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Nintendo has announced that a new Fire Emblem game is in development for Switch. It will be released in 2018.

Nintendo has announced a brand new Fire Emblem game for 3DS, titled Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia.

– Siblings gods Duma and Mila
– The two clashed over different ideals
– Valentia divided; both ruling different areas
– Each peldged to never violete each other’s sections
– Honored for millenia
– Kingdom of Zofia founded by Mila had happy people
– Mila’s gifts spoiled Zofians, sank into desparity
– In the North, Duma built his own empire
– Harsh lands and harsher teachings here
– Rigelians let their hearts grow cold and numb to kindness
– Both halves of the contintent in a fragile state
– Valentia lies on the cusp of a terrible war

– Every aspect of Gaiden’s presentation updated
– Free roaming
– Dungeons crawling with enemies
– Flexible character progression
– Classic Fire Emblem gameplay with a twist

Switch was thought to add five games at launch. Zelda: Breath of the Wild, 1-2-Switch, Super Bomberman R, Skylanders Imaginators, and Just Dance 2017 should be there day one. However, it now looks like we have another launch game: The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+.

In an update on the official website from Nicalis’ Tyrone Rodriguez, he writes:

“By now you’ve hopefully heard that The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+ is coming to Nintendo Switch in retail form. What does it mean?

It means that there is more than just The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild on launch. Afterbirth+ will be available at retail as well as on the Nintendo eShop for $39.99 and will include Rebirth, Afterbirth and Afterbirth+ packed together as one game.”

Rodriguez’s words are further backed up by a GameStop listing, which has it for March 3. Amazon lists it for December, but that’s more temporary than anything else. Since it’s a good game and the price is somewhat low, hopefully folks will be inclined to give The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+ a shot.

Today’s Fire Emblem Direct will kick off in an hour from now. The broadcast is set to begin at 2 PM PT / 5 PM ET / 10 PM in the UK / 11 PM in Europe. You can watch the presentation live below. We’ll also have new posts on the site for annoouncements.

Nintendo has indicated that we’ll at least be seeing its new Fire Emblem game for mobile. On top of that, we may hear something about Fire Emblem Warriors. The broadcast should be about 21 minutes long.

A new trailer is in for Warlock’s Tower, which is coming to 3DS at some point as an eShop title. Watch it below.

Pokemon Shuffle will be receiving some notable new content this spring. Yesterday, it was announced that Alola Pokemon are on the way. Players can expect these creatures to arrive sometime during the spring.

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Some My Nintendo members are starting to receive an invitation for upcoming hands-on Switch events. Apparently, Nintendo started sending out emails today. Messages are going out to those in Chicago at the very least.

As a reminder, the official tour schedule is as follows:

New York – Jan. 13-15
Toronto – Jan. 27-29
Washington, D.C. – Feb. 10-12
Chicago – Feb. 17-19
San Francisco – Feb. 24-26
Los Angeles – March 3-5

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Update (1/18): Nintendo UK uploaded the same commercial today. Looks like it’ll be used in various PAL regions.

Original (1/16): The first German commercial for Switch has been uploaded to the official Facebook page. We’ve posted it below.

Have to say, I actually quite like it. How do you guys feel about the advert?

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YouTuber ProJared managed to secure an interview with Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime last week to discuss the Switch in detail. Most of the comments were similar to the ones that have popped up over the past few days, but it’s still worth a watch. Reggie even gets the opportunity to ask some questions of his own.

Thanks to TruExtent for the tip.

This week’s North American Wii U Virtual Console release is now confirmed. According to Nintendo’s website, Star Fox 64 will be available tomorrow.

Here’s an overview:

“The Lylat system has been invaded! Take control of the Arwing and skim over the surface of an alien sea, weave through the concrete canyons of a futuristic metropolis, or dodge planetoids the size of mountains. Complete 15 missions on your way to the final showdown on planet Venom. It’s up to Fox McCloud and his team of space mercenaries to save the galaxy from the clutches of the evil Andross.”

Star Fox 64 will cost $9.99.

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