The team behind Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night has made it official: the game is heading to Switch. Additionally, plans for the Wii U version have been cancelled. News about a Switch version of Bloodstained first emerged earlier this month.
In a Kickstarter update, it’s noted that “the situation has drastically changed after the release of Nintendo Switch.” It made sense to include Wii U during the campaign as Switch wasn’t in the picture at all, but that’s no longer so. “This change made it difficult to receive the necessary support from the hardware maker, which has led us to drop the Wii U development and shift the development to Nintendo Switch,” the Kickstarter update reads.
Those who supported Bloodstained on Kickstarter can change their backer survey platform from Wii U to Switch or any other version. A refund should also be possible under most circumstances.
Read the full Kickstarter notice about Bloodstained on Switch below.
Splatoon 2 Global Testfire kicks off on Friday. During the first event, Nintendo will be hosting a stream with members of the Treehouse.
You can watch it here at the following times:
– 12 PM PT
– 3 PM ET
– 7 PM in the UK
– 8 PM in Europe
New content is now available in Swapdoodle. It’s highlighted by Nikki’s Deco Letters, which has 25 new lessons.
Here’s an overview of Deco Letters:
Drawing adorable Deco Letters!
Words become fun decorations for your doodles. You can learn to draw letters using cute designs that match the mood of your message. You can apply these lessons to numbers too!
At the Animation on Display convention this week, Niantic held a panel for Pokemon GO. It was hosted by David Hollin, the team’s technical artist / designer. Some interesting tidbits were shared about the game’s origins, future plans, and more.
Hollin said that Pokemon GO first began with throwing Pokeballs by pressing a button. Players didn’t have control over how far or curved your throw would be.
Thanks to Nintendo World Report, we have new footage of Dandara running on Switch. Watch seven minutes of gameplay below.
As a bonus, here’s an interview with Dandara’s developers:
Lightwood Games has come out with a couple of trailers for Pic-a-Pix Color. Separate videos for the Wii U and 3DS versions can be found below.
Troll and I’s initial launch is taking place today, so Maximum Games is coming out with a new trailer for the game. The Switch release will take place “soon”. For now, view the video below.
Corrin is among the Smash Bros. amiibo we’re still waiting on. Despite the silence surrounding the figure, it’s still on the way. Nintendo briefly mentioned it in today’s announcement for the Fire Emblem Echoes Limited Edition. Corrin, along with other Fire Emblem amiibo from the Smash Bros. series, can be used to summon an illusory hero of that character.
Corrin was one of the final characters added to Smash Bros. Wii U / 3DS. Cloud and Bayonetta amiibo have not yet released as well.
While Switch was in early development, Nintendo reached out to Cyanogen about a partnership. According to former Cyanogen CEO Kirt McMaster, the two sides would have worked together on a custom-made OS, which would have been based around Android. Nothing ever materialized as McMaster told Nintendo to “stick it.”
McMaster wrote on Twitter:
@romainguy @dnaltews @rebelleader In the early days of cyanogen Nintendo wanted us to create an os for a certain portable. I told them to stick it.
— Kirt McMaster (@kynprime) March 21, 2017
McMaster added that Switch mostly uses a custom kernel. However, it does contain “bits of Android” as well.
As is the case in North America, Nintendo is planning a Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia Limited Edition for its European audience. A video showing its contents can be found below.
The Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia Limited Edition is mostly the same in North America and Europe. Both versions have a copy of the game, artbook, Sound Selection CD, Pin Set, and reversible cover sheet. In Europe though, the two new amiibo are included.
