Nintendo news (April 12): Super Mario Odyssey + VR / Yoiko x Indies

Today’s Nintendo news: additional details about VR content in Super Mario Odyssey, but also…

• Yoiko x Indies
• Nintendo Switch
• Nintendo Labo
• Dragalia Lost

Super Mario Odyssey

Nintendo have shared additional details about VR content in Super Mario Odyssey. There will be a Theatre Mode, allowing players to watch some of the cutscenes in VR (such as the opening cutscene). Unfortunately, it looks like only a selection will be viewable, not all of them.

Here’s a screenshot:

The Software update adding support for the Toy-Con VR Goggle will be released on April 25th/26th.

Source: Nintendo (Twitter)

Yoiko x Indies

It’s been a little while since the last one, but yesterday, Nintendo shared the latest episode of their webshow featuring Yoiko (the comedy duo Shinya Arino of Game Center CX fame is part of). This time, two indie games are showcased: Ultimate Chicken Horse and Stikbold! A Dodgeball Adventure!

Here’s the episode:

By the way, this is Part 1 of this new series, entirely dedicated to indie games on Nintendo Switch. Unfortunately, we don’t know when the next episode will be released!

Nintendo Switch

Here’s the altest commercial for the Nintendo Switch, showcasing Overcooked! 2 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe:

Nintendo Labo

Here’s some footage for Nintendo Labo Toy-Con 04: VR Kit, courtesy of Famitsu:

Dragalia Lost

Here’s the first episode of Yumi Uchiyama and Ayaka Asai’s Dragalia Lost Radio no Oniwa, the latest official webradio program for Dragalia Lost: