Original (5/5): Mario Strikers: Battle League was announced for Switch during a Nintendo Direct earlier this year, but we haven’t heard much about the game since. However, Nintendo has just come out with a new five-minute trailer that provides a look at the upcoming Switch title.
In case you missed our previous coverage, here’s some information about Mario Strikers: Battle League:
The Pokemon Company today announced that the big 2.0.0 update is coming soon to Pokemon Home. Once installed, it will support Pokemon Legends: Arceus, Pokemon Brilliant Diamond, and Pokemon Shining Pearl.
The new update will allow fans to deposited and withdraw Pokémon from these titles, as well as other prior games. That means you could take a Pikachu from Sword and Shield and put it in a different release such as Pokemon Legends: Arceus. However, “transferring Pokemon to a game they were not originally caught in may cause certain changes to known moves, level, and what type of Poké Ball they were caught in.”
Here’s a whole bunch of information about the Pokemon Home version 2.0.0 update, including celebration bonuses:
505 Games today announced the debut of its first ever digital product event, which is known as the 505 Games Spring 2022 Showcase. MTV presenter Patrice Bouédibéla will host the proceedings.
The broadcast will be “an hour-long glimpse into as-yet announced titles, a deeper dive into forthcoming products, and a chance to know key developers behind each game a little more personally.” 505 further teases that it “will give gamers the latest insight into a range of upcoming titles that 505 is proud to publish, offering never-before-seen content, a brand new reveal from a cult developer, plus in-depth interviews with some of the development teams responsible.”
It’s time for the latest North American Nintendo Download report for the week of May 12, 2022. The latest releases include Seven Pirates H, The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story, and more.
Here’s the full lineup:
All of the Kingdom Hearts cloud games on Switch received a new update today. As of now, players can access version 1.0.3.
Each title lets players to check on server congestion. This is displayed on the portal screen, essentially informing users about how busy the servers are. With high congestion, they’re more likely to encounter issues like lag.
2D Metroidvania F.I.S.T.: Forged in Shadow Torch was rated for Switch earlier this year, and publisher Microids has now confirmed that the game will be coming to Nintendo’s console in Q3 of this year with a physical release. The game, developed by TiGames and published by bilibili, was released on Steam and Epic Games Store last year, and digitally on Playstation 4 and Playstation 5, which will also be getting retail versions of the game alongside the Switch.
Learn more about the game below:
Rune Factory 5 has reached a new sales milestone only a couple months after its English release. The game has topped 500,000 sales worldwide counting both digital and physical units.
What’s important to note about this milestone is that these numbers are from March 31, 2022 (the end of Q1 sales period), and the English version of Rune Factory 5 released on March 22, 2021 in North America and March 25, 2022 in Europe. So, the sales attributed to the localized version are from only 9 days of being on the market.
That being the case, it is very likely this sales number will increase, and the game will reach a new milestone in a short amount of time. The last solid numbers from Japan showed 127,968 units being sold physically in that region, so it’s possible that a lot of purchases were made for the western version in its short market time.
Only time will tell, but for now the game reaching 500,000 units sold with only a year on the market is a big win for the franchise. The game is exclusive to the Switch as well, so these sales all coming from one platform show an impressive amount of support for the game. Hopefully, an update on these sales numbers will be released down the line.
Mario Kart Tour has announced that its next tour will be releasing on May 17, 2022, and it will be the Peach vs. Bowser Tour. This tour will have all the drivers split into 2 teams, and they must compete for the most tokens. Players can pick which team they want to be a part of and will receive limited badges, coins, and rubies as rewards for participating.
The exact team composition of both Peach and Bowser’s teams can be seen in the trailers below.
