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Hello Kitty Island Adventure physical

Hello Kitty Island Adventure will be seeing a physical release on Switch, it’s been announced.

Sunblink and Sanrio will be doing a little bit extra with the boxed version. Copies include the base game and three Deluxe Bundles offering a super-charged start and a full set of Legacy items. Here’s what you’ll get:

The latest Japanese hardware sales from Famitsu are as follows:

Publisher eXtend and developers Toybox Inc. and Karakuri-ism have announced that they will be bringing Side Kicks! beyond to Nintendo Switch this year in Japan, with a planned release date of June 5. The game is an enhanced port of otome visual novel Side Kicks!, and will add new episodes to the main story, plus a crossover episode with otome murder mystery visual novel BUSTAFELLOWS, which is set in the same world.

Get an overview of the game below:

According to an announcement from Meridiem, Big Helmet Heroes is receiving a physical release on Nintendo Switch. This is due out on April 10, 2025.

Big Helmet Heroes will be getting an Exalted Edition at European specialist retail stores. It comes with a special case with new artwork, a couch-coop heroes sticker, and an art book.

Capcom Spotlight February 4

A new Capcom Spotlight broadcast will air on February 4, 2025, it’s been announced. The presentation will begin at 2 PM PT / 5 PM ET / 10 PM in the UK / 11 PM in Europe.

The new Capcom Spotlight will be 35 minutes long, offering “back-to-back info about all that’s coming from Capcom”. The lineup of games includes Monster Hunter Wilds, Onimusha: Way of the Sword, Capcom Fighting Collection 2, and Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics.

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Already available via Steam as of April of last year, Shikhondo: Youkai Rampage will bring shoot’em up fun to the Nintendo Switch this Spring. You can check out the overview pulled from the Steam listing below, with the English trailer to follow:

January 17: New data from Famitsu not only provided the top ten best-selling games of 2024 in Japan, but also hardware rankings.

The two best performers were both released towards the end of the year. Super Mario Party Jamboree sold over 950,000 copies at retail and Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake was just slightly below that (looking strictly at Nintendo Switch sales). Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom also makes the list with close to 400,000 units.

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Moving Out 2, Dead Cells Switch Online Game Trial

It’s a double-dose of titles with the next Nintendo Switch Online Game Trial as Moving Out 2 and Dead Cells 2 will both be offered for free. This will run between January 30 at 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET and February 5 at 11:59 PM PT / February 6 at 2:59 AM ET.

If you’re a member, both of these can be played in their entirety at no extra cost. Those that pick up the full games down the road can carry over their progress. Also, by participating, you can earn 100 Platinum Points on My Nintendo.

Folly of the Wizards

Numskull Games, in partnership with UpFox Labs, today announced Folly of the Wizards for Nintendo Switch. A release is planned for 2025.

Folly of the Wizards is a spellbinding roguelike action game. You’ll play as a clumsy wizard apprentice who’s looking to save the world from chaos.

For more information, read the following overview:

Hello Games just pulled back the curtain on the next massive update for No Man’s Sky, dubbed “Worlds Part 2”. It should be available on Nintendo Switch soon.

Also known as version 5.50, the update features new stars, new story, and new classes of planet including gas giants, water worlds, and ruined civilizations. That’s along with new terrain shapes and biomes plus new creatures on planets. The engine has also received enhancements with a total overhaul of lighting systems, improved water rendering, faster loading times, and more.

Here’s the full rundown:


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