Category: Nintendo News

Back in November, a small avalanche of screenshots was released for the upcoming Super Robot Wars T. Amazingly, today brings even more, and the Nintendo Life office is so overwhelmed by the sheer number of JPEGs flying around that we have no choice but to pass them on to you lovely lot. That okay with you?

In case you’ve missed our previous stories on this one, Super Robot Wars is a tactical RPG franchise from Bandai Namco which features crossovers from a variety of mecha anime series released in Japan (all of which are listed here if you want to know more). But enough waffling, here are those screenshots we promised.

If you want to check out our last round-up of screenshots from November, make sure to head here. You can also see even more screens from today’s release via 4gamer.

In case you’d forgotten, Super Robot Wars T launches on 20th March in Japan; an English-language release has been announced for South East Asia.

Are you excited for this one? Will you be picking up an English-language copy when it arrives on Switch? Tell us in the comments.

PQube and Arc System Works have today released a brand new trailer for BlazBlue: Central Fiction Special Edition. Pre-order bonuses have also been revealed for the physical edition of the game.

If you’re not up to date on this one, BlazBlue: Central Fiction allows players to experience the final chapter of the BlazBlue saga with upwards of 40 hours of gameplay in its story mode, over 30 unique characters to play as, and more than 60 stages. The Switch version comes with all DLC and previous updates as standard, and you can see just a taste of this action in today’s brand new trailer (above).

Those who wish to pre-order the physical edition (which is still sadly only coming to Europe – no North America release, we’re afraid) will receive an exclusive set of six pin badges. The six badges feature some of the series’ most iconic characters: Es, Hazama, Jin Kisaragi, Ragna the Bloodedge, Noel Vermillion and Makoto Nanaya.

It’s worth noting that the offer only applies at participating retailers – which just so happen to be GAME UK, Micromania, World of Game Switzerland, Gameware Austria, and GAME SPAIN – although customers who purchase through RICE Digital will receive an “adorable” Chibi Ragna the Bloodege keyring instead.

The game itself is still scheduled to launch on 8th February in Europe (both digitally and physically) and the day before that on the 7th in North America (digitally only).

Are you looking forward to this one? Will you be pre-ordering the game to get your hands on these goodies? Tell us below.

If you like playing your Switch in tabletop mode, and especially if you like playing Splatoon 2 in tabletop mode, then this upcoming accessory may well be for you.

This officially-licensed release is arriving in Japan on 31st March, complete with an adjustable tilt angle to suit your needs (so much better than the Switch’s own kickstand, then). It can be folded away for travel or storage and you can charge your console while playing thanks to a gap for the charging cable.

Product Feature List:
– Play while charging in angled stand
– Folds up for portability
– Adjustable angle
– Splatoon 2 artwork and design
– Officially Licensed by Nintendo

It’s available to pre-order from Play-Asia as we speak for £12.02 (international shipping is available) and orders are expected to ship on 31st March as mentioned above.

Do you ever play Splatoon in tabletop mode? Do you like the design enough to treat yourself regardless? Let us know in the comments below.

Nintendo has officially announced that a new indie-focused presentation is on the way, and it’s airing tomorrow.

The announcement comes via Nintendo’s European social media accounts (as seen below) telling us that the video will showcase “some of the indie games” arriving on Switch in 2019.

The video will be posted on the Nintendo UK YouTube channel tomorrow, Wednesday 23rd January, at 2pm GMT / 3pm CET (so that’s 6am PST / 9am EST). Naturally, we’ll share the video and cover everything you need to know right here on Nintendo Life, too!

Are you excited? What do you hope to see? Share your wildest predictions with us in the comments below.

Nintendo has today unveiled a number of competitive tournaments scheduled to take place this year with both Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and Splatoon 2 being featured.

North America

First up, in North America, both games will see a series of online qualifying events take place from February. These qualifiers are for the Splatoon 2 North America Inkling Open 2019 and the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate North America Open 2019, with finals for each event taking place at the PAX East video game conference in Boston on 30th March.

You can see the full schedule for these two competitions in the image below, and further details can be found at Nintendo’s official site here.

Europe

Europe is also getting in on the action with a European Smash Ball Team Cup event. In this competition, teams of three will battle it out in best-of-three and best-of-five Stock matches with no items (although the Smash Ball will feature). Match types will consist of 2v2 Smash, Smashdown and 3v3 Squad Strike. Players from United Kingdom & Ireland, France, Germany, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Russia, Netherlands, Belgium, Austria, Switzerland, and The Nordics, (Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden) can take part, with the winning squads from each territory moving on to a final in spring 2019.

Further details surrounding this event are expected to be shared soon from the NintendoUKVS social media channels.

Are you thinking of taking part in some competitive Smash or Splatoon 2 action this year? Let us know if you’ll be keeping an eye on any of these events in the comments below.

Just last week, Nintendo and Kadokawa shared the news that a gorgeous Xenoblade Chronicles 2 art book was set to arrive in Japan. It has now been confirmed that the book’s release has been delayed slightly after the product received an unexpectedly high number of pre-orders.

The news comes via this tweet below from the official Japanese Xenoblade Twitter account. The message states that pre-orders greatly exceeded original predictions, before noting that it will now release on 12th February. Quite a few of you lovely readers mentioned that you’d be ordering a copy for yourself on our last article, so hopefully this will put your mind at ease if it arrives later than expected.

If you missed the news last time, the book – titled ‘Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Official Artworks Alrest Record’ – is set to feature illustrations from the game’s main character designer Masatsugu Saito, as well as extra illustrations from rare blade designer CHOCO. Characters, weapons, rare blades, titans, monsters, objects, and more will all appear. You can see the cover for yourself below.

Back in September last year, we shared the news that Splatoon 2 was set to be featured in a new exhibition in London, UK. Four months in, the exhibition is nearing its end, but Nintendo UK has invited a very special pair of guests to check it out and talk all things Splatoon.

Yes, the game’s producer, Hisashi Nogami, and Head of Software Development at Nintendo, Shinya Takahashi, have joined forces to discuss the title’s development. The pair talk about how the game came into being and why they chose to include it in the new exhibit, all while giving us a little tour of some of the things you can expect to see should you visit.

The exhibition is titled ‘Videogames: Design/Play/Disrupt’, exploring modern gaming and the ways in which games are designed, discussed and played. It’s currently being held at the Victoria and Albert Museum and will be available to visit until 24th February. If you’re interested in attending, tickets are available right here for £18; Nintendo UK is also hosting a competition on Twitter to win tickets for yourself and a friend.

Would you like to check it out? Have you already been lucky enough to go? Let us know in the comments.

Bandai Namco has announced that its recently revealed title SD Gundam G Generation Cross Rays will be headed to Nintendo Switch this year.

The game was seemingly revealed slightly ahead of time earlier this week via a teaser trailer, although no specific platforms had been mentioned at that time. Now, though, those platforms have been fully confirmed and we have an official, six-minute trailer for you up above. If that’s not enough, Bandai Namco Entertainment Southeast Asia has released the following information to get you up to speed:

“The G Generation series saw its 20th anniversary in 2018. The latest work, SD Gundam G Generation Cross Rays, features characters and Mobile Suits from the Mobile Suit Gundam Wing, Mobile Suit Gundam SEED, Mobile Suit Gundam 00, and Mobile Suit Gundam Iron-Blooded Orphans series. The game is slated for release in 2019 for PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, and Steam in Southeast Asia (Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines, and Indonesia).”

The game will have you gathering characters and Suits from various Mobile Suit Gundam series in order to train, develop, and form groups. You can create your very own team through this system and experience the stories of various Gundam series in the process. A full list of the included series has also been released:

☆ = Featured in Scenarios

• ☆ Mobile Suit Gundam Wing
• ☆ New Mobile Report Gundam Wing: Dual Story -G-Unit-
• Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: Battlefield of Pacifists
• Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz -Glory of the Losers-
• ☆ Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz
• ☆ Mobile Suit Gundam SEED
• Mobile Suit Gundam SEED MSV
• ☆ Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Astray
• Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Astray R
• Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Astray B
• ☆ Mobile Suit Gundam SEED X Astray
• ☆ Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny
• Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny MSV
• Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny Astray
• ☆ Mobile Suit Gundam SEED C.E. 73 -Stargazer-
• Mobile Suit Gundam SEED C.E. 73 Astray
• Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Frame Astrays
• Mobile Suit Gundam SEED VS Astray
• Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny Astray R
• Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny Astray B
• ☆ Mobile Suit Gundam 00
• Mobile Suit Gundam 00P
• ☆ Mobile Suit Gundam 00F
• Mobile Suit Gundam 00I
• Mobile Suit Gundam 00V
• Mobile Suit Gundam 00V Senki
• ☆ Mobile Suit Gundam 00 the Movie: A Wakening of the Trailblazer
• Mobile Suit Gundam 00I 2314
• ☆ Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans
• ☆ Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans Gekko
• SD Gundam GX
• G Generation Series

As noted above, the game will launch on Switch (and PlayStation 4 and PC) in 2019 in Japan; a Southeast Asia release will also launch with English text. Gematsu reports that more information is expected to be announced at Taipei Game Show 2019 from 25th – 27th January via a livestream on YouTube.

Do you like what you see in the trailer? Will you be checking out the livestream to learn more about this one? Tell us below.