Thursday Update: Nintendo Join VRM Consortium As Observer, Downwell Coming To Japan, Plus More News!
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● Devolver Digital will be publishing the 2D vertical platform game Downwell on the Japanese Switch eShop on 31 January with Kakehashi Games handling the localisation. Launch trailer posted here.
● Attu Games’ 2D action RPG/Metroidvania Feudal Alloy will also be releasing on the Japanese Switch eShop, although likely after the 17 January release in both North America and Europe. Release trailer posted here.
● CIRCLE Ent. are updating RORORORO (Death Squared) adding 15 new vault levels, a colour blind option, three new challenge modes (Slippery, Old Timey, Bomb Rain) and a new icon pictured here.
● Dragalia Lost joins both Puzzle & Dragons and Lineage 2: Revolution as the top three recommended games on the Japanese App Store in the New Year.
● Fire Emblem Heroes saw Voting Gauntlet: New Year’s Showdown begin with Round 1 matches seeing Fjorm vs. Camilla, Gunnthrá vs. Takumi, Laevatein vs. Azura, and Hríd vs. Corrin
● DotEmu released Pang Adventures on the North American/European Switch eShop priced at $9.99/€9.99. Release trailer here.
● Nintendo of Europe began a Happy New Year Sale on the Switch eShop with savings off 1-2-Switch, ARMS, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Snipperclips, Splatoon 2 and more.
● 13 Japanese companies including Dwango, Pixiv, Wright Flyer Live (GREE) and Unity with Nintendo as an observer intend to form VRM Consortium in February, with the intention of standardising the VRM file format for 3D human models in virtual reality. Check out the website here and trailer here. Thanks to Anime News Network.
