Nintendo president says no plans for a Switch price increase, talks hardware production
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According to Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa, the company has no plans to increase the price of the Switch.
Furukawa shared that information in an interview with Nikkei. He said that Switch demand is currently outpacing supply, but that doesn’t mean Nintendo will up the price. The company wants to “avoid pricing people out” and “maintain the momentum of our overall business.”
Furukawa’s comments came about while talking about Switch hardware production as well as sales targets. You can read the brief interview below.
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Picross S8 announced
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Jupiter is developing Picross S8 and the game will be released this fall, the company has announced. While not stated explicitly, it’s safe to assume that it will be appearing on Switch like all previous entries in the series.
Picross S came to Switch in September 2017. Since then we’ve seen six additional titles. Jupiter has even created Picross Lord of the Nazarick, Kemon’s Friends Picross, and Picross S Genesis & Master System Edition.
As for Picross S8, more information will be shared in the future. We should have a release date closer to launch.
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Cult of the Lamb launch trailer
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Cult of the Lamb is out on Switch today, and we have a trailer to celebrate. Rather than going for gameplay, the video is animated but still gives an idea of what to expect from the title.
We have more information about Cult of the Lamb in the following overview:
Paper Mario-inspired Flynt Buckler Wakes the Sleepy Castle coming to Switch
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Sleepy Castle Studio has revealed Flynt Buckler Wakes the Sleepy Castle, a new adventure RPG inspired by the Paper Mario series. Currently the project is targeting a Q4 2023 launch on Switch.
Learn more about the game in the overview below:
Metroidvania game Islets heading to Switch this month
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Today, publisher Armor Games Studios and developer Kyle Thompson announced that they’re putting Islets on Switch. Not only that, but we also have a final release date of August 24, 2022.
Islets is a Metroidvania title filled with action adventure gameplay. You’ll take on the role if Iko, a “a brave mouse with ambitions of setting out to explore a sky filled with scattered floating islands and communities isolated from one another after the land was fractured by a mysterious incident many years ago.”
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Open-world RPG Soccer Story announced for Switch
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Publisher No More Robots and developer PanicBarn have unveiled Soccer Story, a comedy open-world RPG about solving puzzles and saving the world with your trusty magic soccer ball. It will debut on Switch later in 2022.
Here’s what’s been shared thus far:
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XEL update out now on Switch (version 1.0.4.4), patch notes
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A new update is here for XEL on Switch with the team having prepared version 1.0.4.4.
After installing the patch, players will have access to a couple of new additions. A slew of bug fixes are included as well.
The full patch notes for XEL’s version 1.0.4.4 update are as follows:
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Nintendo Download – August 11, 2022 (Europe)
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This week’s European Nintendo Downloads are as follows:
Switch Retail
Arcade Paradise
Two Point Campus
Hand-drawn point-and-click adventure game Whateverland coming to Switch
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Caligari Games will release its hand-drawn point-and-click adventure game Whateverland on Switch, the studio confirmed today. A release is planned for late 2022.
“We love the renaissance era of point and click adventures and want to bring back the feeling those games gave us to our audience,” said narrative designer, producer, and studio co-founder Eli Mikeladze. “We’re glad we got such great support from fans of The Great Perhaps and with our Kickstarter and can’t wait to welcome them to the weird world of Whateverland.”
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Turn-based RPG Of Blades & Tails coming to Switch
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Pineapple Works revealed today that it will be publishing Of Blades & Tails, a new game from developer Felix Laukel. The project will land on Switch in 2023.
Of Blades & Tails is a turn-based RPG that’s inspired by games such as Diablo, Tales of Maj’Eyal, and Stoneshard. In it, you play as Reik, a clever member of the tribe of foxes.
