Nintendo has shared brand new details about its partnership with Universal. Originally, the two sides announced plans for theme park attractions last May.
In addition to Universal Studios Japan, both Universal Orlando Resort and Universal Studios Hollywood are participating. Today’s announcement notes that each park will share information about its specific Nintendo areas. “The first such announcement will come soon,” Nintendo said.
Nintendo promises “expansive, immersive and interactive” areas that “will be highly themed and authentic environments filled with multiple attractions, shops and restaurants.” Fans “will feel as if they are playing inside their favorite games”.
Plans are in place for new theme park areas to “open separately over the next several years.”
We’ve posted today’s full announcement below.
This week’s Famitsu review scores are as follows:
Yakuza 6 (PS4) – 10/10/9/10
Drive Club VR (PS4) – 7/8/7/9
Banner Saga 2 (PS4) – 8/7/7/9
Megami Meguri (3DS) – 8/8/8/8
Puyo Puyo Chronicle (3DS) – 8/8/8/8
Miitopia (3DS) – 7/8/8/8
Gudetama Okawari Ikagassuka (3DS) – 7/7/7/7
The moves Memento and Parting Shot have been temporarily banned from Pokemon Sun & Moon’s Battle Spot, i.e. the game’s random online battles. This is not due to balancing concerns, but rather to fix a glitch that causes the game to crash when the Z-Powered versions of those two moves are used. Take this into account when planning your Pokemon’s moves at the moment, but hopefully this should be fixed quickly.
Ubisoft recently held a party in Paris to celebrate the company’s 30th anniversary, and today they released a video that shows some impressions from that event. Interestingly, among the props on display were little figurines of Mario, Luigi and Toad as Ubisoft’s Rabbid characters. Given the recent rumors of a Mario & Rabbids crossover RPG , this could be more than just a coincidence. Naturally, it’s not an official conformation that that game is real, but it is certainly going to fuel further speculations. One way or another, we should know for sure at the Switch event in January.
RPG Maker Fes Player has been downloaded over 100,000 times in Japan. The free-to-play title lets anyone play the RPGs made by the 3DS software RPG Maker Fes. Kadokawa Games is releasing a “Chibi Character Set” as free DLC in celebration.
Both Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse and 7th Dragon III Code: VFD are having their Australian release dates pushed back a week to December 9. Publisher Deep Silver did not give any reason for the delay. The European releases (set for December 2) seem to still be on track.
Pokemon Sun and Moon will be featuring Global Missions, timed events where players work to unlock prizes, and the first has begun today. The mission is for all players to cumulatively capture 100 million Pokemon before the mission ends on December 13 (UTC). If the goal is met, all participating players will earn 2,000 festival coins. If the goal is not met, players will earn 100 or more Festival Coins. To participate, make sure that you are connected to Global Link. Get out there and catch ’em all!
This week’s Pokemon Shuffle update features a new stage for Archeops, a special stage for Moltres, and repeat runs for Typholosion, Zekrom, and a Kyurem escalation battle. The Moltres stage will run until December 6, while all the other stages run until the 13th.
The eShop is Mini Golf Resort for release on 3DS in North America this week. The game will be out on Thursday for $4.99.
According to an official description, Mini Golf Resort contains over 1001 holes spread across 56 courses. Pirate’s Bay, Spooky World, Pyramids of Egypt, and Legends of Greece are the included worlds. Character customization and a golf shop are among the various features.
Continue on below for some screenshots and a full overview.
Since 2011, Activision has shipped new Skylanders games on an annual basis. But if a new report from Liam Robertson is spot on, the series may not be receiving a new entry next year – or in the near future for that matter.
Robertson (who accurately leaked information about Skylanders SuperChargers in 2015) claims that development on Skylanders 2017 ended, in large part due to a trend in declining game sales and interest for the franchise. Viewership for the new Skylanders Academy show on Netflix is apparently not up to snuff, nor are merchandise sales. Activision apparently has no new Skylanders game in the works currently. Additionally, primary developer Toys for Bob is waiting to hear from Activision about its future.
Here’s the full report from Robertson:
