Category: Nintendo

Scheduled to ship by the third week of February.

The action-adventure stealth game Aragami: Shadow Edition was originally set for release this fall and has since been delayed until early next year. While you wait for its arrival on Switch, below is a look at the Signature Edition powered by Merge Games. Much like the recently announced physical version for Riot: Civil Unrest, you’ll get a bunch of goodies.

This includes a region-free copy of the game, two limited edition pins, a soundtrack, collector’s certificate, art book, a sturdy box with a foam insert, an outer sleeve with alternative artwork and a collector’s card. There are only 2,000 copies available.

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What could it be?

In a recent interview with Famitsu (as translated by ResetEra), Capcom’s senior producer Jun Takeuchi said the Japanese company wanted to expand in size so it could handle four major projects at once.

“If we keep gradually increasing the size of our staff, I’m thinking that at some point maybe we might be able to handle four triple-A titles at once.”

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The real winner is cardboard.

Nintendo Labo was well-received initially but has struggled to maintain sales momentum as the year has progressed. Despite its inability to generate mass appeal, Nintendo has been able to roll out educational programs and also create music videos with the assistance of its cardboard creations.

TIME has clearly noticed these achievements, naming Labo as one of the best inventions of 2018. It praised the kits for allowing gamers to create their own fun. Here’s a tweet about it from Nintendo of America:

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“Sorry to keep you waiting!”.

You might have heard about the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate countdown currently taking place over on Twitter. With two days left, Nintendo has shared one of the most interesting pictures yet.

Below an in-game screenshot of Pit from Kid Icarus: Uprising is a picture of an AR card compatible with the 3DS title from 2012. It’s a card that was never officially released and discovered by hackers a number of years ago. The card is number 411 out of 412. Here are the official tweets:

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False alarm.

Last week, Koei Tecmo teased a new game for multiple platforms including the Nintendo Switch. The website for this title featured a flame-filled background and noted how the “fated battle” would begin on 6th December.

It turns out the announcement was for the next entry in the horse racing simulation series, Winning Post. This week’s issue of Famitsu revealed the news slighter earlier than expected. The teaser website is now also showing a pair of horses in the background of the existing image. Winning Post 9 is expected to be released on the Switch in March 2019 and will likely remain exclusive to Japan.

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More games will be added in 2019.

By the end of this year, there’ll be 29 playable NES games on the Nintendo Switch Online service. Next week, on 12th December, the final three games for 2018 will be added to this digital library. Below is a brief description of each one from the official PR:

• Adventures of Lolo – After the love of his life, Lala, is kidnapped by the devilish King Egger and taken to his haunted castle, our hero, Lolo, sets out to rescue her. The journey is perilous, as the Great Devil’s fortress is guarded by a massive army. But Lolo has a few tricks up his sleeve. Combining clever environmental puzzles with tricky enemies and an engaging style, Adventures of Lolo is a true classic.
• Ninja Gaiden – Take on the role of Ryu Hayabusa, a rising ninja in his family’s clan who travels to America to seek vengeance for his father’s death. Fight your way through six challenging side-scrolling chapters/14 stages (not including boss battles) while defeating gangs of street thugs, battling evil ninjas and fighting barbarian bosses by using the deadly Dragon Sword, ninja skills and ninja magic.
• Wario’s Woods – Control Toad as he scrambles along the bottom of the screen picking up monsters and bombs and arranging them vertically, horizontally and diagonally to clear the screen of enemies. This game features several modes of play, such as basic, lesson and time race. If you like puzzle games like Dr. Mario, you will definitely love this one!

In addition to this announcement, Nintendo confirmed more games will be added to the NES service next year, starting in January. At this point in time, no information about these upcoming releases has been revealed.

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Unstoppable.

Pokémon GO continues to be a money-making monster. Following on from October when it was discovered the game captured an estimated $73 million in gross revenue worldwide, Sensor Tower Store Intelligence data has now revealed it’s done even better in the month of November.

According to the source, GO grossed an estimated $80 million globally across the App Store and Google Play last month. That is a 150 percent year-over-year increase, which equates to 2.5x the $32 million spent on the game in November last year.

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Here we go again.

When Nintendo’s Reggie Fils-Aimé was spotted in September wearing a Metroid t-shirt alongside Geoff Keighley, rumours began to circulate that a special announcement would be made at The Game Awards. We’re now days out from the annual event held in Los Angeles, so what can we expect?

According to Swedish retailer Inet, the Metroid Prime Trilogy is being released on the Nintendo Switch in February 2019. This is where it gets a bit weird, as the retailer goes on to say the product is “just a rumour” in the translation, but suspects the game will be announced at the Game Awards later this week. Swedish users over on ResetEra, have stated Inet is a “reliable” retailer.

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Pixel unrest.

If you’ve ever wanted to simulate a riot, you’ll soon be able to when publisher Merge Games releases Riot: Civil Unrest on the Nintendo Switch next February. The title will be taking to the streets with a full physical Signature Edition release for $44.99 / €44.99 / £39.99.

This will particular version will contain a region-free copy of the game, two pin badges, an original soundtrack CD, a numbered Signature Edition certificate, a collector’s art card, artbook and strong case with an outer sleeve featuring alternative artwork. You can pre-order it right now.

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Retro revival.

Austrian video game publisher THQ Nordic has announced its acquisition of the Carmageddon intellectual property from the creator Stainless Games. The vehicular combat series first started out on the PC in 1997 and was later ported to multiple other platforms. It also received a number of follow-up titles including a reboot in 2015.

Nintendo gamers will most-likely remember the series for the 1999 release Carmageddon 64, handled by Software Creations. It was considered as one of the worst N64 titles of all-time. The publisher behind the port – Titus – was also responsible for the release of Superman 64.

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