October 30: Qureate is bringing Prison Princess: Trapped Allure to Nintendo Switch, the company revealed today. A release is scheduled for November 21, 2024.
Following up on the original title, Prison Princess: Trapped Allure is a mystery-solving adventure game. Players will be tasked with rescuing party members.
Tons of details can be found in the following overview:
November 6: Nintendo has made it a point to celebrate game releases with new icons on Switch Online, and now members can obtain new ones based on Mario & Luigi: Brothership.
Different icons will rotate out over the next few weeks. Icons can be claimed featuring characters, backgrounds, and frames. The characters cost 10 Platinum Points each. For backgrounds and frames, each one is 5 Platinum Points.
If there’s one thing fans know about Nintendo, it’s that the company focuses on story over gameplay. This even applies to The Legend of Zelda, which does have more of a plot compared to some of the company’s other major series like Super Mario.
On the topic of Zelda, series producer Eiji Aonuma has weighed in on how Nintendo approaches the story for the franchise’s games. The plot only comes about after the game design has been settled upon. That’s something we recently heard about with Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, where the gameplay was nailed down first and the story was more of a late addition.
Another addition to the Pokemon Build-A-Bear line was just made available with Riolu.
The plushie can be purchased online now – we assume that it will make its way to stores in the near future. For now though, only an online bundle is being offered, which is Riolu itself, a hoodie, and a 5-in-1 sound chip.
VGP – or VideoGamesPlus – has started to make more noise in the video game space over the past few years. While the Canadian retailer has been selling games for awhile, it’s also now become known for restocks of physical releases on Switch. Titles that were generally sold out elsewhere or are hard to come by have been returning at VGP on a regular basis.
Going forward, we’ll be using this post to keep track of Switch physical release reprint / restock updates at VGP. Note that while the retailer is based in Canada, shipping is available in various regions including the United States and the UK. Also, keep in mind that some restocks sell out quickly so you may want to make a move sooner rather than later if you’re interested in a particular game.
October 29: Warner Bros. and NetherRealm Studios have set a release date for the Ghostface DLC in Mortal Kombat 1. The character goes live on November 26, 2024. If you have early access, the release date is November 19.
Ghostface is one of a few characters featured in Kombat Pack 2. The others are Conan, Cyrax, Noob Saibot, Sektor, and T-1000.
In Stars and Time, which was already made available digitally on Nintendo Switch, is now taking the physical route. Limited Run Games confirmed plans for production today.
The company appears to be working on just a standard version at this time. There don’t appear to be any special editions happening, but we’ll keep you updated if we hear otherwise.
October 24: Heaven Seeker The Savior of This Cruel World is making its way to Switch, publisher Success Corporation revealed today. The company did not provide a release window.
Heaven Seeker The Savior of This Cruel World is a twin-stick roguelite shooter. The game features a dungeon with a different structure that changes each time you enter.
Further details about the project can be found in the following overview:
October 8: Despite a recent report that made the rounds over the weekends that Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) could increase its stake in Nintendo, its holding has actually decreased.
A regulatory filing in Japan shows that the PIF has pulled back to 7.54 percent. Previously, the stake was at 8.58 percent.
