere to be seen.
Developer Collavier sent out an update about the situation on its Twitter page. Physical Contact: Speed has been delayed, but not for terribly long. You can now expect it on July 13.
Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia received new DLC last week in the form of Cipher Legends. Two pieces of content were released that offer characters from the Fire Emblem 0 (Cipher) trading card game in Japan. You can watch some footage from the DLC below.
It might be a game from Gust and Koei Tecmo, but NIS America is selling a special version of Nights of Azure 2 on its store. Pre-orders have started for the Nights of Azure 2: Bride of The New Moon Limited Edition. You can reserve a copy here.
You’ll get a few goodies aside from a copy of the game. It also has the following:
• Hard Cover Art Book
• Official Soundtrack
• Cloth Poster Design A: 24″ x 37″
• Cloth Poster Design B: 26″ x 18″
• Cloth Poster Design C: 34″ x 24″
• Collector’s Box
The Nights of Azure 2: Bride of The New Moon Limited Edition will set you back $100.
At E3 earlier this month, Nintendo hosted a game with some of its developers to find out just how much they know each other. Shigeru Miyamoto, Yoshiaki Koizumi, Hisashi Nogami, and Yosuke Kabuki all participated. See the full video below.
