Nintendo Weekly News February 19th- 23rd

Today’s weekly news update is brought to you by news updates and actual game updates. 

Doom Update

In the most recent Doom update, new features have been added that shake up gameplay a bit. The features include:

• Motion Aiming: This allows the player to move the Switch around for more precise aiming.

• Multiplayer Parties: This feature makes it easier for the players to group up and play with your friends in a multiplayer mode

• Some various other adjustments and fixes, like a new game icon.

The update is now available. 

Super Mario Odyssey Update

An update was released for Super Mario Odyssey on the 21^st and it includes some great new gameplay features. 

The first new feature is called Balloon World. This feature introduces Luigi! After beating the game and downloading the update, in each of the different Kingdoms Luigi will appear with balloons strapped to him. Talk with him and he will offer you a challenge. There are two modes to this challenge: “Hide It” and “Find It”. Hide It mode is when you hide a balloon throughout the kingdom. Find It is when you try to find the balloons hidden by other players. If you get good at Find It mode, your global rank will go up. 

The other few features added are some new outfits for Mario, such as a Musician Hat and Outfit. Also new filters have been added for Snapshot mode, such as Coin and Neon filters. 

Source: Nintendo

Pokémon Ultra Sun/Moon and Sun/Moon News

Following this month’s Dialga and Palkia event, March’s event features Heatran and Regigigas. The code for these Legendary Pokémon will distributed via the Pokémon Trainer Club newsletter. For Ultra Sun you will obtain a Level 100 Regigigas while Ultra Moon players will obtain a Level 100 Heatran. They will also be holding a Gold Bottle Cap. Sun/Moon players will get their respected Pokémon at Level 60. 

Detective Pikachu News

While there is still about 26 days till the game comes out, there has been some news released for the game, so let’s get started. 

First off, the story will start off in Ryme City. Tim Goodman comes to this city to try to find his missing father and he teams up with the great Detective Pikachu in order to do so. While doing so, the duo stumbles upon a case of rampaging Pokémon. The Pokémon of Ryme City are on a rampage and Mewtwo seems to know something about it. Good thing Detective Pikachu seems to already know Mewtwo. Or is that the other way around? Anyhow, the duo must solve the case by asking help from people and Pokémon. The game includes about 150 hilarious cut scenes. 

The game comes out on March 23^rd.  

Source: Pokémon Company International

Well, that’s all for this week, so I hope to “see” you next week!

~William S.

Nintendo Weekly News February 12th-16th

Welcome back to your regularly scheduled news! Today’s weekly update is brought to you by Google Cardboard…. err…. I mean Nintendo Labo.  

Nintendo Labo 

The latest and newest invention from Nintendo is…. a cardboard box. Well not exactly. Some new details have been revealed for it, so let’s dive into it. 

Nintendo Labo is essentially a cardboard box that can turn into lots of great and cool innovations. The cardboard items work with the Switch and more specifically, the Joy-Cons. The items are called Toy-Cons. The Toy-Cons work in-game to play different games. Nintendo Labo is sold in two packs, and each pack makes something different. 

First up is the Robot Kit. The Robot Kit builds a wearable Toy-Con Robot suit to control a giant in-game robot. You can customize and level up the robot by customizing the Toy-Con suit. 

The next kit is the Variety Kit. This kit is able to make a Toy-Con Piano, Toy-Con Motorbike, Toy-Con Fishing Rod, Toy-Con House, and Toy-Con RC Cars. Each Toy-Con interacts with the Switch to play a different game. 

Nintendo Labo will release on April 20^th. The Variety Kit will retail for $69.99 and the Robot Kit will retail for $79.99. Here is a link to the Nintendo Labo website for more details.

Source: Nintendo

Bayonetta 1 and 2 Switch Release

On February 16^th, both Bayonetta 1 and 2 released for the Switch. 

First up is the original Bayonetta game. In this game, Bayonetta has awakened after sleeping at a bottom of a lake for over 500 years. She has lost her memory and now your quest is to help her recover her lost past. You can use a variety of stylish moves and some cool tricks such as the ability to stop time. Also, as a special Nintendo treat, you can dress Bayonetta as Princess Peach, Princess Daisy, Link, or Samus Aran. This game is a one player game. 

Next up is Bayonetta 2. This game features the return of Bayonetta and her over the top attacks. In this story you must rescue Bayonetta’s friend before it is too late. Some new moves in this game include the Umbran Climax, which summons Infernal Demons to deal a devasting blow to the enemy. You can also team up with a friend to play in Co-Op mode. 

For the price of both games combined it is about $59.99. If you purchase the physical copy of Bayonetta 2, you can obtain a code to download the original Bayonetta game for free. If you choose to buy the game on the eShop, the price for Bayonetta is $30 while the price for Bayonetta 2 is $50. If you choose to buy both, the price comes out to $59.99.

Source: Nintendo

Detective Pikachu Amiibo and Game Release

Yes, the game is already available in other countries, but now it finally arrives to North America…. on March 23^rd. The game features Detective Pikachu and his partner Tim solving mysteries throughout the city. There will also be a Detective Pikachu amiibo to accompany the game. The amiibo will also be larger than a normal amiibo, which is pretty cool. Here is a picture of it. *Pikachu for scale. 

Source: Pokémon Company International

Well, that’s all for this week, so I hope to “see” you next week!

~William S.