A bunch of maintenance has been added to Nintendo’s schedule, with all sessions set to happen during the early part of next week. Switch is the main focus here, though other aspects like the 3DS and Wii U eShops will also see some downtime.
The full maintenance schedule is as follows:
Nintendo has shared the final results of the Splatoon 3: Splatfest World Premiere.
During the weekend, players were given an opportunity to try out the Switch exclusive ahead of next month’s launch. They could side with rock, paper, or scissors – three teams instead of the usual two that we’ve previously seen from the series. Fans were also treated to the debut of new Tricolor Turf War battles.
Following the release of NHRA Championship Drag Racing: Speed for All, GameMill and Team6 Game Studios have prepared a launch trailer. The video gives a final look at the Switch title.
More information can be found in the following overview:
Sword Art Online: Alicization Lycoris has received a final release date on Switch in North America and Europe. The game will be out on September 30, 2022, according to an eShop listing.
Here’s an official description from the store page:
Square Enix has readied a new update for The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story, bringing it to version 1.0.3.
A couple of improvements are included – specifically for one of the tutorials and content of the notes in Chapter 5. New control features, adjustments, and fixes are also available.
The full patch notes for the new 1.0.3 update for The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story are as follows:
We have new gameplay from Yars: Recharged, the return of the Atari classic. 23 minutes of footage shows off the Switch release.
You can find more information about Yars: Recharged in the following overview:
To celebrate the release of I Was a Teenage Exocolonist, Finji and Northway Games have readied a launch trailer. The high school simulation game just appeared on Switch this week.
Below is an overview of the title with further details:
Listings on the eShops provide file sizes for a bunch of Switch games. These include Sonic Frontiers, Harvestella, Return to Monkey Island, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection, more.
Here’s the full roundup:
Monster Hunter Rise director Yasunori Ichinose recently sat down with Japanese magazine Nintendo Dream to share some tidbits about the game’s development. The game actually began its development back on the 3DS, with a small team experimenting with modifications to Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate.
The same part of the discussion also gives insight into how the situation with COVID impacted development.
Below are a translation of Ichinose’s comments from the interview:
You could really make the case that Konami and Digital Eclipse went all out with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection between all of the different games included, support for online play, tons of behind-the-scenes content, and more. However, on the topic of online, not all titles have the functionality – only a few do.
Konami producer Charles Murakami recently explained to Nintendo Everything how it was decided which games in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection. Here’s what he said on that front:
