Bill & Ted’s Excellent Retro Collection gets surprise release on Switch
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You may recall that Bill & Ted’s Excellent Retro Collection was announced for Switch last June. We haven’t heard a peep about it since then, but as it turns out, you can pick it up right now on the eShop. Limited Run Games just dropped it out of nowhere.
The collection includes Bill & Ted’s Excellent Video Game Adventure and Bill & Ted’s Excellent Portable Adventure. These games came out in 1991 for the NES and Game Boy respectively.
Puzzle game Midnight is Lost appearing on Switch next week
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Publisher QUByte Interactive, in partnership with developer Robotizar Games, today announced plans to release Midnight is Lost on Switch next week. The launch has been penciled in for February 23, 2023.
Midnight is Lost is a puzzle game with Sokoban challenges in which puzzles need to be solved backwards. More information can be found in the following overview:
Hell Pie getting a physical release on Switch
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Super Rare Games, in partnership with Sluggerfly and Headup, today announced a physical version of Hell Pie for Switch.
4,000 copies will be produced in total, split between 2,000 standard editions and 2,000 steelbook editions. The standard version comes with all current content on its cart, a full-color manual, interior artwork, an exclusive sticker, and trading cards. The steelbook edition contains everything we just mentioned plus the stylish steelbook
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Saudi Arabia has just become the largest outside shareholder of Nintendo
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Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund now owns 8.3 percent of Nintendo, making it the largest outside shareholder of the company.
This all started in May 2021 when the PIF obtained 5.01 percent in stock. However, that amount has been increasing quickly throughout 2023. The PIF raised its stake to 6.07 percent in January, and then 7.08 percent just yesterday.
Famitsu software sales (2/6/23 – 2/12/23) – Top 30
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This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
1. [PS5] Hogwarts Legacy – 67,196 / NEW
2. [NSW] Pokemon Scarlet / Violet – 29,019 / 4,836,510
3. [NSW] Splatoon 3 – 13,343 / 3,876,184
4. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 11,807 / 5,153,979
5. [NSW] Minecraft – 7,566 / 3,040,308
6. [NSW] Fire Emblem Engage – 7,267 / 193,187
7. [NSW] Nintendo Switch Sports – 7,127 / 1,001,330
8. [NSW] Mario Party Superstars – 5,155 / 1,175,091
9. [PS5] Gran Turismo 7 – 5,065 / 280,995
10. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – 5,025 / 5,121,897
Metroidvania game Zapling Bygone appearing on Switch in March
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Publisher JanduSoft, along with developer 9FingerGames, has announced the Metroidvania game Zapling Bygone for Switch. It will be available on March 9, 2023.
The main hook of the title is that players take down enemies and steal their abilities by wearing their skulls and absorbing their consciousness into your hive-mind. Further information can be found below.
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Pokemon Scarlet and Violet start distribution for special Garganacl
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Pokemon Scarlet and Pokemon Violet have started up a limited time distribution, which will provide players with a special Garganacl from champion Jiseok Lee.
Lee is a Pokemon VGC player who took home the top prize at the 2023 Pokemon San Diego Regional Championships earlier this year. This also comes in celebration of the Oceania International Championships happening over the weekend.
More: Game Freak, Pokemon Scarlet, Pokemon Violet
Path of Titans update out now, patch notes
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Alderon Games has issued a major update for Path of Titans, its dinosaur survival MMO.
There’s a lot here, but we’ll point out some of the highlights. Three dinosaur meshes, subspecies, and animations for Ceratosaurus, Concavenator, and Metriacanthosaurus have been updated. Also included are combat updates, optimizations, and bug fixes.
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Elderand launch trailer
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Graffiti Games and Mantra have readied a launch trailer for Elderand. The video shows off the gruesome action platformer with RPG elements, which just released on Switch.
Further information can be found in the following overview:
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Atari announces Caverns of Mars: Recharged for Switch
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Original (1/25): Atari is continuing on with its Recharged series of classic games, and has now unveiled Caverns of Mars: Recharged. This one will be on Switch starting March 9, 2023.
Caverns of Mars is a vertical shooter that was originally made for the Atari 8-bit family of home computers. The Recharged version has new content and features like updated visuals and leaderboards.
Here’s an official overview:
