Ys Memoire: The Oath in Felghana review for Nintendo Switch
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System: Switch
Release date: January 7, 2024
Developer: Falcom
Publisher: Marvelous
Despite arguably being dethroned as Falcom’s flagship series over the years by the Trails series, Ys has nonetheless seen a rising amount of success since the release of Lacrimosa of Dana. The standalone nature of the games make it an easy series to jump onto at any point, and although it’s a difficult series to access in its entirety outside of PC ports thanks to several of the games being decades old and trapped on outdated platforms, it’s gradually making its way onto modern consoles through remakes and remasters. Ys Memoire: The Oath in Felghana is the latest chapter in Adol’s expansive adventures to come to Nintendo Switch, and is another strong instalment despite its age and notably different gameplay style from its successors.
Some Nintendo Switch game buyers say they’re getting googly eyes instead of cartridges
Posted on 4 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
An unfortunate trend has been happening at retail in which consumers hoping to get a new Nintendo Switch game are instead receiving googly eyes inside the case, rather than the actual cartridge.
Reports appear to have picked up during the holiday season even though it’s been an ongoing issue. Posts on places such as Reddit and X note that this is happening despite getting the games new and still sealed.
Neptunia Riders VS Dogoos launches January 2025 in the west
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September 24: Today, Idea Factory shared the release window for Neptunia Riders VS Dogoos in the west. Switch players in North America and Europe can get their hands on the game starting in January 2025. An exact date will be provided later.
Also confirmed today is that Neptunia Riders VS Dogoos will be offering a Deluxe Edition. The latter includes the digital game, digital art book (35 pages), soundtrack (ten tracks), and Costume Set offering a costume per set for Uzume Neptune, Noire, Blanc, and Vert (swimsuit, apocalyptic, and race queen). Note that the Costume Set will also be available as a standalone DLC on launch.
UK software sales chart for the week ending January 4, 2025
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The latest UK software sales chart for the week ending January 4, 2025 is now available.
There are a few shifts this week with Hogwarts Legacy taking the top spot. In terms of Nintendo Switch exclusives, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is still the game that’s charting the highest.
Here’s the full UK software sales chart for the week ending January 4, 2025:
Rumor: Metroid Prime dev Retro Studios was once working on a music RPG
Posted on 4 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Rumors, Switch, Wii U | 0 comments
At one point in time, Retro Studios apparently had a project in development as a music RPG.
The company shipped Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze on Wii U in 2014. After that, there was essentially a decade-long gap without a new game from Retro Studios. Tropical Freeze was ported to Nintendo Switch a few years ago and Metroid Prime Remastered dropped in 2023, but outside of that, nothing made it to market.
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Freedom Wars Remastered announced for Switch
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September 17: Freedom Wars Remastered is in development for Switch, Bandai Namco just revealed. A release is planned for January 10, 2025.
Freedom Wars originally came to the PlayStation Vita in 2014. Sony published the original version, but the publisher has shifted to Bandai Namco this time around.
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Emio – The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club producer surprised how smoothly Nintendo approved the project
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According to Emio – The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club producer Yoshio Sakamoto, getting the project approved wasn’t too big of an issue.
Famicom Detective Club had been a dormant franchise for Nintendo until the Switch remakes of the original titles back in 2021. Then last August, Emio – The Smiling Man launched on the console. That was the first new Famicom Detective Club story in 35 years.
Nintendo pre-order updates – January 5, 2025
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Nintendo maintenance schedule – January 5, 2025
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Nintendo’s latest maintenance schedule for the week of January 5, 2025 is now available.
After some time off for the holidays, a new session has been added to the docket. Nintendo Switch Online will be impacted just slightly a few days from now.
Below is the full Nintendo maintenance schedule for the week of January 5, 2025:
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Nintendo felt Mario & Luigi had “low recognition”, wanted the art and in-game graphics to match
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In a recent interview, Nintendo producer Akira Otani spoke more about the origins of Mario & Luigi: Brothership.
Otani, who has been working the series since Partners in Time on Nintendo DS, said that it’s been a challenge to match the franchise’s artwork with the in-game graphics. This is what partially promoted the decision to feature full 3D visuals on Mario & Luigi: Brothership and release it for Nintendo Switch.
