This week’s North American Nintendo Downloads are as follows:
Switch Retail
Has-Been Heroes – $19.99 (available March 28)
Switch Download
ACA NeoGeo Neo Turf Masters – $7.99
New Frontier Days: Founding Pioneers – $9.99
Othello – $4.99
Mobile
Super Mario Run (Android)
Wii U Download
Armored ACORNs: Action Squirrel Squad – $7.99
Aqua TV – $4.99
Wii U Demo
Plantera
Pokemon Duel has received a new update, as we first heard about yesterday. Version 3.0.5 is now available and takes up 163MB of space. You’ll need to download it if you want to play the game.
Along with bug fixes, balance updates for Delphox, Torterra, and Groudonhave been implemented. Six new figures have been added to the Boosters as well.
Rhyperior and Heatran are the new EX figures. Liepard is the rare figure, and the UC figures are Cottonee, Noctowl, and Rhydon.
Two new Plates have been added, focusing on Ryperior and Dark-type Pokemon. Finally, an Orange Time Booster may appear through League Matches until March 14. It’ll come with a Fire-type or Ground-type Pokemon.
Urban Trial Freestyle 2 is heading to the European 3DS eShop next week, and My Nintendo is celebrating with a special offer. You can nab a 20% discount on the game for 20 Gold Points.
Take advantage of the offer on My Nintendo here. It’ll be on the site until April 14, and the coupon will need to be used by April 30.
Super Mario Run has finally launched on Android and has received various updates and new features on iOS as well. In addition to that, a special daily log-in bonus for two weeks, starting today. If you log in to Super Mario Run at least once per day, you will receive presents such as Toad Rally tickets and coins.
SubaraCity is being released on the European 3DS eShop today, and publisher Circle Entertainment has released a new English trailer for that occasion. Give it a watch:
The latest issue of Weekly Jump has revealed some new Dragon Quest XI details, which the folks at Gematsu have kindly translated. First up, some tidbits on the battle system.
As with the rest of the game, the 3DS version features both a 2D and a 3D mode – you can choose between 2D sprites or 3D models of the characters being displayed in battle. The game uses the series’ traditional command-based battle system. Two new monsters, Mandra and Ocobolt, can also be seen. Finally, there seems to be some sort of new combat element that’s activated when the protagonist is surrounded by a blue aura – though sadly the magazine doesn’t go into any more detail than that.
Two new characters also introduced. Martina is a high-spirited martial artist who is quoted saying “With you, we will protect everyone..that is my fight!”. Finally, there’s Rou, a mysterious old man with a white mustache who’s accompanied by the quote “I’ve been waiting for you to arrive.”.
One of the many things Splatoon 2 is changing up compared to the original are the Special and Sub weapons – the Specials are entirely new, and some of the firearms have had their Sub weapons changed around. Today, the official Splatoon Twitter account revealed the Special and Sub weapons of the weapons that will be available to players during the Splatoon 2 Global Testfire this weekend. They are as follows:
- Splattershot: Burst Bomb (sub) + Tenta Missiles (special)
- Splat Charger: Splat Bomb (sub) + Sting Ray (special)
- Splat Roller: Suction Bomb (sub) + Splashdown (special)
- Splat Dualies: Curling Bomb (sub) + Inkjet (special)
Head past the break for videos that show the new specials and the new Curling Bomb sub weapon in action:
Fire Emblem Heroes has added a new series of Quests, the Lunatic Challenge Special Quests. These will run until April 7, and they challenge players to beat certain story missions (namely each mission from Chapters 1, 5, and 9) on the Lunatic difficulty with every teammate surviving and specific types of Heroes on their team. The challenges for Chapters 1 and 5 each provide 1 Orb, and the challenges for Chapter 9 provide 2 Orbs each, allowing players to earn up to 20 extra Orbs.
Also, the prizes for the Michalis preview event are now being distributed, providing 10 Orbs, 5,000 Hero Feathers, and 10 Stamina Potions to players for logging in.
The game also requires a small .1 MB data download.
Bye-Bye BoxBoy! is releasing in PAL regions tomorrow. However, Nintendo hasn’t said anything about the special Qbby amiibo that came out in Japan this year.
Unfortunately, it’s looking like the figure won’t officially be made available in the west, meaning you won’t be able to find it at retailers. But on the bright side, Nintendo Australia put out a tweet stating that the Japanese version will be sold on its eBay store this Friday.
Qbby amiibo (Japanese version) available exclusive to Official Nintendo AU/NZ eBay Store, March 24
Visit store: https://t.co/LiSU8RyE3v pic.twitter.com/MIjQcF22xw
— Nintendo AU NZ (@NintendoAUNZ) March 22, 2017
On another note, the release date for Bye-Bye BoxBoy! in North America is up in the air. Nintendo of America ended up deleting its tweet from March 3 about the game launching in the states today. Even if it doesn’t debut today, you can bet that it will be arriving soon.
