Submit a news tip



Switch

Welcome back to Nintendo Everything Refresh! This week, join your hosts Nick and Nicolas as they discuss the recent release of Pikmin 4, and what this could mean for the future of the franchise. We’ll also chat about the rerelease of the Zelda Oracle of Ages/Seasons games via Switch Online, rumors related to Metroid Prime 2 Remastered, and much more!

More: ,

Minecraft Legends update 1.17.44512

Mojang Studios has put out a new update for Minecraft Legends, with the game moving up to version 1.17.44512.

A bunch of gameplay improvements have been implemented. Highlights include improvements to the matchmaking lobbies to get more players matched into games together, Banner View now shows health bars for enemy structures, an optimized and shorter flow of the prologue, mob balance improvements, and more.

Here’s the full rundown:

Switch 3DS game sales

A massive amount of sales data has come in providing the latest figures for Switch and 3DS that’s not only for first-party, but third-party titles as well. 

The news comes from the White Book, a report compiled by the Computer Entertainment Supplier’s Association. Sales are provided for games that sold over one million copies. Nintendo does provide sales figures (including today as part of its latest financial results which you can find here), but it’s always incomplete.

You can find the full rundown below as shared by CeroG1.

More: ,

Two Point Campus: Medical School

Two Point Studios and SEGA today unveiled Two Point Campus: Medical School, the next major DLC for the university management game. Switch will be getting it on August 17, 2023.

Here’s a rundown as to what’s planned, courtesy of SEGA:

Tiny Thor physical

Tiny Thor just made its debut on Switch as a digital download, but you might be interested to hear that a physical version is in the works as well.

Strictly Limited Games announced that it’s preparing a “Mjönir Edition”. Each copy includes Tiny Thor on a cartridge, a download code for the awesome soundtrack, and the predecessor Hammer Kid. Only 4,000 copies will be made.

Disney Illusion Island

The latest Japanese hardware sales from Famitsu are as follows:

Nintendo release schedule August 2023

We’ve got the latest Nintendo release schedule for August 2023, which comes as part of the company’s financial results. Fans can get another overview as to what’s planned for Switch from a first and third-party respective.

New entries are included here for games that were announced in the most recent Nintendo Direct. Super Mario Bros. Wonder, Super Mario RPG, and Detective Pikachu Returns are some of the new highlights. Metroid Prime 4 also continues to tease us with its appearance, but is still without a release window.

Here’s the complete schedule:

More:

Nintendo million sellers August 2023

As part of Nintendo’s latest financial results, we have an updated list of million sellers on Switch

The main new addition here is The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, which is now at 18.51 million units. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe continues to be at the very top and is at 55.46 million units.

Here is the full lineup of Nintendo million sellers on Switch for August 2023:

More: ,

Nintendo financial results August 2023

It’s that time of year when Nintendo shares its latest financial results, and we now have a look at things for the three month period ending June 30, 2023. Aside from sharing a status update for Switch, the report delves into overall numbers for the company and more.

Here are the full highlights:

More: ,

Sonic Superstars trip

Sonic Superstars is taking a different approach to the story, including with new enemy trip. The developers behind the game have now given insight into its creation.

Sonic Team creative officer Takashi Iizuka told Game Informer that the team “wanted to have a new story,” which required a new character. It was also important to have an enemy “with some kind of unique characteristics, some character backgrounds, some storytelling elements that are going to make the character unique and stand out and be a character that people can kind of relate to and empathize with and enjoy as a character in the world”.

Iizuka said:


Manage Cookie Settings