Nintendo news (Feb. 2): Fire Emblem Heroes / The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

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Today’s Nintendo news: TV commercial for Fire Emblem Heroes, but also…

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Kirby: Battle Royale
Nintendo Switch: new ways to play
Karaoke Joysound for Nintendo Switch / Wii U
ARMS
Kirby merchandise
NyaNyaNya! Neko Mario Time
World Hobby Fair ’18 Winter
Tool Assisted Speedruns

Fire Emblem Heroes

During yesterday’s meeting with investors, Tatsumi Kimishima explained that Nintendo would start rolling some TV commercials for Fire Emblem Heroes. Today, the first one was uploaded on YouTube, and is apparently already used as pre-roll ad on the platform:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBU4oZgqC_I

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

Earlier this week, Nintendo of America shared a Q&A video for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, where Eiji Aonuma and Hidemaro Fujibayashi answer various questions about the game and the second DLC Pack.

Here it is:

Kirby: Battle Royale

Earlier this week, Nintendo finally revealed the results of the second Global Copy Ability Poll, which are as follows:

Sleep
Yo-Yo
Suplex

Here’s a video and some screenshots for the Sleep Copy Ability, which is now available in Kirby: Battle Royale thanks to the latest Software update (check out this page for more details):

ばばーん！バトデラNEWS！
『カービィバトルデラックス！』で遊べるコピー能力「スリープ」を紹介するよ。「ラストワン投票」で1位だったみたいだけど…寝ながらどうやって戦うの！？
明日2/2から無料アップデートで参戦するよ！
アップデート詳細は公式サイトをチェック！https://t.co/mGi8n2QYJt pic.twitter.com/pXcfwB439B

— 星のカービィ (@Kirby_JP) February 1, 2018

And here’s the latest commercial for the game:

Source: Nintendo (Twitter)

Nintendo Switch: new ways to play

A few days ago, Nintendo revealed Nintendo Labo: a new way to play for the Nintendo Switch, that aims at broadening the audience of the console. But it looks like it’s just the beginning, with even more new ways to play to come. Tatsumi Kimishima explained as much, during a press conference on Wednesday. We don’t know when those will be revealed, though!

Source: Takashi Mochizuki (Twitter)

Karaoke Joysound for Nintendo Switch / Wii U

Heads up, Splatoon fans: the Splatfest song from Pearl and Marina is now available on Karaoke Joysound for Nintendo Switch / Wii U in Japan. You can now sing the song from the comfort of your home, and have your very own Splatfest!

Source: Squid Research Lab (Twitter)

ARMS

Yesterday, Nintendo released a new update for ARMS. This one introduces a new mode called “Tournament Mode”, and if you’re not sure how to access, check out this video from Nintendo:

Hosting or playing in an #ARMS tournament? Good news! The new Tournament Mode will allow you to unlock all ARMS! Here's how to access it. pic.twitter.com/MddOBN3bmo

— Nintendo Versus (@NintendoVS) February 1, 2018