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Freedom Planet

Freedom Planet on Switch is official. After GalaxyTrail teased it early in the week, XSEED has announced a partnership with the studio that will involve a new eShop release this fall.

You may recall that Freedom Planet previously ended up on Wii U. The 2D platformer features fast-paced combat “that pits a spunky dragon girl and her friends against hostile foreign powers and alien attack forces.”

Lanota

Flyhigh Works has announced that the rhythm game Lanota is landing on the Japanese Switch eShop next week. It’s expected to arrive on June 14 for 1,500 yen. If not the same day, North America and Europe should be getting the game soon as well.

Here’s more on Lanota plus a new Switch trailer:

Dandy Shot

According to a listing on the Japanese eShop, D3 Publisher is bringing Pub Encounter to Switch. The visual novel, also known as Pub Encounter in Japan, is on track for June 14. English is supported, so we should be seeing it in the west soon.

Here’s an English overview from Steam:

Another World

Another World, also known as Out of This World, is landing on Switch later this month. The cinematic platformer will be available starting June 25, DotEmu has announced.

Here’s an overview for Another World:

A listing on the Japanese eShop reveals the next NeoGeo game for Switch. On June 14, Super Sidekicks 3: The Next Glory will be arriving worldwide.

Super Sidekicks 3: The Next Glory is a soccer game made by SNK. It will cost $7.99 / €6.99 / £6.29.

Source: Switch eShop

Flat Heroes

Flat Heroes was confirmed for Switch a little over a year ago. Today, Deck13 and Parallel Circles announced a release date of July 5.

Flat Heroes is a high speed, minimalist local multiplayer game with cooperative and competitive modes. It contains over 300 levels, 10 unique final bosses, unlimited survival levels, and more.

We have more information about Flat Heroes below, along with a trailer.

Samurai Defender: Ninja Warfare

Ahead of tomorrow’s launch, Flyhigh Works published a new trailer for Samurai Defender: Ninja Warfare. We’ve posted it below.

Scalextric, a top-down RC car racing game based on the popular electric toys, seems to be coming to Switch on June 12. You can see a trailer below.

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The Spectrum Retreat

Ripstone Games, the creators of The Spectrum Retreat, have posted an eleven-minute video with exclusive developer commentary throughout. The commentary is focused on puzzle design and game creation in general while cluing viewers into the world a little bit. You can watch that video below.

The video’s description also states that the game will be coming to Switch this summer. That’s pretty soon, so a more concrete release date should be incoming.

Pokemon Quest

This week’s Famitsu review scores are as follows:

Pokemon Quest (NSW) – 8/8/8/9
Record of Grancrest War (PS4) – 8/8/8/8
Trove (PS4) – 8/7/8/8


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