Nintendo news (May 7): Dillon’s Dead-Heat Breakers / Super Mario Odyssey
Today’s Nintendo news: commercials for Dillon’s Dead-Heat Breakers, but also…
- Super Mario Odyssey
- Nintendo x Random House
- ARMS
- Nintendo Labo
Dillon’s Dead-Heat Breakers
Here’s not one, but two commercials for Dillon’s Dead-Heat Breakers:
Dillon’s Dead-Heat Breakers (3DS) comes out on May 24th in North America, and May 25th in Europe.
Super Mario Odyssey
Today, Nintendo shared some pictures of the storyboard for the opening cutscene in Super Mario Odyssey. Since the developers wanted to leave a strong impression, the game immediately starts with a battle between Mario and Bowser. Right away, the story is off to a (strong) start!
おはようございます！
こちらはオープニングデモの絵コンテです。ゲームを印象づけるため、開始直後からマリオもクッパもアクション全開…！一気に物語が展開する構成にしているんです。 pic.twitter.com/G7FcqRIAoL— スーパーマリオ オデッセイ (@mario_odysseyJP) May 6, 2018
Nintendo x Random House
Last week, Nintendo announced a partnership with Random House Books for Young Readers and Penguin Random House U.K. for a “dynamic range of colouring and activity books for children. In fact, the first two are already available, as they were released in early January:
- Super Mario Official Sticker Book ($12.99), includes stickers
- The Legend of Zelda Official Sticker Book ($12.99), includes stickers
The books are based on famous Nintendo characters and worlds, such as Super Mario, The Legend of Zelda, Splatoon, and Animal Crossing. Here’s two that are releasing this Summer:
- Mario Time! (July 3rd, $9.99), includes mazes, puzzles, trivia, and more
- Link’s Book of Adventure (July 3rd, $9.99), includes mazes, puzzles, trivia, and more
- Splatoon Official Sticker Book (July 24th, $12.99), includes stickers
Here’s what the cover of the Super Mario Official Sticker Book and the Legend of Zelda Official Sticker Book look like:
Source: Nintendo
ARMS
Last week-end, the latest Party Crash event for ARMS took place. This one pit Spring Man vs Ninjara, and it’s Ninjara who won with 52% of wins! Here’s the leaderboards:
Source: Nintendo (Twitter)
Nintendo Labo
Here’s the recording of the segment dedicated to Nintendo Labo from the latest episode of Denjin Getcha:
