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Today’s Pokemon Presents presentation will be starting not too long from now. The broadcast is set to begin at 6 AM PT / 9 AM ET / 2 PM in the UK / 3 PM in Europe. Pokemon Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl and Pokemon Legends: Arceus are confirmed to be shown.

You can watch today’s Pokemon Presents as it happens below. Our coverage will continue throughout the day.

NEO: The World Ends with You

System: Switch
Release date: July 27, 2021
Developer: Square Enix / h.a.n.d.
Publisher: Square Enix


My very first introduction to Shibuya was alongside Neku and Shiki in their first week of The Reaper’s Game. The colorful rendition of the city alongside a masterpiece of a soundtrack didn’t fail to snare me in their net, and before I knew it I was three weeks into a game that really spoke to me about what it is to be alive and experiencing the world alongside my fellow human beings. When a sequel was announced, I wondered: what kind of follow-up could shine alongside such an artful game as The World Ends With You? Would it really be up to par with the first title? Now, with the game in hand, it’s time to find out. What will NEO bring to the table, really?

This week’s Indie World Showcase was pretty darn packed with new games for Switch. There were brand new titles, ports, and plenty of new experiences to try out that same day.

Bomb Rush Cyberfunk, Eastward, TOEM, Shovel Knight: Pocket Dungeon, Metal Slug Tactics, Tetris Effect: Connected, FAR: Changing Tides, Loop Hero, Hundred Days: Winemaking Simulator, Gang Beasts, Astroneer, and LumbearJack were all featured. Axiom Verge 2, Boyfriend Dungeon, Necrobarista: Final Pour, Islanders, Garden Story, Slime Rancher: Plortable Edition, and Curious Expedition 2 all came out on Wednesday. You can catch up on all of the news in the recap announcement post here.

What are your thoughts on this week’s Indie World Showcase? Did you have any personal favorites from the show? Let us know in the comments below.

Indie World Showcase

Today’s Indie World Showcase is set to begin in an hour. The broadcast kicks off at 9 AM PT / 12 PM ET / 5 PM in the UK / 6 PM in Europe. You can watch the event as it happens below.

Nintendo says that that Indie World Showcase will run for about 20 minutes with news regarding various games for Switch. We’ll have coverage during and after the show.

Shadowverse: Champion's Battle

System: Switch
Release date: August 10, 2021
Developer: Cygames
Publisher: XSEED / Marvelous


While Shadowverse may not have the same name recognition of other card titles, since its release in 2016 it’s held a strong presence on both PC and mobile with Hearthstone-esque style of gameplay as an array of beautiful cards are pitted against two players on a field representing themed decks. What set the IP apart from other games of this style is its evolution mechanic, which grant bonuses at any time the player feels they want to initiate the function to turn cards into buffed up versions of themselves. In addition to having a story coincide with the cards in a dark fantasy matter, Shadowverse felt whole, engaging, and consistently fresh with its frequent updates that’s kept the game and community alive and well for so long. Since then, the IP has continued to grow and taken a new visual direction with the anime in 2020, and furthermore a year later leading up to today now releasing a brand-new RPG on Switch that uses the art direction, world, and cast of the show to carry the helm of this great new outing. Shadowverse: Champion’s Battle is a brand new adventure that blends fantastically the depth of a RPG with its signature collectible card game gameplay to give what may possibly be the best card-game based game in years.

A new month rolled right on in a few days ago. Now that we’re in August, we want to know what you’ve been playing.

Lots of Switch games have come out over the past few weeks, including Zelda: Skyward Sword HD, The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles, NEO: The World Ends with You, Samurai Warriors 5, Blaster Master Zero 3, and much more. Have you been playing any of these titles? No matter the case, let us know in the comments below.

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Kirby Star Allies

HAL Laboratory’s Shinya Kumazaki opened up about the making of Kirby Star Allies in a recently-released art book for the game. Kumazaki discussed when development began (planning was actually before the launch of Planet Robobot), the previous absence of Kirby side-scrollers on consoles, and more.

Nintendo Everything’s translation is below:

All Aksys

Today’s All Aksys showcase will be beginning soon. The stream is expected to begin at 9 AM PT / 12 PM ET / 5 PM in the UK / 6 PM in Europe.

Confirmed games for the show include RICO London, Blazing Strike, Undernauts: Labyrinth of Yomi, Pups & Purrs Animal Hospital, Olympia Soirée, Dairoku: Agents of Sakuratani, and Variable Barricade. As for what to expect overall, Aksys “will reveal a slate of new titles, present new looks at previously announced games, livestream gameplay and host some special guests”.

Here’s where you can watch All Aksys:

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD

System: Switch
Release date: July 16, 2021
Developer: Nintendo / Tantalus
Publisher: Nintendo


The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword is the culmination of the 3D Zelda games that came before it. It’s hard to imagine the winning formula introduced in Ocarina of Time being refined further than this: puzzle-solving strikes a brilliant balance between challenging and intuitive, the way dungeons evolve is impressively organic, and exploration provides a sense of adventure without feeling as if Link has to wander aimlessly. By the same token, reaching this peak meant it was time for Nintendo to reconsider where to take the series next, which eventually led to The Legend of the Zelda: Breath of the Wild. That makes coming back to Skyward Sword now an interesting prospect and, thanks to a combination of the original game’s strengths and the quality of Skyward Sword HD’s enhancements, a supremely enjoyable one.

It’s always great when we’re able to expand the Nintendo Everything team, but we haven’t quite had the opportunity to do so as of late. It’s been about a half a year since we put out a call for new reviewers. If you count other positions, it’s been much longer than that. But now that E3 and a few other things have settled down, we’re hoping to expand in a few different areas.

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