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Dungeon Munchies physical

Original (7/24): A Switch physical release of Dungeon Munchines will be distributed in Japan and English support will be included, it’s been revealed. It’ll come with Japanese, German, Spanish, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese languages as well.

The game was announced for Switch in 2019, and then at the very end of 2021, dropped on Nintendo’s console. Up until now though, it’s only been available digitally.

Xenoblade Chronicles 3 frame rate resolution

Xenoblade Chronicles 3 is just a few days away, and Digital Foundry has now come out with a technical analysis that tackles the game’s frame rate and resolution. We also get to hear more a number of aspects as well.

Here’s the full roundup of highlights:

Xenoblade 3 10-year life span

Nintendo and Monolith Soft have discussed the more serious story of Xenoblade Chronicles 3 and having the 10-year life span as a major plot point.

Monolith Soft senior director and chief creative officer Tetsuya Takahashi, the studio’s director and producer Koh Kojima, and Nintendo director and producer Genki Yokota weighed in. Kojima actually initially felt that Takakhashi ” was deliberately trying to remove the sense of ‘Xenoblade-ness’ of the series” because of how serious the world is and having a different design. However, through “trial and error”, the team “found a good balance” and captured the series’ essence. 

Xenoblade 3 culmination

Tetsuya Takahashi, senior director and chief creative officer at Monolith Soft, has said that Xenoblade Chronicles 3 marks the “culmination” of the series. However, rather than marking the end of the franchise, it’s instead a “summary for moving on to the next step”.

Takahashi shared that information as part of a newly-published interview, which also features director / producer Koh Kojima and Nintendo’s Genki Yokota. Here’s the relevant excerpt from that discussion:

Xenoblade Chronicles 3 reviews

We’re just a few days out from Xenoblade Chronicles 3 launching on Switch, and first reviews are now starting to come online. Nintendo just lifted an embargo on the game.

Xenoblade Chronicles 3 will bring together the futures of the first two entries in the series, though it can also be played by anyone that doesn’t have experience with the franchise. The game has a huge world to explore, RPG combat with a new Ouroboros fusion mechanic, and more. The whole experience is presented with the nations of Keves and Agnus fighting to extend their lives long enough to realize a 10-year period of service. A group of six soldiers from rival nations will look to put aside their differences and work together to expose a new threat.

Here’s the roundup of early reviews for Xenoblade Chronicles 3:

Slaycation Paradise release date

Publisher Merge Games and developer Affordable Acquisition have set a final release date for Slaycation Paradise, their tower defense and twin-stick shooter hybrid. Switch will be getting the game digitally on August 18, 2022. The physical version is slated for September 23, 2022.

Here’s some information about Slaycation Paradise:

Prinny Presents NIS Classics Vol. 3 Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure

NIS America has readied a new trailer for Prinny Presents NIS Classics Vol. 3 which puts the spotlight on Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure. La Pucelle: Ragnarok is the other title included in the collection.

Here’s a bit of information about Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure:

As the countdown to Xenoblade Chronicles 3’s launch continues, Nintendo has now shared another track from the game known as “A Formidable Enemy”. As the name implies, the theme will play while battling pretty strong enemies.

Here’s the full sample shared by Nintendo and Monolith Soft:

Nintendo Switch Online update 2.2.0

A new update just went out for the Nintendo Switch Online mobile app, with users now being able to access version 2.2.0.

A couple of new features are included here. First, it’s now possible to send friend requests with a friend code, though they can only be accepted on Switch itself. Functionality has also been added so that you can copy your friend code as a URL and/or save it as a QR code.

The full patch notes for the Nintendo Switch Online app version 2.2.0 update are as follows:

Chaos;Child Mapping Trigger and Delusion Trigger

Today, Spike Chunsoft introduced the Mapping Trigger and Delusion Trigger systems in Chaos;Child with new details. The title is a part of the Science Adventure Series along with Choas;Head Noah, which will be available on the same day.

Here’s the full rundown:


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