Sea of Stars “Dawn of Equinox” update announced, patch notes
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September 30: Sabotage Studios today unveiled a major “Dawn of Equinox” update for Sea of Stars, which is bringing local co-op, Mystery Locks for combat, revamped prologue, a new cutscene, difficulty presets, and more. The patch goes live on November 12, 2024.
Overall, the new update includes some of the most requested features and improvements informed by player feedback. Sabotage actually says that the patch makes the RPG the studio’s “fully realized vision” for the game.
Here’s a rull overview of the update:
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Nintendo announces 2024 Black Friday deals
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Black Friday 2024 is almost here (or is already here depending on some retailers), and Nintendo has now offered up a look at some of the deals fans can expect for the holiday season.
First up, beginning November 24, some Nintendo Switch games will be sold at a discount including $20 off the suggested retail price. Best Buy, GameStop, Target, and Walmart will have the following:
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Little Kitty, Big City Nintendo Switch physical release revealed
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A physical release of Little Kitty, Big City on Nintendo Switch has now been revealed. This one comes courtesy of Fangamer.
Retailers are already starting to list the game, including Target. It is currently listed for a March 28, 2025 launch. Other retailers should be taking pre-orders sometime in the near future.
Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom devs on frame rate and menu criticisms
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The developers of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom have responded to a couple of criticisms – namely the game’s frame rate and menu system for echoes.
There are certain parts of the experience in which the frame rate can move between 60 and 30 FPS. In the end though, co-director Tomomi Sano said this was the “best option” available.
Link almost spoke in Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
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According to the developers behind The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, Link came close to speaking in the game.
Series producer Eiji Aonuma shared that information in a recent interview. While the original plan was to have Link speak in Echoes of Wisdom, co-director Satoshi Terada said that it didn’t feel right. Since he hadn’t really spoken in a game before, that also made things difficult. Having Tri as Zelda’s companion is ultimately where things took a shift.
Here’s what Aonuma and Terada shared in the interview, as published by Famitsu:
UK sales for October 2024
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Thanks to GamesIndustry, we have new insight into the UK gaming market for October 2024.
Nintendo has one game in the top ten this month, which is Super Mario Party Jamboree at #9. Also, remember that this is without the company reporting digital data, which means it could have charted higher. Something to note is that sales were up 11 percent over 2018’s Super Mario Party but 4 percent down over 2021’s Mario Party Superstars (based on first two weeks of sales).
Elsewhere, Sonic x Shadow Generations comes in at #10 for a new release. Launch sales were up 150 percent compared to Sonic Superstars, but down 21 percent over the launch of 2022’s Sonic Frontiers.
Pokemon Sun and Moon reveals tons of scrapped features and ideas
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As part of the ongoing information leak from the Game Freak hack, more new details have been revealed regarding scrapped ideas and features for Pokemon Sun and Pokemon Moon. To say that there’s a lot here would be an understatement.
The first feature is about something called “Guardians”. This would have been in places of Z Moves, which were a big hook in Pokemon Sun and Moon. Pokemon would be able to change their type based on the “Miracle Stone” and a “Guardian” avatar would appear next to them with the same type. “Guardians” were also technically planned to be a fifth move.
Different effects were planned on the type. As one example, Electric Guardians make all Pokemon the field super effective to Electric moves while Water Guardians bring down the speed of opposing Pokemon. Players could visit “Miracle Mountain” to receive these stones.
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Donkey Kong Country Returns HD pre-order bonus guide
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Retailers have started to come forward with news about pre-order bonuses for Donkey Kong Country Returns HD on Nintendo Switch. We’ll keep this post updated going forward as any additional items are revealed.
Donkey Kong Country Returns HD will be Nintendo’s first notable release to start off 2025. It’s largely the same game fans who played it on Wii will remember. However, the visuals have been spruced up and all of the additional levels from the 3DS version will be included.
Super Nintendo World’s Donkey Kong Country area opening date set for December in Japan
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The new Donkey Kong Country area at Super Nintendo World in Universal Studios Japan now has an opening date. Today, it was confirmed that the park will be ready to go on December 11, 2024.
The Donkey Kong Country area will connect with the already-available Super Mario Land section. There are various things to see and do here. Aside from the previously-announced mine cart rollercoaster, visitors can play a rhythm-based activity with two other people, scan the “KONG” letters with their Power-Up Band, eat and drink at Jungle Beat Shakes, and purchase exclusive merchandise at the store.
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Super Nintendo World Direct live stream – November 2024
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The November 2024 Super Nintendo World Direct will be starting later today, and we have a live stream for the event. As a reminder, it goes live at 2 PM PT / 5 PM ET / 10 PM in the UK / 11 PM in Europe.
The presentation was announced last night. Coming in at about ten minutes long, the Direct will cover the Donkey Kong Country area at Universal Studios Japan. Nintendo has already set expectations by noting that there will be no game information here.
