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Crymachina introduction

Original (3/30): Today, NIS America shared a new introduction trailer for Crymachina. This serves as a general introduction for the upcoming RPG.

Here’s an overview of the game:

Zelda Tears of the Kingdom Monolith Soft

Perhaps surprising no one, Monolith Soft has confirmed its involvement with The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom as one of its primary developers.

Monolith Soft shared the news on Twitter. The company worked on game design, programming, and graphics.

Zelda Tears Kingdom Ascend origins debug

The team behind The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom have shared the origins of the new Ascend ability, and it may surprise you how it came to be.

Director Hidemaro Fujibayashi told Polygon that Ascend stems from a debug feature. While exploring caves, he’d use a debug code to get to the top. He then realized that this could be a fun mechanic for the game.

Today marks the worldwide release of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, and Nintendo have shared a launch trailer for the title, giving players another glimpse of what the game has to offer as they begin to experience it for themselves.

Check out the new trailer below, along with a brief overview of the game:

With the Bowser Tour soon to end, Nintendo has announced the next event coming to Mario Kart Tour. Said event will be a new Mii Tour and will feature the addition of new driver and kart elements, as well as the new GCN Mushroom Bridge course. This new Tour will go live on May 16, at 11 PM PST.

Check out more information on the upcoming Mii Tour in the trailer below.

Marlon's Mystery: The Darkside of Crime

Original (5/2): Cooking and Publishing, along with indie studio Made in Mavis, announced today that they’re putting Marlon’s Mystery: The Darkside of Crime on Switch. It will be available in Q2 2023.

Marlon’s Mystery: The Darkside of Crime is a mystery and hidden object game “where players can test their investigative skills by solving riddles and uncovering hidden objects.” Continue on below for a lengthier rundown.

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

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

April 24 – April 30

1. [PS5] Star Wars Jedi: Survivor – 12,884 / NEW
2. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 11,247 / 5,262,218
3. [NSW] Pokemon Scarlet / Violet – 9,657 / 5,008,558
4. [NSW] Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe – 9,568 / 402,213
5. [NSW] My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU Climax! Game – 8,143 / NEW
6. [NSW] Minecraft – 7,129 / 3,119,134
7. [NSW] Ys Memoire: The Oath in Felghana – 6,920 / NEW
8. [NSW] Splatoon 3 – 6,824 / 3,998,357
9. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – 5,631 / 5,174,717
10. [NSW] Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection – 5,473 / 64,190

Nintendo Treehouse Live - The Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom live stream

A special Nintendo Treehouse: Live event is being held to celebrate the launch of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, and the official live stream is ready to go. The fun kicks off at 6:45 PM PT / 9:45 PM ET / 2:45 AM in the UK / 3:45 AM in Europe.

Gameplay will kick off the proceedings. Nintendo says that the “segments avoid story spoilers but will show some gameplay and areas that have not yet been shown to help prepare players for the adventure to come.” After the footage is shown, there’ll be more content counting down to the release.

Protodroid DeLTA release date

Original (2/18): Today, publisher Humble Games and developer Adam Kareem announced a final release date for Protodroid DeLTA. The 3D action platformer is due out on April 27, 2023.

Protodroid DeLTA was originally announced for Switch in 2020. It was originally targeted for the following year, but extra development time was needed.

Black Book physical

Limited Run Games announced its latest physical release on Switch today, which will be Black Book. There’ll only be a standard version – no special editions planned.

Black Book originally launched for Switch in August 2021. Up until now, it’s only been sold as a digital download.


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