4 |
For the past few years , Nintendo has given a live streamed presentation rather than the traditionalAlso to receive a segment was Pokemon Sun and Moon that highlighted the new features , battle mode and announcing more Pokemon . Pokemon is getting a Battle Royale ( or a Quarter Battle with Cheese if you ’ re using the metric system ) a 4 player free for all that ’ s sure to be a very interesting take on the traditional battle system .
A release date for Pokemon GO has finally been given - late July , according to the site that allows the preordering of the Pokemon GO Plus , an accessory that lets you play the game without using your phone . The game is free to play but there will be premium
|
stage show in one of the E3 halls . This year was no exception , with the main presentation being on the upcoming Legend of Zelda game , now subtitled Breath of the Wild .
Outside of that headline title , what happened ? Well three days of Treehouse coverage gave us a look at dozens of games , Amiib o
content behind a real world paywall and for now it features only the first generation of Pokemon . This is still impressive but no word on when the subsequent generations will be released or if it ’ s one of the microtransaction-locked features .
|
to go with them , hours of gameplay and although no look at a new console , third party support for the NX has already been pledged by two major players in the industry .
Firstly the new games , including the indie titles of Box Box Boy , Severed and Axiom Verge on the 3DS and Wii U - hopefully the start of a plethora of unique and innovative range of games on Nintendo systems . The first is a casual puzzler
challenging players with an assortment of problems that only stacks of up to
4 boxes can solve , while t h e
|
second is an action-RPG featuring a girl and her living sword . Finally , a Metroidvania with interesting modern twists to keep the current generation interesting .
Also announced were some sequels . Firstly Paper Mario Color Splash , a title that looks like a cross between the previous instalment in the series , Sticker Star , and the paint filled Splatoon , which looks promising but left fans clamoring for an HD remake of Thousand Year Door .
The hugely popular Yo-Kai Watch is actually getting two sequels : Bony Spirits and Fleshy Spirits . The Pokémon-esque franchise now having over 350 Poké ... er Yo-Kai to “ befriend ” as you time travel across 60 years to a
Classic Yo-
|
Kai era , ensuring that those ne ' er-do-wells that threaten your world don ’ t erase Yo- Kai Watch Model Zero from the timeline . There are of course , version exclusives in each , toys to pick up Yo-Kai in game and multiple Yo- Kai unlocked by transferring data from the first game .
For the new Nintendo NX you can expect to see ( hopefully from launch ) Bandai Namco , EA , and Take-Two games , all of whom have stated interest in making new titles for the console and porting existing titles over . Expect more on that closer to the launch of the console at some point in 2017 .
|