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With the Bowser Tour soon to end, Nintendo has announced the next event coming to Mario Kart Tour. Said event will be a new Mii Tour and will feature the addition of new driver and kart elements, as well as the new GCN Mushroom Bridge course. This new Tour will go live on May 16, at 11 PM PST.

Check out more information on the upcoming Mii Tour in the trailer below.

Marlon's Mystery: The Darkside of Crime

Original (5/2): Cooking and Publishing, along with indie studio Made in Mavis, announced today that they’re putting Marlon’s Mystery: The Darkside of Crime on Switch. It will be available in Q2 2023.

Marlon’s Mystery: The Darkside of Crime is a mystery and hidden object game “where players can test their investigative skills by solving riddles and uncovering hidden objects.” Continue on below for a lengthier rundown.

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:

April 24 – April 30

1. [PS5] Star Wars Jedi: Survivor – 12,884 / NEW
2. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 11,247 / 5,262,218
3. [NSW] Pokemon Scarlet / Violet – 9,657 / 5,008,558
4. [NSW] Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe – 9,568 / 402,213
5. [NSW] My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU Climax! Game – 8,143 / NEW
6. [NSW] Minecraft – 7,129 / 3,119,134
7. [NSW] Ys Memoire: The Oath in Felghana – 6,920 / NEW
8. [NSW] Splatoon 3 – 6,824 / 3,998,357
9. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – 5,631 / 5,174,717
10. [NSW] Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection – 5,473 / 64,190

Nintendo Treehouse Live - The Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom live stream

A special Nintendo Treehouse: Live event is being held to celebrate the launch of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, and the official live stream is ready to go. The fun kicks off at 6:45 PM PT / 9:45 PM ET / 2:45 AM in the UK / 3:45 AM in Europe.

Gameplay will kick off the proceedings. Nintendo says that the “segments avoid story spoilers but will show some gameplay and areas that have not yet been shown to help prepare players for the adventure to come.” After the footage is shown, there’ll be more content counting down to the release.

Protodroid DeLTA release date

Original (2/18): Today, publisher Humble Games and developer Adam Kareem announced a final release date for Protodroid DeLTA. The 3D action platformer is due out on April 27, 2023.

Protodroid DeLTA was originally announced for Switch in 2020. It was originally targeted for the following year, but extra development time was needed.

Black Book physical

Limited Run Games announced its latest physical release on Switch today, which will be Black Book. There’ll only be a standard version – no special editions planned.

Black Book originally launched for Switch in August 2021. Up until now, it’s only been sold as a digital download.

Fight in Tight Spaces

Mode 7 and Ground Shatter are bringing Fight in Tight Spaces to Switch, it’s been announced. The game launches on May 25, 2023.

Fight in Tight Spaces features a mix of deck-building, turn-based tactics, and thrilling animated fight sequences. Read more about it below.

Decarnation launch

Original (3/23): We’re one step closer to the launch of Decarnation, the upcoming story-rich horror adventure game. Shiro Games and Atelier QDB have confirmed the title’s launch for May. We should have an exact date soon.

Decarnation was originally announced for Switch last June. We have more information about it below.

Afterimage update

The first update for Afterimage has just gone live on Switch.

This patch contains multiple adjustments, improvements, and fixes. Some of the specifics relate to improvements to the fast travel system (now available at the beginning of the game), the map (locations are now automatically revealed after visiting them for the first time), and adjustments to the number of HP and MP potions you can carry.

The full patch notes for the Afterimage update are as follows:

Cyber Citizen Shockman

Cyber Citizen Shockman, which originally debuted on the TurboGrafx-16 / PC Engine, has now been announced for release on Switch. Additionally, this marks the first time it will be released in the west as it previously stayed in Japan.

Cyber Citizen Shockman is an action platformer, and the Switch version will come with various improvements such as reward and fast-forward features, a CRT filter, and more.

Here’s some additional information:


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