Mr. Shifty publisher tinyBuild has some sort of Switch announcement in store. On Twitter, the company teased “exciting” news that will be shared “very soon”.
The tweet in question is below:
We have some exciting #Switch news coming very soon
— tinyBuild (@tinyBuild) May 26, 2017
It’s unclear what exactly tinyBuild is teasing, but we’re hoping for a new Switch game announcement of some sort.
THQ Nordic is publishing Battle Chasers: Nightwar and Sine Mora EX on Switch. Now the company may have another title planned for the platform as well.
This Is the Police is being listed by two retailers in Germany. GameStop and Saturn both have listings up for the adventure strategy title.
THQ Nordic hasn’t officially announced This Is the Police for Switch, but that could change in the near future. We’ve included a video and information about the game below.
Sonic Mania appears to have a final release date. The game now has an official page on Steam, which shows a release date of August 15. SEGA has not yet officially announced this date so the news may very well have been uncovered early.
Sonic Mania was originally planned for release in Spring 2017. SEGA ended up delaying the game to an unspecified period during the summer. With E3 right around the corner, we should be hearing about the new August 15 date soon.
DigitalFoundry is back with its latest analysis focusing on Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers. The full rundown is in the video below.
Key highlights are that the game runs in native 1080p while the Way of the Hado mode has some dips below 60 frames per second. Compared to last-gen’s Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix, character portraits, the versus screen, and character select screen have been reworked to more closely match the original game, but Ultra Street Fighter II oddly has static backgrounds with the new style.
Update (5/26): Warner Bros. pulled the original trailer after it aired earlier this week for whatever reason. It’s now live again and is officially released, so we’ve added it in below.
Original (5/23): Warner Bros. has released the full announcement trailer for LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2, which is is lined up for Switch. View it below.
Nintendo games haven’t been sold in Brazil since January 2015. However, the company now appears to be returning.
These titles are going through the classification process for release in Brazil:
1-2 Switch (Switch)
Mario Party: Star Rush (3DS)
Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon (3DS)
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Switch)
Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam (3DS)
Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright (3DS)
Kirby: Planet Robot (3DS)
Unfortunately, Prices are expected to be on the rise. While they were previously at R$330 to R$400, which would be the equivalent of US$90+ to US$120. NC Games, a local importer for games in Brazil, will be handling the distribution of Nintendo’s various titles.
Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers is out today on Switch, and to celebrate the occasion, Capcom has released a launch trailer for the game. Give it a watch:
In the recently released trailer for Splatoon 2’s singleplayer mode, the grind rails were one of the most striking new features. They might seem similar to the ink rails from the first game, but you can actually shoot your weapon while you’re on a grind rail. The official Splatoon Twitter account published a couple more screenshots of the grind rails in action today. Check them out:
The account also published the following gif of the new rolling mats. Inking them unfurls them, albeit only temporarily, which allows them to be used in a variety of ways:
この仕掛けは「ピロピロ」。
丸まった状態で置かれていて、インクを浴びせると転がりながら広がる。
広がった上をヒトやイカで移動でき、広がる勢いで敵を倒すこともできるぞ。
広げてから時間が経ったり、タコのインクを浴びたりすると、また丸まってしまう。
それにしても「ピロピロ」って……。 pic.twitter.com/GcpRjN9aHA— Splatoon（スプラトゥーン） (@SplatoonJP) May 26, 2017
Rhythm game Voez was one of the surprise launch titles for the Switch back in March. On June 1st, the game will receive its first major update. Patch 1.1 will bring with it a total of 18 new songs. Watch the video below to see a preview of all of them:
Nintendo of Europe has launched the full & updated website for the upcoming 3DS game Ever Oasis in various languages; the English version can be found here.
There’s not a whole lot of new information to be found there, but it does give a nice overview of the game’s three core gameplay aspects (exploring the desert, fighting monsters & expanding your oasis) and there are tons of screenshots to look at.
