Falcom and NIS America are presenting at this year’s Anime Expo and have taken the opportunity to announce the worldwide release date for Ys X: Nordics, the latest game in the long-running Ys series. The game will release in the West on October 25, 2024, about a month after its Japanese release.
During the same presentation, a few special editions of the game were also revealed. A Deluxe Edition is available for pre-order at all major retailers, while a Limited Edition is available to pre-order on NIS America’s official site here.
An overview of Ys X: Nordics can be found below, as well as a new release date announcement trailer.
Imagisphere intends to publish its upcoming game Ascendant on Switch, the developer has confirmed. It’s targeting launch for Q3 2024.
Imagisphere is a rogue-lite dungeon crawler. Players will take on legendary abominations, build-craft enchanted items, investigate an ancient evil, and ascend to freedom.
Learn more about it in the following overview:
According to an eShop listing, Klabater is about to bring Moonshine Inc. to Switch. It will be available on July 11, 2024.
Moonshine Inc., a story-rich management game, involves crafting moonshine, brandy, whisky, and vodka. More information can be found in the following overview:
In a recent news post sent out to Switch owners, Nintendo provided a listing of the top 15 European eShop downloads for June 2024.
Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD was the big release, and it’s probably unsurprising that it topped the chart. Monster Hunter Stories and Beyond Good & Evil: 20th Anniversary Edition also crack the list.
The full lineup for Europe’s top 15 downloads on the Switch eShop for June 2024 is as follows:
In an announcement today, Bandai Namco provided the latest sales information about Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot. The game has sold over eight million copies since launch. That goes for all platforms combined worldwide.
Here’s a special promotional piece posted on social media:
It’s time for the newest North American Nintendo Download report for the week of July 4, 2024. The latest releases include The Legend of Heroes: Trails through Daybreak, Cyber Citizen Shockman Zero, and more.
Here’s the full roundup:
Many of Nintendo’s top (or most well-known) developers have been with the company for a few decades. It’s tough to say, but they’re getting older as well.
The good news is that Nintendo doesn’t seem to be worried about handing things over to the younger generation. Speaking about it during the company’s shareholders meeting last week, president Shuntaro Furukawa said the transition “is progressing smoothly” and he’s not at all concerned.
Miyamoto echoed those sentiments as well. He also brought up how Nintendo has “a system in place that allows younger developers to take the initiative”. Miyamoto would go on to say that he’d “like to be able to hand things over to an even younger generation.”
The full translation of their comments read as follows:
Recently, Nintendo was asked about its take regarding increased game development times. President Shuntaro Furukawa, along with executive officer Takashi Tezuka and senior managing officer Shinya Takahashi commented on the situation.
One notable remark came from Furukawa, who said that Nintendo is “expanding our development resources and making the necessary investments.” Meanwhile, Takahashi said the company is “steadily improving the development environment following the release of the hardware”, which can shorten development cycles. Also, Tezuka indicated that some future games will take longer, but others are expected to have a shorter development period.
Here’s the full translation:
