Not too long ago, Triangle Strategy producers Tomoya Asano and Yasuaki Arai sat down with Japanese website 4Gamer to share some insights from their time making Square Enix’s latest Switch title.
The highly praised HD-2D art style made a return, and the pair talked about the challenges the team faced to make it work in a tactical RPG. Turn-based RPGs like Octopath Traveler, another game to make use of HD-2D, operate with a fixed camera. However, Triangle Strategy offered a fresh set of challenges to overcome thanks to the more expansive map designs in a tactical RPG.
Original (5/26): JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle R has a release date on Switch. Today, Bandai Namco confirmed that the fighter will be available on September 2, 2022.
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle R was announced back in March. As part of the initial reveal, it was given a vague Fall 2022 release window.
Doctor Who: Duo Bundle will be sold at retail as a new Switch physical release, it’s been revealed.
The package contains Doctor Who: The Edge of Reality – Deluxe Edition and Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins, both of which were previously added to the eShop. Fans will also be provided with an exclusive sticker sheet.
Nintendo has introduced another band for Splatoon 3: Front Roe. The Big N describes them as “melodious” and having a “punkish sound of rock”, noting that they’ve “been swimming up the charts in Splatsville lately.”
Nintendo also shared a sneak peek at one of their songs, titled “Sea Me Now”. You can listen to it below.
Kairosoft is gearing up for another Switch release, as the company has announced that Dungeon Village 2 will be appearing on the eShop next week. You’ll be able to pick it up starting June 2, 2022.
The original Dungeon Village made it to Switch back in 2018.
We now have gameplay of Pride Dance Out & Proud, the rhythm action title from IV Productions. 22 minutes of footage has come in.
Below is an overview of the game with more details:
We have a couple of new videos for Kao the Kangaroo – specifically gameplay and a comparison video.
With the gameplay, just over a half hour of footage is available. As for the comparison, provided by GameXplain, shows off how the Switch and PS5 versions stack up against each other.
This week’s Switch eShop charts are as follows:
All Games
1. Nintendo Switch Sports
2. Minecraft
3. Kirby and the Forgotten Land
4. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
5. LEGO Harry Potter Collection
6. NBA 2K22
7. Stardew Valley
8. Pokemon Legends: Arceus
9. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
10. Among Us
11. Mario Party Superstars
12. Animal Crossing: New Horizons
13. Inside
14. Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit
15. Subnautica
16. LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
17. Cuphead
18. Just Dance 2022
19. LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 Deluxe Edition
20. Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Trilogy
21. Unravel Two
22. Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe
23. Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game
24. Zelda: Breath of the Wild
25. Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville
26. Limbo
27. MLB The Show 22
28. FIFA 22 Legacy Edition
29. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
30. Hollow Knight
Download-Only Games
1. Stardew Valley
2. Among Us
3. Inside
4. Subnautica
5. Cuphead
6. Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Trilogy
7. Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe
8. Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game
9. Limbo
10. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
11. Hollow Knight
12. Arise: A Simple Story
13. Hungry Shark World
14. Uno
15. SpongeBob: Krusty Cook-Off
16. Subnautica: Below Zero
17. The Mean Greens: Plastic Warfare
18. Slime Rancher
19. Boomerang Fu
20. RollerCoaster Tycoon 3
21. Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 Road to Boruto
22. Cozy Grove
23. Mini Motorways
24. Feudal Alloy
25. Dungeons of Dreadrock
26. MotoGP 20
27. Crash Drive 3
28. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
29. The Rusty Sword: Vanguard Island
30. Call of Juarez: Gunslinger
Source: Switch eShop
Annapurna Interactive is currently hosting a new sale on the North American Switch eShop. Just over a dozen titles are on sale, including Ashen, Gone Home, Kentucky Route Zero, and Sayonara Wild Hearts. Fans can save up to 70 percent.
The full lineup of deals included in the May 2022 Switch eShop sale from Annapurna is as follows:
Nintendo has a long history of sticking out in the video game business and in the tech space as a whole thanks to unique ideas that more often than not bring in new and innovative experiences. Whether it’s the design of odd controllers such as the N64, the motion and remote-like controls of Wii, or the hybrid nature of Switch, these ideas and philosophies have been a core part of what makes the company exciting generation after generation. More often than not, Nintendo’s games, while somewhat gimmicky, end up standing out and leaving behind a legacy in the medium’s history that we typically look back fondly at. Some if not most will dismiss Nintendo’s ideals whenever a new generation arrives with games that take advantage of showing off the new technology and hardware, but it more often than not works out. At the same time, even though the Big N has done well to come up with new ideas time and time again, the company tends to get ahead of itself by focusing on making everything a unique “experience”, even if it’s not something built around game design. This is arguably one of the most frustrating parts of Nintendo’s culture that brings this sort of yin and yang feeling of what works and what doesn’t.
