While there’s previously been speculation about Castaway coming to Switch, Canari Games made it official today. On top of that, we have a release date of August 16, 2024.
Castaway is a retro-inspired adventure game. You’ll play as Martin, whose spaceship crash-landed on an uncharted island. Hostile creatures take your pet away, and it’ll be up to you to save your kidnapped companion.
More information can be found in the following overview:
Elypse, which was previously made available on Switch digitally, is now getting the physical release treatment. Red Art Games is behind production.
The company only appears to be handling a standard version of the game. No special editions have been announced at this time.
Today, publisher WhisperGames and developer Mistold Games unveiled their new game Paraside: Duality Unbound. The title is slated for a 2025 launch on Switch.
Paraside: Duality Unbound is a strategy RPG. The game involves mastering Duality Manipulation, a unique mechanic that intertwines directly with your role as the leader of Earth’s last stand.
Additional details can be found in the following overview:
Game Developer published a report on Nintendo’s practices today after speaking with multiple sources who say the company has not credited them for their translation work on a variety of projects.
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Animal Crossing: New Horizons, and Super Mario RPG are some of the titles in which translators were not listed in the credits for their contributions. Much of the controversy seems to stem from work done by external agencies rather than in-house.
The Karate Kid: Street Rumble was just revealed, and it’s heading to Switch in just a couple of months. GameMill will be publishing the title on September 20, 2024.
The Karate Kid: Street Rumble is a multiplayer side-scrolling beat ’em up game with a 16-bit style. Players will go through the storylines of the series’ original movies, battle foes such as Johnny Lawrence, John Kreese, Terry Silver, and explore levels inspired by the trilogy including Topanga Beach, West Valley High, Cobra Kai Dojo, and the All Valley Tournament.
Lots of additional information can be found in the following overview:
Magical Drop VI was just updated on Switch to add its free season 2 DLC.
The DLC is comprised of new characters, multiplayer lobby, and Spectator Mode. For characters, Hierophant, Judgment, and Father Strength have been added.
We have a quick breakdown on the new content in the following overview:
Another character reveal just took place for Hunter x Hunter: Nen x Impact, and we have confirmation that Feitan will be on the roster. He’s another member of the Phantom Troupe.
This follows up on the news that Chrollo will be included in Hunter x Hunter: Nen x Impact. You can read about that here.
June 21: Nintendo is gearing up for the latest Splatfest in Splatoon 3, which will be held just in time for the summer.
For the latest theme, players are asked if they’d prefer a palace, a theme park, or a beach. The question here is which of the three you’d like to reserve for a day.
Publisher Phoenixx has announced that Touhou Hero of Ice Fairy will be making its way over to Switch. We don’t yet have a release date for the title.
Touhou Hero of Ice Fairy is a side-scrolling bullet hell game developed by GAMEPULSE. The Touhou Project-based fangame originally released on PC via Steam earlier this year.
Here is a brief overview of the game:
This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
1. [NSW] Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD – 33,828 / 122,253
2. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons – 10,965 / 7,826,755
3. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 8,112 / 5,892,324
4. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu World: Chikyuu wa Kibou de Mawatteru – 6,155 / 1,082,636
5. [NSW] Minecraft – 5,637 / 3,559,645
6. [NSW] Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door – 4,962 / 198,104
7. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – 4,147 / 5,536,767
8. [NSW] Super Mario Bros. Wonder – 4,124 / 1,881,896
9. [NSW] Dragon Saikyou Ou Zukan: Battle Colosseum – 4,042 / NEW
10. [PS5] Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree Edition – 3,881 / 34,886
