Nintendo has posted another new clip from The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild to its Facebook page. It’s from the same area as the E3 demo, but the video gives us another look at the Koroks. See the brief footage below.
Gurumin 3D: A Monstrous Adventure will be playable at PAX West, Mastiff has announced. It will be making its debut at the show between September 2 and September 5. More details will be shared soon.
We published an interview with Mastiff about Gurumin 3D this weekend. A new trailer for the game also came in.
Source: Mastiff PR
In Europe, The Battle Cats POP! is no longer available for purchase. It’s simply been removed – and it’s unclear why at the moment. However, those who bought the game previously should still be able to re-download.
We should also stress that this news only applies to Europe. A quick look in North America indicates that nothing has changed with The Battle Cats POP!
Hot Rod Racer will soon be receiving its first patch. In the update, ZeNfA Productions will be introducing a new mode that features a health system.
Here’s the news from the developer’s Twitter page:
The 1st Patch for Hot Rod Racer is almost done. This will introduce a new mode, where you have a health system! Classic Mode still exist too
— ZeNfA Productions (@ZeNfAGames) August 15, 2016
When we last heard about Pokemon GO’s revenue milestone, the game was sitting at $250 million. App Annie now believes it “will breeze past $350 million in consumer spending across iOS and Google Play in the coming days.” App Annie VP of marketing and communications Fabien-Pierre Nicolas further adds that “the game is on pace to exceed our $1 billion prediction from early July and surpass any previous mobile game yearly revenues.” Putting that number into perspective, the app could exceed worldwide box-office numbers for Captain America: Civil War, which is 2016’s highest-grossing film thus far.
App Annie’s latest report also goes into user statistics once again. Pokemon GO is the leading game across all demographic segments of iPhone users in the United States, though it’s doing best with the 13–24 segment (top 20 for all apps). As the average player is three times as likely to use Twitch, Steam and Clash Royale, it’s a sign that core players make up a strong segment of the overall demographic.
The Splatoon Testfire Demo is returning once again. Between Augsut 25 and August 28 between the hours of 3 PM PT and 5 PM PT (5 PM ET and 8 PM ET), Wii U owners can experience the game’s multiplayer through a demo on the eShop.
Four different weapons and two popular maps are included:
Weapons
Splattershot Jr.
Splattershot
Splat Roller
Splat Charger
Stages
Saltspray Rig
Walleye Warehouse
Nintendo also passed along the following information about Splatoon as a whole today:
“To date, ink blasted from all modes and Splatfests in Splatoon have covered 3 million virtual square miles, which is equal in size to Australia, or approximately the size of the contiguous United States! Splatoon has also sold over 4 million units worldwide since it launched last year.”
Thus far, we’ve only heard about the return of Splatoon Testfire Demo in North America. We’ll let you know if any news is shared about other regions.
Source: Nintendo PR
GameXplain has new footage up from Metroid Prime: Federation Force showing Mission 12. Check it out below.
Monster Boy – not to be confused with Wonder Boy: The Dragon’s Trap – was announced earlier in the year. The side-scrolling adventure will let players transform into different animals to solve puzzles and progress through the world.
Here’s an overview:
“A legendary game series returns with an all-new adventure! Monster Boy is a colourful side-scrolling action adventure created in cooperation with Ryuichi Nishizawa, the creator of the Wonder Boy* Monster World* series (* Trademark of SEGA Corporation Japan). Monster Boy is being created to bring back the enjoyment of classic games that shine by simplicity. Pure, exciting gameplay; upbeat music and smooth graphics. You’ll need to overcome huge bosses, find hidden passages, discover powerful equipment and use all your wits and skills to remove a powerful curse. Monster Boy can transform into 5 different creatures, each with their own skills and abilities. Take advantage of all the unique powers to open new paths and advance in an epic story. Monster Boy is a love letter to gaming from the 80’s and 90’s – will you join us and celebrate together with us?”
Thankfully, we now know that Monster Boy will be appearing on Nintendo platforms. Publisher FDG Games told Nintendo Life, “We’ll certainly bring this game [to] a Nintendo console. I can’t say more yet, unfortunately.”
Here’s a new trailer:
Monster Boy will be playable at Gamescom later this week. It should be out later this year.
Towards the end of last week, Nintendo UK posted a Monster Hunter Generations video about what newcomers to the series like about the game. The company has now followed up with a video from fans. Check it out below.
It’s official: Axiom Verge is heading to Wii U on September 1 in both North America and Europe. Creator Tom Happ announced the news in a blog post today, though we first heard about the news through an eShop listing this weekend.
Happ says Axiom Verge will likely be the best on Wii U. It’s the only console version with leaderboards for the Speedrun Mode, and it also features off-TV play as well as a map on the GamePad.
Here’s what Happ had to say in his blog post:
I’ve been waiting a long time to be able to say this: Axiom Verge will be coming to Wii U on September 1 in both the NOA and NOE regions!
When I first announced Axiom Verge about 4 years ago, there was tremendous excitement from Nintendo fans who had been waiting for years for a true 2D Metroid-style action/adventure/exploration game. Because of some technical issues, however, I wasn’t able to launch it on a Nintendo platform straight away. Some people were understandably upset:
