Developer Family Devs and publisher Toplitz Productions have announced that their upcoming game Harvest Days will be making its way to Switch. It’s set to release in only a month, on July 25, 2024.
Harvest Days is described as a cozy open world farm building and management game. Players embody the role of a tired big city resident who decides to move to the rural Duda’s Village and develop an old abandoned farm. They’ll be able to engage in expected farming activities such as crafting, resource management, and the like, as well as take the time to befriend neighbors, adopt pets, and explore their new surroundings.
For more details on Harvest Days, check out the following overview.
Capcom has announced a new sales milestone for Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin. Following its recent launch on PlayStation 4, the game has breached 2 million units sold across all platforms. Prior to reaching this recent milestone, sales figures had been estimated at 1.9 million units sold as of March 2024.
Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin originally released almost 3 years ago, in July 2021. The first game in the spin-off RPG series, Monster Hunter Stories, also recently released on Switch.
Here is the full report from Capcom:
Kadokawa and Skeleton Crew Studio are bringing Ninja Slayer: Neo-Saitama in Flames to Switch, both companies revealed today. The title is coming up quickly with its July 24, 2024 release date set.
Ninja Slayer: Neo-Saitama in Flames, which is based on the popular manga, is an action platformer. Players will take control of the Ninja Slayer as he battles evil ninjas, all to avenge the death of his wife and child.
We have more details in the following overview:
January 17: Bandai Namco is bringing Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown Deluxe Edition to Switch, the company just announced. We have a confirmed release date of July 11, 2024.
Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown Deluxe Edition, a combat flight sim that first debuted in 2019, “recreates the thrilling experience and explosive action of the original game” on Nintendo’s console. The 2-8 player multiplayer combat will be available, along with other features. Additional DLC not included in the Deluxe Edition is planned to be available to buy after launch.
Today, Kamitsubaki Studio and Studio Lalala unveiled Kamitsubaki City Ensemble for Switch. The game launches on August 29, 2024.
Kamitsubaki City Ensemble is a rhythm game at its core, though it sounds like it’ll have a story that plays an important role. The plot revolves around “AI girls who were awoken after the apocalypse use special song magic to create melodies with you, in an effort to restart the world.”
Here’s a bunch of additional information:
Donkey Kong Country Returns HD was just announced for Switch today, and a new video offers a graphics comparison that puts it up against the original Wii version. 3DS is technically included here as well, as that was essentially the Wii version at a lower resolution.
As far as we know, Donkey Kong Country Returns will now run in full HD on Switch, but otherwise it’s largely the same. One bonus is that the new levels made for the 3DS version will be included in the latest version.
We have a new look at Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition with the “Survival Mode & Legend Challenge” trailer.
In Survival Mode, you’ll be racing against the ghost data of players worldwide. Legend Challenge involves testing your skills, such as completing Super Mario Bros. from World 1-1 to World 8-4 the short way (with Warp Zones).
Here’s some additional information about the game:
Square Enix has announced a special collector’s edition for Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake. Note that quantities are limited.
Aside from the game, players will be given extra goodies. Each unit includes a collectible game case storage box, character and monster acrylic blocks complete set, Adventure Accessory Kit (in-game item), and two digital wallpapers for PC. The Adventurous Accessory Kit contains a Strength Ring, Dragon Scale, Words of Wisdom, and Cat Suit.
More information about the storage box and acrylic blocks set can be found below.
The 3D platformer The Smurfs: Dreams received a final release date today. Switch owners can pick it up on October 24, 2024, Microids and Ocellus Studio confirmed.
The Smurfs: Dreams is a 3D platformer first announced in April. Though we knew it was planned for this year, exact timing was unclear until now.
Here’s an overview of the game:
With The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom seeing its official reveal and coming up pretty soon, Nintendo has provided the boxart (see above). That’s along with screenshots from the title as well.
Here’s a quick refresher on the newest Zelda game:
