Famitsu’s most wanted games – June 9, 2024
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It’s time for the latest Famitsu’s most wanted games chart. This week, Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition appears for the first time.
Head past the break for the full chart. All votes were cast between May 22 and May 28.
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Switch eShop deals – Civilization VI, Immortals Fenyx Rising, Streets of Rage 4, Tunic, more
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A number of new deals are up and running on the North American Switch eShop. These include the lowest prices ever for Civilization VI, Immortals Fenyx Rising, Streets of Rage 4, Tunic, and more.
Here’s the full roundup:
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Pokemon Scarlet and Violet announce Tera Raid Battle event with Emboar
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There’s yet another special Tera Raid Battle event on the way for Pokemon Scarlet and Pokemon Violet, this time featuring Emboar.
Emboar won’t be easy to take down as it will appear in 7 Star Raids. It’s carrying the Emboar Tera Type and as usual, comes with the Mightiest Mark. Just like we’ve seen before, you can catch it just once per save file.
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Sonic x Shadow Generations won’t have a Chao Garden, but Sonic Team open to bringing it back
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Following fan speculation that Sonic x Shadow Generations could be bringing back the Chao Garden, Sonic Team head Takashi Iizuka has confirmed that it won’t be in the game.
Chao Gardens are largely known from their appearance in the Sonic Adventure series. Players can essentially raise Chao as digital pets. Fans have been clamoring for the gameplay feature to return, but we haven’t seen much of it in recent years.
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Sonic Team boss says Shadow “doesn’t really need a gun”
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If there’s one thing you may remember about the 2005 game Shadow the Hedgehog, it’s that the character used a gun. However, since then, SEGA has moved away from that.
Shadow is now getting his own campaign again as part of Sonic x Shadow Generations. This time around though, he won’t be wielding a gun at all – and it’s something Sonic Team boss Takashi Iizuka doesn’t feel is truly necessary.
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The Rise of the Golden Idol gameplay trailer
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Upcoming Switch game The Rise of the Golden Idol just received its first proper trailer. The title was announced at The Game Awards at the end of last year, but only with a brief teaser. Today’s trailer gives us actual gameplay.
Here’s an overview of the game:
Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector confirmed for Switch
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Publisher Fellow Traveller and developer Jump Over the Age made it official today that they’re putting Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector on Switch. It’s expected to arrive in early 2025.
Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector is a sequel to the acclaimed 2022 title. This time around, players wind up in Starward Belt, “a richly realized, ramshackle set of habitats in an asteroid belt full of secrets, stories, and characters trying to make ends meet.”
A ton of additional details can be found in the following overview:
Demonschool release date set for September, new trailer
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We’ve been waiting to hear about the release date for Demonschool, and today, publisher Ysbryd Games and developer Necrosoft shared that information. It’ll be coming to Switch on September 13, 2024.
Originally announced in 2022, Demonschool is a school-life tactics RPG with hints of Persona, Shin Megami Tensei, and Italian horror cinema. It was planned for 2023 at the time, but extra development was needed.
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Puzzle game Tempopo seeing Switch release
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Cult Games, along with Unpacking developer Witch Beam, today unveiled Tempopo. Although it’s confirmed for Switch, we’re waiting to hear on release timing.
A puzzle game at its core, Tempopo involves rescuing musical flowers. Players start out with a planning phase for the creatures to follow when the music starts.
Here’s a proper overview outlining the experience:
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Turn-based RPG Wander Stars coming to Switch
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Wander Stars is heading to Switch, publisher Fellow Traveller and developer Paper Castle Games revealed today. The two sides did not share release timing.
Wander Stars is a turn-based RPG in which the game is structured like an anime, meaning there are ten “episodes” to go through with each one taking between 60 and 90 minutes. Every episode offers a map to explore with procedurally generated battles, special events, and secrets to find along with the main story events.
Learn more about the project in the following overview:
