Night Striker Gear announced for Nintendo Switch
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Today, M2 revealed that it’s working on Night Striker Gear for Nintendo Switch. It will be available later in 2025.
Night Striker Gear is a retro 3D shoot ’em up game. It also acts as a follow-up to the Taito-developed Night Striker, which originally debuted in 1989.
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Zelda: A Link to the Past dev got “PTSD or something” from debugging and testing phase
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The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past left an indelible memory on former Nintendo designer Takaya Imamura, but perhaps not in the way that he would have wanted.
Imamura was reflecting on his work in the latest issue of EDGE. Halfway through the project, Nintendo called him in to work on the game and make bosses. That wasn’t his only role though as he was extensively involved with the testing phase. This is a bit of a shame as he was hoping to experience the game as a player.
Nintendo considering various factors for Switch 2 price, Switch 1 cost staying the same
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Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa recently weighed in on the price of Switch 2 – which as of now has not been announced – as well as the status of Switch 1.
During the Q&A session of the company’s financial results briefing, one investor brought up the current situation with inflation and exchange rates. Furukawa acknowledged that there’s been a big change here since Nintendo Switch 1 arrived in 2017 and noted that the company will “need to consider the affordable prices that customers expect from Nintendo products.”
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Nintendo president on the future of Switch 1 games
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During Nintendo’s financial results briefing Q&A this week, president Shuntaro Furukawa shared a few words about what to expect in the future with Switch 1 games.
While the company’s new console was announced last month and is coming later in the year, its current system won’t be abandoned immediately. Donkey Kong Country Returns HD launched not too long ago and we know that at least a few other titles are in the works 2025. However, Nintendo Switch 2 will need its own games, which requires development resources.
Japan’s best-selling games of January 2025
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New data provided by Famitsu gives us a look at Japan’s best-selling games of January 2025.
Although we did see the launch of Donkey Kong Country Returns HD, it settles for second place. Super Mario Party Jamboree, which has been dominant since November, continues its run at the top.
Marchen Maze is this week’s Arcade Archives game on Nintendo Switch
Posted on 3 months ago by Dawn in News, Switch eShop | 0 comments
Another Arcade Archives game is about to drop on Nintendo Switch, with Marchen Maze due to release worldwide tomorrow, February 6.
Marchen Maze is an action game originally released by Namco in 1988. In the game players will take on the role as Alice as she journey through various fantasy realms to save them from the evil Queen.
Check out a trailer for the game below:
Announcement trailer
Arcade Archives Marchen Maze will cost $7.99 / €6.99 / £6.29 on the Nintendo eShop. You can find coverage of past games in the series here.
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Famitsu review scores – February 5, 2025
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F-Zero 99 version 1.5.6 update out now, patch notes
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F-Zero 99 just received its latest update with Nintendo starting distribution of version 1.5.6.
A number of past patches have included new content. While that isn’t the case here, a number of fixes have been implemented. Nintendo also highlights that it eliminated shortcuts that took advantage of a bug.
Below is a full overview of the update:
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Sonic Wings Reunion announced for Nintendo Switch
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November 8: Today, Success Corporation unveiled Sonic Wings Reunion. The game launches for Nintendo Switch in Japan on May 29, 2025. Aside from Japan, it will support English, French, German, Portuguese, Japanese, Traditional Chinese, and Simplified Chinese language options.
Sonic Wings Reunion marks the newest entry in the Aero Fighters shoot ’em up series. This is the first new game in 26 years and some of the original developers are involved.
EA says EA Sports FC and Madden may “find real energy” on Nintendo Switch 2, MySims: Cozy Bundle sold “well ahead of our expectations”
Posted on 4 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
During a financial call today, EA CEO Andrew Wilson shared some general thoughts about Nintendo Switch 2 and also interesting insight into the sales of MySims: Cozy Bundle.
As for the new console, Wilson said that it’s “had franchises perform very well on Nintendo platforms.” EA Sports FC and Madden were two series singled out as series that could “find real energy on the platform”. Madden never actually appeared on the current Nintendo Switch.
