Following its debut on Switch this week, gameplay has come in for the musical shooter PopSlinger. We have just under a half hour of footage.
For more on PopSlinger, check out the following overview:
Listings on the eShops provide file sizes for a bunch of Switch games. These include Monark, Rune Factory 5, Maglam Lord, and more.
Here’s the full roundup:
GSD has provided new data about the sales of the European gaming market for 2021.
Looking at hardware, there were 7.1 million consoles sold during the year for a 20 percent increase compared to 2020. Switch was the best-selling console despite a 6 percent drop year-over-year. However, the system did see a boost in Denmark, Finland, Italy, and Sweden in 2021. Switch Joy-Con were the third best-selling accessory product.
In a lengthy interview with Japanese magazine Famitsu, series producer Yoshio Sakamoto shared a peak behind the curtain on Metroid Dread’s development including the E.M.M.I. mechanic as well as memories of his time working on the series.
Sakamoto has been involved with the franchise since its inception on the NES. In the interview, he touched on what it was like to work with MercurySteam to create the series’ first HD entry, went into the specifics of E.M.M.I.’s design, and much more.
We only just received a major Pokemon release on Switch with Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl back in November, but another major title has now arrived with Pokemon Legends: Arceus. This is the latest project from Game Freak, the developer of the mainline Pokemon titles. The company has been tinkering away on Arceus while ILCA made Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl.
While the launch of Pokemon Legends: Arceus only took place yesterday, it’s likely that a number of you picked up the game and have played a number of hours already. If you’ve played it at all, what are your thoughts thus far? Let us know in the comments below.
Red Art Games has announced Mask of Mists as a new physical release for Switch. Only 2,900 copies will be made.
The first-person action adventure game first appeared on the console in September 2020. Until now, it’s only been available digitally.
Reverie Knights Tactics recently came to Switch, and we now have gameplay. This week’s video shows off over a half hour of footage.
Here’s some information about Reverie Knights Tactics:
With the release of Pokemon Legends: Arceus, some may be curious as to what the Hisui Pokedex is looking like in the game. Thankfully, we now have a list of all creatures in the game. Game Freak has included over 200 different Pokemon.
The full Hisui Pokedex for Pokemon Legends: Arceus is as follows:
System: Switch
Release date: January 28, 2022
Developer: Team Ladybug
Publisher: Playism
Record of Lodoss War is one of the oldest still-running Japanese series a lot of people have probably never heard about. With media that includes not only video games but novels, manga, and anime, the franchise’s history dates back over three decades to 1986. While Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth is the newest installment in the series, it’s also nostalgic in a lot of ways, from its beautiful 2D pixel art style to its story.
