Update: Bumped to the top. It’s now confirmed that both of these games are due out tomorrow. Golden Sun’s page is here and Onimusha’s listing is here.
If ratings from the ESRB are anything to go by, two new Virtual Console games will be added to the North American Wii U eShop tomorrow. It’s currently looking like we’ll be getting Golden Sun: The Lost Age and Onimusha Tactics based on the classification listings. We should be able to obtain confirmation soon!
Capcom published two more weapon videos for Monster Hunter X today. View trailers for the Insect Glaive and Light Bowgun below.
Footage from the English build of Photos with Animal Crossing has been uploaded to YouTube. Take a look at the video below.
Much of the focus on Splatoon tonight surrounds the big new update, but a couple of weapons have been added as well. The Slosher and Heavy Splating are both now available.
Here’s an overview of the Slosher:
This might look like an ordinary bucket, but it’s actually a weapons-grade bucket! Hurl ink straight ahead over an impressive range, and adjust your angles to hit opponents above you or behind walls. The Slosher comes with Burst Bombs and the special is a hot pastrami on rye! Er, wait. Sorry. I mean Inkstrike. Got a little excited about today’s lunch delivery.
And the Heavy Splatling:
This baby packs six barrels full of ink. Charge it up and let your enemies have it! Need some cover? Not a problem. Throw down your Splash Wall! This bad boy also comes with the Inkzooka Inkstrike (Sorry squidfriends, I am too excited to read properly) as a special weapon. It might just be the best weapon for squids that have watched too many 80?s action movies!
A bunch of Monster Hunter X footage was showcased during the latest episode of Capcom TV. You can watch it below. Additionally, at the 43-minute mark, there’s footage from Monster Hunter Diary: Poka Poka Airou Village DX.
Today’s new Splatoon update adds a few new songs to the game. You can listen to each new track thanks to the Soundcloud embed below.
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The 2.0.0 update is now available for Splatoon. If you have the game, be sure to download it!
Lots has been added with today’s new update. Nintendo has introduced Squad Battle and Private Battle matchmaking options, increased the level cap and maximum rank, added new weapon types, and provided new gear.
Be sure to read up on the patch notes for the finer points concerning today’s update.
Note: maintenance is still undergoing. You’ll be unable to play online until that’s all complete (roughly 45 minutes from now).
There’s a new 3DS theme available in North America. For $1.99, you can pick up the AeternoBlade theme from CORECELL. We’ll see if any other themes are added tomorrow once the Nintendo Download report is issued.
Thanks to Brian for the tip.
Update (8/5): Bumped to the top. We’ve added in Nintendo’s official translation of the patch notes. It’s largely the same as what we had before, but I figured some of you would be interested in what Nintendo has written!
Original (8/2): Nintendo is bringing out a new update for Splatoon on Wednesday (Thursday in Europe). Version 2.0.0 introduces Squad Battle and Private Battle matchmaking options, bumps up the level cap, adds new gear, and more.
Nintendo has now provided the full patch notes for Splatoon’s upcoming update on its Japanese website. The full translation can be found below (thanks frozenpandaman.
Nintendo has once again come out victorious in a patent case in a federal court in Washington state. Here’s the news straight from the Big N:
REDMOND, Wash., Aug. 5, 2015 – On Aug. 4, 2015, Nintendo won a patent case in a federal court in Washington state, which marks two such wins in separate cases just a few weeks apart. On July 9, 2015, Judge Ricardo Martinez issued a ruling in the latest case that sided with Nintendo on 10 out of 10 disputed issues regarding the scope of the patent. The rulings led the patent holder, Secure Axcess, LLC, to agree that Nintendo’s well-known hand-held systems, including Nintendo 3DS XL, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo DSi and Nintendo DS, do not infringe. Secure Axcess is a patent-assertion company that originally filed suit against Nintendo and 11 retailers of Nintendo products in a Texas court in January 2013. Since then the case was transferred to the Washington court, where it has now been dismissed.
“We are very pleased with the court’s rulings and outcome in this case, and will continue to vigorously defend our innovative products against patent lawsuits,” said Devon Pritchard, Nintendo of America’s General Counsel and Senior Vice President of Business Affairs.
In the case against Nintendo that was dismissed on July 17, a federal court judge found that eight of Nintendo’s popular hand-held systems, including the Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo DSi, Nintendo DS and Game Boy Advance systems, do not infringe a patent asserted against those products by Quintal Research Group, Inc.
Source: Nintendo PR
