Nintendo Reinstates Pikmin 3 On The Wii U eShop Ahead Of The Switch Release
Update: The game has apparently now reappeared for digital purchase on the Wii U eShop. So, if you haven’t played Pikmin 3 before, this means you still have the option to buy and experience the game in its non-Deluxe, vanilla (and much cheaper) form on the hardware it was originally designed for.
Here at Nintendo Life, that’s what we like to call A Very Good Thing™. Thanks to Dogorilla for the tip!
Original Story (Thu 6th Aug, 2020 01:55 BST): It’s official: Pikmin 3 Deluxe is arriving on the Nintendo Switch this October and will come packed with all of the DLC and even some brand new side story content featuring Olimar and Louie.
What does this mean for the future of Pikmin 3 on the Wii U, though? While we wouldn’t normally be asking a question like this – as discovered by Nintendo Everything, the original version of this game has now been delisted from this particular eShop (this includes the removal of the DLC as well). Yep, it’s gone!
On the Nintendo website, the Wii U game page for Pikmin 3 is there, but there’s no longer a way to purchase the game. If you own a physical copy of this title, you can obviously still play it on your Wii U and if you’ve already bought a digital copy from the system’s eShop, you shouldn’t have any problems downloading the game.
Nintendo has pulled this same move in the past with games like Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze – ahead of ‘Deluxe’ re-releases on Switch (although in saying this, DKC:TF has since returned to the Wii U eShop – at least in Europe – and is available for purchase). Pikmin 3 on Wii U was priced at $19.99 and the Deluxe version is valued at $59.99 on Nintendo’s hybrid system.
Did you manage to grab a digital copy of Pikmin 3 for Wii U before it was pulled? Could this just be a temporary removal? How do you feel about Nintendo taking down games while the Wii U eShop is still up and running? Share your thoughts below.
The latest Nintendo Download update for Europe has arrived, and it’s bringing new games galore to the eShop in your region.As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and comment down below with your potential picks for the week. Enjoy!
Switch Retail eShop – New Releases
Ary and the Secret of Seasons(Modus Games, 1st Sep, £34.99 / €39.99) – Ary and the Secret of Seasons is an award-winning adventure game following a young girl named Aryelle, or Ary, as she journeys across the great world of Valdi. By becoming the Guardian of Winter, Ary gains the ability to manipulate the seasons around her. Ary will learn to control the seasons and use them to defeat enemies, overcome obstacles, and solve complex puzzles on her adventure across Valdi. Long ago, the world of Valdi was threatened by an evil mage.
MX vs ATV All Out(THQ Nordic, 1st Sep, £34.99 / €39.99) – All Terrain, All Vehicles, All You! MX vs ATV All Out is the complete off-road racing and lifestyle experience! Choose between bikes, ATVs, UTVs, refine your rider style at your private compound and blast across massive open worlds to compete head to head in various game modes! The all new Freestyle mode allows you to win with style and crazy stunts! Or go All Out and show your riding skills in Multiplayer!
NBA 2K21(£49.99 / €59.99) – NBA 2K21 is the latest title in the world-renowned, best-selling NBA 2K series, delivering an industry-leading sports video game experience. With extensive improvements upon its best-in-class graphics and gameplay, competitive and community online features, and deep, varied game modes, NBA 2K21 offers one-of-a-kind immersion into all facets of NBA basketball and culture – where Everything is Game.
Awakening of Cthulhu(£9.09 / €10.12) – How can a day go so mad? This is the question that runs on our hero Walter’s mind who is a jobless ex-veteran and suffers from PTSD. On the top all, Cthulhu is rising again from his eternal sleep from the deepest shadows of Earth to bring the apocalypse.
BallzOut(4MB Interactive, 31st Aug, £1.99 / €2.19) – Simple, competitive, and absolutely loads of fun, BallzOut is the Ball flinging/smashing game you have been waiting for. It’s a bit like Lawn Bowls, a bit like Air Hockey and a lot like absolute nonsense. Take it in turns to roll your Ballz into the scoring zone – do you tactically place your Ballz in an area your opponent cannot reach or attempt to smash their Ballz out of the scoring zone? Tough one. Over three rounds and with the help of such powers ups as Big Ballz and Sticky Ballz, can you outwit and outmanoeuvre your opponent to become the BallzOut Champion?
BREAK DOT(£3.19 / €3.64) – ARCADE MODE Try clearing all 20 stages in a row. You can enjoy as speedrun challenge or highest score challenge. The secrets of this world will appear as you move forward . . . Will you reach to the truth? CREATE MODE You can create your own original stage. Changing the colour, the arrangement of items, background, etc. Enjoy with storing locally, or publishing it ONLINE. ONLINE MODE Play stages posted from all around the world. The wide variety of stages may lead to new tales. Press Good! for your favourite stages.
Fantasy Tower Defense(£3.74 / €3.74) – Hurry up! Go back to your castle before rushing enemies arrive there and defend it in the final battle! Customize your tactic depending on enemies you encounter with different towers, special skills and courageous reinforcements. – 20 unique levels which require different strategies – Wide variety of enemies with unique abilities and weaknesses – 5 powerful towers which can be upgraded to be even more destructive – Special skills of towers crucial to accomplish your goal – Long battles which will provide you hours of gameplay – Beautiful, hand made fantasy world – Spectacular boss fights
Good Pizza, Great Pizza(PM Studios, 3rd Sep, £7.59 / €8.42) – Do your best to fulfil pizza orders from customers while making enough money to keep your restaurant open. Upgrade your restaurant with new toppings, decor and kitchen equipment to compete against your pizza rival!
Here Be Dragons(Red Zero Games, 3rd Sep, £10.07 / €11.19) – Here Be Dragons is a satirical turn-based strategy game featuring a unique “living map” graphics, where you lead a group of crazed captains. Christopher Columbus discovered the Americas in 1492. In 10 weeks. With 100 men. With 3 ships. This is a LIE!
Jelly Champs!(Art Games Studio, 3rd Sep, £8.63 / €9.59) – Lead your Jelly Champion to victory! Their movements may look clumsy but don’t be fooled by their appearances, cause they are real fighters! Knock down or eliminate your opponent to win the battle.
Lucah: Born of a Dream(Syndicate Atomic, 3rd Sep, £10.79 / €11.99) – HACK, SLASH, ASCEND. Lucah: Born of a Dream is a harrowing struggle through our worst nightmares. You have been MARKED, cursed to have your inner demons come to life as vicious Nightmares. After awakening a false god, you must atone. Traverse the hellish realm of dreams, endure the nightmare onslaught, and uncover the strength to accept yourself. KEY FEATURES Master a deep combat system that blends ranged and melee-action with rich customization. Explore an atmospheric world of repressed memories and unspeakable feelings. – Read our Lucah: Born of a Dream review
Mask of Mists(Sometimes You, 2nd Sep, £13.49 / €14.99) – In this game, you are a mercenary who was assigned to find a missing person. One of the Archmages of the Academy broke the communication when he was conducting his research in the depths of the Infected Territory. At one time this area had been exposed to the monstrous amount of magic, and it is filled now with creatures of the Abyss. Go on the trail of the missing Archmage and plunge into the atmosphere of an adventure full of magic and dangers! Features: Explore ancient ruins, mysterious caves and abandoned houses; Fight with magical creatures; Collect items and use them to solve puzzles; Create alchemical potions from the magic plants you found; Open the passageway between the worlds and find the legendary artefact!
Office Lovers(£13.49 / €14.99) – A romance game with a female protagonist for those who’d like to experience the thrills of a secretive office romance. You are an employee at Viola, a major corporation in the cosmetics industry. While you’ve been devoting your time to working on new makeup, your own makeup has suffered as a result. Needless to say, love is nowhere in sight.
Panda Jump(£5.99 / €5.99) – Jump your Panda through never-ending challenging levels. Collect Coins as you jump higher to collect powerups and cute Panda characters. Jump on bad guys or just avoid them as you get as high as possible. Fun for the whole family!
Paradise Killer(£12.39 / €15.99) – An island outside of reality. A rogue human civilization hoping to resurrect dead alien gods. A murder behind locked doors. Paradise is an island that regenerates every few millennia. The psychic power that the alien worshipers within release into the universe is meant to feed and eventually resurrect their fallen deities. But this force also attracts undesired interest from demons, who eventually corrupt each island — until a new alternate reality is birthed by the Council.
Perfect Traffic Simulator(Prison Games, 3rd Sep, £5.99 / €6.99) – Imagine the world without drivers. It can’t end well. . . unless you will control them before they start their journey! Take control of each car on the streets and strategize your moves so cars driving on full speed smoothly pass by each other without waiting any second in the traffic! Each scenario will require different approach so please, be careful- with great power comes great responsibility. 30 challenging levels More than 20 different vehicles Realistic physics in all conditionsRandom weather and time of the day Chilling music which will drive you in a great mood
Phoenotopia : Awakening(Cape Cosmic, 3rd Sep, £17.99 / €19.99) – Join Gail, a simple villager, who must heed the call for adventure when a great starship appears in the night sky and abducts all the adults. As the new oldest member of her fragmented community, she must set out to solve this great mystery. Little does she know of the grand adventure before her, the evil lurking in the shadows, and the role she will play in the fight for Earth’s very existence! Features: A narrative-driven single-player adventure filled with charming characters, vibrant towns, and dangerous dungeons. – Read our Phoenotopia : Awakening review
Piffle(Hipster Whale, 2nd Sep, £15.99 / €16.99) – Line up your best shot in this adorable puzzle arcade adventure! Collect an army of cute Piffle Balls to help you clear a mishmash of challenging blocks and obstacles. Why you’ll love Piffle? It’s Chill! Play at your own pace A positively cute and colourful game, filled with crafty characters! Discover fun-filled worlds with hundreds of levels to adventure through Dozens of adorable Piffle Balls to craft and collect! It’s simple to play! Break all the blocks! Just aim your Piffle Balls and releaseBoost your score!
Pocket Circuit(Ultimate Games, 31st Aug, £3.59 / €3.99) – A number of amazing tracks will draw you in for hours. Discover your favourite car from different brands and models. Improve and develop your car, check how easy it is! Join the best drivers in the world and try to win. Fast cars, winding tracks, high power and adrenaline . . . will you be able to finish the Tournament?
Roommates(£15.99 / €15.99) – Play as either rock god Max or book smart Anne as they make their way through the first year of their college experience. Between bitter tenured professors and a ridiculously distracting student body, it’s going to take everything they’ve got just to make it to year two. They’ll share their dorm life with four other tenants as they pick their class load, pick their jobs, and maybe even pick someone to have a little extracurricular fun with. Features: * Play as Anne and romance Dominic, Rakesh, Max and Isabella * Play as Max and romance Sally, Anne, Isabella and Rakesh * Hilarious light comedy writing guaranteed to make you laugh * Life simulation gameplay with full scheduler and stats raising * Original soundtrack by Leetstreet Boys including the main theme “My Name In Lights”
Secret Files 3(Koch Media, 3rd Sep, £13.49 / €14.99) – It is supposed to be the happiest day of Nina’s life: her wedding to Max. But the groom is arrested in front of her eyes under suspicion of terrorism and disappears without a trace. Thus begins our heroine’s greatest adventure to date. Not only does she venture throughout the world, but she also journeys in her dreams. Here she experiences the history of the world; not only events from the past, but also glimpses of what the future holds. What dark secret is concealed behind the number pi? What is at the heart of this millennia-old conspiracy, where even Archimedes and Leonardo da Vinci appear to have been entangled? Who are the mysterious guardians Nina first encountered in the Tunguska region? What started many years ago, now comes to an end. . . Or rather four different ends. The outcome of the story is entirely in your hands!
Solitaire Spider Minimal(£0.91 / €0.99) – Play classic Spider Solitaire with 1/2/4 suits – Beautiful minimalist design, nothing will disturb you from puzzle – View your game stats on Statistics screen – Progress saving, pause game anytime – Play with touch screen, Joy-Con™ or Nintendo Switch Pro Controller – Relaxing music
Spellbreak(Free) – Spellbreak is a multiplayer action-spellcasting game where you unleash your inner battlemage. Master elemental magic to fit your playstyle and cast powerful spell combinations to dominate other players across the Hollow Lands. Unleash your inner battlemage in Spellbreak.
Spinch(Akupara Games, 3rd Sep, £10.16 / €11.24) – Enter into a world thick with bubbling psychedelia. Descend deep into a new ecology teeming with multiple pathways, luminous levels, and complex obstacles. Transcend the material realm and assume your true form as Spinch, a hyper-agile organism consumed by the quest to rescue its litter of missing offspring from an endless invasion of misshapen and malformed offbeats and oddities. Bringing back old school difficulty, Spinch will have you replaying sections until you master your timing and reflexes.
Under the Jolly Roger(HeroCraft, 3rd Sep, £16.19 / €17.99) – Under the Jolly Roger is offering an ultimate ability to free roam three vast worlds filled with dozens of colonies and forts, hundreds of quests, and countless ships to plunder. You can trade, fight, explore on your own, or call friends to do the same together! Set your foot on the land to plunder it! Game features: – Limitless sailing in real-time – use Global Map only if you want to! – A system of levelling your pirates, let them grow from sailor boys to skilled old salts! – Hundreds of quests
Switch eShop – Demos
DLC / Add-On Content
Nintendo Switch games with new DLC this week:
So that’s your lot for this week’s Nintendo Download. Go on, be a sport and drop a vote in the poll above, and comment below with your hot picks!
Super Mario Galaxy For Switch To Use Touch Controls In Handheld Mode
Nintendo surprise-announced the long-rumored Super Mario 3D All-Stars recently: a Switch compilation of Super Mario 64, Super Mario Sunshine, and Super Mario Galaxy. While it's easy enough to see how Mario 64 and Sunshine would map to a Switch control scheme, Galaxy on the Wii made heavy use of pointer functionality. So how does that map onto a handheld hybrid?
In a statement to Polygon, Nintendo clarified that in TV or tabletop modes, you'll need to use the Joy-Con controllers for pointer functionality. But if you switch to handheld mode, with the Joy-Con controllers attached to the screen, that functionality will use the touch screen instead.
The pointer in Super Mario Galaxy was used to fire star bits, and a second player could help Mario in co-op by using the cursor to perform some of the same functions. That functionality will still be available, even on the Switch Lite, though Nintendo notes that you'll have to use separate Joy-Cons for that. According to the trailer, to play in co-op each player will just need one Joy-Con. All-Stars will also support the Pro controller.
Apple closes above $2T the day after tech industry sell-off
Apple on Friday regained a market valuation above $2 trillion after briefly losing it Thursday in a large-scale tech industry stock sell-off.
The AAPL share price closed at $120.96 at end of trading, up 0.066% on the day. Apple’s stock price hit a low of $111.17 in intra-day trading on Sept. 4, representing a 7.44% bleed since trading began.
Apple’s reclaiming of a $2 trillion valuation comes the day after it bled nearly $180 billion in market capitalization. On Thursday, Apple’s share price was down nearly 8% in intra-day trading amid a broad sell-off of tech stocks. It marked the worst day of trading for technology stocks since a coronavirus plunge in March, in which Apple saw a 12.5% drop.
According to MarketWatch, Apple’s plunge was the worst one-day loss in value for any company ever. Tech stocks led the self-off, and all three major indices showed major losses across other segments.
The dip Thursday follows several months of steady growth for the Cupertino tech company and several quarters of better-than-expected earnings. Apple became the first U.S. company to hit a $2 trillion valuation on Aug. 19, 2020. Apple’s share price is still up nearly 113% since a coronavirus-sparked low on March 23.
Apple’s current share price has been readjusted due to the recently completed four-for-one stock split on Aug. 31. The split gave each shareholder three additional shares for every one held, each at 25% of their original value.
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This Week at Bungie – 9/3/20
This week at Bungie, it’s time to go get your titles.
We are well into the final week of Solstice of Heroes. Finish upgrading your armor before the event ends with the weekly reset on September 8. If you still need time to finish any of the objectives required to unlock the white glows, you can continue to knock those out even after the event is over.
Last week, we began to serve up new information on Stasis, starting with a new trailer. This week, we dug deeper into the Warlock Shadebinder and Titan Behemoth subclasses. There’s lots of good info in there about how Stasis is going to shake up combat in Destiny this fall. You may be wondering “What about Hunters?” Don’t worry – we are saving the best for last and you can read more about the Hunter Revenant subclass on September 8.
[Editor’s Note: Hey, Guardians. DeeJ here. Hunters may be last but they are not the best. We all know that all Guardians are created equal, assuming they are Warlocks.]
Triumphs Evolved
A few weeks ago, we shared more details about the Destiny Content Vault (DCV). We mentioned that you should start finishing off any Triumphs associated with content that is going into the Vault, but we didn’t go into details on how Seals and Titles would be affected. Separate from the DCV, we have plans to rework Triumphs all up and the Destiny Dev Team is here to share what they have planned.
Destiny Dev Team: Hello Destiny Community! We’re sure you’ve a ton of questions about Triumphs, particularity what happens to Triumphs once the content associated with them goes into the Destiny Content Vault. We’re updating how Triumphs will work going forward and want to walk you through how everything will look starting on November 10.
First, the goals!
Provide pursuits for all players.
Provide seasonal pursuits that match each Season of Destiny.
Provide destination pursuits for each new destination in Destiny.
Ensure everyone can show off their accomplishments.
Make all Triumphs have a score.
Make sure it’s clear what happens when content goes into the DCV.
Hopefully this write-up will answer your questions and lead to more discussion going forward.
An Evolving World
We touched on this subject the last time we talked to you about Triumphs. It’s critical to us that there are challenging Triumphs each Season and that only the most dedicated among you earn them all and hit the max score. (Here’s looking at you, iLulu.) At the same time, it’s also important that even the freshest Kinderguardian has the same chance to climb that mountain, no matter when they join the Destiny Community. Given, of course, that they put in the time and dedication for the content available to them.
For Shadowkeep and the base Destiny 2 experience, we tried to do this by combing through each Triumph individually, looking to see if it was still achievable, and then taking the score away from any Triumph that could no longer be earned. While it achieved most of our goals, it didn’t give you the ability to plan your attack to earn absolutely everything you wanted to and there wasn’t a good predictor on when things would go away.
For us to hit our goals, we knew that we needed to make some changes with how we are delivering Triumphs to players.
An Evolving Set of Triumphs for an Evolving World
What are we going to do?
Reorganize Triumphs to make them more compatible with our evolving world.
Create a Career Score that that represents the totality of what you’ve done in Destiny 2.
Create an Active Score, for the things that can be done now in the live game.
Focus our generic Triumphs into a leaner lifetime set, that covers the basics of being a Guardian.
Organize the rest of Triumphs around Seasons and destinations.
Track the history of what you’ve done as Legacy Triumphs.
Beyond Light will include a set of Triumphs that targets this year’s destination, Europa.
These Triumphs all have score.
They include the content on the destination (story missions, strikes, raid, Lost Sectors, and, yes, even some secrets).
There will be a Set of Triumphs that targets Season 12’s content.
The Triumphs will all have score.
We like the pattern of rewarding Seasonal currency for completing these Triumphs, and will continue to do so.
These Triumphs will stick around for as long as the Seasonal content does.
While active, seasonal Triumph score will still contribute to your active score.
When the Seasonal content is no longer available, the Seasonal set moves under Legacy Triumphs.
They no longer contribute to your Active Score.
They will still contribute to your Career Score.
The Lifetime set will be about teaching players all the things you can do in Destiny.
These will mostly target new players as they join our ranks.
They will focus on helping players explore Destiny’s sandbox and game modes.
If new systems are added to the game, this pool will grow.
(Sharp eyes will notice that we’ve moved Medals, Catalysts, and Lore off into their own sections, but more on that later.)
You keep saying ‘Legacy Triumphs.’ What is that?
For this year:
In game, we’ll remember your total Triumph score and display it on the updated Triumphs screen.
In game, we’ll remember every Triumph that contributed to a Seal and display them under Legacy Triumphs.
In game, we’ll let you browse through the Seals under Legacy Triumphs.
You’ll be able to equip the Titles you’ve earned going forward.
We’ll have a demonstration set targeting the Leviathan that shows how this works.
We’ve stored the completion state of every Triumph you’ve finished (or not) even for Triumphs no longer displayed in game. Work is ongoing to flesh out the categories those Triumphs live in.
Going forward, when content moves to the Destiny Content Vault, Triumph sets that are no longer earnable will become Legacy Triumphs.
Legacy Triumphs will contribute to your Career Score, but not your Active Score.
What about the things that can still be earned after November 10?
We’ll break out the Luna, Dreaming City, Tangled Shore, EDZ, and Nessus Triumphs into their own destination sets, and keep them available and contributing to your Active Triumph score.
We’ll move your progress into any Triumph that still exists.
In some cases, we’ve reduced the size of the Triumph sets to make this easier to understand for new players (Gambit, Crucible, Vanguard).
In other cases, we’ve increased the size of the set and added rewards (Lifetime set).
Does this mean some Seals may no longer be earnable?
Yes. With a bunch of content going into the DCV, there are Seals and their corresponding Titles that will no longer be earnable when Beyond Light is released.
Earnable in Beyond Light:
Crucible – Unbroken
Gambit – Dredgen
Flawless – Flawless
Conqueror – Conqueror
Shadowkeep – Harbinger
Garden of Salvation – Enlightened
The Dreaming City – Cursebreaker
The Last Wish – Rivensbane
Beyond Light – [redacted]
Season 12 – [redacted]
[redacted]
Moved to Legacy in Beyond Light (and no longer earnable):
A Shadow Rises – Shadow
Reckoner – Reckoner
Black Armory – Blacksmith
Destinations – Wayfarer
Lore – Chronicler
Season 5 through Season 11 titles
What were you saying about medals, catalysts, and lore moving?
Medals and catalysts will now have their own sections to make them more visible and easier to keep track of.
Lore will also have its own section and a brand-new UI to show off the book covers and improve the reading experience.
All lore up through Season of Arrivals will be available to all players. The game will still show how many of the pages you earned, but everyone will be able to read everything now.
So if you want to see X out of X pages earned – go earn any missing lore pages before the end of the season as well.
New lore will be unlocked through Triumphs going forward and eventually made available to everyone when they become Legacy Triumphs.
Well, there you go. We know it’s a lot to absorb, but we think this moves us much closer to our goals of providing interesting and compelling pursuits Season over Season and year over year, while letting everyone participate. Please share any questions or feedback you have on the new Triumph plan in all the usual places.
Iron Banner
Lord Saladin returns to the Tower once again next week, encouraging Guardians to don their most powerful gear and show their might. Powerful rewards await for all who enter Iron Banner.
Iron Banner and Bonus Valor
Begins: 10 AM PDT on September 8
Ends: 10 AM PDT on September 15
Just in case you have recently joined us or just need a refresher, Iron Banner is a weeklong Crucible event with a specialized version of Control. If you can capture all three zones you will create a Power Play, allowing for your team to hunt your enemies who will be locked out from capturing zones for a period. Here is a look at some of the weapons and armor available to earn during the event.
Better, Faster, Transfer
Have you ever been trying to pull a specific weapon from your vault in the middle of a strike and had to wait precious seconds for it to trasmat into your inventory? With the latest improvements transferring items with the companion app or third-party apps is now roughly 10x faster than before! If you don’t know what I’m talking about, go download the Destiny 2 Companion App on the App Store or Google Play Store.
For those of you who are curious about the technical underpinnings, the BNet team has refactored the way that key components of the API flow are processed on the backend and removed affinization requirements from API features. This allowed a new approach to load-balancing and accommodating a major behavior change in Chrome where v84+ installs no longer respected same-site cookies. Transfer Item is the first function to be revised to take advantage of this. Look forward to significant new features from the API team as part of this work.
Title Bout
This is their report.
UPDATE 2.9.2
On Tuesday, September 8, Update 2.9.2 will be available to players. Below is a timeline of Destiny 2 maintenance for Update 2.9.2:
9 AM PDT (1600 UTC): Destiny 2 service maintenance begins.
9:45 AM PDT (1645 UTC): Destiny 2 is taken offline on all platforms.
10 AM PDT (1700 UTC): Destiny 2 Update 2.9.2 begins rolling out across all platforms and regions. Players will be able to log back into Destiny 2 at 10:01 AM PDT.
10:01 AM PDT (1701 UTC): Destiny 2 is back online on all platforms.
12 PM PDT (1900 UTC): Destiny 2 service maintenance concludes.
SEALED
With the start of Year 4 on November 10, certain Seals and their associated Titles will no longer be available to earn. Players will need to be sure to unlock and equip the following Titles before this date to guarantee that the completions are recorded on their accounts:
A Shadow Rises – Shadow
Reckoner – Reckoner
Black Armory – Blacksmith
Destinations – Wayfarer
Lore – Chronicler
Arrivals – Forerunner
SOLSTICE BRIGHT DUST
Players impacted by the Week 2 Solstice of Heroes bounties issue were granted their missing Bright Dust on Monday, August 31. However, there was a delay in the accompanying in-game message for many players. Players who see this message will have already had their missing Bright Dust added to their account.
KNOWN ISSUES
While we continue investigating various known issues, here is a list of the latest issues that were reported to us in our #Help Forum:
Player can’t type Korean Hangul characters into the game chat.
The Light and Dark Solstice weekly bounty says it requires elemental final blows in Gambit, when it actually requires elemental final blows against opposing Guardians in Gambit.
The Omega Mechanos Hunter Mask is missing its gold accents.
For a full list of emergent issues in Destiny 2, players can review our Known Issues article. Players who observe other issues should report them to our #Help forum.
Liquid Butter Faucet
It’s time for Movie of the Week. This is your chance to show off. Big plays, musical prowess, shot-for-shot remakes of famous films, the choices are endless. Just create a cool video and post it where we can see it. These Guardians did.
Movie of The Week: Encounter
Honorable Mention: Legacy
Remember to post a link to your Bungie.net profile in your video’s description if you won. We will send out a special emblem as a reward.
Have you finished your Majestic and Magnificent sets yet? You still have a few days to wrap up and Solstice of Heroes related tasks before the summer event comes to a close. I got my purple glows on because I’m almost always rocking Nightstalker. That may change soon because that Revenant subclass is looking hot… err... cold.
Right now, it’s mostly because everyone wants to know how motion controls in this game work on the Nintendo Switch across docked, tabletop and handheld play.
Polygon reached out to an official Nintendo representative, who shared a few extra details:
“Super Mario Galaxy is supported in TV, Tabletop and Handheld Modes. In TV and Tabletop modes, motion controls are required for pointer functionality. In Handheld Mode, pointer functionality has been adapted to use Touch Screen.”
Nintendo confirmed to the same source All-Stars would support the Switch Pro Controller. The official game page also provides some basic information about the motion controls and pointer functionality in Galaxy:
Gently shake a Joy-Con™ controller to activate Mario’s Spin ability or pass a Joy-Con controller to a friend for some extra help in Co-Star Mode.
Are you looking forward to revisiting this 2007 Wii title when All-Stars releases later this month? Tell us down below.
The biggest announcement of the recent Super Mario Bros. 35th Anniversary Direct was the reveal of Super Mario 3D All-Stars. As this is a collection, of three old games, obviously we’re curious to know how they’ll look on modern displays.
Japanese website Games Talk has rounded up the resolutions of all three in both docked and handheld mode. Super Mario 64 obviously has the lowest display, while both Super Mario Sunshine and Super Mario Galaxy run at 1080p docked.
Super Mario 64 Docked mode: 960 × 720 pixels, Handheld mode: 960 × 720 pixels
Super Mario Sunshine Docked mode: 1920 × 1080 pixels, Handheld mode: 1280 × 720 pixels
Super Mario Galaxy Docked mode: Up to 1920 x 1080 pixels, Handheld mode: Up to 1280 x 720 pixels
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