System: Switch
Release date: August 29, 2024
Developer: Mages / Nintendo
Publisher: Nintendo
I like it when Nintendo gets weird. It’s usually at about this point in their consoles’ lifespans, well after they’ve sold roughly a bajillion Mario and Zelda titles, when we see them start to resurrect dormant franchises and experiment in genres that other platform holders are ignoring. So, here we are – it’s 2024, and Nintendo decided now is the perfect time to release a new entry in in the Famicom Detective Club series of visual novels, which hasn’t seen a new entry in 27 years. Emio – The Smiling Man has some compelling ideas driving its core mystery about a serial killer with an unsettling modus operandi, and initially, it had hooked. Unfortunately, this story’s lethargic pacing, tedious writing, and general lack of meaningful character development fails to live up to the high bar set by earlier entries in the series.
Nintendo’s latest maintenance schedule for the week of September 8, 2024 is now available.
Switch will be affected, but also 3DS and Wii U. All told there are currently three sessions on the docket.
Below is the full Nintendo maintenance schedule for the week of September 8, 2024:
Ikki Unite released digitally on Switch earlier this year, but there’s now a physical release heading to Japan.
Ikki Unite will be sold standalone as well as in the form of a limited edition. The latter includes the game, Gonbe plush, scroll, folding fan, original soundtrack CD, and special Tsuzura box and Famicom-style sleeve.
With Gimmick 2 coming to Switch this week, we’re now able to get a closer look thanks to plenty of gameplay. Footage shows Midsummer Meadow, Tadpole Temple, and more.
Additional details can be found in the following overview:
Listings on the eShops provide file sizes for a bunch of Switch games. These include Earth Defense Force: World Brothers 2, Rugrats: Adventures in Gameland, and more.
Here’s the full roundup:
With Splatoon 3’s Grand Festival coming up soon, we figured now would be a good time to make a guide on sub weapons aimed at casual or former players who might be returning to play the event.
If you haven’t played much of Splatoon 3 just yet (somehow), there are tons of sub weapons available in the game that each serve a different purpose. Some are area-of-effect damage-rackers, while others are purely defensive or for support. Still, how well you use your subs can make or break individual games. Some are better than others, too, so we’ll be going over what each one does, tips for using them, and how to counter other players using them against you.
A new Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp developer interview gives us insight as to how the partnership between Nintendo and WayForward came to be.
This was a milestone release for a number of reasons. WayForward, best known for its Shantae series, was finally able to work with a Nintendo IP. Advance Wars was also dormant for about 15 years, as Days of Ruin was the last entry having hit the DS in 2008.
A new month just started up a few days ago. Now that we’re in September, we want to know what you’ve been playing.
Are you going through some of the releases from the Indie World + Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase like Castlevania Dominus Collection or Pizza Tower? How about Emio – The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club? No matter the case, let us know in the comments below.
Following the overseas release of Bakeru, fans can get a good look at the localized version with gameplay. Tokushima: Journeying From Tanuki Village and Wakayama: Sparkling Ocean Beach stages are shown here.
Find some information about Good Feel’s Switch game in the following overview:
