Lumo 2 announced for Nintendo Switch
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Numskull Games, in partnership with Lumo 2, today announced that Lumo 2 will launch on Nintendo Switch. The title is planned for later in 2025.
Lumo 2 is a sequel to the previous game and an arcade adventure experience. Originally, we saw the first 3D isometric puzzle platformer in 2017.
Learn about the sequel with the following overview:
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Nintendo Treehouse: Live | Nintendo Switch 2 Day 2 live stream
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Another day of Nintendo Treehouse: Live is starting soon with another look at upcoming Nintendo Switch 2 games. Those that are interested can tune in starting at 7 AM PT / 10 AM ET / 3 PM in the UK / 4 PM in Europe.
Street Fighter 6, Bravely Default: Flying Fairy HD Remaster, and more will be shown today. The broadcast should be roughly three hours long.
Below is the Nintendo Treehouse: Live | Nintendo Switch 2 Day 2 live stream:
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FromSoftware shares first details on The Duskbloods
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FromSoftware has come forward with the first details about The Duskbloods, its new Nintendo Switch 2 exclusive announced this week. Aside from learning more about its development history including how it started out as a game planned for Switch 1, we get concrete gameplay details here. All of the important comes from a new interview with director Hidetaka Miyazaki.
Below is the full roundup:
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Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes DLC detailed, release dates [update: DLC 3 trailer]
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February 6: 505 Games today shared more details about upcoming DLC for Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes, including release dates.
Three pieces of DLC will be dropping in February, March, and April. These story expansion packs expand the story lines of the RPG’s three main characters.
Nintendo Switch 2 to have improved Bluetooth connectivity
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Switch 2 is making a number of improvements across the board compared to its predecessor, and Nintendo has said that one way this is happening is with Bluetooth connectivity.
During a roundtable interview, hardware design lead Tetsuya Sasaki confirmed that there will be improvements. It seems this is possible thanks to a larger antenna as well as an increase in the number of antennas. Ultimately consumers can expect better Bluetooth connectivity for the Joy-Con 2 controllers and other devices.
Sasaki’s full words on the subject:
Switch 1 controllers can be used with Nintendo Switch 2 exclusive games
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If you still plan on holding onto your Nintendo Switch 1 products, you might be interested to know that its controllers will be fully compatible with Switch 2, including with its exclusive games.
The Big N shared that news on its website. A note on one page states: “Nintendo Switch controllers can be used wirelessly and are also compatible with Nintendo Switch 2 exclusive games, but cannot be used if the games requires features unique to Joy-Con 2, such as mouse controls.”
Pixel art action game Skies Above coming to Nintendo Switch [update: release date]
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January 30: Skies Above will be getting a release on Nintendo Switch, publisher Flynn’s Arcade and developer HungryDingo announced today. No release window has been provided.
Skies Above is a pixel art action game. The objective here is to to help a Leviathan reach space by defending it from an endless robot army.
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Video: Zelda: Breath of the Wild – official Nintendo Switch 2 vs. Switch 1 comparison
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During today’s Nintendo Treehouse: Live event, official footage was shown that offered a graphics comparison for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild on Switch 2 vs. Switch 1.
This is one of the upcoming titles that will have extra bells and whistles on the new console. Aside from an improved resolution, the action is now at 60 frames per second rather than 30. That results in an experience that’s booth smoother and clearer. Especially with the comparison, that’s especially evident. Loading is significant improved as well.
Below is the full comparison for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild on Nintendo Switch 2 vs. Switch 1:
NVIDIA posts announcement about its work on Nintendo Switch 2
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Just like the original Switch, Nintendo partnered with NVIDIA on Switch 2. NVIDIA has now shared an official announcement regarding its work on the new platform.
The post goes over a couple of things that were officially confirmed earlier today with support for DLSS and ray tracing. On top of that, we hear that NVIDIA G-SYNC is used in handheld mode for “ultra-smooth, tear-free gameplay.”
Here’s the full announcement:
Nintendo promises that Switch 2’s mouse feature works on your pants
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Nintendo Switch 2’s brand new mouse mode will work well on your pants, according to the system’s producer.
During a press conference recently, Kouichi Kawamoto spoke about the new feature. He went as far as to say that for some members of the Drag x Drive development team, they preferred playing the game that way.
When asked about how the new mouse functionality for Nintendo Switch 2 came about, Kawamoto had this to say:
