IGN has posted a new preview of Rime that goes into detail as to how the game actually plays. Below, we’ve rounded up a bunch of the information. You can also read IGN’s full piece here.
A month ago it was announced that Super Mario toys will be coming back as part of McDonald’s UK Happy Meal campaign. Now we have a look at the toys from the Super Mario universe, as a Twitter user got hold of the Mario one early.
It seems that there will be at least 8 figures as part of this advertising campaign. They are expected to be gifted with Happy Meals through this month of January and the first week of February. The promotional leaflets show that the Super Mario toys will be distributed in different waves for 4 weeks.
Additionally, all these toys are part of the same campaign that began today in all McDonald’s restaurants in Japan, though it looks like the UK will get fewer Super Mario figures.
Mercenaries Saga 3 is already out in North America, as it arrived on the 3DS eShop last month. In Europe, the game is now dated for next week. A listing on the eShop has it down for January 12 with a €5.99 price point.
Here’s a look at the listing:
#MercenariesSaga3 EU #3DSeShop Releasedate https://t.co/YZv8Uy2T8C @CIRCLE_Ent @GoNintendoTweet @NinEverything #indie2017 #gamedev #indiedev pic.twitter.com/xItf0FtW0s
— Nintendo Hall (@NintendoHall) January 6, 2017
Nintendo NY is contributing to the hype of Nintendo Switch Presentation 2017, as a viewing event will be hosted at the store next week.
250 fans will be eligible to attend. Tickets will be handed out at 8 PM, and entry begins two hours later. Of course, the presentation itself starts at 11 PM.
The official Nintendo NY Twitter account posted the following today:
#NintendoNYC invites you to an in-store exclusive viewing event of the Nintendo Switch Presentation 2017 live from Tokyo on 1/12 @ 11PM. pic.twitter.com/DOe82tYRA9
— Nintendo NY (@NintendoNYC) January 6, 2017
The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
PS4 – 73,421
New 3DS LL – 45,809
Vita – 25,487
2DS – 20,259
PS4 Pro – 9,916
New 3DS – 4,342
Wii U – 2,589
PS3 – 1,002
Xbox One – 221
3DS – 72
3DS LL – 40
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
New 3DS LL – 111,513
PS4 – 90,140
Vita – 57,170
2DS – 51,077
New 3DS – 13,694
PS4 Pro – 10,098
Wii U – 8,348
PS3 – 1,234
Xbox One – 830
3DS – 169
3DS LL – 109
And here are the software charts:
A while back, we reported on the various concerts Nintendo is holding at the Switch public event at Tokyo Big Sight next week. Today, Nintendo revealed via its LINE account that these concerts will be live-streamed online via the messaging app’s live-streaming service, LINE Live. There will be a stream on both days of the public event, January 14th and January 15th, and these will last for a total of 7 hours each, from 10 AM JST till 5 PM JST.
Capcom has released the final round of free DLC for Monster Hunter Generations. This pack doesn’t feature any new costumes, but it does bring a host of challenges for expert players to tackle. Read the full list of DLC after the break:
Nintendo already scheduled two hours of 3DS maintenance for next Monday (Tuesday in Europe). If that wasn’t enough, even more maintenance is planned the following day.
The rundown of times is as follows:
– 4:50 PM PT (January 10) – 7:30 PM PT (January 10)
– 7:50 PM ET (January 10) – 10:30 PM ET (January 10)
– 12:50 AM in the UK (January 11) – 3:30 AM in the UK (January 11)
– 1:50 AM in Europe (January 11) – 4:30 AM in Europe (January 11)
Just like with the other maintenance period, certain network services such as online play, rankings, etc. may be impacted.
It shouldn’t come as a major surprise, but Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima will be presenting at the Nintendo Switch Presentation 2017 next week. The invite pictured on 1-UP Studios’ Facebook page confirms as such. However, we can’t see the page in full, so it’s possible that Kimishima will be joined on stage by others.
Reception for the Nintendo Switch Presentation 2017 opens at 12 PM local time on January 13. But as we’ve known for quite awhile, the event itself officially begins at 1 PM (8 PM PT / 11 PM ET on January 12). The East Hall 8 will be used at Tokyo Big Site.
Ahead of the Nintendo Switch Presentation next week, the event’s North American placeholder page is now up on YouTube. You can follow the countdown as the days progress and bookmark it for future reference. We’ll also share it once again for our live stream / blog post next Thursday.
Here’s where the stream will be held:
On another note, we’re almost one week away exactly from the presentation!
Thanks to Jake for the tip.
