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nintendo next gen transition

During the Q&A portion of its latest financial briefing, Nintendo was asked about how it plans to maneuver to the next generation of hardware.

President Shuntaro Furukawa addressed the topic, and stressed the importance of Nintendo Accounts. With these accounts, Nintendo is “focusing on building long-term relationships with our consumers” The company will also release more games for Switch in the immediate future, and fans will be able to “experience our IP through other non-gaming channels.” The answer also mentioned: “one of our tasks is ensuring the transition to future generations of hardware is as smooth as possible.”


nintendo switch online more in 2022

Nintendo reported its financial results this week, but didn’t have much to say about Nintendo Switch Online. During the Q&A portion of its briefing though, the company provided an update.

President Shuntaro Furukawa noted that “it is important to continuously make the service more compelling through the addition of titles that utilize online gameplay and improvements to the service itself.” He would later say that Nintendo “will continue to expand upon the service and deliver various content throughout the year.”

nintendo switch sports initial sales nintendo president

Nintendo president Shuntaro Furkawa has commented on the initial sales performance of Nintendo Switch Sports, noting that the game is “off to a very good start” worldwide.

Thus far we only know that the game sold nearly 200,000 physical copies in Japan in its first week. The game has since moved 300,000 units in the country as of May 8.

Reverse Collapse Code Name Bakery CG and gameplay trailers

XD and Sunborn Network today unveiled a new CG trailer and gameplay preview for Reverse Collapse: Code Name Bakery, their upcoming tactical RPG.

Starting with the CG video, XD says it “transcends the player into the Reverse Collapse universe, where, Jefuty, the protagonist sets foot on a treacherous journey to survive the war. The animated trailer sheds light on Jefuty’s backstory that undertakes in the depth of winter and introduces the new character, Sugar, who may look amiable and cute in the front, but her spiked tail discloses her actual character in the back, malicious and fierce.”

Sword of the Vagrant debut trailer

Following this week’s news that Sword of the Vagrant is arriving on Switch next month, publisher Rainy Frog and developer O.T.K. Games have come out with a debut trailer. This provides a proper look at the upcoming fantasy action RPG.

As previously mentioned, Sword of the Vagrant is the final name of The Vagrant, which was first made known for Switch in 2020.

The latest expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:

Kirby 64 The Crystal Shards Nintendo Switch Online

Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards will be the next N64 game being made available for Nintendo Switch Online, with Nintendo just announcing that the title is launching next week. Those with an active subscription to the Expansion Pack tier can begin playing the game on May 20, 2022.

Nintendo has been keeping up its tradition of adding one new N64 game to Switch Online each month. This year has seen Banjo-Kazooie, Zelda: Majora’s Mask, F-Zero X, and Mario Golf.

Amazing Superhero Squad

Publisher Sometimes You has announced that it has teamed up with developer Siberian Koala on Amazing Superhero Squad, a superhero corporation sim. The Switch title is slated for release on May 25, 2022.

Here’s an overview of the game with additional details:

Square Keeper

Publisher JanduSoft and developer Studio Kanak have announced that Square Keeper, a card-based puzzle game, is on the way to Switch. It has a confirmed release date of June 9, 2022.

Here’s an overview of Square Keeper, courtesy of JanduSoft:

OPUS: Echo of Starsong - Full Bloom Edition gameplay

A ton of gameplay is available for OPUS: Echo of Starsong – Full Bloom Edition. The title was not only announced for Switch yesterday, but saw a surprise release as well.

You can find some additional information about OPUS: Echo of Starsong – Full Bloom Edition in the following overview:


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