Today, we’re looking at all the unlucky Pokemon who have not been obtainable in any main series Nintendo Switch games.
The Nintendo Switch has seen two generations of Pokemon so far – three if you count the Let’s Go games. We’ve got the eighth generation, which includes Sword and Shield, Legends: Arceus, and Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl. And then there’s the ninth generation, which so far only includes Scarlet and Violet but will eventually include Legends: Z-A when it releases in 2025. With all those different games, though, there are still quite a few Pokemon that haven’t been usable in any new main series titles. To clarify what that means – today, we’re going to go over every Pokemon that has not appeared in Sword, Shield, Legends: Arceus, Scarlet, or Violet. Since Let’s Go, Pikachu and Eevee and Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl are remakes, we aren’t counting them for this list even though they are technically main series games. One final note before we begin – The Pokemon Company has clarified that the Legends games do in fact count as main series.
For the most part, the Mario & Luigi series fell dormant after the release of Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam. Sure, we got remakes of Superstar Saga and eventually Bowser’s Inside Story on Nintendo 3DS – but for the longest time, there were no new entries at all. Then AlphaDream closed its doors after the somewhat expected failure of the Bowser’s Inside Story remake, which seemingly sealed the deal on the fate of this franchise. To everyone’s surprise, however, Mario & Luigi: Brothership was revealed at this year’s summer Nintendo Direct, and it’s developed by Acquire, the team behind Octopath Traveler. And with this new game on the horizon, we figure it’s as good a time as any to take a look at the rest of the Mario & Luigi series and how each of them holds up today.
LEGO games have explored many different properties over the years, and at one point, developer TT Games even hoped to put its own spin on the James Bond franchise.
A trailer for the pitch emerged on Reddit this week. Some confusion was going around that James Bond would have appeared as new content for LEGO Dimensions year 3, but that’s not actually the case. TT Games made the pitch in hopes of making a full game here.
If you’ve picked up the recently-released Sword Art Online: Fractured Daydream, you’ve probably noticed that there are codes you can redeem. Various bonuses can be received from them including costumes. Bandai Namco should be releasing more in the weeks and months to come.
We’ve now put together a full list of codes for the game. Additionally, we’ll keep this post updated throughout the game’s lifecycle with any other ones that come in as well as ones that expire.
Art of Play Interactive is developing its new game The Phantom, and has confirmed that Nintendo Switch is among the planned platforms for launch. The project is targeting a 2025 debut.
The Phantom is an arcade-style beat ’em up game. It celebrates comics’ first costumed hero and his nearly worldwide legacy with a hand-drawn graphical styling and classic brawling mechanics.
November 25: Ratalaika Games is bringing Furious Bikers to Nintendo Switch this week, the company has announced. Those that are interested can pick it up on November 29, 2024.
Furious Bikers is a racing game at its core. Players will be able to experience 30 different tracks while competing to be the fastest in every contest.
More information can be found in the following overview:
November 25: Metroid Prime 1-3: A Visual Retrospective, a new collaboration between Piggyback and Nintendo, has been revealed.
The art book will cover the first three games in the series. Fans can expect a celebration of the franchise’s art “with exclusive insights from the game developers.” The hardcover book spans over 200 pages. Interestingly, this is Piggyback’s first art book.
Nintendo published a new Donkey Kong Country series trailer today highlighting how all of the games are out on Switch. As part of that, we have another look at the upcoming Donkey Kong Country Returns HD. Also, footage is shown for the SNES trilogy and Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze.
Here’s an overview of Donkey Kong Country Returns HD:
With W.A.N.D. Project seeing its debut today, we’ve got a launch trailer for the game. The video gives us another look at the Vampire Survivors-inspired experience.
Everything you need to know can be found in the following overview:
Star Trek: Legends will soon be releasing on Nintendo Switch, an eShop listing reveals. The game arrives on December 25, 2024.
Star Trek: Legends previously released on PC and mobile. The team-based strategy RPG lets players step into the role of various heroes and villains from the series as they go on an epic space adventure to control the mysterious Nexus.
