Angry Video Game Nerd 8-bit announced for Nintendo Switch
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Today, publisher Retroware and developer Mega Cat Studios revealed Angry Video Game Nerd 8-bit. The game will launch for Nintendo Switch in Q2 2025. A NES version is also planned.
Angry Video Game Nerd 8-bit is a side-scrolling action platformer. Players will “battle through frantic platforming levels, defeat classic AVGN bosses, and save all of gaming from a corrupted monstrosity.”
Further details can be found in the following overview:
Captain Blood release date set for May, new trailer
Posted on 10 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop, Videos | 0 comments
A final release date is in for Captain Blood. The game hits Nintendo Switch on May 7, 2025, publisher SNEG and developers Seawolf Studio and General Arcade announced today.
Captain Blood was confirmed for Nintendo Switch last summer. This is the first time we’ve been given any sort of launch window.
More: Captain Blood, General Arcade, Seawolf Studio, Sneg
The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy trailer introduces Hiruko, Tsubasa, Gaku, Kyoshika, Yugamu, Sirei
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A second character trailer has come online for The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy featuring Hiruko, Tsubasa, Gaku, Kyoshika, Yugamu, and Sirei.
Details about each of these characters can be found in the following rundown:
Big Buck Hunter: Ultimate Trophy heading to Nintendo Switch
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Publisher GameMill Entertainment and developer Cradle Games have announced Big Buck Hunter: Ultimate Trophy, which is coming to Nintendo Switch. It will be available on April 11, 2025.
Big Buck Hunter: Ultimate Trophy features 27 Treks and 135 diverse hunting Sites from the arcade game series. The virtual hunting experience has players going on “a globetrotting adventure tracking down Whitetail Deer, Caribou, Gemsbok, and much more”.
Atelier Yumia introduces game systems
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Koei Tecmo just published a new Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories & the Envisioned Land trailer that introduces the game’s various systems.
Field gimmicks such as riding your bike and using your gun are covered here. Fans can also learn more about synthesis, battles, camping, and building.
Windswept on the way to Nintendo Switch
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Windswept, a new project coming from publisher Top Hat Studios and developer WeatherFell, has been confirmed for Nintendo Switch. This one is expected in 2025.
Windswept is a 2D platformer featuring a duck and a turtle. The game features full local co-op with players controlling one of the animals.
Here’s a proper overview with more information:
More: Top Hat Studios, WeatherFell, Windswept
DreadOut Remastered Collection launch trailer
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A launch trailer is now here for DreadOut Remastered Collection. The package features two titles: the original experience and DreadOut: Keepers of the Dark.
Information about both can be found in the following rundown:
Pokemon Unite reveals Galarian Rapidash
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December 28: Galarian Rapidash is the next playable character planned for Pokemon Unite, it’s been announced. The character goes live on January 23, 2025.
This is actually the first appearance of Rapidish in any form. The Pokemon’s regular version is not currently available. The creature originally appeared in the eighth generation of games – specifically Pokemon Sword and Shield.
More: Pokemon Unite, Timi Studio Group
Sonic the Hedgehog 4 movie coming in 2027 [update: March]
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December 19: According to a Variety report, Paramount Pictures will be releasing a Sonic the Hedgehog 4 movie. The film is targeting a Spring 2027 debut.
The Sonic the Hedgehog franchise has proven to be a success for Paramount and SEGA. Its latest addition, Sonic the Hedgehog 3, officially arrives in theaters tomorrow. A spin-off miniseries, Knuckles, also landed on Paramount+ earlier this year.
More: movie, Sonic the Hedgehog
GDC 2025 survey: 8% of devs making Nintendo Switch 2 game
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GDC published its annual State of the Game Industry survey today, and the 2025 edition provides some insight into Nintendo Switch 2.
One of the questions developers were asked was regarding the platforms are being used for their current project. 8 percent responded by saying Nintendo Switch 2. That’s actually the same percentage given in last year’s State of the Game Industry report.
