Splatoon’s latest Japanese Splatfest was once again game-themed. Dragon Quest was featured, with the topic being “Let’s keep going” (think being aggressive) as represented by She-slime versus “Cherish your life” (more along the lines of playing it safe), which was represented by Healslime.
This Splatfest has now drawn to a close, and the results are in. In the end, the Healslime side won thanks to an edge in both wins and popularity. The final score was 366 to 334.
Mario and Luigi were on hand at the 2016 Kids Choice Awards earlier tonight. The two famous brothers appeared in CGI form to help present the winner for “Favorite Voice From An Animated Movie”. There was more to it than that, however.
+10 EXP for the cast of @GameShakers for an excellent game performance–LEVEL UP! #KCA pic.twitter.com/9UaxN3stNx
— Nickelodeon (@NickelodeonTV) March 13, 2016
Before the winner was announced, the cast of Nickelodeon’s Game Shakers appeared for a live-action sequence that involved jumping over Goombas and hitting coin blocks. They ultimately needed to finish the level and grab the envelope from the flagpole.
Here’s a low-quality video of the segment:
In other news, viewers chose Just Dance 2016 as their favorite video game. It beat out Super Mario Maker, Disney Infinity 3.0, Minecraft: Story Mode, SpongeBob HeroPants, and Skylanders SuperChargers.
Let’s Talk #42: What are you playing? – March 2016
It’s been a little while since we last had a Let’s Talk topic dedicated to the games we’re actually playing. That’s what we want to hear from you guys about this week!
As for me, I’m not playing too much at the moment. I just finished Rhythm Thief & the Emperor’s Treasure a couple of days ago, which I enjoyed quite a bit more than I anticipated I would. The rhythm games get quite challenging towards the end!
I’m also thinking about starting up Zelda: Twilight Princess HD soon – maybe next weekend. I do have a huge backlog that I’ve talked about plenty of times before… but I have such fond memories of Twilight Princess, and I’ve really felt like going through that one again as of late. We’ll see.
So how about you guys? Which games have your attention at the moment?
Highlights from last week’s topic: March 2016 Nintendo Direct thoughts
Mutant Mudds Super Challenge is finally coming to the eShop next week. On Wii U, the game takes up just 24MB of space. It’s also small on 3DS thanks to the download of just 109 blocks (13.6 MB).
“MyGamingBoulevard” posted a new video showing a close look at the Roy and Ryu amiibo, both of which are releasing very soon. You can get a look at both figures below.
Intelligent Systems wrapped up another Fire Emblem 0 (Cipher) live stream earlier today. The company showed cards from the fourth and fifth series, as well as art for the sixth series. You can find all of these images (and more) below.
Amazon Italy has opened up pre-orders for several Nintendo products. You can now reserve the new Kirby amiibo, fourth wave of Animal Crossing amiibo cards (and album), and the Fire Emblem Fates New 3DS XL. For those in Europe, all of these products can be pre-ordered here.
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We’ll also mention that in terms of games, a bunch can now be reserved on Amazon Italy here. as well. This includes Pokemon Sun/Moon, Kirby: Planet Robobot, Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE, Paper Mario: Color Splash, and lots more.
Another tease stemming from this month’s issue of CoroCoro concerns the Pokemon movies. Apparently, something known as “Pokemon Elections” are the way. We’ll be seeing a special countdown on the official site, with more details planned for the next edition of CoroCoro. The magazine promises that it’ll be “huge”.
Splatoon’s latest European Splatfest has been announced for next weekend. For the new competition, players are asked if they’d prefer to have a jet pack or hoverboard.
The new Splatfest will begin at 7 PM in Europe / 6 PM in the UK. It’ll last for a full day, with the results coming soon after.
The next Splatfest in #Splatoon is on 19/03 at 19:00 CET. Would you rather have a Jet Pack or a Hoverboard? #WiiU pic.twitter.com/mmC9foAEZN
— Nintendo of Europe (@NintendoEurope) March 12, 2016
This month’s issue of CoroCoro sadly lacks any news on Pokemon Sun and Moon. Come next month, however, it sounds like we’ll finally have some concrete information. A teaser in the latest issue says special features for the two games will begin. It’s officially due out on April 15, though chances are that the magazine will leak a bit earlier than that.
