eShop news (October 19th, Round 4) – Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity / Where Cards Fall

Today’s Nintendo eShop news: latest trailer for Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity, but also…

• Where Cards Fall
• Minecraft Dungeons
• XIII
• Spellbreak
• Pokémon GO

Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity

Here’s the latest trailer for Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity (English and Japanese versions):

Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity (Switch) comes out on November 20th worldwide.

Where Cards Fall

The Game Band and Snowman have announced a game for the Nintendo Switch: Where Cards Fall, a slice of life story. It will be released in early 2020 in Europe and North America.

Here’s a trailer, some details, and some screenshots for the game:

Where Cards Fall is a slice of life story where you build houses of cards to bring formative memories to life. Create pathways through dreamlike spatial puzzles to navigate the insecurities and emotions of high school and beyond.

Where Cards Fall (Switch – eShop) comes out in early 2020 in Europe and North America.

Source: The Game Band / Snowman PR

Minecraft Dungeons

Here’s the latest Dev Diary video for Minecraft Dungeons, featuring the upcoming Howling Peaks DLC (out in December) and the next free update (out on October 23rd):

This edition of Minecraft Dungeons Diaries gives you a sneak peek of our upcoming free update and Howling Peaks DLC, which includes Apocalypse Plus. Despite the warm and fuzzy name, this adds difficulty levels to your game for those of you who want more of a challenge. The team also walk you through the Season Pass, cross-play, new content, and introduce you to a new adorable mob!

XIII

Microid have announced that the Nintendo Switch version of XIII has been delayed to 2021.

Here’s the latest trailer:

XIII (Switch) comes out in 2021 in Europe and North America.

Spellbreak

Here’s the latest set of pictures for Spellbreak, with screenshots for the upcoming Prologue: The Gathering Storm update (releasing on October 22nd), as well as art for the inevitable Halloween cosmetics:

Source: Proletariat PR

Pokémon GO

Niantic have shared some details about the various Halloween events planned for Pokémon GO this year. First, we have the main event, which runs from October 23rd to November 3rd and features the following:

• Ghost-type Pokémon will be appearing more often in the wild, will be featured in raids, and will be hatching more frequently from Eggs.
• This year, Gengar and Sableye will be wearing costumes! Face off with costumed Gengar in raids and keep an eye out for costumed Sableye in the wild—it may even hatch from an Egg!
• Galarian Yamask will appear in Pokémon GO for the first time! Complete the new Halloween 2020 Special Research, A Spooky Message Unmasked, to help Professor Willow uncover the mysteries surrounding this Pokémon.
• Spiritomb can be encountered by completing certain Field Research tasks and by completing the new Halloween 2020 Special Research story, A Spooky Message Unmasked. If you’re lucky, you may encounter a Shiny one!
• Trainers who completed the Mega Buddy Challenge Timed Research will be able to participate in exclusive Timed Research that will reward Gengar Mega Energy.
• Darkrai will be featured in five-star raids!
• Enjoy Halloween-themed Field Research tasks!
• New avatar items will be available in the Style Shop! Get dressed for Halloween with a Pikachu Mask, Gengar Onesie, Sableye Goggles, Sableye Mask, or Banette Mask! You can also try out the new Spooky Pose!
• Keep those eyes peeled for the Creepy Crate, Boo Bundle, and Pumpkin Pack boxes in the shop!
• Take a snapshot for some spooky surprises!
• 2× Transfer Candy
• 2× Catch Candy

There’s also three additional Halloween-themed events:

• Alolan Marowak Raid Day — On Saturday, October 31, 2020, from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. local time, Alolan Marowak will be appearing more often in raids.
• Catch Mastery: Ghost Day — On Sunday, October 25, 2020, from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. local time, Ghost-type Pokémon will be appearing more often in the wild and there will be event-exclusive Timed Research available to complete. More details here.
• GO Battle League: Halloween Cup — From Monday, October 26, 2020, at 1:00 p.m. PDT (GMT −7) to Tuesday, November 3, 2020, at 1:00 p.m. PST (GMT −8), the Halloween Cup will be live in the GO Battle League. In this format, only Poison-, Bug-, Ghost-, Dark-, and Fairy-type Pokémon with 1500 CP or less will be allowed to participate. You can also earn encounters with costumed Bulbasaur, Charmander, and Squirtle!!

Source: Niantic

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