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Sail Forth update 1.6 Before the Wind

A significant “Before the Wind” update came to Sail Forth this week, which is also version 1.6.

The update “contains a wide variety of features and improvements that are focused around both responding to community feedback and better integrating the recently added open world design with the rest of the game.” Highlights include a combined and improved map screen, a new spyglass item, persistent NPC ships which inhabit the world, and an expanded world map and new bosses for the Maelstrom DLC.

The full rundown is as follows:

The Art of Cuphead Delicious Last Course

We want to give you a heads up about The Art of Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course, which is brand new for the game’s DLC. Dark Horse just published the book this week and it went a bit under the radar.

The Art of Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course is filled to the brim with behind-the-scenes content for the DLC. Fans will find early concepts, production work, and unused ideas. The book has nearly 300 pages pour over.

Momotaro Dentetsu Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban English

October 4: For the first time, Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban is getting an English release. This is part of a newly-revealed Asia Edition that Konami revealed today.

Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban Asia Edition launches on December 12, 2024. Aside from English, it will carry support for Japanese, Traditional Chinese, and Simplified Chinese.

Tobla Divine Path trailer

Tying in with the Nintendo Switch launch of Tobla: The Divine Path, a new launch trailer has been made available. It’s a final look at the first-person puzzle adventure experience from Rokaplay and Nementic Games.

We’ve got some information about it in the following overview:

Warner Bros. has made a bit of a change with Batman: Arkham Trilogy on Nintendo Switch as all three games are now available individually.

Batman: Arkham Trilogy first appeared on the console nearly a year ago. But only until recently, the whole package was sold together. Players were forced to pick up Arkham Asylum, Arkham City, and Arkham Knight as a bundle.

Metal Slug Tactics gameplay

New gameplay has been released showing gameplay of Metal Slug Tactics specifically running on Switch. We’ve got a look at the prologue, tutorial mission, a trio of missions, and more.

Get caught up on everything you need to know in the following overview:

The latest Nintendo Switch eShop charts for the week of November 9, 2024 are as follows:

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Shigeru Miyamoto genius

All sorts of questions are brought up during Nintendo’s financial results briefing Q&A, and this week one investor brought up how he believes Shigeru Miyamoto is able to produce hit games because he’s a genius. Miyamoto was also asked about what he discusses during a talk to new employees every year.

Miyamoto began his response by saying that he doesn’t think he’s a “genius”, but instead feels he’s “quite ordinary.” As for his talk, it’s intended to teach developers that “game design is about planning” and “about observing the world around us and figuring out how to assemble those elements into an engaging video game.”

Miyamoto said the following:

Nintendo development costs

During Nintendo’s financial results briefing and Corporate Management Policy Briefing this week, the company was asked about rising development costs, which has become a bit of an issue within the games industry. A few people weighed in here – namely Shigeru Miyamoto, senior managing executive officer Shinya Takahashi, senior executive officer Ko Shiota, and president Shuntaro Furukawa.

A few different things were shared here, and they were all quite interesting. Miyamoto started out by talking about how Nintendo’s “research and development expenses have been increasing each year.” At the same time, he stressed that what the company creates is more important than development costs.


Drova Forsaken Kin updates

Following the launch of Drova: Forsaken Kin, Deck13 Spotlight and Just2D have announced that free updates are planned for the dark pixel RPG. We don’t have specific release dates, we know that patches are slated for this month, December, and March.

A few different things are planned. Players can look forward to new features and content like a new difficulty mode and a mysterious new challenge.

Here’s some additional information about the Drova: Forsaken Kin updates:


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