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Whateverland

WhisperGames and Caligari Games have announced a final release date for Whateverland on Switch. The game’s launch is slated for September 22, 2023.

Whateverland is a hand-painted point-and-click adventure title. It features a branching dialogue system, non-linear gameplay, different endings, and an in-game turn-based board game.

Edia has announced a release date for their latest title, Valis: The Fantasm Soldier Collection III. The game will release for Switch on December 7th in Japan.

Valis: The Fantasm Soldier Collection III is a collection of five different games from the long-running action-platformer series Valis. This collection contains PC-8801 and Famicom versions of The Fantasm Soldier Valis, the MSX2 version of Valis the Fantasm Soldier (the original game’s western counterpart), the Mega Drive version of Valis III, and the Super Famicom version of Super Valis IV.

You can watch a trailer showing off all the games featured in Valis: The Fantasm Soldier Collection III below.

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

1. [NSW] Pikmin 4 – 54,904 / 721,281
2. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 16,859 / 5,443,641
3. [NSW] Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – 12,861 / 1,833,086
4. [NSW] Minecraft – 9,994 / 3,235,955
5. [NSW] Pokemon Scarlet / Violet – 7,996 / 5,100,967
6. [NSW] Splatoon 3 – 7,586 / 4,093,171
7. [NSW] Nintendo Switch Sports – 7,368 / 1,158,904
8. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – 7,313 / 5,265,833
9. [NSW] Mario Party Superstars – 5,909 / 1,285,614
10. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons – 5,699 / 7,517,866

A new N64 game is making its way to Nintendo Switch Online in the form of Excitebike 64. It will be available starting August 30 as part of the service’s Expansion Pack tier.

Here is some additional information on the game:

King of the Hat launch trailer

A launch trailer has arrived for King of the Hat. Following its Switch announcement several years ago, it finally went live this.

Further details are included in the following overview:

Night at the Gates of Hell

Publisher Torture Star Video and developer Black Eyed Priest have announced that Nights at the Gates of Hell is heading to consoles, including Switch. It will be available on September 8, 2023.

Night at the Gates of Hell is an action adventure survival horror game inspired by Italian zombie movies from Lucio Fulci and Bruno Mattei. Further details can be found in the following overview:

Blasphemous II

Team17 and The Game Kitchen have readied a launch trailer for Blasphemous II, their anticipated Metroidvania game. This was among a few notable releases over the past week.

Further information about it can be found in the following overview:

Sonic Origins Plus update

SEGA has issued one of the first updates for Sonic Origins Plus.

The update comes with a couple of smaller features, adjustments, and fixes. Also on Switch specifically, the opening animation has been improved.

Infinity Strash: Dragon Quest The Adventure of Dai release date

Original (5/26): Square Enix today announced the final release date for Infinity Strash: Dragon Quest The Adventure of Dai. The action RPG is due out on September 28, 2023 worldwide.

Infinity Strash: Dragon Quest The Adventure of Dai lets players experience the story of the anime series, The Adventure of Dai. Last September, the title was officially confirmed for Switch. Square Enix gave a Fall 2023 launch window back in March.

Here’s an overview of the game: 

AEW: Fight Forever Stadium Stampede

Starting today, AEW: Fight Forever players can access a new Stadium Stampede mode as part of the game’s latest update.

The mode pits 30 wrestlers against one another inside a football stadium with “never before seen weapons and the ability to ride horses and drive golf carts and other vehicles.” It is free to everyone who own the actual game.


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