A special Nintendo Direct is being hosted in just a couple of hours from now to highlight ARMS. Yet ahead of that, a leak has come in showing new characters. Head past the break if that’s something you’re interested in seeing.
If you thought Konami would be slowing down on its TurboGrafx-16 games for the Wii U Virtual Console, think again. We do know that Blazing Stars is scheduled for tomorrow in North America. Six games have now been rated by the ESRB as well.
Neutopia II, Bonk III, Air Zonk, Alien Crush, Devil’s Crush, and Soldier Blade have classifications. It’s unclear when they were added to the ESRB site, but it seems to have taken place recently. We should be seeing these games on the Wii U eShop in the months ahead.
Following up on the comments Ubisoft made about Switch during its financial call yesterday, we now have the full statements made by CEO Yves Guillemot and CFO Alain Martinez.
The first remarks are from Guillemot. Speaking about Switch generally during during Ubisoft’s opening, he said:
“… And on top of this, as we have said for quite some time now, we will be delivering some great games for the Switch. The platform’s launch is going incredibly well and we believe the Switch has the potential to reach wide audience. As you know, Ubisoft has been the leading third-party publisher on Nintendo’s console over the past 10 years, and we intend to maintain that position.”
Ubisoft CFO Alain Martinez later tackled a question during the Q&A portion of the call. He shared the following about the system:
“… we have new guidance on the Switch. We have one new game not announced and we have also Just Dance that is coming on the machines plus one or two others.”
Players have created a custom cheat code mod for the Wii U version of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, leading to some amazing and downright hilarious results. Almost any object, item, character, or boss can be summoned right out of thin air.
Chadderz and MrBean35000vr created the “Accio Master Code”, which is currently in beta. It’s shown off in the video below. Despite being early on, it’s clear that some great things can already be done.
Battle Sports Mekuru is live on the Japanese Switch eShop. If you can’t wait for the English release, you can actually play the game in English. Take a closer look at Battle Sports Mekuru below with 18 minutes of footage.
Mojang has recently showed off new features coming to the console editions of Minecraft soon. With Minecraft recently being released on the Switch, these new features will be coming to Minecraft: Switch Edition at the same time. Some of the new features added to this update are dual wielding, new mobs, & some new blocks. Check out the video below to watch some of the new features coming to the game.
NIS America has uploaded a trailer showing off the general overview for their upcoming game, Culdcept Revolt. Culdcept Revolt will be launching on August 29th this year over in the west. Check out the new trailer below.
With the announcement of Tiny Metal coming to the Switch, some new footage has just been uploading showing off 12 minutes of gameplay on the Switch. Check out the video below to watch the gameplay footage.
Touhou Kobuto V: Burst Battle is on the way to Switch, NIS America announced today. It will launch alongside the PlayStation 4 and PS Vita versions in September. The North American release is set for September 5, followed by September 8 in Europe.
Here’s a rundown of Touhou Kobuto V: Burst Battle:
Engage in exhilarating battles on the Nintendo Switch wherever you go!
Reimu is spending her time at the Hakurei Shrine like any other day until a few people visiting the shrine spoke of
rumors that a vampire is joining forces with the yokais to assault human beings. Concerned, Reimu steps up and
goes to the Scarlet Devil Mansion to investigate the vampire.What mysterious figure is behind all of these escalating attacks…?
About the Game:
Touhou Kobuto V: Burst Battle is a bullet-hell battle game that takes place in the Touhou universe. Take control of
one of nine Touhou characters and eliminate your opponent using bullet-hell patterns, melee attacks, or spell
cards! Featuring ear-tingling beats for each character, you might just find yourself dancing while you play!Key Features:
Return to the World of Touhou – Jump back into the world of Touhou and play as some of your favorite characters
in a brand-new 3D square arena.
High-flying Combat – Outwit your opponent by taking your bullet-hell battles to the sky! Perform dashes, doublejumps,
and mid-air dashes to avoid bullets and demoralize your opponent!
Climb the Rankings – Compete at home with friends, or online against everyone to climb the rankings and become
the ultimate Touhou fighter!
We’ve included a trailer for Touhou Kobuto V: Burst Battle below.
Source: NIS America PR