Earlier today, Emily Rogers tweeted out some unconfirmed tidbits about the new Mario title for Switch. Nintendo showed a few seconds from the game during its announcement of the system last month.
According to Rogers, the project is “practically finished.” With that in mind, she believes it could be a launch title as opposed to Zelda: Breath of the Wild. The latter game could still make Switch’s launch window, though Mario “was much further along in development than anyone thinks.”
Here’s a roundup of Rogers’ tweets:
On Thursday, Mario’s Super Picross made it out on the European 3DS eShop as a New 3DS Virtual Console title. Take a look at some gameplay below.
Cartoon Network: Battle Crashers is out now in Europe, and it’s coming early next week in North America. 15 minutes of footage can be watched below.
Earlier today, Nintendo of America hosted a special 3DS Girls Gaming event at Lightbox in New York. Actress Laura Marano was on hand, and games including Mario Party: Star Rush, Super Mario Maker for 3DS, and Pokemon Sun/Moon were promoted. Find some photos and their relevant descriptions below.
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In this photo provided by Nintendo of America, fans gather at Lightbox in New York to see Laura Marano, actress and recording artist, to celebrate girls in gaming. Fans played games such as Mario Party: Star Rush on Nintendo 3DS. Nintendo inspires girls to play the way they want, whether they consider themselves adventurers, creators, heroes or athletes.
Nintendo has said relatively little about what’s powering Switch. We know that NVIDIA is packing in a custom Tegra processor, but other than that, the big N has kept quiet. We only have rumors to go on such as the possibility of 4 GB of RAM being included.
At least one third-party developer appears to be pleased with what Nintendo is bringing to the table. Image & Form, developer of the SteamWorld series, told one fan on Twitter that Nintendo isn’t “skimping on power”. When asked further, the studio said that’s compared to previous home consoles.
Image & Form wrote:
@Kassrull Can't comment on specs, I'm afraid. But Nintendo are definitely not skimping on power!
— Image & Form Games (@ImageForm) November 1, 2016
@aaronkoolen @Kassrull Compared to past home consoles 🙂
— Image & Form Games (@ImageForm) November 3, 2016
One of the usual live streams for the Fire Emblem 0 trading card game was held earlier today. Cards from series 7 and 8 were shown, but in addition, series 9 was announced.
Not much is known about Fire Emblem 0 series 9 thus far. We know that the Hasha no Tsurugi manga will be featured on the cards cards, along with two unspecified games from the series. It’s planned for release sometime in 2017.
Hit up the source link below for a look at some previews of series 7 and 8.
Natsume has shared another official Harvest Moon: Skytree Village video, this time showing the terraforming feature. View it below.
Following today’s Nintendo Direct, the official Miitopia website went live. You can access it here. The page has a number of gameplay clips, which we’ve rounded up below.
We also now know about the role of amiibo in Miitopia. You can use figures to unlock costumes, as shown in the image above. There is a feature that only changes the looks while keeping the equipment strength, so you can always go on adventures with Nintendo character costumes.
Head past the break for the full lineup of compatible amiibo.
With about a month to go before it hits Japan, Nintendo finally shared actual details about Miitopia today. Footage and information was shown during a special Miitopia Direct.
The core of Miitopia is that it’s a turn-based RPG. Players can embark on an adventure with friends. You can choose their jobs, which includes mage, thief, priest. Job classes include cook, cat, devil, tank, and idol.
