Nintendo’s latest maintenance schedule for the week of December 15, 2024 is now available.
Only one session is currently planned, though that can change later on. In any case, Nintendo Switch will be impacted for a bit during the middle of the week.
Below is the full Nintendo maintenance schedule for the week of December 15, 2024:
Square Enix came out with a new version 1.02 update for Romancing Saga 2: Revenge of the Seven 1.02 this week. Those on Nintendo Switch can download it now.
New features are included – namely the ability to restart battles, adjust the camera speed, and more. A handful of bug fixes were also implemented.
The full rundown is as follows:
Listings on the eShops provide file sizes for a bunch of Switch games. These include Ys Memoire: The Oath in Felghana, Star Trek: Legends, and more.
Here’s the full roundup:
GameAtomic recently held a Kickstarter campaign for Kraino Rebirth in hopes of receiving funding. In its final day, it thankfully managed to do so. Switch was part of the original goal, which means it’ll be appearing on the system down the road.
Kraino Rebirth is a pixel art Metroidvania game. It features exploration, immersive combat, a rich lush world, and more. A number of games have been cited as inspirations, including Zelda II: The Adventure of Link, Super Metroid, Shovel Knight, Mega Man, and Castlevania II: Simon’s Quest.
Here’s a bit of additional information:
According to the developers of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, the game originally had fall damage. However, the team ended up changing that for the final release.
Co-director Tomomi Sano and series producer Eiji Aonuma spoke about this in a Famitsu interview. Sano pointed out how Nintendo and Grezzo wanted players to go for trial and error when it came to the Echoes, and wanted them to do so without restrictions. Aonuma also brought up something mentioned by Zelda creator Shigeru Miyamoto, who has spoken about a desire for players to reach the end of Zelda games. That was another factor in keeping fall damage out.
The Game Awards 2024 capped off the year this week by celebrating the industry with awards and new announcements. Even if you only own a Nintendo Switch, there were a few bits and pieces of news from the show.
Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound, Shadow Labyrinth, Catly, and Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds are coming to the console. Many other announcements took place as well, and some could end up on Nintendo systems. We saw things like an Okami sequel and Stage Fright as the next project from the developers of Overcooked, but it’s just too early to say which platforms these projects will end up on.
While Nintendo didn’t win any awards, a few third-party Switch games did. You can find the full list and get a recap of announcements for the console here.
What are your thoughts on The Game Awards 2024? How did you feel about the show overall, as well as the announcements and winners? Let us know in the comments.
ININ Games shipped Taito Milestones 3 this week, and fans can check out a final launch trailer. In the package, you can get access to a bunch of Taito classics.
Everything you need to know can be found in the following rundown:
Konami just came out with a new version 1.0.3 update for Castlevania Dominus Collection, which brings along a notable addition.
Once installed, players will be able to access a new Boss Rush Mode in Haunted Castle Revisited. Note that this is strictly for that game only. There are new display layouts for the screens as well.
The official patch notes from Konami are as follows:
