Summary of Latest Nintendo Headlines- Mid-August 2015

Pokkén Tournament

At the Pokémon World Championships (that incidentally is concluding with the Finals Round today), it was revealed that the arcade fighting game Pokkén Tournament will be coming to the Wii U next year in Spring. Also announced was a brand new character for the game—Pikachu Libre, based off of the Cosplay Pikachu from Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. This means that the roster, as of now, contains of Lucario, Machamp, Suicune, Gardevoir, Gengar, Charizard, Blaziken, Weavile, Pikachu, and, of course, Pikachu Libre.

Splatoon

For Splatoon, we had the release of a brand new stage this week—Flounder Heights. But, in addition to that, it was also revealed that the next Splatfest theme will be inspired by Hasbro’s Transformers. It’s Autobots vs. Decepticons! This is an exciting Splatfest for many because it seems to open the doors to many different Spaltfest possibilities in the future featuring other brands. The Splatfest itself will take place on August 28^th for 24 hours starting at 9 p.m. PST.

Believe it or not, that about it raps it up. News has been slow lately, but I’ll be sure to post again soon with another summary of the major Nintendo headlines.

Until Then,

-The Nintendo Nerd

Summary of the Latest Nintendo Headlines-End of July 2015

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and 3DS

The biggest news coming out of Nintendo last week was the reveal of a big Super Smash Bros. update available now that includes Tournament Mode, new stages, and new Mii Fighter Costumes! By purchasing some of the latest DLC, you will now be able to play on the classic N64 Stages Hyrule Castle and Peach’s Castle. Finally, the new Mii Fighter Costumes available for purchase in eShop include outfits of some beloved characters such as King K. Rool, Chrom, Lloyd, Black Knight, and the Flying Man in addition to a few others.

Splatoon

Splatoon is set to receive its long awaited August update on the fifth of next week. In this update are two new modes: Squad Battle and Private Battle. Both of these modes will make it easier for players to join their friends in battle and ensure that they can play on a team with them. The game is also set to receive an increase to its Turf War level cap (from 20 to 50) and an increase to the maximum rank in Ranked  Battle (S and S+). 40 new gear items will also be made available to unlock. Finally, this update will also include two new weapon types: the bucket-like Sloshers and the Splatling. They also released on the official Splatoon U.S. tumblr that the update will come with new music as well.

Additionally, the official tumblr page has also announced that two new weapons will be made available at 7 p.m. PST tonight. These weapons are the Inkbrush Nouveau and the Ranged Blaster. The tumblr page also mentioned last week that the stage Urchin Underpass will be going offline from the 2^nd of August to the 5^th in order to be updated.

From “Squid Research Lab”- The Splatoon U.S. Tumblr

Amiibo

The Dark Pit amiibo is available for purchase today from Best Buy. Additionally, it’s been stated that Animal Crossing will be receiving 400 (whoa!) amiibo cards. Finally, there’s also a rumor circulating that GameStop will be soon hosting an amiibo event in which a special 3-pack of amiibo (rumored to contain R.O.B., Mr. Game & Watch, and Duck Hunt) will be available for purchase.

Additionally, in amiibo related news, it’s been said that 99 amiibo costumes will available in Super Mario Maker ranging from Isabelle to Marth. However, it’s been stated that you might not necessarily need the amiibo in order to unlock the costumes.

That about covers it for now. I’ll be back next week with another news summary much like this one.

Until Then,

The Nintendo Nerd

Link to Splatoon Direct- 5-7-15

Did you miss the Splatoon themed Nintendo Direct today? If so, click here to check it out! This fun Direct was an overview of the game that showed off some new features including a new mode, a new character, new arcade games, and much more!