Nintendo Weekly News December 4th-8th

Today’s weekly news update is brought to you by awards won by Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. 

Mega Man 11 Announcement

During this week we had lots of game announcements, but one of the first was the announcement of Mega Man 11. 

Mega Man 11 is the latest of the Mega Man series. The game now features 3D models and environments, which is different from the pixel based games of the Mega Man past. Not much else is known for the game, but a trailer can be found here. 

The game will release late 2018 and will be available on the Switch. 

Also, all 8 Mega Man X games and the Mega Man Legacy Collection 1 and 2 will arrive on the Switch soon. 

Zelda for the Win! (And others)

This week was the Game Awards ceremony and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild won the Game of the Year award! 

Along with that award, the game also won Best Game Direction and Best Action/Adventure Game awards. 

Also, some other game awards for other Nintendo games include:

• Best Handhold Game went to Metroid: Samus Returns

• Best Family Game went to Super Mario Odyssey

• Best Strategy Game went to Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle 

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Bayonetta 1 and 2 Launching on the Switch

Following the Game Awards, Nintendo announced the release of Bayonetta 2 on February 16, 2018. It is set to launch on the Switch. 

The game was critically acclaimed and was a Wii U exclusive title. However, due to the Wii U’s rather unsuccessful life, bringing it to the Switch will definitely bring attention to the game. The game will retail for $59.99, and if you buy the game, you will get a code for the original Bayonetta game. 

Bayonetta 3 Announcement

By the way, Bayonetta 3 is in development. Not excited. Well, here is the trailer. How about now? The game is only in development at this point, so a release date will be announced later. 

Rabbids Versus Mode

In the latest update for Mario + Rabbids Battle Kingdom, a new mode has been introduced. 

Versus Mode is the latest mode released for the game. Versus Mode pits you and a friend together to see who the better Rabbid is. You and your opponent each pick a team of 3 characters and you use those characters to battle on brand new maps. One of the major differences in this mode is that instead of using all actions for each character, you either must only move all your characters or 1 character gets to attack and move while the rest sit tight. Versus Mode is a test of strategic skill. 

The update launched December 8^th and is free to download. 

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Pokémon Ultra Moon/Sun Update

On December 8^th, Game Freak announced they would release a patch for the Ultra Sun/Moon games. 

The patch would include some fixes on issues that have been plaguing the game. The issues include:

• When you chose Litten as your starter, the game may freeze

• Wide Guard protects again all Z-Moves

• The move Ion Deluge does not work at all

• Pokémon that know less than 4 moves will have their first move deleted when being taught a move by the Move Tutor

The update is expected to launch later this month.

For the interesting tidbit of this week, here is an awesome picture of Link of his bike. 

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Well, that’s all for this week folks, so I’ll “see” you next week,

~William S.