Daily News Update With Naruto Coming To Switch, Genyo Takeda Honoured, Plus More News!
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● Naruto Shippuden: Narutimate Storm Trilogy for Nintendo Switch is 100% official and contains the first three Naruto: Ultimate Storm games. Bandai Namco Entertainment haven’t confirmed a release date yet but expect it in 2018.
● Spike Chunsoft today published a demo for Crypt of the NecroDancer: Nintendo Switch Edition on the Japanese Switch eShop.
● Splatoon 2 will see the the Luna Blaster Neo added at 11:00 JST tomorrow (tonight in North America) with the Ink Mine as Sub and the Suction-Bomb Launcher as Special.
● Bayonetta was the best-selling Switch game on the eShop last week. Check out the full top ten(s) here.
● Key artwork and further details (Japanese only as not found time for a separate post – sorry!) for BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle here.
● Meitantei Pikachu: Shin Combi Tanjou (Detective Pikachu) will see a demo in early March with save data transferable over to the full game.
● Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp saw players receive 20 x Leaf Tickets and 30 x crystal shards today with a Fishing Tourney announced for next week hosted by Chip. Future updates will include the ability to view the sizes of all the bugs and fish you catch, and to be able to plant, harvest, and water multiple flowers at a time in your garden.
● Fire Emblem Heroes saw Ike: Vanguard Legend voted the number-one Hero in the first-anniversary event A Hero Rises. All players will receive Ike on 28 February.
● Miitomo saw the three “Do you swear eternal love? Happy Wedding” stages available once again on Miitomo Drop for the next three days with a number of wedding themed items all pictured here.
● Pokémon GO saw Legendary Pokémon Kyogre and Groudon return to Raid Battles alongside Rayquaza until 05 March.
● Genyo Takeda received the Lifetime Achievement Award at this year’s DICE Awards with The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild winning Game Of The Year. See the full list of Nintendo-related winners here.
● Nintendo Co., Ltd. have applied for two Joy-Con image trademarks for a number of purposes, most noticeably adding in Nintendo Labo/Toy-Con functionality. View the actual application here.
● Nintendo announced a Spring Fist fighting game tournament for 17 March at Spiral Hall in Aoyama, Tokyo with Pokkén Tournament DX, ARMS and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U. The event will air live on Twitch.
● A set of three B2-sized Xenoblade 2 posters are available on the My Nintendo Store for 300 Platinum Points plus shipping costs (domestic only). Full details with pictures here.
● Japanese and English promo videos for Meitantei Pikachu: Shin Combi Tanjou here.
● Promo video for the History Pack DLC in Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 for Nintendo Switch which adds Ultra Instinct Goku, Fu, Jiren, and Android 17 here.
● The second Federal Army character introduction video for Senjou no Valkyria 4 (Valkyria Chronicles 4) here.
● Two new videos for World End Syndrome – one a bizarre in-game TV commercial for a panda chocolate and the other a livestream with mainly commentary but limited gameplay footage here.
● A play video (and the original trailer) for Little Triangle here.
● A promo video for Poisoft no Zun ～Atsui Toranpu～ (Poisoft Thud Card) here.
● And a Conga Master Cruisin (Conga Master Party) livestream from City Connection here.
● Thanks everybody for following Japanese Nintendo. Have a great weekend!
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