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The Legend of Heroes Trails into Reverie gameplay

The Legend of Heroes: Trails into Reverie is now here on Switch in the west, and new gameplay is in for the RPG. Just over a half hour of footage shows the prologue, first battle, and more.

Here’s an overview of the game:

This week’s Switch eShop charts are as follows:

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Zelda Tears Kingdom Elden Ring

The developers behind The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom didn’t take any inspiration from Elden Ring or any other major titles for that matter. That’s according to Hidemaro Fujibayashi, the game’s director and Eiji Aonuma, the producer of the series.

FromSoftware previously said that when the studio was developing Elden Ring, it was influenced by various titles including The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. However, it sounds like the team at Nintendo was too busy to play that game – or at least that goes for the developers at the top.

Arcade Archives Pole Position gameplay

Hamster kept up its run of classic games on Switch goes this week with Arcade Archives Pole Position, and ew have gameplay. Plenty of footage was shown during the company’s latest live stream.

For a quick recap on the title itself, read the following overview:

Wetory

PepperStones is hard at work on its upcoming title Wetory, and has confirmed that it will be released on Switch in the future. The project should be finished sometime in 2023.

Wetory is officially described as “an adventure story 3D rogue-like game about a child whose feet leak water colors and strives to regain lost colors.” Here’s some additional information:

Garlic launch trailer

We have a launch trailer for Garlic, a new 2D precision platformer from Ratalaika Games and Sylph. This one just arrived digitally today.

Additional information about it can be found in the following overview:

Super Mega Baseball 4 second update

Super Mega Baseball 4 is back with a second update, and we have the patch notes.

A number of improvements have been implemented across Franchise Mode, Pennant Race, Online Leagues, and more. A ton of bug fixes have also been implemented with some specific to Switch.

Here’s the full rundown:

AEW Fight Forever frame rate resolution

AEW: Fight Forever recently landed on a bunch of platforms including Switch, and Digital Foundry has now shared a technical analysis that goes over various aspects including frame rate and resolution.

Strictly talking about Nintendo’s console, the resolution isn’t great and the graphics have been scaled down. While that may sound disappointing, the frame rate seems to be steady which is very much important.

NBA 2K24

NBA 2K24 has been officially announced, and we know that the series will be appearing on Switch as it has been the past several years. A release is planned for September 8, 2023

2K Sports revealed that 18-time All-Star, five-time NBA Champion, two-time Finals MVP, two-time Olympic Gold Medalist, all-time leading scorer for the Los Angeles Lakers, and Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer, Kobe Bryant will be featured as the NBA 2K24 Kobe Bryant Edition and Black Mamba Edition cover athlete. The title will feature a Mamba Moments mode that recreates some of Kobe’s most captivating performances and progress through his journey from a young phenom to one of the greatest players of all time. More details will follow during the summer.

Taito LD Game Collection

Taito is supporting Switch with yet another release and just announced Taito LD Game Collection. In Japan, it will release on December 14, 2023. There’s no word yet on a western launch but that will likely follow at a later date.

Time Gal HD Remaster, Space Battleship Yamato HD Remaster, and Revenge of the Ninja HD Remaster will all be included. These all previously debuted in arcades as laserdisc games.


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