Pirate Pop Plus will soon be coming to the 3DS eShop. At Gamescom, the game has a short demo. Take a look at some off-screen gameplay below.
Runbow Pocket is making its playable debut at Gamescom this week. Get a look at the game in the off-screen video below.
LEGO Dimensions will soon be adding the Ghostbusters Story Pack. It’s on display on Gamescom, and you can view some of-screen footage below.
If you have a European My Nintendo account, you can now participate in three new missions as part of Gamescom 2016. Users can earn up to 40 Platinum Points.
The missions are as follows:
– Find the Sheikah eye on gc.nintendo.de (10 Platinum Points)
– Find the splat on gc.nintendo.de (10 Platinum Points)
– Join us live on gc.nintendo.de (20 Platinum Points)
These missions are live until August 21 at 6PM CEST.
Remember: extra My Nintendo Platinum Points can be earned at Gamescom 2016 itself. You’ll need to play Mario Party: Star Rush, Monster Hunter Generations, and two indie games of your choice. You can earn 300 Platinum Points if you’ve already registered on My Nintendo. New users will earn 250 Platinum Points.
On Saturday, select GameStop stores will be hosting a special Pokemon event in celebration of the 2016 Pokémon World Championships in San Francisco.
Fans will be given an opportunity to battle against others in Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire. Also, the first 50 people who stop by between 12 PM and 3 PM local time will be givne a set of Pokemon Sun/Moon art cards while supplies last.
Head past the break for the full lineup of locations.
Capcom has just posted a video interview with Sam Riegel, the voice of Phoenix Wright in Ace Attorney – Spirit of Justice. You can watch the video below.
Another Pokemon spin-off is due out on the North American Wii U Virtual Console this week. As listed on Nintendo’s website, Pokemon Ranger: Guardian Signs will be available starting tomorrow.
The page has the following overview:
“The third installment in the action-packed Pokémon Ranger series lets players take on the role of a Pokémon Ranger tasked with protecting Pokémon, people, and nature in the Oblivia region. As a Pokémon Ranger, players investigate the nefarious actions of the Pokémon Pinchers, who have been disrupting the peace by chasing and catching Pokémon.”
Pokemon Ranger: Guardian Signs will cost $9.99.
Nintendo has posted a new video on their Facebook page showcasing where to find the Woodcutter’s axe in Zelda: Breath of the Wild. You can view the video below.
We’ve known about the Samus decoy in Metroid Prime: Federation Force, and now GameXplain has given us another look. Check it out below.
Mario Party: Star Rush is playable at Gamescom 2016 this week. And interestingly enough, Nintendo actually brought the full game to the expo.
Word out of Gamescom is that Star Rush offers several modes. They are as follows:
– Character Museum: Look at characters you collected, amiibo option, can use them as a main hub character
– Minigames: Free-for-all, boss, bowser, coinathlon options
– Toad Scramble: various grid based boards, three worlds open in demo (grass, ocean, ghost house)
– Coinathlon: collect many coins in dedicated 60 second minigames, can use items to stop in tracks, every coin counts as space, three laps
– Balloon Bash: be quick with collecting coins on this mini board, 20 turns, minigames at end of each round
– Rhythm Recital: musical minigame using the touchscreen. Play famous Mario tunes. Each character has instrument
– Multiplayer: download and local options, guest download data can be transferred to final game
We should be seeing off-screen footage of Mario Party: Star Rush before the week is over.
