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● J-CAST recently asked a Nintendo spokesperson about the purpose of the recent Animal Crossing trademark application and when the game is coming to Nintendo Switch, and received the standard response “There is nothing to say” in return.
● Natsume Atari announced that the arcade-style shooter Wild Guns Reloaded will release for Switch in Japan also in 2018 where it’s expected to cost ¥1,800.
● Splatoon 2 will see the Rapid Blaster Deco added tomorrow (27 January) at 11:00 JST (tonight in North America) with the Burst Bomb (Cuban Bomb) as Sub and Inkjet (Jetpack) as Specal.
● Arc System Works opened up the official website for BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle here.
● Nintendo announced that Xenoblade 2 will be updated to Version 1.3.0 in mid-February adding an Advanced New Game Mode plus will fix the issue with the disappearing Blades from the Version 1.2.0 update.
● There’s four photos of Nintendo Labo at the World Hobby Fair here.
● Watch a gameplay video for Gotouchi Tetsudou for Nintendo Switch!! featuring parents vs children here.
● And a teaser video featuring Whispy Woods in Hoshi no Kirby: Star Allies here.
● A full page magazine advert from Pocket Monsters Crystal taken from Weekly Famitsu posted here.
● And the second promo video from Crayon Shin-chan Gekiatsu! Oden wa ~ Rudo Dai Konran!! here.
● Fire Emblem Heroes saw a new Grand Hero Battle with Lyon: Shadow Prince from Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones begin.
● Miitomo saw the return of the three “A world of swords and sorcery! MiitomoRPG” stages with a number of items including Wandering Warrior Outfit, Well-Used Sword, Mage’s Cowl and Robes and a Magic Staff all pictured here.
● Nintendo Switch Parental Controls has been updated to Version 1.4.1 implementing bug fixes.
● Nintendo Co., Ltd. shares closed the week at ¥48,230 which is the highest end of week price in years!
● Check out the full Switch, 3DS and Wii U eShop charts here and the latest Famitsu Most Wanted here.
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