Famitsu’s most wanted games – March 23, 2025 – Pokemon Legends: Z-A rises
Posted on 3 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
It’s time for the latest Famitsu’s most wanted games chart outlining what Japanese gamers are looking forward to based on reader votes. Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition has launched and is no longer appearing here, but Pokemon Legends: Z-A is rising and is in the top five.
Head past the break for the full chart. All votes were cast between March 5 and March 11.
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Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Hinokami Chronicles 2 gets Obanai Iguro, Sanemi Shinazugawa, Gyomei Himejima character trailers
Posted on 3 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 0 comments
Another round of character trailers are here for Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Hinokami Chronicles 2, this time focusing on Obanai Iguro, Sanemi Shinazugawa, and Gyomei Himejima. This follows the first set released last week.
We have the character trailers for Obanai Iguro, Sanemi Shinazugawa, and Gyomei Himejima below.
Guilty Gear Strive gains Venom DLC tomorrow, trailer
Posted on 3 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
Arc System Works just provided the release date for Guilty Gear Strive’s new character DLC, which is for Venom. It will be available tomorrow, March 24.
Venom is a part of Season Pass 4. The character was actually originally planned for release earlier in the year, but Arc System Works ended up pushing things back “in order to secure enough time to provide the best game experience possible to the players”.
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How to change character appearance in Xenoblade Chronicles X
Posted on 3 months ago by Ethan in Guides, Switch | 0 comments
Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition is (currently) the only Xenoblade game that lets you design and name your own custom character. There are tons of customization options to choose from, and some of them even let you recreate characters from the numbered Xenoblade titles. That being said, some fans might prefer to go with what’s considered the “canon” name and appearance for their character – in this case, the canon name is Cross and the default options are automatically highlighted when you create your character for the first time. But what if you make a mistake and want to change your character later on? You actually can do this once you clear Chapter 5.
Nintendo pre-order updates – March 23, 2025
Posted on 3 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
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Nintendo maintenance schedule – March 23, 2025
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Nintendo’s latest maintenance schedule for the week of March 23, 2025 is now available.
A few different things are currently planned for Nintendo Switch, beginning tonight. There are three sessions in total, though everything wraps up by Monday / Tuesday.
Below is the full Nintendo maintenance schedule for the week of March 23, 2025:
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Assault Suit Leynos 2 Saturn Tribute launch trailer – SNES game returns with new features
Posted on 3 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 0 comments
We’ve got a new launch trailer for Assault Suit Leynos 2 Saturn Tribute. While it did previously debut on Nintendo Switch, that was only in Japan – the western release took place this week.
Catch up on everything you need to know in the following overview:
Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition review for Nintendo Switch
Posted on 3 months ago by Ethan in Reviews, Switch | 0 comments
System: Switch
Release date: March 20, 2025
Developer: Monolith Soft
Publisher: Nintendo
The Xenoblade Chronicles series has had a fantastic resurgence on Nintendo Switch. What was once a singular underrated JRPG on Wii is now a complete trilogy with critical acclaim and even Super Smash Bros. representatives. Xenoblade Chronicles X is the only game in the series that isn’t part of the numbered trilogy, so it’s often seen as the odd one out. For the longest time, fans weren’t sure if we’d ever see the game again – but Monolith Soft has cooked up an excellent remaster and it’s one absolutely packed to the brim with content. If you’ve never played a Xenoblade Chronicles game and are looking to get into the series for the first time, this is a good place to start – for the most part, Xenoblade Chronicles X is unconnected to the other games in the series.
Analyzing the art style of every Smash Bros. game
Posted on 3 months ago by Ethan in 3DS, Features, GameCube, Switch, Wii U | 0 comments
It’s been many years since the original release of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate in 2018. There’s been no official announcement for a new game at the time of writing, but the wait between Ultimate and its eventual sequel is already setting a record. Indeed, the time between new Smash Bros. games has never been greater. But that leaves us with plenty of time to appreciate the titles we already have, and one aspect of them that often goes undiscussed is their art styles.
Despite being fairly similar to each other on a gameplay level, each Super Smash Bros. game winds up feeling distinct because of its art style. 64, Melee, Brawl, 3DS, Wii U, and Ultimate are all visually distinct from one another, and this is a trend we can expect to see when the next entry eventually does come out. In the meantime, today we’re analyzing the individual art style of each entry in the series and going over what makes each one charming.
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[Let’s Talk] Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition impressions
Posted on 3 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Let's Talk, Switch | 0 comments
Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition launched this week, making it one of Nintendo’s last big releases of the Switch 1 era. It’s technically not a new game given that it first appeared on Wii U, but many system owners probably missed it the first time around. Even if you’ve played it before, there’s new content to go through – not to mention the game has received a ton of improvements.
If you’ve started playing Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition this week, what are your thought thus far? Are you a new or returning player? Let us know in the comments.
Highlights from last week’s topic: Games you can’t believe exist
Stephen Yap
I still can’t believe Atelier Sophie ~The Alchemist of the Mysterious Book~ got a 2022 interquel with Atelier Sophie 2: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Dream, but that’s mainly because while I wasn’t fully a fan of the Atelier series myself, it became my favorite Atelier game (and Switch RPG) and one of my absolute favorite games of all time. It was seemingly an Atelier game that was built specifically for me and therefore, I had a lot of fun with it left and right.
Shmuel McConen
Metroid Prime 4 is too easy, so let’s go with Suikoden 1&2 remasters.
Nate
New Pokemon Snap is the biggest gaming surprise sequel I’ve ever seen. It’s also such an amazing game and well worth the wait to finally get a sequel.
theFooFighter
Emio the smiling man is probably the most out of nowhere revival Nintendo has ever done. Or honestly the fact that they remade and localized the first 2 famicom detective club games is also wild.
Luke Houser
Saga Scarlet Embrace is still kind of a surprise to me today. Saga is easily getting more attention, but I never quite suspected that the oldest JRPG series to be about as open world as Elder Scrolls still has made entries after the early 2000s, let alone so heavily after around 2004 or something.
