Pre-order updates – April 23, 2023
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Pokemon Unite reveals Chandelure
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Original (4/15): Pokemon Unite is still trucking along with new playable Pokemon, and it’s now been revealed that Chandelure is set to join the game. An actual release date hasn’t been shared, but we know that it’s planned for this month. Other specifics also haven’t been provided.
Outside of Chandelure, there’s news going around about the next Battle Pass for Pokemon Unite. This one provides numerous traditional outfits, and if you buy the Premium Pass, you’ll receive Holowear for Talonflame and Zoroark. The Battle Pass goes live on April 21 at 00:00 UTC.
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Before the Night, 2D horror action game, coming to Switch
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CFK has announced that it’s teaming up with developer Uneducated Game Studio to publish a new Switch version of Before the Night. It will be launching later in 2023.
Before the Night is a 2D horror action game that “tells the story of a pet human fighting to survive in a world where human and animal roles have been reversed.” The game involves navigating threats “where master is now pet and adventure to uncover the truths buried within the animal village.”
Mercenaries Lament: Silver Wolf and the Seven Stars of the Maiden out next week in the west
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A final release date for Mercenaries Lament: Silver Wolf and the Seven Stars of the Maiden has been revealed in the west. According to an eShop listing, it’s scheduled to launch on April 28, 2023.
Mercenaries Lament: Silver Wolf and the Seven Stars of the Maiden was previously announced for Switch at the end of January and released the following month in Japan. We’ve been waiting to hear about the western launch, which now is happening in just a few days.
Arcana of Paradise: The Tower gameplay
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Fresh gameplay has emerged for the roguelike adventure Arcana of Paradise: The Tower. The title, which features real-time card battles, debuted this week.
Learn more about it in the following overview:
Sunrise GP gameplay
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We’ve got a good look at Sunrise GP on Switch thanks to new gameplay. 19 minutes of footage shows off the arcade racer from Gamedust and Garage 5.
Additional information about is available in the following overview:
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Switch file sizes – Fuga: Melodies of Steel 2, Oxenfree II, Atelier Marie Remake, more
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Listings on the eShops provide file sizes for a bunch of Switch games. These include Fuga: Melodies of Steel 2, Oxenfree II, Atelier Marie Remake, and more.
Here’s the full roundup:
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Xenoblade Chronicles 3: Future Redeemed details characters, combat, other features
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Nintendo and Monolith Soft blew the lid off of the Xenoblade Chronicles 3: Future Redeemed DLC this week and revealed that it’s coming in just a few days. A bunch of information has since been posted on the official Japanese Twitter account. Details were shared about characters, combat, and other features in the DLC.
Most of the tweets have only been published in Japanese (aside from a few exceptions on Nintendo’s North American Twitter account), but English translations were posted to the unofficial XenobladeEN Twitter account. We’ve rounded up everything below.
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Pokemon Scarlet / Violet player survey covers version and starter choices, total playtime, more
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Japanese magazine Famitsu recently held a player survey to get feedback on Pokemon Scarlet and Pokemon Violet for a variety of questions.
257 of the respondents were men, 256 were women, and 34 are listed as other. 16 were for the 12 or younger crowd, 124 were in their teens, 64 were in their 20s, 185 were in their 30s, 40 were in their 40s, 16 were 50s and older, and 22 didn’t say. Note that responses weren’t required for every question.
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[Let’s Talk] April 2023 Indie World Showcase reactions
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The latest Indie World Showcase took place this week with all sorts of news and announcements for games on Switch. Over 20 titles saw some screen time.
In terms of totally new reveals for Switch, we heard about games like Rift of the NecroDancer, Little Kitty Big City, Animal Well, and Escape Academy: The Complete Edition. There were some typical shadowdrops as well – specifically Teslagrad 2 and Teslagrad Remastered, Five Nights at Freddy’s: Security Breach, and Shadows Over Loathing. Lots of release date news went around as well, with Bomb Rush Cyberfunk, Mineko’s Night Market, and Oxenfree II nailing down their launch timing.
So what did you think of the April 2023 Indie World Showcase? Do you have a personal highlight? Let us know in the comments.
