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Princess Peach: Showtime reviews roundup

Nintendo has lifted the embargo on Princess Peach: Showtime, and first reviews are now starting to emerge.

Princess Peach: Showtime marks the first standalone game for the character since Super Princess Peach, a DS release that came out in 2005. The hook here is that Peach can take on different transformations to change up the gameplay. Figure Skater Peach, Dashing Thief Peach, Mermaid Peach, Cowgirl Peach, Swordfighter Peach, Patissiere Peach, Kung Fu Peach, Detective Peach, and Ninja Peach make up the lineup. 

Best-selling games US February 2024

Circana has released a listing of the top ten best-selling games in the U.S. for the month of February 2024.

Looking at new releases on Switch, Mario vs. Donkey Kong is the only new one here at #11. Nintendo doesn’t report digital data, so it’s possible that the game may have charted higher.  Super Mario Bros. Wonder and Mario Kart 8 are still on the list as well.

Here’s a look at the complete list of best-selling games in the U.S. for February 2024:

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The latest Japanese hardware sales from Famitsu are as follows:

Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road worldwide beta test

The worldwide beta test previously announced for Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road will be held next week, Level-5 has announced. Players can experience what the game has to offer starting on March 28, 2024.

The beta test will let you battle online or against the CPU as you train up your players. Additionally, a Spectator Mode is included to watch online matches. Up to 48 players will be available from the Inazuma All-Stars, National Champs, and Alius Masters.

2024 Game Developers Choice Awards winners

Today, the full winners were announced for the 2024 Game Developers Choice Awards.

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom received a number of nominations, and ultimately picked up a couple of wins. However, it missed out on the Game of the Year prize. Elsewhere Venba was another Switch game that saw wins as well.

The full roundup of winners for the 2024 Game Developers Choice Awards can be found below.

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Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance characters, demons, systems

Atlus issued another round of details for Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance covering characters, demons, and various systems. As usual, we have new screenshots as well.

The full overview is as follows:

November 30 (2022): Nintendo Switch Online previously offered users icons for Splatoon 3, but the game is now a featured title once again. There’ll be five sets that rotate weekly on every Wednesday until January 9, 2023.

As usual, there are characters, backgrounds, and frames to choose from. Each one costs 5 or 10 Platinum Points as earned through My Nintendo. Once you’ve claimed an icon, it’s yours to claim forever – even if your subscription to Nintendo Switch Online expires.

Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance release date

Atlus has provided an updated release date for Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance. While we’re typically used to seeing delays, the RPG is actually being brought forward.

The Switch title will now arrive on June 14, 2024. Previously, it was planned for June 21. Atlus is only moving things up a week, but fans will certainly take it.

Super Mario Bros. Wonder unused Wonder Effects prototypes

Nintendo held a session at GDC 2024 today for Super Mario Bros. Wonder, and it included a peek behind-the-scenes as information was shared relating to concepts, prototypes, and unused Wonder Effects. Director Shiro Mouri and producer Takashi Tezuka delivered the discussion.

One of the first things we see comes from Nintendo’s brainstorming session. Nintendo’s Koichi Hayashida has previously spoken about how everyone was allowed to submit ideas on sticky notes – the amount of ideas came in at over 2,000. Only a few of the ideas were shown at GDC, but we see things like Mario surfing, the character on a unicycle, and more.

RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 physical

July 12: Today, Limited Run Games announced that it’s working on a physical release for RollerCoaster Tycoon 3: Complete Edition. Fans will need to wait for additional details in the future.

RollerCoaster Tycoon 3: Complete Edition first appeared on Switch back in September 2020. Thus far, it has only been sold digitally on the eShop.


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