Thanks to GamesIndustry, we have new insight into the UK gaming market for March 2023.
In terms of console sales, Switch was the second-best-selling console of the month. Sales for the system were up slightly in March compared to February. The Super Mario hardware bundle comprised 12.8 percent of all Switch consoles sold last month, behind the white OLED (23.6%) and the neon Switch (26.3%).
Publisher PQube and developer Playstark announced today that they’re putting Die After Sunset on Switch. The game is due out later in 2023.
Die After Sunset is an action-packed roguelite shooter with hundred of items, unique quests, monstrous bosses, and hordes of enemies. Players can choose from three unique characters, complete quests, and become stronger after every run.
Here’s a bunch of additional information:
Have you ever wondered why there are floating blocks in the Mushroom Kingdom? This is just one of the questions the team behind The Super Mario Bros. Movie needed to think about while working on the project. Perhaps surprisingly, they even came up with an explanation.
Aaron Horvath, one of the directors on The Super Mario Bros. Movie, spoke about this in an interview with Variety. It turns out that the team came up with the term ‘floatanium’, which helps keep those blocks floating in the air. Adding more to the lore, it was decided that the mineral is natural to the Mushroom Kingdom.
Hi-Rez Studios and First Watch Games announced today that they’re ending support for the Switch version of Rogue Company. This is expected to happen on June 20, 2023.
In a blog post, it was mentioned that “the performance of our Switch port was not up to our standards, and we were unable to provide the level of support our players deserve.” Removing resources from Nintendo’s console “allows us to provide players on other platforms better support & focus for their specific issues, as well as deliver updates with more flexibility and frequency whenever needed.”
Hamster is bringing Dig Dug II to Switch as its latest Arcade Archives game, the company has announced. A worldwide release is planned for April 13, 2023.
Here’s a brief overview of the title:
The sci-fi survival sim Tin Can is in the works for Switch, publisher Klabater and developer Tin Can Studio have announced. A release window was not provided.
Here’s an official overview with more details about the game:
Crytivo and Wildpad Games previously ended up hosting a Kickstarter campaign for for Kloa: Child of the Forest, and it ended up doing very well. €83,511 was raised – more than double the funding goal. There was also a €55,000 stretch goal that was reached, and because of that, we’ll be seeing it on Switch.
Here’s an overview of the game’s premise:
Original (4/9): Konami has come through with a final release date for Super Bomberman R 2. According to a Japanese eShop listing, the title will launch on September 14, 2023.
Super Bomberman R 2 was previously announced for Switch last summer. Konami provided a general 2023 launch window at the time.
The game will include numerous features, including a stage editor. More information can be found in the following overview:
