Famitsu’s most wanted games – July 23, 2023
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It’s time for the latest Famitsu’s most wanted games chart. This week, Pikmin 4 closes out its run at #1 while Star Ocean: The Second Story R appears for the first time.
Head past the break for the full chart. All votes were cast between July 6 and July 12.
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Pre-order updates – July 23, 2023
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Nintendo maintenance schedule – July 23, 2023
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Nintendo has given its maintenance schedule an update for the week of July 23, 2023 is now available. Several different sessions are planned for the next couple of days, with Switch naturally being impacted quite a bit.
The full maintenance schedule for the week of July 23, 2023 is as follows:
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Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe devs explain the new graphical outlines
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HAL Laboratory has explained the decision to include new graphical outlines for the characters in Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe.
The Switch title isn’t just a port of the original Wii game, as it contains new content as well as a number changes. One such change concerns the outlines for the playable characters.
[Let’s Talk] Pikmin 4 impressions
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Pikmin 4 has finally launched on Switch, and if you’ve picked up the game, we’re interested in hearing your early impressions.
It’s been a long wait for the next major entry in the series as Pikmin 3 first appeared on Wii U in 2013. And despite Shigeru Miyamoto saying a couple of years later that the fourth game was “close to completion”, it wasn’t until yesterday that the game launched on Switch.
So if you’re playing Pikmin 4, what do you think about it so far? How do you think it stacks up to the other entries? Let us know in the comments.
Cross Tails gameplay
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A bunch of new gameplay has come in for Cross Tails, a new strategy RPG on Switch. We have a look at the first couple of chapters, including battles and more.
Learn more about the title in the following overview:
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Pikmin 1 + 2 tech analysis
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Nintendo recently brought Pikmin 1 + 2 to Switch, and thanks to Digital Foundry, we have a closer look at the technical side of things with some of the regular points like frame rate and resolution examined.
Overall, the games appear to be mostly straightforward ports. Resolution gets a bump and there are small improvements here and there, but otherwise, they’re as you remembered them on the GameCube.
Nobunaga’s Ambition: Awakening launch trailer
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Koei Tecmo brought Nobunaga’s Ambition: Awakening to Switch worldwide this week, and to celebrate, we have a launch trailer. This marks the sixteenth entry in Kou Shibusawa’s simulation franchise,
More information is available in the following overview:
Ghost Song getting a physical release on Switch
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Ghost Song has thus far only been available digitally on Switch, but that’ll be changing in the near future with a physical edition. Listings have started to pop up at various retailers.
You’ll get a little more than just the game here. Along with a code for the digital soundtrack, a double-sided map / poster is included.
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Forever Entertainment teases new remake announcement for 2023
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Forever Entertainment is likely to announce a new remake in 2023. That’s according to president / CEO Zbigniew Dębicki, who teased the news in an interview with Famitsu.
Forever Entertainment has released a number of remakes over the years, and doesn’t seem to be slowing down anytime soon based on what he shared with the magazine. Dębicki also indicated that we’ll be seeing games in that department that aren’t necessarily limited to Japanese titles.
