Author: Nitchigamer

If the Goomba fears Mario, does Mario have to fear his hat?

An interesting glitch found by Twitter user DefinitivNichtSacha allows Cappy to take down our favourite video game plumber in Odyssey:

I found a glitch in #SuperMarioOdyssey‘s 2 Player-mode that lets Cappy kill Mario when capturing a Piranha Plant. #NintendoSwitch pic.twitter.com/SzM3bMjZEN

— DefinitivNichtSascha (@NichtSascha) November 13, 2017

Simply capture a Piranha Plant after you’ve fed it a rock in two-player mode. After that order Cappy to attack it and it will kill the plant and Mario too! You have to reload to get the good sir back.

It is unlikely Nintendo would willingly kill off its title character, though they haven’t announced a patch as of yet or really even spoken about the issue.

Maybe it’s finally Luigi’s turn to take over?… Or they are currently working on a fix – seems more likely somehow.

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Nintendo has finally acknowledged that admirable tribute to their former CEO and president, the late Satoru Iwata.

In case you weren’t already aware, an emulation of 1984’s NES Golf, along with added motion control support, was surprisingly found to be hidden on every single Nintendo Switch.

If the date on a Switch is set to July 11th, the day in which Iwata passed away, and both Joy-Cons are then used in the “Directly” gesture that Iwata was famous for, NES Golf loads on the system.

Most speculated this was a tribute to Iwata, the game’s chief programmer, who died in 2015 at the age of 55. Fast-forward to now, and for the first time since it was found, Nintendo of America’s president Reggie Fils-Aime has recognised the discovery.

Speaking to Kotaku, Reggie said:

So, two comments on this. It was identified by folks playing around in the firmware. We’ve got nothing officially to announce for that content or what the plans are for that content. So that’s that.

A typical Reggie-response so far then: vague teasing about potential future content. However, he continued:

Certainly anything that pays respect to my friend Mr. Iwata is something that is near and dear to me personally, but in terms of that execution and what it was meant to do or what the plans are, we’ve got nothing to announce.

So while it does indeed seem to be a tribute to Iwata, there appears to be more going on there.

We’d take a guess that a Virtual Console service is being tinkered around with on the Switch and the classic games available for it will have added motion control support – possibly being activated by the “Directly” arm gesture used by Iwata. Or, of course, we could be completely wrong.

Whatever is being worked on, Nintendo is keeping tight-lipped about it, but we’re sure to find out the full details next year.

Team 17 has announced that November 23rd is the release date for Worms W.M.D on the Switch. We told you it would be before Christmas.

Worms W.M.D – Portable Wormy Mayhem

One of the best Worms games in years, Worms W.M.D on the Switch features the following:

• All the campaign missions from the Xbox One and PS4 versions
• All the wacky customisations and extra updates
• That’s including the Liberation campaign and Forts Mode

As you’d hope with the portability side of things, there’s single Joy-Con support, local wireless multiplayer, hot seat, local and online multiplayer.

In terms of new content, you’ll find a Space theme, Mushroom and Tree House forts, three added outfits and three new gravestones.

And it’s coming out at £19.99 ($29.99 USD), meaning it’s a fiver more for that bonus content and portability.

Capcom is finally supporting the Switch – maybe those recent sales have helped things along.

Ace Attorney Switch – It’s Happening

It’s taken quite some time, yes, but in an interview with Jiji, Capcom’s COO has said that the company is indeed developing Switch games aimed at release after April next year.

Curiously, and much to the delight of courtroom and crime fans all over, one of these titles will be an Ace Attorney game:

We don’t know whether this will be a new instalment in the lawyering series, but we can certainly hope so. Ace Attorney 7 would be great, but something a little less exciting like HD remasters of the first games could be the actual reality here. The latter is, of course, a safe way of doing things, and while this writer wouldn’t say no, a brand new Ace Attorney game would be a strong addition to the Switch’s growing library.

As for those other titles, we’d imagine a Resident Evil of some sort is potentially on the cards. Could Resident Evil 7: Biohazard even run on the Switch? If Doom can, we suppose it’s possible. Although a Resident Evil: Revelations 3 would be more welcome at this point. We also wouldn’t rule out Street Fighter V and the Mega Man games either.

Nevertheless, it’s exciting news and we can expect to hear more next year.

D-Pad Studio, (no, not D-pad Joy), has confirmed that indie hit Owlboy will be coming to the Nintendo Switch and other consoles on the 13th February next year.

It’s another sign that the hybrid Switch is fast becoming the newest haven for indie developers and their games. Something we like to see in the industry.

The game will also be released on the PS4 and Xbox One which follows its release on PC last year. The Metroidvania platformer was met with nothing but critical acclaim from critics.

There are also plans for a retail version but nothing has been announced yet. We can’t wait to try it out early next year – what about you?

The Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Nintendo Direct has been and gone. Basically, expect your social life to come to a horrible end.

Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Hours Of Content

Here’s everything we learnt from the flashy new showing of Xenoblade Chronicles 2:

• The story looks to be dramatic, similar to the first game in the Xenoblade series
• The new combat system is extensive with Persona-like elements
• Free day one DLC will add dual audio – a Japanese voice-track
• You can pre-purchase an expansion pass starting today – it costs a princely £26.99
• Support items are coming in December 2017 – expansion pass
• New quests are coming in January 2018 – expansion pass
• There will be a new, rare blade in Spring 2018 – expansion pass
• There’s going to be a challenge battle mode in the Summer of next year – expansion pass
• A brand new story adventure is on its way next Autumn – expansion pass
• Rex’s costume is coming to Breath of the Wild on November 9th via a new side quest for free
• You may pre-purchase the game on the eShop from today

Nintendo Direct Plus New Trailer

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Here’s Link in Rex’s costume:

An exclusive, rather tempting Pro Controller:

And the collector’s edition if you have any money left:

Xenoblade Chronicles 2 will be released worldwide for the Switch on December 1st.