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Nintendo Live 2023

Nintendo has just announced Nintendo Live 2023, “an in-person event for fans of all ages that will take place in Seattle this September”. This had previously debuted in Japan.

Nintendo Live 2023 will feature gameplay, live stage performances, gaming tournaments, photo ops, and more. It will also “celebrate Nintendo’s unique entertainment on the Nintendo Switch system, inviting all members of the family to come together, play and have fun.”


Thanks to GamesIndustry, we have new insight into the UK gaming market for March 2023.

In terms of console sales, Switch was the second-best-selling console of the month. Sales for the system were up slightly in March compared to February. The Super Mario hardware bundle comprised 12.8 percent of all Switch consoles sold last month, behind the white OLED (23.6%) and the neon Switch (26.3%).

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Die After Sunset

Publisher PQube and developer Playstark announced today that they’re putting Die After Sunset on Switch. The game is due out later in 2023.

Die After Sunset is an action-packed roguelite shooter with hundred of items, unique quests, monstrous bosses, and hordes of enemies. Players can choose from three unique characters, complete quests, and become stronger after every run.

Here’s a bunch of additional information:

The Super Mario Bros. Movie floatanium blocks

Have you ever wondered why there are floating blocks in the Mushroom Kingdom? This is just one of the questions the team behind The Super Mario Bros. Movie needed to think about while working on the project. Perhaps surprisingly, they even came up with an explanation.

Aaron Horvath, one of the directors on The Super Mario Bros. Movie, spoke about this in an interview with Variety. It turns out that the team came up with the term ‘floatanium’, which helps keep those blocks floating in the air. Adding more to the lore, it was decided that the mineral is natural to the Mushroom Kingdom.

The latest UK software sales chart for the week ending April 8, 2023 is as follows:

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Rogue Company service ending

Hi-Rez Studios and First Watch Games announced today that they’re ending support for the Switch version of Rogue Company. This is expected to happen on June 20, 2023.

In a blog post, it was mentioned that “the performance of our Switch port was not up to our standards, and we were unable to provide the level of support our players deserve.” Removing resources from Nintendo’s console “allows us to provide players on other platforms better support & focus for their specific issues, as well as deliver updates with more flexibility and frequency whenever needed.”

Arcade Archives Dig Dug II

Hamster is bringing Dig Dug II to Switch as its latest Arcade Archives game, the company has announced. A worldwide release is planned for April 13, 2023.

Here’s a brief overview of the title:

Tin Can

The sci-fi survival sim Tin Can is in the works for Switch, publisher Klabater and developer Tin Can Studio have announced. A release window was not provided.

Here’s an official overview with more details about the game:

Marfusha gameplay

We have gameplay of Marfusha, a shooter that Playism published on Switch last week. The footage includes a look at the prologue, dormitory sections, and more.

If you’re interested in learning more about the title, read the following overview:

Kloa: Child of the Forest

Crytivo and Wildpad Games previously ended up hosting a Kickstarter campaign for for Kloa: Child of the Forest, and it ended up doing very well. €83,511 was raised – more than double the funding goal. There was also a €55,000 stretch goal that was reached, and because of that, we’ll be seeing it on Switch.

Here’s an overview of the game’s premise:


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