The state of every Nintendo franchise post-Switch
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As we head into the sunset era of one of Nintendo’s most beloved consoles ever, it’s as good time as any to take a look at all that’s happened over the past eight years. We’ve gotten tons of great games on Switch, and plenty of representation for most of Nintendo’s key franchises. Today, we’re taking a look at every single Nintendo series and each of its individual games on Switch. We’ll be analyzing how each series grew and changed over the course of the system’s life cycle – if it peaked, if it struggled, or if it wound up about average. Given the sheer volume of first-party offerings on Switch, this will be an extensive (and very long) analysis.
Turn-based strategy game Eldrador Creatures: Shadowfall coming to Nintendo Switch
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Wild River Games and Schleich are putting Eldrador Creatures: Shadowfall on Nintendo Switch, the two companies have announced. It will be available digitally on March 6, 2025 with a physical edition following on April 11.
Eldrador Creatures is a turn-based strategy game in which players battle for the fate of the magical worlds. You’ll lead battle-ready creatures while attempting to defeat a mysterious shadowy menace.
Tales of Graces f Remastered launch trailer
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Courtesy of Bandai Namco, we’ve got the new Tales of Graces f Remastered launch trailer. This RPG is making a comeback after originally appearing on Wii many years ago.
Lots of details covering what to expect can be found in the following eShop description:
Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness Remastered restored content detailed
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The team behind Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness Remastered has revealed how they’re going about restoring content for this new release.
The title will be more than a simple remaster. Aside from offering Modern controls, there’s a lot to look forward to. The restored content in Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness Remastered includes some abilities for Kurtis Trent, a training area that was previously unfinished, unused voice lines, inventory items, and more.
The full rundown is as follows:
Phantom Brave: The Lost Hero getting Nintendo Switch demo
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January 13: Those eager to get their hands on Phantom Brave: The Lost Hero will be happy to hear that NIS America just confirmed plans to distribute a demo. The trial goes live on Friday, January 17. You’ll be able to download it from the Nintendo eShop.
NIS America didn’t elaborate on what the Phantom Brave: The Lost Hero has to offer, but it should give players a small taste of the game. Save data will carry over to the full version.
Japan’s top 10 best-selling games of 2024, hardware rankings
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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.
Progress Orders opening movie
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Today, Bushiroad Games and Hakama unveiled the official opening movie for Progress Orders. The video will play out right when you start up the title.
As a reminder, the game will offer the following:
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Kamitsubaki City Regenerate delayed to March 13 on Nintendo Switch
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Previously announced for February 20, 2025 release, Kamitsubaki Studio and Orange have announced that dark fantasy visual novel Kamitsubaki City Regenerate has been delayed on Nintendo Switch, with a new launch date of March 13. In a statement made via its Steam page, the developer cited a desire to improve the game’s quality as the reason for the delay.
Catch up on the game with the overview below:
Famitsu software sales (1/6/25 – 1/12/25) – Top 30
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This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
1. [NSW] Super Mario Party Jamboree – 26,888 / 1,098,256
2. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 10,003 / 6,207,557
3. [NSW] Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake – 9,606 / 972,513
4. [NSW] Freedom Wars Remastered – 8,277 / NEW
5. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons – 6,663 / 8,044,875
6. [NSW] Minecraft – 6,547 / 3,786,028
7. [PS5] Freedom Wars Remastered – 4,829 / NEW
8. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – 4,302 / 5,703,376
9. [NSW] Pokemon Scarlet / Violet – 4,048 / 5,507,363
10. [NSW] Nintendo Switch Sports – 3,744 / 1,532,343
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Mystery Gift codes
Posted on 6 days ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
We’ve started up a new post containing all Mystery Gift codes for Pokemon Scarlet and Pokemon Violet. This hub will be updated throughout the lifecycle of the two games with all codes and other distributions as they’re announced.
Codes and distributions can provide all sorts of things. Redeeming them will give you special Pokemon offered in distributions, certain items, and more.
