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Metroid Dread difficulty

In a previous interview with Japanese magazine Famitsu, Metroid Dread producer and longtime series contributor Yoshio Sakamoto spoke about how the development team landed on the game’s difficulty.

Though it’s considered harsh by some players, Sakamoto explained that E.M.M.I.’s punishing nature and the way players gradually learn to avoid it over time was designed to mirror how Samus gets stronger as she collects power-ups throughout the game.

Below is our translation of Sakamoto’s comments regarding the difficulty in Metroid Dread:

NERF Legends update

A new update has been made available for Nerf Legends on Switch. It comes with some additions, a number of improvements, and bug fixes.

The full patch notes are as follows:

Horace physical

A physical version of the story-driven platformer Horace is on the way to Switch, it’s been announced. Super Rare Games will be in charge of distribution.

Horace appeared on Switch in October 2020, though only as a digital title. This marks the first time it will be available physically.

GTA Trilogy Switch physical

The physical version of GTA: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition now has a release date on Switch.

Today’s news actually comes directly from Nintendo. The GTA games will be appearing on store shelves starting February 11, 2022, the company just announced.

Bandai Namco has rolled out a new update for Disney Magical World 2: Enchanted Edition offering a few bug fixes. Here are the full patch notes:

This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:

1. [NSW] Mario Party Superstars – 22,108 / 793,683
2. [NSW] Pokemon Brilliant Diamond / Shining Pearl – 19,129 / 2,454,455
3. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – 18,505 / 4,713,464
4. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 17,684 / 4,373,799
5. [NSW] Minecraft – 12,986 / 2,475,523
6. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons – 11,948 / 7,149,014
7. [NSW] Big Brain Academy: Brain vs. Brain – 10,895 / 223,428
8. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure – 10,064 / 3,044,438
9. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! – 9,864 / 2,570,479
10. [NSW] Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics – 6,845 / 906,012

rvgz trailera

WayForward has readied a minute-long trailer for River City Girls Zero that shows how the River City Girls story began.

As a bit of a recap, below is an overview of the game:

hot wheels unleashed spongebob

Mattel and Milestone have unveiled a new SpongeBob SquarePants season for Hot Wheels Unleashed, and the fun starts today.

The event includes a variety of free and premium content. There are six vehicles up for grabs, including ones for SpongeBob, Sandy, Squidward, Plankton, Mr. Krabs, and Patrick Star, along with Basement and Player Profile customization items and more. Players can also participate in different challenges.

garfield microids

Microids revealed today that it has signed a deal with ViacomCBS Consumer Products to produce three original games based on the Garfield franchise.

Alain Milly, Editorial Director for Microids, said of today’s news:

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Windjammers 2 trailer

Dotemu is celebrating the launch of Windjammers 2 with a new launch trailer, which is entirely animated. The game is finally releasing today after it was originally announced in 2018.

For more on Windjammers 2, read the following overview:


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