Nintendo announced the first part of its plans for E3 2017. At the big expo in June, a special pre-release, exhibition tournament will be held for Splatoon 2.
Specifics about the tournament haven’t been made known just yet. We should be hearing more in the weeks to come.
Nintendo sent out the following notice on Twitter:
A #Splatoon2 pre-release, exhibition tournament is coming to #E32017! Stay tuned for more details. pic.twitter.com/rFB3yvhCNm
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) April 25, 2017
Pokemon Shuffle and Pokemon Shuffle Mobile were updated today with new stages featuring Alolan Pokemon. A trailer promoting the content can be found below.
SEGA just went live with a new Sonic Forces video. It showcases brand new footage of Classic Sonic, specifically from Green Hill Zone. Watch the video below.
SEGA America continues to deliver new Puyo Puyo Tetris videos in order to show us how to play and acquire expert techniques when dealing with the game’s strange puzzles.
Take a look at them after the break:
Pokemon Duel is being updated once again tomorrow. A balance patch is on the way, affecting several Pokemon in the game.
Serebii brings us the following information about the update:
Digital Foundry has uploaded a new video showing how Super Bomberman R on Switch manages to get a stable 60 frames per second with the new version 1.3 patch.
Apparently, in order to stabilize the game at 60 FPS, Konami has dropped the resolution and Super Bomberman R runs at 720p in Battle Mode while docked. While playing portably, the image quality also takes a dip to 540p. The Story Mode retains the original resolution of 1080p docked and 720p portable, now with an uncapped frame rate of roughly 45 FPS.
Here’s the analysis:
You may be familiar with the World of Nintendo toys. Jakks Pacific is the company responsible for them and in a recent press release announcing their first quarter financial results, they have highlighted that the launch of Switch has boosted their sales (probably refering to their World of Nintendo brand).
Additionally, the Chairman and CEO Stephen Berman has confirmed that they are planning more Splatoon products, which will probably benefit from the launch of Splatoon 2 for Switch this July:
“As we look ahead to the next few quarters, we will continue to focus on margin improvement and our long term strategic goals. Our fall lines are moving forward as planned and we have a strong line-up of new product introductions that are a balanced mix of owned IP and licensed brands, including Real Workin’ Buddies™ Mr. Dusty, XPV® Extreme Performance Skateboard RC, Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy 2, Disney/Pixar’s Cars 3, DC Superhero Girls and Nintendo Splatoon.”
Minecraft: Wii U Edition is receiving a Glide Beast Track Pack today. Three new maps are being added: Kraken, Yeti, and Dragon.
Here’s a look at each:
The Glide Beast Track Pack should be available when Minecraft: Wii U Edition updates later today. Patch 21 will be distributed, which encompasses the following:
This week’s Famitsu review scores are as follows:
Little Nightmares (PS4) – 9/7/8/9
Owaru Sekai to Birthday (PSV) – 8/8/8/9
Attack on Titan: Escape from Certain Death (3DS) – 8/8/8/7
Dangun Feveron (PS4) – 7/7/8/8
Koi (PS4) – 7/7/8/8
Agatha Christie’s The ABC Murders (PS4) – 7/7/7/7
Cup Critters (Wii U / 3DS) – 5/5/5/4
When Mario Kart 8 Deluxe drops on Friday, a Joy-Con Wheel accessory will also be available. Take a look at a few photos below.
