Monday Update: Mario Tennis Ace Update, Min Min Wins, Game Freak Trademark, Skyward Sword Tease, Plus Much More!
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● Petey Piranha and Shy Guy will be playable in Mario Tennis Ace(s) in the December Online Tournament beginning on 01 December, and then to all players from 01 January. Petey Piranha will be playable in Singles Class in the online tourney, with Shy Guy in the new Doubles Class. Introduction trailers for both characters posted here. Screenshots for Pauline also posted here.
● The opening first round match in the ARMS Party Crash Bash tournament saw Min Min defeat Lola Pop 56%-44%. Min Min will go on to fight the winner of Spring Man vs. Springtron in the second round.
● Sega Games announced that SEGA AGES OutRun will release on the Japanese Switch eShop on 29 November priced at ¥999, and will follow in the West in early 2019.
● BEIO WOLF announced their 3D action game tentatively called Project Ragnarok has been renamed Battle of The Female Ninja and will now release this Winter. Teaser trailer posted here.
● ROCKFISH Games announced the roguelike 3D shooter Everspace – Stellar Edition will release on the Japanese Switch eShop on 11 December priced at ¥4,500 with preloads at 20% off (¥3,600).
● The Special Edition of Darius Cozmic Collection will also include an arrange music CD. Trailer for the soundtrack added to this post.
● Square-Enix updated the Dragon Quest Builders 2: Hakaishin Shidoo to Karappo no Shima website adding the characters Rick and Anessa, as well as the Island of Endless Battles.
● Diablo III Eternal Collection is now available to preload on the Japanese Switch eShop priced at ¥7,538. The game releases in Japan on 27 December.
● And 5pb./MAGES. have opened up the here for JUDGEMENT7: Ore-tachi no Sekai wa Owatteiru (Our World is Ended).
● Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp will undergo four hours of maintenance from 13:00 JST on 28 November (20:00 PT on 27 November) which should make way for the update (detailed here). After this maintenance, users with Android OS4.4 and/or RAM1.0GB or less, will no longer be able to play.
● Dragalia Lost was updated to Version 1.2.0 requiring 2.8 GB with feature improvements and bug fixes. Today also saw the Double Stamina Recovery Rate Event begin where stamina will recover at twice the normal rate. The Resplendent Refrain raid event will also begin on 30 November (29 November PT) where you can use Co-op Play to fight against the shadow raid boss. Characters detailed here.
● Fire Emblem Heroes will see Legendary Hero (Hríd: Icy Blade) join the battle on 28 November (27 November PT) along with Forging Bonds: The Sworn Oath. Trailers FOR Hríd posted here. The Grounds of Wind map has also been added to Blessed Gardens.
● Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu!／Eevee! looks like being the fourth best-selling overall product on Black Friday in the U.S according to this report.
● European Splatfest results saw Save It beat Eat It 3-0 winning Votes 65.24%-34.76%, Normal 51.43%-48.57% and Pro 53.47%-46.53%.
● Numerous reports (including this one) from the The Legend of Zelda Concert 2018 at Orix Theater, Osaka yesterday, noted that Princess Zelda voice actress Yu Shimamura said she would like to do The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword again, with Eiji Aonuma later taking to the stage to tease a Switch entry (literally nothing more than a tease).
● Nintendo Co., Ltd., Creatures Co., Ltd. and Game Freak Inc. applied for a trademark in Japan for ミラクルツイン (literally ‘Miracle Twin’). Check out the actual trademark here.
● Check out the latest Japanese Nintendo eShop charts here and this week’s releases here.
● A 2CD OCTOPATH TRAVELER Arrangements – Break & Boost – album will release on 20 February priced at ¥3,240. Check out the official website.
● A TV commercial for Tales of Vesperia REMASTER (Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition) here.
● The Japanese trailer for Jeanne in SNK Heroines Tag Team Frenzy and the game’s fourth trailer here.
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