Submit a news tip



Arcade Archives Phelios gameplay

The Arcade Archives series continued this week with its latest entry, Phelios, and we have new gameplay. Per usual, this stems from Hamster’s live stream this week.

Here’s a quick recap on the title:

PowerWash Simulator gameplay

We have a closer look at the new Switch version of PowerWash Simulator thanks to a bunch of gameplay. Square Enix and FuturLab just shipped the port this week.

If you’re interested in learning more about the title, read the following overview:

This week’s Switch eShop charts are as follows:

More:

NIS America February 2023 Switch eShop sale Disgaea 6

A new NIS America February 2023 Switch eShop sale started up this week with a number of games at their lowest prices ever, including Disgaea 6. Other titles like Mad Rat Dead, the Prinny Presents releases, and Yomawari are featured here.

Below is the full roundup:

Switch Joy-Con class-action lawsuit

A class-action lawsuit for Switch Joy-Con drift has come to close, and the ruling comes in favor of Nintendo.

We had previously reported on the Sanchez et. al. v. Nintendo of America case about a year ago. Originally, it was ruled that two mothers in the case couldn’t proceed with a class action. However, the case continued, and it was ultimately about whether or not kids could sue. According to Axios, Switch comes with an End User License Agreement “which disallows lawsuits and forces aggrieved parties to go into arbitration, but the parents’ lawyers argued the kids were too young to be bound by it.”

More:

Rhapsody Marl Kingdom Chronicles

NIS America has just announced Rhapsody: Marl Kingdom Chronicles for Switch. The collection is due out on the console this summer.

Little Princess: Marl Okoku no Ningyo Hime 2 originally released for the PlayStation in 1999 followed by Tenshi no Present: Marl Okoku Monogatari for the PS2 in 2000. These games have never appeared in the west until now. Only the franchise’s debut entry, Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure, was initially made available in English.

Disgaea 7 English west

Original (1/30): NIS America revealed today that it is working on an English version of Disgaea 7: Vows of the Virtueless for fans in North America and Europe. It will launch this fall.

Disgaea 7 just recently made its debut in Japan. Nippon Ichi Software published the game on January 26, 2023.

Below is an official overview:

Among Us roadmap 2023

Innersloth shared a bunch of information today about what it has planned for Among Us in 2023 as part of a new roadmap.

The developer said the team wants to make the game “an easier, more intuitive experience” with “multiple updates to the UI and UX (user interface and user experience, respectively)”. There are various other plans as well like the addition of map 5, improved matchmaking, and more.

Innersloth is toying around with other things like new roles and Friends List improvements. However, these aspects are not confirmed for 2023.

Here’s the full rundown from Innersloth:

RWBY Arrowfell physical

It was previously announced that Limited Run Games was planning a physical release for RWBY: Arrowfell on Switch, but the company has now shared proper details.

Limited Run Games is going all out with a standard version and a collector’s edition. If you go for the latter, you’ll receive a copy of the game, a challenge coin, poster, the soundtrack, and a Team BRIR acrylic standee (packaged in a box adorned by the rival Huntresses themselves).

The Master's Pupil

Pat Naoum Games has confirmed that its upcoming project The Master’s Pupil will be seeing release on Switch. Right now the team is targeting release this year, but not a specific period beyond that.

The Master’s Pupil is a puzzle adventure game in which players “explore the eye of master artist Claude Monet and experience a unique biographical adventure” as they “help him complete his masterpieces.”


Manage Cookie Settings