Pikmin 4 pre-order bonus guide
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Pikmin 4 is the latest Switch release from Nintendo, and with the game coming up on its release date, we’re starting up a pre-order bonus guide.
Pikmin 4 is the next entry in the series that’s taken a decade to come to fruition. It features the same sort of strategy gameplay that started on the GameCube and continues on Wii U. You’ll again be growing, plucking, and guiding little creatures who can battle enemies as well. This time around, the Ice Pikmin are being introduced. Also new is the space dog Oatchi who can perform certain actions like carrying Pikmin and players can customize their look with a creator that was recently revealed.
Splatoon 3 announces ice cream-themed Splatfest
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Original (6/21): Nintendo has shared details on the next Splatfest for Splatoon 3. This time around, it’s carrying an ice cream theme.
Nintendo is asking a simple question this time around: is the best flavor vanilla, strawberry, or mint chip? Players will be able to weigh in from July 14 at 5 PM PT / 8 PM ET to July 16 at the same time.
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Japan’s best-selling games on the Switch eShop for the first half of 2023
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Nintendo published a new list today that reveals the best-selling games on the Japanese Switch eShop for the first half of 2023.
What came on top? That’d be The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, of course. Despite coming out in the middle of May, it took the top spot.
There are a few other games worth mentioning. Fire Emblem Engage did well, coming in right behind Zelda. Both volumes of the Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection also placed in the top ten.
Cozy puzzler The Shape of Things releasing on Switch in August
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Hyper Three Studios is putting The Shape of Things on Switch next month, the company has announced. The title is slated for August 31, 2023.
The Shape of Things is a cozy puzzler with a relaxing atmosphere in which players look to solve 3D puzzles inside collectable gachapons by discovering the original shape of objects. The mechanics are inspired by the classic Rubik’s cube puzzler originally invented in 1974 by Hungarian sculptor and professor of architecture Erno Rubik.
Umbraclaw, side-scrolling action adventure from Inti Creates, confirmed for Switch
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Inti Creates announced Umbraclaw a little while back, but while it was initially confirmed for PC, the studio has now revealed that a Switch version is happening as well. A release window has not been determined.
Umbraclaw, a side-scrolling action adventure, stars the house cat Kuon who’s on a mission to return to his master after he dies and finds himself trapped in the Soulplane. Further details can be found in the following overview:
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RPG Safo and the Moon Warriors announced for Switch
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At BitSummit 2023 today, Oink Games announced Safo and the Moon Warriors for Switch. A release window has not yet been determined.
First details can be found in the following overview:
Famitsu software sales (7/3/23 – 7/9/23) – Top 30
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This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
1. [NSW] Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – 17,996 / 1,741,310
2. [PS5] Final Fantasy XVI – 14,109 / 387,899
3. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 9,736 / 5,364,524
4. [NSW] Master Detective Archives: Rain Code – 9,566 / 64,905
5. [NSW] Minecraft – 6,935 / 3,185,782
6. [NSW] Nintendo Switch Sports – 6,247 / 1,120,495
7. [NSW] Splatoon 3 – 5,550 / 4,054,235
8. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – 4,979 / 5,230,148
9. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure – 4,727 / 3,415,119
10. [NSW] Everybody 1-2 Switch – 4,494 / 7,814
Manic Mechanics launch trailer
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4J Studios has issued a new launch trailer for Manic Mechanics tying in with its Switch debut this week. The video offers up a final look at the couch co-op game which was recently revealed in a Nintendo Direct.
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Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical coming to Switch
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Original (6/10): Publisher Humble Games and developer Summerfall Studios today confirmed that they’re putting Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical on Switch. It’ll be out on August 3, 2023.
In the title, players take no the role of Grace in a world where Greek Gods live in hiding among us. Further details can be found below.
Hyper Meteor getting a new Switch version
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Vertex Pop – the studio behind Graceful Explosion Machine and Super Crush KO – is bringing its latest game Hyper Meteor to Switch.
This one first debuted on Playdate, but is coming to Nintendo’s console with new features. Vertex Pop pixel-perfect ported the shooter to the system. The game will have four game modes, local co-op, over 25 palettes, an all-new soundtrack, and more.
