Just like in Japan, Splatoon’s 13th North American and European Splatfest will be taking place during the weekend of April 23. It’ll come with a special theme: one based on SpongeBob SquarePants. Players will be asked to side with either SpongeBob SquarePants or his starfish sidekick, Patrick Star from the Nickelodeon animated television show.
The new Splatfest will be held at the following times:
– 6 AM PT (April 23) – 12 PM PT (April 24)
– 9 AM ET (April 23) – 3 PM ET (April 24)
– 2 PM in the UK (April 23) – 8 PM in the UK (April 24)
– 3 PM in Europe (April 23) – 9 PM in Europe (April 24)
This Splatfest is particularly notable, as it’s the first Splatfest in which players from North America and Europe can be matched together.
Head past the break for today’s full announcement.
Nintendo sent out a few new screenshots from Kirby: Planet Robobot today. We’ve rounded up the images below.
In Japan, a new sticker book based on Nintendo Badge Arcade was just recently released. Get a closer look at the item in the video below.
Nintendo just published a new video about Miitomo, which shows off the game’s features. Nothing new for anyone who’s played it already, but it is a good overview for those who aren’t familiar with the game yet:
Three new Miitomo rewards were added to the My Nintendo rewards program today. The Super Famicom hoodie, Bee suit and Viking helmet set cost 200 Platinum Points each. These rewards are available until June 1st this year.
Zelda: A Link to the Past, Super Metroid, and Donkey Kong Country 2 are heading to the North American New 3DS Virtual Console tomorrow. Trailers for all three games are below.
Update: Added some specific details as translated by Gematsu:
– Different forensic sciences in Ace Attorney 6
– This is what Ema Skye specializes in
– “3D Fingerprint Detection” is one of these
– This adds a new element to the “Fingerprint Detection” introduced in past entries
– In order to collect fingerprints, you’ll need to apply a special powder to the place where fingerprints might be located
– Next, blow it away for the fingerprints to appear
– Repeat this several times to get a clear fingerprint
– Can rotate the evidence 360 degrees in every directio
– Focus and apply powder to the locations likely touched by the culprit’s hands
– Each person has a unique fingerprint
– Find the same fingerprint as the one you identified from a list of characters to identify its owner
– Once the fingerprint you applied powder to becomes clear, you’ll first choose the fingerprint to be compared
– This will be displayed on the left side of the upper screen
– You’ll then compare the detected fingerprint with similar fingerprints from a list of characters, which are displayed to the right of the detected fingerprint
– If you can recognize the fingerprint, various new facts will come to light
Capcom has shared a heap of new screenshots from Ace Attorney 6 which furthers shows Famitsu’s recent coverage. Take a look at the gallery below for a closer look at fingerprint searching and 3D evidence examination.
Polygon has put up the latest video in its “Devs Make Mario” series. In today’s feature, Kenji Saito from PlatinumGames creates a level in the game. View it below.
Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day! is due out tomorrow on the Wii U eShop as the newest Virtual Console download. It’ll set you back $6.99.
Here’s an overview of the title:
Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day is a fun, rewarding form of entertainment everyone can enjoy, as it helps players flex their mental muscles. Brain Age is inspired by the research of Dr. Ryuta Kawashima, a prominent Japanese neuroscientist. His studies evaluated the impact of performing certain reading and mathematic exercises to help stimulate the brain.
Brain Age presents quick mental activities that help keep your mind in shape. Activities include quickly solving simple math problems, counting people going in and out of a house simultaneously, drawing pictures on the Touch Screen, reading classic literature out loud, sudoku and more!
There are other Virtual Console releases tomorrow, but they’ll be on New 3DS. Donkey Kong Country 2, Super Metroid, and Zelda: A Link to the Past are all slated for the handheld tomorrow.
