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Paper Mario: The Origami King

Yoshito Sekigawa is a name that Nintendo fans may be unaware of, but he’s been with the company for almost two decades. One of Sekigawa’s earliest and most notable roles was for Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door as he was only one of two staffers credited for that game’s music. Sekigawa did some sound work for Sticker Star and Color Splash, but finally returned to the series in a major way for its latest release.

In the credits for Paper Mario: The Origami King, it’s revealed that Sekigawa was the sound director / composition lead. He was also one of the people involved with composition. Essentially, what all of this means is that Sekigawa led the way on The Origami King’s music, and he contributed tunes to a Paper Mario game for the first Paper Mario game since The Thousand-Year Door.

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Paper Mario: The Origami King

Paper Mario: The Origami King players have encountered a significant glitch in the game. Unfortunately, it blocks any sort of progression if encountered, and your save file will essentially be rendered useless.

It’s possible to encounter the glitch at Shangri-Spa, which is accessed after battling the first four streamers. You’ll be given a VIP ticket to access the Spring of Rainbows. At the entrance, a character will permit entry, but takes the ticket and it’s removed from your inventory. That means if you happen to leave the area, you can’t return. There’s no way to get the card back, and it seems as though the only option you have currently is to delete your save file.

Here’s a closer look from Nintendo Unity:

Fire Emblem Heroes is now hosting Special Heroes Revival: A Sketchy Summer. As part of this Summoning Focus, Tiki: Beachside Scion, Camilla: Tropical Beauty, Takumi: Prince at Play, and Linde: Summer Rays are returning, and as part of this 5-star event, your first summon will not cost any orbs. This event will be available until August 6.

Additionally, a new Tactics Drills map is now available: Heroes, Light and Shadow, as part of Skill Studies, Hard.

A new hero has been added to Fire Emblem Heroes, Eremiya: Bishop of Woe, from Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem. This Hero is available to obtain from a new Grand Hero Battle in Special Maps until August 3. Players can obtain a different version of Eremiya depending on the difficulty of the Grand Hero Battle, with a 3-star version available on Hard, 4-star on Lunatic, and 5-star + Hero Feathers on Infernal.

New heroes have been added in Fire Emblem Heroes, these ones from Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem. These heroes include: Kris (male and female), Julian, and Lena. After finishing a summon session with at least 40 summons, an automatic 5 star hero will be available to be selected.

Additionally, Rutger is currently the foe in Mjölnir’s Strike and it is in the Brace phase. This is happening alongside the Forging Bonds: Shape of a Spirit event which allows for increased rewards for clearing stages. 

In-game notifications should provide more information for all of this added content. 

Summoning Focus: Weekly Revival 19 has returned in Fire Emblem Heroes. 5-star Heroes who showed up before the start of Book II appear as focus Heroes, and the focus lineup changes each week.

You’ll be able to partake in Summoning Focus: Weekly Revival 19 until July 26.

Paper Mario: The Origami King

Paper Mario: The Origami King is now available on Switch. To commemorate the launch, Nintendo has unveiled a launch trailer. Check it out below.

Heroes, Light and Shadow has been announced as the next summoning event in Fire Emblem Heroes. It will feature Kris: Unknown Hero, Julian: Tender Thief, Lena: Tender Angel, and Kris: Unsung Hero. A new story chapter is also planned.

Fire Emblem Heroes will be hosting Heroes, Light and Shadow starting on July 20. View a trailer for the event below.

Paper Mario: The Origami King

During a live stream, GameXplain showed off two hours of gameplay from Paper Mario: The Origami King. Check out the full recording below.

All Switch owners can begin playing Paper Mario: The Origami King tomorrow, July 17.

Paper Mario: The Origami King

Nintendo has shared a new Paper Mario: The Origami King trailer that highlights some of the different areas in the game. Give it a look below.

Paper Mario: The Origami King will be out for Switch on July 17.


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