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Final Smash Bros. Ultimate Direct reveals new characters, Spirits customization, Fighters Pass DLC, World of Light campaign, and a lot more

Posted on November 1, 2018 by John Scalzo

Nintendo uploaded the final Nintendo Direct video for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate this morning, and Director Masahiro Sakurai smashed expectations with a 40-minute presentation that touched on nearly every aspect of the game.

First, Sakurai revealed that Street Fighter’s Ken and Pokemon’s Incineroar will join Smash Bros. Ultimate as playable characters. Players who purchase the game by January 31, 2019 will also receive Piranha Plant as a free download in February 2019.

Five more fighters will be added to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate throughout 2019 and into 2020 as part of the game’s Fighters Pass. The Fighters Pass will be priced at $24.99, though each fighter will also be available individually for $5.99 apiece.

The mysterious Spirits mode was also detailed by Sakurai, who explained that players will be able to customize their favorite fighters by unlocking characters connected to the Smash Bros. universe (including Chibi-Robo, Dr. Wily, Tails, and Revolver Ocelot) as Spirits. These Spirits are hiding in the game’s Spirit Battles mode, and once they’re unlocked, players will be able to use them to add power-ups to their fighters.

As a final bonus, Sakurai teased Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’s campaign mode, World of Light. The short cinematic shows Kirby going head-to-head with brainwashed Smash Bros. fighters. Can the pink puffball rescue his friends? And what caused the light to be stolen from the world? We just don’t know yet, because the Director said he wants to keep parts of this new adventure mode secret until the game launches.

Sakurai had a lot more to say about Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, and you can find a complete rundown of today’s Nintendo Direct presentation after the break.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate will be released exclusively for the Nintendo Switch on December 7. (more…)

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Switch surpasses GameCube in total sales as Zelda: Breath of the Wild pushes past 10 million copies sold

Posted on October 30, 2018 by John Scalzo

After just ten months on the market, the Nintendo Switch obliterated the lifetime sales of the Wii U. Today, the consolemaker confirmed that the Switch has left another Nintendo platform in the dust.

Nintendo sold 21.74 million GameCube consoles between 2001 and 2007, but it’s been surpassed by the Switch, which can now lay claim to a worldwide tally of 22.86 million consoles sold. Next on the hit list is the Nintendo 64, which sold 32.93 million consoles between 1996 and 2002.

The Switch’s userbase will surely grow larger as new games become available (including the highly-anticipated launch of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate on December 7), but Nintendo is also celebrating the continued success of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild today. After a strong sales surge during the last quarter, the critically-acclaimed Action RPG has now sold more than 10.28 million copies.

That means The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is the third game to join the “Ten Million Club” on the Switch, though it currently sits behind Super Mario Odyssey (12.17 million copies sold) and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (11.71 million copies sold).

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Nintendo will publish Dragon Quest Builders 2 for the Switch in 2019

Posted on October 30, 2018 by John Scalzo

Nintendo has confirmed that they’ve signed on to publish Square Enix’s Dragon Quest Builders 2 for the Switch in 2019. The news was quietly delivered to fans as part of their most-recent quarterly financial report, which was released this morning.

Dragon Quest Builders combined the crafting mechanic popularized by Minecraft with the core gameplay of an Action RPG (and a plotline that echoed the original Dragon Quest). Launching for the PS4 and Vita in 2016, it eventually found its way to the Switch (and big sales success) earlier this year. The sequel will continue this kitchen sink approach, while taking its plot cues from Dragon Quest II.

Dragon Quest Builders 2 will be released by Square Enix in Japan this December. The game is also in development for the PS4, and it’ll presumably make its worldwide debut in 2019 as well, though it obviously won’t be published by Nintendo.

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New Retail Releases: Call of Cthulhu, Diablo III: Eternal Collection, Lego Harry Potter Collection, More

Posted on October 29, 2018 by John Scalzo

It’s All Hallows Eve Eve Eve, and while you might assume that that’s the perfect time to unleash a terrifying new survival horror game on the populace, you’d be (mostly) wrong. Instead, game publishers are following up last week’s launch of Red Dead Redemption 2 with a slew of re-releases and a smattering of smaller games.

But don’t worry fright fans, a monstrous entity from beyond our human comprehension will also make an appearance on store shelves this week…

H.P. Lovecraft’s greatest creation, the elder god Cthulhu, will return to video games this week with the release of Call of Cthulhu from Cynaide Studio. The PS4 and Xbox One game is based on the popular tabletop RPG, players must infiltrate an island of “unfriendly locals” and thread the needle between “sanity and psychosis” to uncover the truth. Call of Cthulhu will also be available to download for the PC.

Another fictional godlike being drives the story behind Blizzard’s Diablo III: Eternal Collection, which makes its way to the Switch for the first time this week. The Eternal Collection includes the original Action RPG, as well as the Reaper of Souls expansion, the Rise of the Necromancer Pack, and an exclusive Ganondorf Armor Set.

A very different set of magical spells will be cast in the Lego Harry Potter Collection, which will be released for the Switch and Xbox One this week. The compilation includes both Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4 and Lego Harry Potter: Years 5-7.

And speaking of compilations, Square Enix will package together the entire Kingdom Hearts saga this week for the PS4 with Kingdom Hearts: The Story So Far.

Finally this week, we loop back around to a scary sight with Digital Dreams Entertainment’s Mutant Football League: Dynasty Edition, a retail release of the supernatural sports sim for the PS4, Switch, and Xbox One.

A complete look at all of this week’s new retail releases can be found after the break. (more…)

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Capcom will bring the original Resident Evil, RE4, and RE0 to the Switch in 2019

Posted on October 26, 2018 by John Scalzo

Capcom loves to re-release the “REmake” of the original Resident Evil and Resident Evil 4. Both games are currently available on more than half-a-dozen platforms… but the publisher will be adding one more in 2019.

According to the company’s Twitter feed, both games, as well as Resident Evil 0, will be released for the Switch next year:

As the tweet says, more information will be announced “soon.”

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Team Sonic Racing needs a slight tune up… May 21, 2019 release date announced by Sega

Posted on October 26, 2018 by John Scalzo

Sega and Sumo Digital are temporarily tapping the brakes on Team Sonic Racing. The game, which was previously slated to launch this Winter, will now be released on May 21, 2019.

According to Sega, this delay is happening because they want to give the developer time to help Team Sonic Racing become “the best game it can be”:

Team Sonic Racing is currently in development for the PC, PS4, Switch, and Xbox One.

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My Hero One’s Justice, Lego Harry Potter Collection, Mutant Football League, more coming to Nintendo eShop this week

Posted on October 25, 2018 by John Scalzo

It’s another packed week for the Nintendo eShop, and the newest update for the online storefront even includes a few Halloween-themed surprises.

But first, Bandai Namco will bring My Hero One’s Justice to the Switch on October 26. The fighting game is based on the popular My Hero Academia anime and it allows players to “battle through iconic moments” in Quirk-to-Quirk battles.

Also set to launch for the Switch this week is Lego Harry Potter Collection, a two-game compilation that brings together Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4 and Lego Harry Potter: Years 5-7 in a new remastered package on October 30.

Mutant Football League: Dynasty Edition will also be available to download for the Switch on October 30, and players can dig in to the strategic options available in the brand new Dynasty Mode, or they can tackle the action on the gridiron with the “deep strategy and deadly humor” the game is known for.

You can learn more about the rest of this week’s additions to the Nintendo eShop (including Friday the 13th: Killer Puzzle, Gal Metal, OK K.O.! Let’s Play Heroes, Steven Universe: Save the Light, and more) after the break. (more…)

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Battle Princess Madelyn will officially launch sometime this Fall

Posted on October 25, 2018 by John Scalzo

Casual Bit Games has announced that Battle Princess Madelyn has completed development and is now awaiting certification from the three consolemakers. That also means that the game is currently on track for a Fall 2018 launch on the PC, PS4, Switch, Xbox One, Wii U, and Vita.

Heavily inspired by Super Ghouls N Ghosts and Wonder Boy III: The Dragon’s Trap, Battle Princess Madelyn was built using design ideas from Creative Director Christopher Obritsch’s daughter, and he’s thrilled with how the final product came together:

From its initial concept days, right through the successful Kickstarter campaign which reached over $212,665 CAD, until its imminent release, Battle Princess Madelyn has developed and grown from inspiration from feedback from my daughter, who inspired the original idea, gamers and ideals from the very best of classic retro games fused with modern presentation complete with gameplay and fun. I believe all our goals have been achieved with much much more added ingredients, features and elements that will have gamers engaged in a game that has been crafted with real planning, dedication and, a lot of love.

A new trailer for Battle Princess Madelyn has been embedded above, and an exact release date will be announced “very shortly.”

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