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A new wave of Nintendo maintenance is set to take place over the next couple of weeks. Switch will be impacted over a couple of different sessions – using a credit card on the eShop and parent / guardian confirmation.

The full maintenance schedule as things stand now is as follows:

It seems with every passing year we get more and more creative minds in the indie space expanding certain genres and what it means to perceive gameplay within them. One of the more popular areas of growth and reach we’ve seen in recent memory is through the guise of simulators – whether they may be farming sims, life sims, etc. – and how their flexibility can create such a creative playground for forward-thinking ideas that make for cathartic, memorable, and almost addictive experiences. Time on Frog Island, formerly known as Trading Time: A Croak Tale, is next up in a slew of releases in an ever-growing genre that seems to push ideas and the concept of sims forward with each new title – however inspired they may be by the giants of the genre – and it’s a pleasure to have had an early look at the game on Switch to see just where the minds at Half Past Yellow lie and how they’re making their version of what it means to be stranded on an island and having to start from scratch.

Astro Aqua Kitty Pawsome Collection, Catlateral Damage: Remeowstered physical

Two more Switch titles are getting the physical treatment, as Astro Aqua Kitty Pawsome Collection and Catlateral Damage: Remeowstered are confirmed to be getting boxed versions.

Both titles are being offered through Limited Run Games’ “distribution line”. That means there aren’t any special editions planned, though Astro Aqua Kitty Pawsome Collection will have a soundtrack bundle.

Mario Strikers: Battle League character art

Mario Strikers: Battle League heads to Switch this month, and we have even more on the game now. Nintendo opened the official Japanese website and it provides some goodies. Along with some new gameplay, we also have a bunch of character art for the various roster participants.

As for the game itself, here’s everything you need to know:

A new Nintendo Monthly Rewind video has gone up for April 2022. It goes over the launch of Nintendo Switch Sports, release dates for Xenoblade Chronicles 3 and Splatoon 3, and more.

Here’s the full video:

Aliisha: The Oblivion of Twin Goddesses delayed

Aliisha: The Oblivion of Twin Goddesses has been delayed. Publisher PQube and developer Underscore shared the news on Twitter today, revealing that the project will now arrive later in 2022.

Aliisha: The Oblivion of Twin Goddesses, a puzzle adventure game, was first announced for Switch back in December. It was last planned for this spring.

Souldiers delay

Publisher Dear Villagers, along with developer Retro Forge, have announced a slight delay for Souldiers. The action-RPG Metroidvania adventure is now scheduled for June 2, 2022.

Souldiers was previously provided with a May 19 release date back in March.

switch sports sales japan

The usual Japanese sales data that we typically see on Thursdays has been delayed due to holidays this week (Golden Week), but we do have a bit of news about how Nintendo Switch Sports debuted in Japan.

Early data has revealed that the game sold 190,000 copies. It goes without saying that it was the best-selling title in Japan last week.

Dying Light update 1.0.4

Another update has gone live for the Switch version of Dying Light, with Techland issuing version 1.0.4. It includes tweaks, improvements, and new features.

Performance has been further enhanced, and HD Rumble is now better supported. That’s along with an updated Hellraid dungeon and Tolga & Fatin event.


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