Touhou: New World launch trailer
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Touhou: New World has landed on Switch worldwide, and a final launch trailer is in. The game, from developer Ankake Spa, refines the combination of fast-paced action RPG gameplay and bullet-hell combat from their previous title Touhou: Scarlet Curiosity.
Learn more about Touhou: New World in the following overview:
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Switch file sizes – EA Sports FC 24, Koa and the Five Pirates of Mara, Yggdra Union: We’ll Never Fight Alone, more
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Listings on the eShops provide file sizes for a bunch of Switch games. These include EA Sports FC 24, Koa and the Five Pirates of Mara, Yggdra Union: We’ll Never Fight Alone, and more.
Here’s the full roundup:
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Switch used to help rescue missing girl from abductor
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Court records show that a Switch system helped the FBI in its search to find a missing 15-year-old girl in Arizona last summer.
The unnamed teen disappeared in Virginia on August 3, 2022. ABC reports that Ethan Roberts, who was 28 at the time, “befriended her on the internet, traveled to Virginia to get her, and later forced her into child pornography.” However, Roberts did allow her to bring her Switch console – which eventually led to her return.
SEGA boss on Sonic Frontiers success, considering remakes and reboots
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SEGA president and COO Yukio Sugino has commented on the success of Sonic Frontiers as well as interest in approaches like remakes and reboots.
Sugino’s comments came as part of an interview published in a recent issue of Japanese magazine Famitsu. He was first asked about what was memorable last year, to which he pointed to the Sonic the Hedgehog 2 movie as well as Sonic Frontiers. The Switch title, which is also available on other platforms, “managed to sell more copies than we anticipated.”
Sugino said:
Oxenfree II: Lost Signals gameplay
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A new batch of gameplay is now available for Oxenfree II: Lost Signals that shows it running on Switch. The title officially arrived this week.
More details can be found in the following overview:
Square Enix July 2023 Switch eShop sale includes lowest prices ever for Theatrhythm Final Bar Line, SaGa Frontier Remastered, Various Daylife, more
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Square Enix has kicked off a new July 2023 Switch eShop sale, and it’s a notable one with multiple games at their lowest prices ever including Theatrhythm Final Bar Line, SaGa Frontier Remastered, and Various Daylife. All of the big franchises – such as Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy – are represented with discounts as well.
Here’s the full lineup:
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Final Fantasy creator explains where the name came from
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Have you ever wondered about the origin of the Final Fantasy name? The series’ original creator has now shared the backstory.
While there’s been plenty of fan speculation, Hironobu Sakaguchi has now confirmed what happened directly. He shared in an official interview from Square Enix that the inspiration came from Fighting Fantasy. However, that couldn’t be used “because of trademarks and the like.” Sakaguchi said Final Fantasy was “a last resort.”
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Atelier Marie Remake launch trailer
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To celebrate the launch of Atelier Marie Remake: The Alchemist of Salburg, Koei Tecmo issued a new trailer. The re-imagined take on the classic title made it to Switch this week.
Further information is included in the following overview:
Manic Mechanics gameplay
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Manic Mechanics was one of a few notable eShop releases this week, and we now have gameplay. Footage showcases the couch co-op title on Nintendo’s console.
Additional information about the game can be found in the following overview:
Recall: Empty Wishes, story-driven psychological thriller, confirmed for Switch
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Publisher Dangen Entertainment and developer Puff Hook Studio previously announced Recall: Empty Wishes, but we now have confirmation that the game is heading to Switch. The game will initially launch for PC in Q4 2023, followed by consoles at a later date.
Recall: Empty Wishes, a story-driven psychological thriller based in Taiwan in the 2010s, focuses on a boy named Tommy who has mysteriously disappeared and his sister, Yonny, who is trying to find him. More details are available in the following overview:
