Tuesday News Update With Star Fox, Yokai Watch, Atelier, Inazuma Eleven, And Much More News!
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● Shigeru Miyamoto joined the Ubisoft stage at E3 to announce Ubisoft that Fox McCloud will be playable in Starlink: Battle for Atlas. The game releases in the West on 16 October and 2019 in Japan. Star Fox trailer here.
● Level-5 are set to announce an all new Yokai Watch title on 27 June 2018 at a Yokai Watch 5th Anniversary event.
● Level-5 have also postponed Inazuma Eleven: Ares no Tenbin to Fall 2018.
● The final bit of Level-5 new is the first promo video for Yokai Watch 4 will release on 23 June.
● Koei Tecmo Games will release a new Atelier game, the town planning RPG Nelke to Densetsu no Renkinjutsushi Tachi ～Aratana Daichi no Atelier～ (Nelke and the Legendary Alchemists) on Nintendo Switch in 2018.
● Ubisoft announced that the Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle: Donkey Kong Adventure DLC will release worldwide on 26 June (25 June for Season Pass holders). Trailer(s) here.
● Worker Bee will publish the vertically scrolling shoot ‘em up Aces of the Luftwaffe: Squadron on the eShop in Japan on 14 June, priced at ¥1,780. Trailer here.
● Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp saw Lobo, Robin and Egbert arrive along with their new Historical essence. Check out the artwork here.
● Fire Emblem Heroes saw a new Grand Hero Battle with Linus: Mad Dog commence.
● Whilst not officially announced, Fortnite will be available on the Nintendo Switch eShop later today requiring 2044MB.
● Limited Run Games announced physical releases of eight Nintendo Switch games with Golf Story (September), Layers of Fear: Legacy (October), Thumper (July), Oceanhorn: Monster of Uncharted Seas (now!), Cosmic Star Heroine (August), Night Trap: 25th Anniversary Edition (July), Yooka-Laylee (August) and Dust: An Elysian Tail (TBD).
● Ubisoft announced the platform racing game Trials Rising for Nintendo Switch, scheduled for February 2019 release.
● In sad news, Konami confirmed that the Bomberman character designer, Shoji Mizuno, has passed away, aged just 59.
● Compile Heart will announce a new RPG Witches × Dragons on 14 June. Teaser here.
● Watch the E3 trailer for OCTOPATH TRAVELER here.
● And the E3 trailer for Team Sonic Racing here.
● The second TV commercial for My Hero Academia: One’s Justice here.
