This month’s EDGE review scores are as follows:
Resident Evil VII – 9
Yakuza 0 – 8
Gravity Rush 2 – 6
Rise & Shine – 6
Poochy & Yoshi’s Woolly World – 6
The Little Acre – 6
Batman: The Telltale Series – 4
The Telegraph has put up a pretty lengthy interview with Nintendo’s Yoshiaki Koizumi and Shinya Takahashi all about Switch. Topics include third-parties, talk of the system’s price and power, paid online service, and more. Additionally, we hear some comments that Nintendo is planning 3DS games for 2018.
Notable excerpts from the interview can be found below. For the full interview, head on over to The Telegraph.
Update: Added in Sunday’s updates.
Nintendo Badge Arcade has been receiving daily updates since heading to the 3DS eShop. Because it’s continually updated with content, we’re rounding up all of the additions and changes in a weekly post.
Here’s what’s on tap for the week of February 6:
February 6
– 8 Ashley panels (1 with 1 day left)
– 6 Pokemon panels (4 with 1 day left)
– 3 Pushmo panels (1 day left)
– 7 Zelda: Tri Force Heroes panels
– 6 Mario Kart panels (3 with 1 day left)
– 1 free play
XSEED is back with the introduction of one lsat bachelorette in Story of Seasons: Trio of Towns. Today, we hear about Siluka, one of the Lulukoko twins.
Check out Siluka’s introduction below. Learn about previous bachelorettes here.
In a recent issue of Nintendo Dream, Nintendo and main developer Intelligent Systems spoke in-depth about Paper Mario: Color Splash. Representatives from both companies were asked about the color theme, why the Koopalings appeared, the music, and more.
We’ve prepared a translation of the noteworthy comments from both Nintendo and Intelligent Systems. If you’re interested in reading up about the game for additional insight, continue on below.
Before Splatoon released for Wii U, Nintendo made something known as the “Splatoon Global Testfire”. It was a limited online demo which allowed fans to get a taste for what the game had to offer at certain days / times. For Splatoon 2, Nintendo has announced that this will be returning.
Splatoon 2 Global Testfire will be hosted in late March. Players will be able to try out four different main weapons, including the new Splat Dualies, plus remixed versions of the iconic Splat Roller and Splat Charger.
The relevant days / times for Splatoon 2 Global Testfire are as follows:
Spanish outlet JuegosADN recently went hands-on with Switch, and was able to get a quick look inside of the Switch dock. See the brief clip below for a closer look at the hardware.
— JuegosADN (@JuegosADN) February 7, 2017
Miitomo has been updated with more content. Users will find returning stages with more items.
“Swords and Sorcery! Miitomo RPG” is the returning stage theme. They provide the following:
– Villager outfit
– Hero tee
– Wandering swordsman outfit
– Battle-scarred sword
– Dancer’s top (set)
– Dancer’s pants (set)
– Noble knight’s armor
– Queen’s sword
– Mage’s hood
– Mage’s robe
– Evil king tee
– Mage’s staff
The returning stages will be available until February 14 at 6 PM PT / 9 PM ET.
Nintendo released Goodbye! BoxBoy! in Japan last week. In turn, Famitsu caught up with a few of the game’s developers for a wrap-up interview. Director Yasuhiro Mukae, level designer Yutaka Watanabe, graphic designer Yusuke Ota, and programmer Takaaki Kawahara participated in the discussion.
The initial part of Famitsu’s interview touches on the start of the BoxBoy! series. Originally, the first game came about from a planning document Mukae created as part of a competition within HAL. He ended up as the series director, and determined how the project would be and what content it would have.
Toon Link began to be associated with portable Zelda games since Four Swords. The character was then featured in both Phantom Hourglass and Spirit Tracks on DS, before going on to be included in Tri Force Heroes on 3DS.
Interestingly, Nintendo even considered Toon Link for A Link Between Worlds. Designer Yoshiki Haruhana revealed this nugget in the new Zelda: Art & Artifacts book, stating that there was “a long debate” about which Link should be in the game. Some members of the team carried the opinion that it should be Toon Link since it was a handheld game, while others felt it should be the original from A Link to the Past, which was ultimately selected.
That wasn’t all though. Originally, Link from A Link Between Worlds (and A Link to the Past) was originally going to be used in Tri Force Heroes. This suddenly changed when series producer Eiji Aonuma declared one day that Toon Link would be used instead.
