Official website seemingly reveals Nintendo Switch Online NES games for May 2019
Posted on 5 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
Each month, Nintendo adds a new wave of NES games to the Nintendo Switch Online service for subscribers. That will continue once again in May, and we should be finding out about the latest round of titles soon. However, Nintendo’s very own website appears to have outed the lineup early.
The site lists the following as upcoming titles:
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Fire Emblem Heroes hosting Grand Hero Battle Revival – Aversa: Dark One
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Fire Emblem Heroes has brought back the Grand Hero Aersa: Dark One, who is from Fire Emblem Awakening. She can be found once again in Special Maps.
Take down Aversa to make her your ally. On top of that, players can take on limited time quests.
Grand Hero Battle Revival – Aversa: Dark One will be live in Fire Emblem Heroes until May 12.
Croteam porting Serious Sam engine to Switch, The Talos Principle “likely” for the system
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Croteam has long been known for its work on the Serious Sam franchise, including the upcoming Serious Sam 4. The developer also has another hits on its hands with the 2014 first-person puzzler The Talos Principle. Both of these IPs could very well be finding their way to Switch in the future.
The first bit of news comes from Croteam CTO Alen Ladavac and marketing manager Daniel Lucic. In an interview with Wccftech, the two revealed that its new engine for Serious Sam is being ported to Switch. On top of that, Lucic revealed that The Talos Principle is “likely” for Nintendo’s system.
Here’s the full exchange:
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Fire Emblem: Three Houses introduces Jeralt
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Nintendo and Intelligent Systems are back again with another character introduction for Fire Emblem: Three Houses. Today’s update is for Jeralt, who is voiced by Akio Ootsuka in the Japanese version.
Jeralt play the role of the protagonist’s father, but is also a veteran knight. He previously served as the head knight for the Church of Seiros, and was considered to be the strongest knight ever. He ended up leaving his position and became a mercenary. Sadly, his wife has already passed away. Jeralt returns to the Knights of Seiros towards the start of Fire Emblem: Three Houses after students are saved from the Officer’s Academy.
Here’s a closer look at Jeralt:
Reverse Crawl footage
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The turn-based strategy RPG Reverse Crawl will be appearing on the Switch eShop starting May 10. View some footage below.
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Switch eShop charts (5/4/19)
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WayForward and Arc System Works are making River City Girls, spotted for Switch
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Just a couple of weeks ago, WayForward and Arc System Works announced a new partnership on the creation of River City Girls. Details are mostly nonexistent at this time, including platforms. However, it now appears that a Switch version is almost confirmed, as it’s now been rated for the console in Korea.
Here’s the full announcement for River City Girls:
Rune Factory 4 Special devs on the decision to bring back the game for Switch and more; Rune Factory 5 talk
Posted on 5 years ago by Oni Dino(@Oni_Dino) in News, Switch | 0 comments
In last month’s issue of Nintendo Dream, the Japanese magazine published an interview all about the Rune Factory series. The main focus was Rune Factory 4 Special and topics like bringing back the game for Switch, but there was also some brief Rune Factory 5 talk.
We’ve translated the full interview, which you can find below. It’s with Yoshifumi Hashimoto, president and representative director of Hakama as well as Marvelous game planner Shirou Maekawa.
Screenshots of this week’s Nintendo Downloads (5/2/19, North America)
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Several new games out came out this week on the eShop. If you’re interested in checking out what’s new in screenshot form, take a look at the gallery below.
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Aegis Defenders getting a physical release
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Limited Run Games has announced its next release. Aegis Defenders, the action-platformer and tower defense strategy hybrid that launched the eShop last year, will be getting the physical treatment.
Reservations for Aegis Defenders open on May 10 at 7 AM PT / 10 AM ET. There will be a two-week timed pre-order.
