Nintendo news (August 23): Astral Chain / The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (manga)

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Today’s Nintendo news: latest Devblog post for Astral Chain, but also…

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (manga)
Luigi’s Mansion 3
Tetris 99
Fire Emblem Heroes
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Astral Chain

The latest Devblog post for Astral Chain is Part 2 of the post about the UI, with words from Kenta Okura (UI Artist) and Ryoko Konami (UI Artist). Click here to check it out!

Here’s an excerpt:

With these new options added, photo mode does more than just take screenshots the way you typically see them. You can add all sorts of artistic touches and tinker to your heart’s content to get that perfect in-game shot. By the way, you’ll start out with a few color filters, but you can unlock more by meeting special conditions throughout the game! Check out the “Orders” section of your Legatus Menu for more details.
When we first decided to add a photo mode to the game, it was just a tool for taking cool screenshots. But as development continued, it took on another role! If you snap a picture of a new character, enemy, or location, their information will be added to the Neuron database for you to browse at your leisure. It’s one way to learn a lot more about the world of ASTRAL CHAIN!

Speaking of Astral Chain, here’s a French web commercial for it:

Astral Chain (Switch) comes out on August 30th worldwide.

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (manga)

Akira Himekawa have announced that Volume 7 of the official The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess manga will be released on August 28th in Japan. Here’s what the cover looks like (featuring a rather serious and determined Link):

Unfortunately, we don’t know when this volume will be released outside Japan just yet.

Source: Akira Himekawa (Twitter)

Luigi’s Mansion 3

Nintendo have once again udpated the official website for Luigi’s Mansion, with Part 6 of the Professor E. Gadd’s Research Journal: Gooigi’s Weakness. Click here to check it out!

Luigi’s Mansion 3 (Switch) comes out on October 31st worldwide.

Tetris 99

Here’s the promo video for the latest Online Event for Tetris 99, which features a Fire Emblem: Three Houses theme:

The 6th Online Event for Tetris 99 runs until August 27th!

Fire Emblem Heroes

Here’s the 3 episodes of Royalty Convenes, a series of anime shorts for Fire Emblem Heroes:

Episode 1: A View from the Throne
Episode 2: Walking with the People
Episode 3: To a Brighter Future

Speaking of Fire Emblem Heroes, it has been announced that an anthology for the official manga will be released on August 26th in Japan. Alongside the 83 4-koma panels already available on the official website, the anthology includes 22 additional panels focusing on Alfonse, the Summoner, and more.

Here’s the cover and a preview page:

Source: Intelligent Systems (Twitter)

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Here’s the recording of the livestream for the Nintendo Live: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – gamescom 2019 Invitational, which was held on August 22nd in Cologne: