Sunday, February 25, 2018

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 21st 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 23rd.  

Source: Pokémon Company International

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

~William S.

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