Daily News Update with Miitomo end date announced, Hamster sell 1 million Arcade Archives, plus much more news!
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● Old-school 2016-style update today as a tribute to Miitomo which Nintendo announced will be terminated at 16:00 JST on 9 May 2018. The game has been updated to Version 2.4.0 removing coins from sale.
● Hamster Corporation today announced they have sold over one million Arcade Archives and ACA NEOGEO series games on Nintendo Switch worldwide.
● Flero Games announced they are bringing IDLE idea factory’s aquarium management game Abyssrium over to Switch with help from Polaris-X (the Sally’s Law developers).
● A Kirby friends trailer from Kirby Star Allies with Poppy Bros. Jr., Blade Knight, Burning Leo, Parasol Waddle Dee, Chilly, Sir Kibble, Gim and Waddle Doo at https://youtu.be/OvQNLcbySMQ
● Nussoft announced they have submitted their excellent oceanic third-person shooter Ace of Seafood to Nintendo where it will be released on the Switch eShop after approval.
● Spike Chunsoft will publish Keen Games’ co-operative 3D sandbox action RPG Portal Knights in Japan on 19 April priced at ¥3,564.
● Arc System Works will release the Toybox love adventure game World End Syndrome for Switch on 26 April 2018 priced at ¥6,264.
● Oizumi Amuzio (formerly Intergrow) will publish Shantae: Half-Genie Hero for Switch in Japan this May.
● Nintendo have opened up the Bayonetta website at https://www.nintendo.co.jp/bayonetta/ for all three games with new videos and more!
● Sega Games announced that the Super Sonic DLC in Sonic Forces will be free – forever!
● Fire Emblem Heroes saw New Heroes (Sacred Memories) join the battle with Myrrh, L’Arachel and Eirika, all from The Sacred Stones. Players can also play Story Map: Book II, Chapter 4.
● And Square Enix told USgamer “We’re aware that people are desiring a Switch version (of Seiken Densetsu 2: Secret of Mana), and we will make an effort to see what is feasible in the future, though nothing is confirmed or planned.”
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