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Poppy Playtime Chapter 2 and 3

According to eShop listings, Poppy Playtime: Chapter 2 and Poppy Playtime: Chapter 3 are both launching on Switch next week. They’re arriving digitally on October 31, 2024.

These are both survival horror games from Mob Entertainment. The first chapter, which arrived on Switch last year, is currently available on the eShop.

Shin chan Shiro and the Coal Town gameplay

A lengthy gameplay video has come in for Shin chan: Shiro and the Coal Town. After it previously came to Japan, the title is seeing its debut in the west this week.

Tons of information about what to expect can be found in the following overview:

Listings on the eShops provide file sizes for a bunch of Switch games. These include games in the S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Legends of the Zone Trilogy, Farmagia, Clock Tower: Rewind, and more.

Here’s the full roundup:

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Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards released in 2000. 24 years later, we decided to revisit the game with a 100 percent run. How does it hold up all these years later? We’d say that overall, yes, it does.

Kirby 64 released during an interesting era of the Kirby franchise. If you’ve ever played Kirby’s Dream Land 2 or 3, then you’re probably well aware that these games have their own unique feel to them that isn’t quite captured in future titles. Whether that uniqueness is a good thing or not is up to you, but Kirby 64, which came afterward, keeps that particular feel – in terms of not only its mechanics, but its aesthetics, characters, and general design philosophy as well.

Banjo-Kazooie Shigeru Miyamoto Zelda

Classic quotes made Shigeru Miyamoto have resurfaced in which the Zelda creator spoke about his admiration for Banjo-Kazooie. These comments were shared in a May 1998 issue of Famitsu.

Fans may remember that Zelda: Ocarina of Time was originally slated for 1997 before Nintendo pushed it to the following year. We’ve heard about reasons for the delay previously, but it also looks like Banjo-Kazooie partially contributed to the release date change. Miyamoto said in Famitsu that Banjo-Kazooie is “so amazing that we don’t want to be outdone”.

This week, we learned that Masahiro Sakurai is working on a new game. After coming up with a proposal for the project in 2021, actual development started the following year.

Here’s where the fan debate comes in. Some would like to see another Smash Bros. game with Sakurai at the helm while others would like to see him work on something else. If Nintendo wants a new Smash Bros. title on Switch’s successor and Sakurai is in charge of something else, that could mean that someone entirely different would need to handle the directorial duties.

Sakurai’s legacy will always be tied to Smash Bros. However, he’s obviously worked on games outside of that. During the early days of his career, Sakurai was heavily involved with Kirby. He’s also handled Kid Icarus: Uprising and Meteos.

What would you ultimately like to see here? Smash Bros. is always an option for Sakurai, but he could also make a Kid Icarus: Uprising follow-up or something totally different. Let us know in the comments.

Orange Season trailer

Courtesy of SOEDESCO and Orange Season, a launch trailer for Orange Season. The farm-life RPG has just come to Switch.

Those interested in learning more can read the following overview:

Nintendo has updated the Japanese release schedule on Switch for the week of October 31, 2024. Here’s a look at the upcoming digital download schedule:


Stray Switch physical

September 23: Stray won’t be digital-only when it debuts on Switch this holiday, as a physical release is now confirmed to be happening. Retailers have started putting up listings showing the boxed version. Skybound Games looks to be in charge of distribution.

As shown on those store pages, it looks like Stray will come with more than just the cartridge. If you buy the game, you’ll also get six full-color art cards – these are teased in the graph above.

Romance of the Three Kingdoms 8 Remake trailer

Courtesy of Koei Tecmo, the launch trailer for Romance of the Three Kingdoms 8 Remake is in. The title has launched on various platforms, including Switch, after it was previously delayed.

If you’re interested in learning more about the game, check out the following overview:


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