Nintendo Weekly News April 9th-13th

Today’s weekly update is brought to you by updates and upcoming games. 

Donkey Kong: Tropical Freeze on the Switch

As a blast from a not so distant past, Donkey Kong: Tropical Freeze is coming back onto the Switch! 

Back in 2014, the game was released on the Wii U. However, now it returns with a brand new mode that lets players play as Funky Kong. Funky Kong can double jump, hover, and perform both rolls and underwater screws infinitely. His surfboard also allows him go over spikes. He seems really OP, doesn’t he? Anyways, the story will remain the same. 

The game is set to release May 4^th.

Mythical Pokémon Zeraora Revealed

Following the newest Everyone’s Story trailer dropping on April 8^th, the newest mystical Pokémon Zeraora has also been revealed. This Pokémon is #807 in the National Pokédex. It is an Electric-type Pokémon. It will also be available on Pokémon Ultra Sun/Moon.  From its trailer, more details will arrive soon. 

P.S. In case you didn’t know, Everyone’s Story is the latest Pokémon movie that will have focus on Lugia. It will also include Zeraora, who seems to play a prominent role in the film.

Source: Serebii 

ARMS Update

The newest ARMS update has landed and includes one major and various minor fixes and features. 

This update brings the “Dashboard” feature. This feature allows you to see:

• Worldwide and Regional Rankings

• Party Crash Ranking by time slot

• ARMS “Tips & Techniques” videos

• “Fighter Focus” videos with tips and tricks for each fighter

• “Tournament Clips” to re-watch your favorite videos

Other minor features include an added 15 images to the gallery, Korean language is now supported, and various minor adjustments to some characters have been made. 

The update is available now. 

ARMS Party Crash Event

In the latest Party Crash event, the fighters Min Min and Helix are facing each other in a good-ol fashion ARMS match. Well, not exactly as Party Crash events have special rules, but you get the point. 

As an FYI for Party Crash events, these events will help raise your Lab Level, which in turns helps you earn in-game currency and special badges. You can also get bonus multipliers by using the featured fighters and weapons. 

This event runs from Friday, 4/13 (2:00 a.m. PT) to Monday, 4/16 (2:00 a.m. PT). 

Source: Nintendo

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

~William S.