Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield have kicked off yet another Max Raid Battle event, this time featuring Shiny Snom and more.
Pyukumuku, Pincurchin, and Snom will be appearing more regularly while this is active. Those that are lucky enough will be able to encounter Shiny Snom as well.
To celebrate the Pokemon Masters Tournament in the anime, Ash’s current team is being distributed via event code for Pokemon Sword and Shield. Despite it being targeted in Japan, it seems players worldwide can take advantage. Whilst Ash’s Gengar will remain live until September 15, Ash’s Sirfetch’d is now being distributed for the next two weeks.
The creature comes in at level 80 and has the moves Meteor Assault, Brutal Swing, Fury Cutter, and Detect. It has the ability Steadfast and also comes holding a Leek.
With its release on Switch today, Nintendo have shared a short launch trailer to promote Splatoon 3, giving players a quick look at the cast of characters and gameplay.
emergeWorlds intends to put its upcoming game Dros on Switch, the studio has confirmed. The title will launch sometime in 2023.
Dros is an action adventure game in which two unlikely heroes, Captain and Little Dros, “must overcome their differences to rise to the top of the Tower and defeat The Alchemist.” Throughout the experience, you’ll be switching between the two.
Publisher and developer Gravity Arise Games has confirmed that it’s bringing KAMiBAKO: Mythology of Cube to Switch. The company has not settled on a release window at this time.
The game is an RPG at its core, but features crafting, puzzles, and battling. Continue on below for an official overview with more details.
The old-school RPG Alterium Shift is confirmed for Switch, with publisher Gravity Game Arise and developer Drattzy Games making the news official today. It will be launching sometime in 2023.
The game has players selecting one of three main characters and going on an adventure to discover the mysteries of the world. We have more information in the following overview:
Thanks to publisher Gravity Game Arise and developer Labrador Studios, Live by the Sword: Tactics will soon be appearing on Switch. The game’s release will begin this month, though it’s unclear if it will be out on Nintendo’s console as part of the initial launch.
Live by the Sword: Tactics is a tactical strategy RPG, but there isn’t any leveling and you can only field one of each class type. Further information can be found in the overview below.
This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
1. [NSW] JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle R – 19,807 / NEW
2. [PS4] Earth Defense Force 6 – 15,036 / NEW
3. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 12,568 / 4,815,149
4. [NSW] Made in Abyss: Binary Star Falling into Darkness – 12,542 / NEW
5. [PS5] The Last of Us Part 1 – 10,954 / NEW
6. [NSW] Nintendo Switch Sports – 9,004 / 715,641
7. [NSW] Minecraft – 8,565 / 2,776,718
8. [NSW] SD Gundam Battle Alliance – 7,758 / 46,392
9. [PS4] Made in Abyss: Binary Star Falling into Darkness – 7,720 / NEW
10. [NSW] Kirby and the Forgotten Land – 7,246 / 876,792
New gameplay has come in for Chenso Club, a roguelike brawler. Curve Games and Pixadome brought it to Switch this week.
For more information about the game, read the following overview:
SEGA is back with another music preview for Sonic Frontiers, and this time around has highlighted the main theme song “I’m Here”.
Vocals and lyrics were done by Merry Kirk-Holmes (To Octavia). Tomoya Ohtani handled the composition and arrangement. Takahito Eguchi did the strings arrangement. MEG was in charge of guitars and programming, and lastly, Muroya Strings was in charge of strings.
