It seems that Freedom Wars Remastered won’t be available physically in the west, but in Asia, Bandai Namco has other plans. The game will be sold at retail in the region – and English support will be included.
Remember that Nintendo Switch is a region free console. That means the system is compatible with all games regardless of region. If you import the physical version in Asia, it can be played just like any other title.
Chronomon is planned to launch on Switch, Stone Golem Studios has announced. The project is targeting a Q2 2025 launch.
Chronomon is a game featuring both monster taming and farm sim mechanics. There’ll be various things to do, including catching, training, and evolving creatures, rebuilding the world, befriending villagers, battling, and growing your farm.
Learn more about it in the following overview:
This week’s issue of Famitsu contains a huge feature in which the magazine caught up with a ton of developers to find out about their favorite games they played in 2024. The overall results have been combined to give us a look at the top 20.
A Nintendo Switch game tops the chart – that being Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake. From Nintendo, the one title that appears is The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom at #13. Other notable games on the list include Unicorn Overlord, Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven, Balatro, and Shiren the Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island.
The full lineup is as follows:
It’s always interesting when something new is discovered about an older game, and it’s now been revealed that The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask contains microphone support.
This feature ultimately wasn’t used by Nintendo for the final product. However, it turns out that a few different commands are supported.
Star Trek: Legends has now appeared on consoles, and we’ve got a trailer to celebrate. Nintendo Switch owners can now add this one to their collection.
Here’s an overview outlining what the game has to offer:
If you’ve been playing Antonblast on Nintendo Switch, you might be interested to know that a new update is available that brings the game up to 60 frames per second. Summitsphere managed to get the patch live alongside Christmas this week.
The developer says that outside of 60 FPS, the Antonblast update provides bug fixes “and more”. It’s unclear what the latter means, but this is ultimately a pretty significant patch.
Nintendo published new data today that reveals the top 30 best-selling Switch games on the Nintendo eShop in Japan.
Suika Game manages to top the chart for a second consecutive year. Another title you might be surprised to see appear as high up as it does is Exit 8 coming in at #2. Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake rounds out the top three.
Here’s the full list:
This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
1. [NSW] Super Mario Party Jamboree – 133,542 / 835,085
2. [NSW] Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake – 38,088 / 894,671
3. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 24,019 / 6,146,178
4. [NSW] Minecraft – 23,131 / 3,744,671
5. [NSW] Mario & Luigi: Brothership – 22,237 / 148,380
6. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – 18,178
7. [NSW] Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom – 18,145 / 356,613
8. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons – 15,536 / 8,008,343
9. [NSW] Pokémon Scarlet / Violet – 15,244 / 5,477,820
10. [NSW] Nintendo Switch Sports – 13,309 / 1,503,403
In celebration of the upcoming new year, Fire Emblem Heroes has revealed a new Greetings to You summoning event.
Special Heroes donning elegant kimonos will be included here. Nintendo and Intelligent Systems additionally confirm that 5-star Hero Innes: New Year’s Aim will appear as a Score Reward in the next TT+ event.
Rainy Frog will be producing a physical release for Night Slashers: Remake on Nintendo Switch in Japan, the company has announced. It’s due out on February 20, 2025.
Night Slashers: Remake previously made it to Nintendo Switch in the west. However, thus far, it’s only been available as a digital download. Now fans will have the option to add a physical version to their library. Additionally, it’s worth noting that the physical release will support English, Japanese, Traditional Chinese, and Korean. Nintendo Switch is region free, so importing a copy won’t be an issue.
