Last April, we reported on a lawsuit Nintendo of America filed a lawsuit against Gary Bowser, an apparent leader of hacking group Team Xecuter. The company felt that Bowser infringed on the company’s copyright in creating and selling hacks, and had been pursuing two trafficking counts and one copyright violation.
A final decision has now been reached. Bowser, who was arrested in 2020, has been sentenced to 40 months in prison, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has confirmed. This is on top of a $10 million fine he had previously agreed to pay for selling hacks.
Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield are now hosting a new Max Raid Battle event focused around Milcery.
During the event, players will be able to encounter Milcery in Max Raid Battles that can evolve into Alcremie capable of Gigantamaxing. Those that defeat them may receive any of the seven types of sweets, including the rare Star Sweet and Ribbon Sweet.
Square Enix shared more information about Chocobo GP’s Season feature today as well as confirmation that all players will be able to obtain Squall.
Here’s the rundown from Square Enix:
BadLand Publishing and developer Tenebris Studio have announced Your Computer Might Be At Risk, a first-person narrative puzzle game. The title will arrive on Switch sometime this summer.
Below is an official overview with additional details about the game:
Nintendo has shared more information about Xenoblade Chronicles 3, specifically when it comes to the RPG’s nations and characters.
The game takes place in the world of Aionios, and features the hostile nations Keves and Agnus. Keves is where mechanical technology was developed and has armies that are largely comprised of combat vehicles. They use units of small, mobile weapons operated by soldiers. As for Agnus, it’s a nation based in the magical technology known as ether, which extends to combat as well. They use small, mobile, autonomous weapons featuring ether technology in battle.
Confirmed characters for Xenoblade Chronicles 3 include Noah, Lanz, Eunie, Mio, Taion, and Sena. Read more about them below, and check out art of them here.
The Kingdom Hearts series launches on Switch eShop today as cloud titles, both individually and together as Kingdom Hearts Integrum Masterpiece, and Square Enix have released a launch trailer to celebrate. Learn more about the games and view the trailer below:
Master Splinter is joining Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge as a playable character, publisher Dotemu and developer Tribute Games announced today.
This is the sixth character confirmed for the game. The roster also includes Leonardo, Donatello, Michelangelo, Raphael, and April O’Neil. It’s possible that there’ll be even more characters in the final release.
Here’s some information about Master Splinter in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge:
Developers Flazm and publishers META Publishing announced today that Time Loader will be coming to Switch eShop on March 10. A story-driven puzzle platformer, Time Loader will see you travel back in time to the 90s in an attempt to change the future.
Developer E-Line Media has announced that Never Alone Arctic Collection will be coming to Switch eShop on February 24. A puzzle platformer previously available on the Wii U eShop, the Switch release will also include Foxtail expansion. Inspired by U.S. indigenous culture, the game tells the story of Nuna and Fox as they search for the source of an eternal blizzard.
Never Alone 2 was announced today for a provisional 2024 release, but platforms have not been confirmed at this time.
