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Afterimage Trial of Souls update

Afterimage has revealed a major update known as “Trial of Souls”.

The update adds an all new playable boss rush mode as well as a number of other additions. Some adjustments and bug fixes have been implemented as well.

The full patch notes for the Afterimage “Trial of Souls” update are as follows:

Switch technical performance

A couple of key people at Nintendo have weighed in on Switch’s technical performance, and whether it’s adequate for developers in 2023.

Switch is over six years old at this point and while many games are still being made. However some have experienced hiccups when it comes to performance – or frame rate specifically.

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Needy Streamer Overload sales

A sales milestones has come in for Needy Streamer Overload courtesy of WSS Playground and Xemono. Today, the two sides revealed that the game has sold over one million copies across all platforms.

Needy Streamer Overload first launched in January 2022. The Switch version then made it out last October.

Blade Jumper

Publisher CFK, along with developer paradigm, today announced that Blade Jumper is heading to Switch. The game will launch later in 2023.

Blade Jumper is officially described as a jump-based action-adventure game where players have to use a simple mechanic to navigate complex obstacles after quickly judging the situation. While the title has been on other platforms, stages have been adjusted for difficulty and there’ll be a few quality-of-life improvements, such as UI modifications and bug fixes.

Further details can be found in the following overview:

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R-Type Tactics I • II Cosmos delayed

R-Type Tactics I • II Cosmos has been delayed and will not launch this year as originally planned. The game will now release in 2024.

Granzella delivered the news during a live stream today. Fans can look forward to the latest information about the game in late July.

R-Type Tactics I • II Cosmos was announced for Switch last October and will launch worldwide. More details can be found below.


Original (6/26): Atari is planning yet another addition to its “Recharged” series, and today unveiled Quantum: Recharged in partnership with Sneakybox. The game heads to Switch later in 2023.

Quantum: Recharged reimagines the classic forty years since its arcade debut with modern flourishes. The game itself has players navigating waves of enemies with only a nimble ship and a trove of unique power-ups.

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Inner Ashes trailer

A new launch trailer has arrived for Inner Ashes. The game, a first-person adventure, debuts today on Switch.

Learn more about it in the following overview:

Everybody 1-2 Switch update 1.0.1

We’ll give you a quick heads up that Everybody 1-2 Switch has a day one update, with Nintendo offering version 1.0.1.

The patch notes are short and concise with Nintendo only mentioning that some issues have been addressed. What problems specifically? Nintendo didn’t go into detail.

In any case, the official patch notes for the Everybody 1-2 Switch version 1.0.1 update are as follows:

Original (6/22): Starting today, Nintendo Switch Online members can access new user icons for the Pikmin series. This ties in with Pikmin 1 + 2, which launched digitally on the eShop yesterday after the Nintendo Direct, and with Pikmin 4, which releases next month on July 21.

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

1. [PS5] Final Fantasy XVI – 336,027 / NEW
2. [NSW] Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – 25,155 / 1,697,225
3. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 8,066 / 5,344,544
4. [NSW] Minecraft – 6,166 / 3,171,606
5. [NSW] Nintendo Switch Sports – 6,156 / 1,107,323
6. [NSW] Pokemon Scarlet / Violet – 4,901 / 5,058,457
7. [NSW] Splatoon 3 – 4,597 / 4,043,435
8. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – 4,282 / 5,219,828
9. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure – 4,231 / 3,405,063
10. [NSW] Zelda: Breath of the Wild – 3,531 / 2,216,142


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