This week’s European Nintendo Downloads are as follows:
Switch Retail
AI: The Somnium Files – nirvanA Initiative
Instant Sports All-Stars
QUByte Classics: Zero Tolerance Collection by Piko
Yurukill: The Calumniation Games
Another product has been revealed for the LEGO Super Mario line – this time The Mighty Bowser building kit, and it’s dropping this year.
The kit “uses new-for-October-2022 LEGO elements to recreate the look of Bowser’s spikes and has many features, including a fireball launcher and a button to control Bowser’s head and neck movements.” Not only that, but his arms and fingers move as well. Users can open and close the mouth plus pose the arms, hands, and legs.
It’s time for the latest North American Nintendo Download report for the week of July 7, 2022. The latest releases include F.I.S.T.: Forged in Shadow Torch, Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series, and more.
Here’s the full lineup:
Original (7/6): Nintendo will release a new Splatoon 3 OLED system and Switch Pro Controller, the company announced today.
The system will release first on August 26, featuring design inspiration from the game. It includes includes a set of one blue and one yellow gradient Joy-Con controllers with white underbellies and a white, graffiti-themed Nintendo Switch dock. Note that Splatoon 3 is not included. The whole package will set you back $359.99.
Publisher CFK, along with developer Project Moreum, today announced that Shutter Nyan! Enhanced Edition is lined up for Switch. The 2D side-scrolling action game is due out worldwide this October.
Shutter Nyan! previously released on PC, but the Enhanced Edition provides various gameplay improvements and new story content. The game has players becoming a cat and exploring the world unknown with the magical camera that can copy and paste objects.
Japan public broadcaster NHK is reporting that Kazuki Takahashi, the creator of the Yu-Gi-Oh! franchise, has passed away. He was 60 years old.
NHK says that on June 6, Takahashi was discovered floating in shallow waters off the coast of Nago City, Okinawa Island by the Japan Coast Guard. It’s unclear what happened at present, but he was wearing snorkeling equipment when found.
Another Asterix & Obelix is inbound for Switch with Microids having now announced Asterix & Obelix XXXL: The Ram From Hibernia. It’ll be on Switch this fall.
The game will take players “on a journey through Hibernia for a series of memorable brawls where no dirty tricks will be barred… including smashing your enemies with a barrel”. It’ll be possible to play alone or with up to four players in co-op.
Capcom is celebrating the latest sales milestone for Monster Hunter Rise with two new item packs – specifically the Elgado Packs.
With the first one, players will receive 10 ancient potions, 20 dango tickets, 20 dash juices, 5 heavy armor spheres and 5 silver eggs. The second one contains 50 mega potions, 30 well-done steaks, 20 large barrel bombs, 10 mega demondrugs and 10 mega armorskins.
Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series has started to release on Switch, and Bandai Namco has issued a new launch trailer. This shows off both titles in the collection, Klonoa: Door to Phantomile and Klonoa 2: Lunatea’s Veil.
We have more information about Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series in the following overview: