Shovel Knight: King of Cards, Showdown, Switch physical, new amiibo launching in December
Posted on August 28, 2019 by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Switch, Wii U
During its video presentation today, Yacht Club Games provided an update on its slate of upcoming Shovel Knight projects. Shovel Knight: King of Cards, Shovel Knight Showdown, the physical release for Switch, and upcoming amiibo 3-pack are slated for December.
Here are some new details about amiibo functionality:
– Every game in the series supports the new amiibo
– Scan the figures to unlock new costumes
– Cosmetic only
– Can unlock new platforming challenges
– amiibo can unlock a fairy friend as well
– More amiibo surprises to come
And new features that are in the works:
Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove new features
– Shovel of Hope: third option for character pronouns
– Co-op Feats also now possible in Shovel of Hope
– Alchemy quick select in Plague of Shadows
– Specter Mode is adding five new challenges
– All games adding Korean and Traditional/Simplified Chinese language options
– Screen shake/flash options
– King of Cards also has palettes to improve colorblind visibility for Joustus
– New cheats
– Complete all Feats in a game to have a flag on the title screen
Finally, a pair of new trailers:
