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Blue Reflection Second Light trailer

Koei Tecmo and Gust are celebrating the debut of Blue Reflection: Second Light in the west with a launch trailer. As of today, Switch owners in North America and Europe can pick up the RPG.

Here’s some information about the game, courtesy of Koei Tecmo:

Some interesting information about Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Pokemon Shining Pearl has come to light as part of a new datamine.

New Pokemon games and leaks tend to come hand in hand. Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Pokemon Shining Pearl are more than a week away, but the Switch titles have found their way to some players. Not only that, but even the data source surfaced and fans are now picking through the files and code for any noteworthy discoveries.

Airborne Kingdom trailer

Publisher Freedom Games and developer The Wandering Band have issued a launch trailer for Airborne Kingdom, their sky city builder. It’s out on Switch starting today.

For more on Airborne Kingdom, check out the following overview:

next system after switch

Last week, Nintendo reconfirmed what everyone pretty much assumed by mentioning that it has plans for another system following the Switch. One investor attempted to get more out of the company by asking about the next generation of hardware during the Q&A portion of a financial results briefing last week. 

Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa responded and started out by discussing the current situation with Switch. Despite being nearly five years old, he reiterated that “the system is at the mid-point of its lifecycle” and “a foundation for growth has been laid that exceeds what we previously considered to be a conventional hardware lifecycle.”

During a Q&A session for its financial results last week, Nintendo further discussed the impact of current chip shortages on Switch hardware production and how it’s dealing with the situation. President Shuntaro Furukawa, Ko Shiota (director, senior executive officer), and Shigeru Miyamoto all chimed in.

Furukawa stated that “the future if uncertain” when it comes to the necessary semiconductor components that are in short supply at present, and will be “maximizing our software sales as much as possible” to continue Switch momentum. Shiota noted that hardware developers “are also continuing to take measures such as evaluating alternative components and reviewing our designs.” As for Miyamoto, he explained that actual software development is still proceeding as planned, not to mention that its mobile and video content efforts are unaffected.

Furukawa, Shiota, and Miyamoto said the following when asked about Switch production with chip shortages:

Compared to how things were during the NES era when gaming really took off for Nintendo, the company has to compete with many more platform holders. There’s obviously competition from Sony and Microsoft, not to mention that tons of people primarily play games on phones these days. More competing platform holders are also entering the gaming industry, so how will Nintendo position itself?

That’s the exact question one investor asked the Big N during the Q&A portion of its financial results last week. President Shuntaro Furukawa responded by stating that Nintendo “would like to grow by continuously offering the unique entertainment which is enabled by our integrated hardware-software development.” Outside of its hardware-software gaming business, Nintendo Accounts, and IP expansion, another important point is “to generate new interest in Nintendo games among people who normally do not play games, and encourage consumers who once used our game systems to return and start playing again.”

Furukawa’s full words regarding competition::

Big Blue Bubble has released My Singing Monsters Playground on the Switch today. Take a closer look at some gameplay footage with the video below.

RedDeerGames and Amanita Design have announced that they are bringing Amanita Design’s puzzle game CHUCHEL to Switch sometime next year. Check out the trailer for the original PC/Mobile release along with an overview below.

With the release of Shin Megami Tensei V just around the corner, Atlus has continued to share new information for the game’s various demons with these daily demon showcases. This latest video highlights Metatron, check it out with some extra details regarding its real world history below.

Nintendo has recently announced that spirits previously exclusive to players who had save data for Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin on their Switch will now be available to all players via the Shop and the Spirit Board in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.


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