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SOEDESCO and Superlumen today announced Desolatium, a first-person point-and-click graphic adventure game. A release is planned for later in 2023 on Switch.

Here’s an official overview with more details:

Etrian Odyssey Origins Collection

This week’s European Nintendo Downloads are as follows:

Switch Retail

Killer Frequency
Monster Menu: The Scavenger’s Cookbook
We Love Katamari Reroll + Royal Reverie

Zelda Tears of the Kingdom

The latest Japanese hardware sales from Famitsu are as follows:

Corsairs: Battle of the Caribbean

Today, publisher Microids and developer Fishing Cactus announced Corsairs: Battle of the Caribbean. The game is due out on Switch in 2024.

Corsairs: Battle of the Caribbean marks the return of Corsairs Gold, a game that allowing players to take on the role of a privateer serving England, France, or Holland, in their quest for fame and fortune. The new real-time strategy title features “the thrilling Campaign and Adventure modes, as well as a new Skirmish mode where players can challenge AI opponents in solo play or engage in online multiplayer with up to 4 players.”

Yuji Naka arrested Square Enix

Original: Reports out of Japan indicate that Yuji Naka has been arrested by the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office. A case has been kicking around this week regarding insider trading, and it seems Naka is now involved.

It was already reported earlier today that Square Enix employee Taisuke Sazaki and their acquaintance Fumiaki Suzuki were arrested for unfairly acquiring stock in Aiming. Square Enix works with Aiming on mobile games, including Dragon Quest Tact and Gestalt Odin. Sazaki and Suzuki were arrested under suspicions of purchasing around 47 million yen of stock in Aiming before it was officially revealed that they would be working with Square Enix on Dragon Quest Tact.

We Love Katamari Reroll + Royal Reverie trailer

We Love Katamari Reroll + Royal Reverie is starting to launch in certain regions, and Bandai Namco is celebrating with a new trailer. This is a remastered version of the series’ second entry with new content and features.

Here’s an official overview:

Tetris Effect: Connected update 2.0.2

The latest update for Tetris Effect: Connected has been released and version 2.0.2 is available.

There are a couple of specific highlights worth pointing out. First, there’s a new and tougher “Hyper” option in Maniac Mode in the match options of Connected Mode. There’s also an info button in the Friend Match lobby.

The full patch notes for the Tetris Effect: Connected version 2.0.2 update are as follows:

Haiku the Robot Obscure Information update

Haiku the Robot just received a pretty major update known as “Obscure Information”.

The update includes two new bosses, a new area , and general improvements across the entire game. Players will go on a journey to a hidden area in Old Arcadia and uncover the ‘Trial of Steel’, which is a challenging Boss Rush Mode that offers a fresh experience with revamped robots. There’s also a practice room where you can sharpen your skills against these newly enhanced machines. 

The full patch notes for the Haiku the Robot “Obscure Information” update are as follows:

Original (5/14): Based on the latest box office numbers for The Super Mario Bros. Movie, it’s now the fourth-highest grossing animated film ever. It took over that achievement from Minions.

The Super Mario Bros. Movie has earned $536 million domestically. In total, it’s collected $1.21 million.

The Good Life physical

A physical release for The Good Life is in the works, Limited Run Games just announced.

There are plans for both a standard version and a collector’s edition. The latter includes a copy of the game, an art book, character cards, town brochure, and more.


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