Some new Paper Mario: Color Splash has been appearing today following the release of several new media previews. In one video, we’re able to see the return of a certain familiar enemy. If you’ve played practically any Mario game, the appearance shouldn’t be surprising, though it’s slightly different than we’re used to. In any case, you can find the video after the break – just to be extra careful with spoilers.
The latest 3DS firmware update just went live. You might not believe it, but version 11.1.0-34U makes your 3DS even more stable! Here are the updates notes in full:
- Further improvements to overall system stability and other minor adjustments have been made to enhance the user experience
A few new images of CoroCoro have surfaced, showing the two forms (Day and Night) of Lugarugan. Thanks to Serebii’s translations, the pages also show at least some of the differences between the two forms, with the Day form learning a move (potentially called Accel Rock) and the Night form learning Counter. You can check out both pictures below:
Pokémon Shuffle players are in for a big week with its usual update. Most notable is a new competitive battle against Mega Alakazam, where qualifying players can get Alakazite for the first time. The top 19,000 players in North America, 13,000 in Europe and 60,000 in Japan will get the Mega Stone. Other prizes are as follows:
-Skill Swapper: Top 1,000 (EU), 1,600 (NA), and 5,000 (JP)
-Mega Speedup: Top 4,200 (EU), 6,400 (NA), and 20,000 (JP)
-Disruption Delay: Top 4,201-19,000 (EU), 6,401-26,000 (NA), and 20,001-80,000 (JP)
-Attack Power: All players who don’t get the Alakazite
The competition will run until September 20.
There are also several regular stages. There is a new battle against Golem, as well as fights against Yveltal, Darkrai, and the Daily Pokémon (#6) challenge. The last of those will switch daily between Lunatone, Tyrogue, Castform, Mantyke and Solrock. The Yveltal challenge runs until September 20, while the others run until the 27th.
This week’s 3DS eShop charts are as follows:
Software
1. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Spirit of Justice
2. Mario Kart 7
3. Pokemon Yellow
4. Picross 3D: Round 2
5. Pokemon Red
6. Super Mario Bros. 3
7. Super Street Fighter IV 3D Edition
8. Pokemon Blue
9. Mega Man Legacy Collection
10. Animal Crossing: New Leaf
11. Super Mario World
12. Resident Evil Revelations
13. Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D
14. Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon
15. Super Castlevania IV
16. Zelda: A Link to the Past
17. Pokemon Omega Ruby
18. Monster Hunter Generations
19. Mega Man X
20. Super Smash Bros. for 3DS
Videos
1. Nintendo 3DS Direct 9/1/16
2. Kirby: Planet Robobot Overview Trailer
3. Disney Art Academy Overview Trailer
4. Starter Pokemon for Pokemon Sun/Moon Revealed
5. Pokemon Yellow Trailer
6. Have Fun with Animal Crossing amiibo
7. Kirby: Planet Robobot Accolades Trailer
8. Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice Trailer
9. Hyrule Warriors Legends DLC Pack 3 Trailer
10. Yo-kai Watch 2 E3 2016 Trailer
11. Get a Special Munchlax – Pokemon Sun/Moon
12. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Spirit of Justice Trailer
13. Picross 3D: Round 2 Launch Trailer
14. Mario Party Main Modes Trailer
15. Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire E3 2014 Trailer
16. Guess that Character Challenge – Nintendo Minute
17. Pokemon Rumble World Trailer
18. Super Smash Bros. – Final Video Presentation
19. Pokemon Bank Trailer
20. Super Mario World Trailer
Source: 3DS eShop
Nintendo has now opened the full North American Yo-kai Watch 2 website. Access it here. It has a massive amount of information about the game, ranging from the story and Yo-kai to the gameplay itself.
According to Slice Intelligence, the paying population of Pokemon GO has declined by 79% since July of 2016.
The mobile game industry is a notoriously fickle one, as it seems even the titanic Pokemon GO is losing some of its thunder. The number of in-game buyers within Pokemon GO has decreased by 79% since July 15th, and Pokemon GO is no longer more profitable than all other mobile games combined. Despite this, Pokemon GO still maintains its position as the most profitable mobile game on the market. Specifically, it has generated around six times more revenue than the second most profitable mobile game in the month of August.
Yacht Club Games has been hard at work on Shovel Knight’s next campaign. Today, the studio shared an update as to when it’ll be available.
The campaign is still quite far off actually. In an image posted to Yacht Club Games’ Twitter, a release window of Spring 2017 was announced. We also have a final name: “Specter of Torment”.
Here’s the relevant tweet:
— Yacht Club Games (@YachtClubGames) September 12, 2016
When Super Mario Run was announced last week, Nintendo also said it had plans to bring out some unique stickers for iMessage. If you’re an iOS user, you can download them now. An official iTunes page for the download is located here.
With the stickers, you can send messages to others using Mario’s expressions and items. Users can even add a cap or mustache to look like the famous plumber himself.
Note: the stickers require iOS 10.0 or later.
Petite Games has confirmed that its next Wii U eShop game Laser Blaster is slated for September 22.
On Twitter, the developer shared the news with the following message:
Good news! Laser Blaster is coming to #WiiU #eshop on Sep 22! #gamedev #indiedev pic.twitter.com/8TNcxTHuVV
— Petite Games (@PetiteGames) September 12, 2016
Today’s news should apply to both North America and Europe.