Submit a news tip



Switch eShop

This week, Matt Makes Games published its newest title Celeste, and it’s out now on Switch. But the developer had also previously announced that its last game TowerFall would also be released on the system. Although there hasn’t been much news to share, it hasn’t been cancelled.

Developer Matt Thorson provided the following update to IGN:

“Our plan was always to wrap up Celeste before working on the Switch TowerFall edition. Soon we’ll be freed up to bring that over! We know a lot of fans are eager to play TowerFall on the Switch, and I’m excited to see it on there myself. But it’s more important for us to move forward with Celeste and put all our energy into making it as good as possible before revisiting TowerFall again. We think fans of TowerFall will be surprised at how much we’ve improved and pushed ourselves to explore new creative territory in Celeste.”

TowerFall is 2D combat game with archers that bounce around arenas as they try to one-hit kill each other. We’ve included a trailer for it below.

Source

A few new games out came out this week on the various eShops. If you’re interested in checking out what’s new in screenshot form, take a look at the gallery below.

Rock Pocket Games announced this week that Shiftlings Enhanced Edition is coming to Switch on February 1. Take a look at 20 minutes of footage below.

Players have discovered a neat Super Mario Bros. 3 Easter egg hidden within Celeste. It’s a small one, but a nice homage nonetheless. We won’t spoil it here, though you can see it for yourself in the video below.

Update (1/26): We’ve confirmed with Dufgames that the listing is accurate. Black Hole will release on February 6.


Original (1/25): Black Hole was originally intended for release on Switch in January, but it looks like the release window could be slipping just slightly. Currently, the European eShop has it down for February 6. The North American launch should be taking place around the same time.

Black Hole is an arcade-style twin-stick shooter set in space. The game has 40 levels spread across four worlds, three upgradeable ships, HD Rumble support, speedrun and colorblind modes, and leaderboards. Support is also included for touch controls, motion controls, and IR controls.

Source: Switch eShop

GameXplain has shared new footage from Pac-Man Championship Edition 2 Plus on Switch. Take a look at the gameplay below.

A listing on the Switch eShop shows a new title from QubicGames. The studio will soon be bringing Mad Carnage to the console.

According to the listing, Mad Carnage is a strategy title in which you can control cars, “each with their own unique weapons and gameplay mechanics.” The game has a single-player campaign with 20 levels, local multiplayer with eight maps, and more. A “best-selling sci-fi novelist” was also brought on board to handle the story.

Mad Carnage is currently slated for February 2 in Europe, and should be available around the same time in North America. We’ve posted a few screenshots below.

Source: Switch eShop

Xeodrifter is just a few weeks away from arriving on Switch. Atooi founder Jools Watsham has confirmed that in both North America and Europe, the game releases on February 15.

Here’s the news from Watsham’s Twitter page:


Xeodrifter is a Metroidvania that originally debuted at the end of 2014. It’s currently out on both 3DS and Wii U.

Source

Nintendo has put out a new video highlighting some of the games you can expect to see on the eShops in January. Get a look at it below.


Celeste is out now on the Switch eShop, and a launch trailer has been published to celebrate the news. Check out the video below.


Manage Cookie Settings