Nintendo news (July 23): Splatoon 2 / Fire Emblem Heroes

23 July 2019 Lite_Agent Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp, Fire Emblem Heroes, HAL Laboratory, Intelligent Systems, Kirby, Squid Research Lab

Today’s Nintendo news: various tidbits for Splatoon 2, but also…

Fire Emblem Heroes
Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp
Kirby jewelry

Splatoon 2

The Squid Research Lab have announced that the Shellendorf Institute map will be unavailable from July 28th (5PM PT / 8PM ET) / July 29th (1AM BST / 2AM CEST / 9AM JST) due to renovations. It will re-open sometime on July 31st (most likely July 30th in North America). This is most definitely a sign that the next Software update (Ver. 5.0.0) will be released sometime next week, and that it will include more than just the Splatfest mode for Private Battles.

And in order to celebrate the end of the Splatfests for Splatoon 2, Nintendo have shared a special video looking back at all the Splatfests for the game (English and Japanese versions):

Speaking of Splatoon 2, Nintendo have added some more physical rewards on My Nintendo in Japan:

Towel (400 Platinum Coins)
set 3 posters (300 Platinum Coins)
3 set of stickers (300 Platinum Coins)

Here’s what those rewards look like:

But that’s not all: a special set of Gear is now available as reward on My Nintendo, and not just in Japan:

Japan
- Gray FA-11 Bomber, Brown FA-11 Bomber (100 Platinum Coins)
- Red V-Neck Limited Tee, Green V-Neck Limited Tee (100 Platinum Coins)
North America

Here’s what they look like:

Source: Nintendo / Squid Research Lab (Twitter)

Fire Emblem Heroes

Yesterday, the latest story chapter of Book III in Fire Emblem Heroes finally went live. It’s called Cohort of the Dead, and it got its very own video! Here it is, in English and Japanese:

And here’s the latest Tips & Tricks video, which doubles as a promo video for Fire Emblem: Three Houses, showcasing the characters from the Three Houses Summoning Focus: