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Gekisou! Benza Race - Toilet Shooting Star

Switch has seen some bizarre games over the years, but Gekisou! Benza Race – Toilet Shooting Star could be up there as one of the strangest. Da-soft will be publishing it on the system this month.

Gekisou! Benza Race – Toilet Shooting Star is officially described as a toilet racing title “that lets you experience a toilet revolution.” The game has a number of racers to play as plus a variety of circuits, and customization features. Also included is support for worldwide time trials and two-player multiplayer.

Fuga Melodies of Steel 2 Chapter 1 battle mechanics

CyberConnect2 shared even more details for Fuga: Melodies of Steel 2, this time covering Chapter 1, more characters, battle mechanics. We also have a bunch of footage.

Here’s the full rundown:

Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope demo

Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope has been out for a few months now, but a demo has just been made available. It can be accessed right now on the eShop.

Ubisoft says the demo is comprised with “the prologue and much of the first planet of the game, Beacon Beach”. If you have interest in seeing what the game has to offer, there’s no harm in giving it a download as it’s free.

Kirby's Return to Dreamland Deluxe

The latest Japanese hardware sales from Famitsu are as follows:

Subway Midnight

Subway Midnight, which first debuted in 2021, is now making the jump to Switch. Playism announced today that it picked up the title for publishing and will launch it for Nintendo’s console this month. Look for it on March 16, 2023.

Subway Midnight is a horror adventure game made by Bubby Darkstar. More information can be found in the following overview:

Pokemon Home update 2.1.1

Pokemon Home received another update today, with the app moving up to version 2.1.1.

There are a couple of new additions here. First, data for Online and Friendly Competitions in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet has been added. Also included is the ability to view Pokemon Natures in Battle Data.

The full patch notes for the Pokemon Home version 2.1.1 update are as follows:

Curse of the Dead Gods physical

Limited Run Games today revealed that it’s working on a physical release of Curse of the Dead Gods for Switch. 

Alongside a standard version, there’ll be a Deluxe Edition. The Deluxe Edition contains a double-sided poster, soundtrack, and the game in a premium collector’s box.

A new trailer has come online for the Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope Tower of Doooom DLC, which is the first piece of the game’s season pass. A teaser was previously shown, but we now have a proper look.

As a reminder, the DLC involves Madame Bwahstrella asking Mario, Rabbid Peach, and their friends to clean her multi-dimensional tower and save their old friend Spawny. Included is a new combat game mode in which players take on highly strategic battles as they make their way to the top of the Tower.

Gunman Tales

Ratalaika Games will release FobTi interactive’s action adventure game Gunman Tales on Switch this week, the company has announced. The title is slated for March 3, 2023.

Gunman Tales, which is set in the wild west, is inspired by Amiga Moonstone: A Hard Days Knight and Cabal. Learn more about it below. 

Christ Pratt Mario movie casting

A lot has been made about Chris Pratt voicing Mario in The Super Mario Bros. Movie. As the lead of the film, nailing that character and choosing the right actor for the role is one of the most important aspects of the whole project.

Aaron Horvath, one of the directors on The Super Mario Bros. Movie, recently explained why Pratt landed the role of Mario. He told Total Film magazine that it “made total sense” and he’s “really good at playing a blue-collar hero with a ton of heart.”


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