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Phantom Brave The Lost Hero release date

September 26: Phantom Brave: The Lost Hero received a release date on Switch today. The game will be available for Switch on January 30, 2025. A demo will be published sometime this year.

When Phantom Brave: The Lost Hero was announced in a Nintendo Direct, the game initially had a general Spring 2025 window. This is the first time that the franchise is being revisited in two decades.

Catch up on everything you need to know in the following overview:

Nintendo Music

Nintendo just announced Nintendo Music, a new initiative and app for smart devices. This is available starting today for Nintendo Switch Online members.

Nintendo Music provides various tracks from Nintendo franchises (like Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Splatoon 3, just to name a couple), plus curated playlists based on characters, in-game moments, and moods. Fans can listen to nostalgic classics, recent releases, and more. Support is also included for some songs to be extended (to 15, 30 or 60 minutes) or looped. Additional music will be made available in the future.

Little Nightmares III delayed

May 31: Little Nightmares III has been delayed, and will not be making it out this year as originally planned. Bandai Namco now intends to publish the title in 2025.

Little Nightmares III was first unveiled at Gamescom last August. It’s a notable shift for the series as the first two titles were made by Tarsier Studios. This one is being handled by Until Dawn developer and The Dark Pictures Anthology Supermassive Games.

Shadows of the Damned Hella Remastered trailer

Grasshopper Manufacture sent out a launch trailer for Shadows of the Damned: Hella Remastered. It launches tomorrow, and that’s the first time it will be on a Nintendo platform.

Learn more about the game in the following overview:

Europa update Zen Mode

Europa went live on Switch this week, which is topped off by a new Zen Mode. Switch players can access the patch via version 1.4.0.

Zen Mode is for casual players looking to explore the world without dealing with threats. Additionally, a chapter select has been added for those that beat the game once. UX improvements, tweaks, polish, and bug fixes are also included.

Here’s the full rundown of the Europa update with the new Zen Mode and more:

Pokemon Sun Moon cut content

The leaks are still going strong from the recent Game Freak hack, and fans have now found quite a bit of cut content from Pokemon Sun and Moon.

First, at one point a Flying-type evolution was being considered for Eevee. However, it seems that the design was too similar to a different fan-made design and “costs would be very high”. The note from Game Freak states: “If there is a game where Flying Eevee is the main character, or if there is high value in the game, then it is not worth the high cost.” Ultimately, it was put on hold. The leak also reveals a scrapped Fire-type regional Pikachu/Raichu evolution, but no further details are available.

Rogue Waters

Following a recent PC debut, Rogue Waters is heading to consoles – including Switch. A release is planned for February 4, 2025.

Rogue Waters is a pirate-infused, turn-based tactical roguelite. Ice Code Games handled development while Tripwire Presents is publishing.

Here’s an overview of the game:

49 Keys

49 Keys is seeing release on Switch, publisher 2P Games and developer Michele Buonanno announced today. It launches on November 16, 2024.

49 Keys is based on the gamebook 49 Chiavi. It’s a narrative-driven, puzzle horror-esoteric adventure game set in the 16th century and inspired by real magic books.

Learn more about it in the following overview:

Hamster will release Riot as the latest Arcade Archives game on Switch, the company announced today. A worldwide release is planned for October 31, 2024.

Ahead of its release, Bandai Namco have shared a gameplay trailer of Tales of Graces f Remastered, giving us a closer look at the game. The Remastered version promises various quality of life features, an updated combat system, and over 80 DLCs when it launches next year on January 17.

Catch up on the game with an overview and the new gameplay trailer below:


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