Nintendo news (Jan. 22) – Splatoon 2: Off The Hook Live / ARMS

Today’s Nintendo news: video of the rehearsals for the Off The Hook Live (Splatoon 2) at Game Party Japan 2019, but also…

• ARMS
• Kirby Star Allies
• Yo-kai Watch 3
• Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
• New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe
• Dragalia Lost

Splatoon 2: Off The Hook Live

Here’s the video of the rehearsals for the Off The Hook Live performance at Game Party Japan 2019, on January 26th (check out this post for all the details about it):

Speaking of Splatoon, here’s a video of Hisashi Nogami and Shinya Takahashi about the creation of the games:

Splatoon features in the Videogames: Design/Play/Disrupt exhibition at the V&A Museum in London. Watch Mr Nogami and Mr Takahashi discuss the making of the game in this video.

ARMS

The latest battle of the Party Crash Bash event for ARMS took place this weekend, and it’s Ninjara who ended up winning against Kid Cobra with 52% of wins. Here’s the full online leaderboards:

Source: Nintendo (Twitter)

Kirby Star Allies

Here’s the latest set of set of concept art for Kirby Star Allies, and more precisely the Heroes in Another Dimension mode:

Source: HAL Laboratory (Twitter)

Yo-kai Watch 3

Here’s the latest video clip for Yo-kai Watch 3:

You’re in for a thriller when the Zombie Night takes over St. Peanutsburg in #YOKAIWATCH 3! 🧟

Whack zombies on the head, ring the Mourning Bell and dispel this dreadful dream. #3DS https://t.co/Qodo5mfIzc pic.twitter.com/9O9EUSohR3

— Nintendo of Europe (@NintendoEurope) January 22, 2019

Yo-kai Watch 3 (3DS) comes out on February 7th in North America.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

This week, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is once again featured in Famitsu magazine. There will be an interview of Hideki Sakamoto, composer of the main theme of the game), and Erina Koga, the singer of the Japanese version of that theme, revealing juicy details and secrets about the song. There will also be a message from Masahiro Sakurai!

Here’s the preview pictures:

The latest issue of Famitsu magazine comes out on Thursday in Japan (effectively Wednesday morning/afternoon in North America and Europe respectively).

Source: Famitsu

New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe

Here’s the recording of the segment dedicated to New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe from the latest episode of Denjin Getcha:

Dragalia Lost

Here’s the second episode of Dragali-janaimon!, the official web program dedicated to Dragalia Lost:

Dragalia Lost (Android, iOS) still does not have a release date outside Japan, the United States, Maccau, Taiwan, and Hong Kong.