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Super Mario Bros. Wonder freedom

One of the big concepts we’ve been hearing about with Super Mario Bros. Wonder is player freedom. However, it turns out that this applied to the actual development as well.

Speaking with Rolling Stone, producer Takashi Tezuka said that this time around, they “really wanted to give the designers more freedom than we would have in the past.”

A new month started up this past week. Now that we’re in October, we want to know what you’ve been playing.

Have you gotten your hands on the recently-released Detective Pikachu Returns? How about other games like Borderlands 3, Wargroove 2, or Disgaea 7? No matter the case, let us know in the comments below.

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Satoru Iwata Pokemon Gold and Silver

Although it’s known that late Nintendo president Satoru Iwata worked on Pokemon Gold and Silver, there have been some inaccurate reports regarding his actual contributions. While some have claimed that he helped make both Johto and Kanto fit on a single cartridge, it turns out that wasn’t the case.

Did You Know Gaming relays that Satoru Iwata did indeed write up an an algorithm for Pokemon Gold and Silver, but it was about speed – not size. Iwata’s code saves a fraction of a second at the start of battles, when Pokemon come out, and more. Essentially it all adds up to faster load times. Interestingly, the algorithm was a tweaked version of what was used in EarthBound and other titles from HAL Laboratory.

Abomi Nation gameplay

A new wave of gameplay has come in for Abomi Nation. We just saw it on Switch with Dangen Entertainment and Orange Pylon Games bringing it to the platform.

Learn more about the casual monster-taming roguelite in the following overview:

SpyxAnya Opreation Memories

Original (9/14): During today’s Nintendo Direct, Bandai Namco announced SpyxAnya Operation Memories for Switch. It will launch in 2024.

SpyxAnya Operation Memories is based on the popular manga and anime and has players controlling the loveable yet mischievous Anya Forger, an orphan with telepathic abilities who was adopted by Loid Forger. First details are included in the following overview:

Super Dungeon Designer

You can add Super Dungeon Designer to the list of Kickstarter success stories as Squish Studios managed to raise funds for the project. Just a bit before the campaign ended, it crossed the $15,000 mark – and met the funding goal in the process.

Super Dungeon Designer is planned to launch on Switch in the future. As the title implies, you’ll be able to create your own dungeons with action adventure gameplay that can be experienced alone or with others. Then when you’re done, you can share them online.

Cassette Beasts update 1.5

Cassette Beasts received its latest update this week, with the game moving up to version 1.5. Full patch notes are available.

The new update comes with some additions particularly for quality of life – things like a color-blind accessibility option, new filter options for the sticker inventory, and more. That’s along with some other changes and bug fixes.

Silent Hope gameplay

With XSEED and Marvelous bringing Silent Hope to Switch, we now have gameplay from the final launch version. A half hour of footage highlights the isometric dungeon crawler.

Learn more about it in the following overview:

Disgaea 7: Vows of the Virtueless gameplay

NIS America just launched Disgaea 7: Vows of the Virtueless on Switch in the west, and if you’re interested in getting a closer look, we have gameplay from the final release. Over a half hour of footage has dropped.

Everything you need to know about the game can be found in the following overview:

This week’s Switch eShop charts are as follows:

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