Update: We’ll keep the rumor tag until it’s 100% confirmed, but this is looking even more legitimate. Here’s another look at the same footage from one of the SXSW panel attendees:
Never before seen animation of PokemonGo shared at #SXSW2016 by @johnhanke @PokemonGoNews pic.twitter.com/zzXnpdgD40
— Tom Woodhead (@TomWoodhead) March 19, 2016
Niantic may have just shown the first Pokemon GO footage during a panel at SXSW. Take a look at some off-screen gameplay below.
As this has not been 100% confirmed, we’re marking the post to indicate its current rumor status.
A panel just wrapped up at SXSW for Sonic’s 25th anniversary. You may recall that a “special reveal” was planned for the event. There were a few announcements such as the final release date for Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice. In addition to that, a Sonic 25th Anniversary party is now confirmed.
SEGA’s big event is set to take place on July 22 in San Diego. Tickets can now be purchased here.
July 22nd! Sonic 25th Anniversary party in San Diego! Buy tickets now: https://t.co/oO9EJpDkGe #sxsw #historyofsonic
— Sonic the Hedgehog (@sonic_hedgehog) March 19, 2016
Here’s what fans can expect from the event:
If you’re a Sonic fan, this should be the party to go to. The event will have “very special announcements,” and SEGA’s Aaron Webber also teased: “… if you are looking forward to a game announcement, I’m not saying there’s going to be a game announcement at this party, but you should totally come to this party.”
Celebrate 25 years of Sonic the Hedgehog at our official party at the House of Blues, during San Diego Comic-con! Special guests, musical performances by Crush 40 and Hyper Potions, exclusive 25th Anniversary merchandise and more await!
Food is provided by the venue, and your ticket price also covers limited edition merchandise we’ll be giving away at the show.
Join us as we celebrate the past, and give you the exclusive first look at the future of Sonic!
Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice is launching for 3DS on September 27, SEGA revealed today. That announcement was just made during a panel at SXSW.
Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice was originally on track to release last holiday. However, SEGA delayed the game last September. The company said this was done “to make sure the game has the time and polish needed”.
Liam Robertson is back with another report on a cancelled Factor 5 project. In a new video posted today, Robertson digs into the studio’s work on an open world Superman game in partnership with Brash Entertainment.
Factor 5’s Superman project was mainly planned for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. However, the company insisted on making a version for Wii as well. Brash only ordered for game for the PS3 and Xbox 360, but Factor 5 still wanted to work with Nintendo’s console even though they wouldn’t be paid extra. Had the Superman game materialized, it’s expected that the Wii version likely would have been a scaled back form compared to the HD counterparts.
Check out Robertson’s full report below.
Petite Games announced today that Midnight 2 will be coming to Wii U as an eShop download. This will mark the indie developer’s first release in Europe.
A few minutes ago, Petite Games posted on Twitter:
Midnight 2 is coming to WiiU and it will contain the additional levels from Steam ver. #gamedev #screenshotsaturday pic.twitter.com/S1mL9C7puO
— Petite Games (@PetiteGames) March 19, 2016
Midnight 2 is my first title will be released in Europe too.
— Petite Games (@PetiteGames) March 19, 2016
The original Midnight hit Wii U last January. It has players navigating a square-shaped fairy through various levels.
Krysta (from Nintendo Minute!) stopped by the 2016 Kids’ Choice Awards Orange Carpet last week to catch up with some celebrities on all things Nintendo. Check out the full video below.
Plenty of gameplay is in for Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games’ story mode on 3DS. Take a look at 2 hours of footage below.
This month’s issue of V Jump has another update on Dragon Ball: Project Fusion. Thanks to the magazine, we have new information about some of the fusions.
V Jump introduces three fusions that can be found in the 3DS game: Pirilin (Piccolo x Krillin), Gorilin (kid Goku × Krilin), and Krigohan (Krillin x kid Gohan). Pirilin (some are also calling this Prilin) looks to be a standard fusion, whereas the other two are a bit unique. Gorilin and Krigohan use EX Fusion through a special arm band/bracelet created by Capsule Corp. This allows two people of different strength to merge.
Dragon Ball: Project Fusion is due out in Japan later this year.
A few days ago, some news surfaced about Hive Jump not supporting online co-op in the Wii U version. Graphite Lab director Matt Raithel actually took some time to explain the decision further right here on the site.
Graphite Lab did look into the possibility of including online multiplayer in the Wii U version extensively. However, after careful consideration, the tough decision had to be made as the feature “was going to be beyond our scope for this release due to time and budget constraints placed on our team.”
Raithel explained:
