The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy was just given a release date, news about a limited edition, and more.
The game launches on April 24, 2025. XSEED is now confirmed to be publishing, and plans to ship a limited edition. The limited edition includes an art book featuring work from fan-favorite artists Rui Komatsuzaki and Shimadoriru, a CD soundtrack with 10 songs from the game’s original score, an acrylic diorama featuring the main cast, a metal Last Defense Academy pin, a lenticular art card, a printed copy of an original The Hundred Line short novel, and 15 character art cards.
A new version 1.0.103.9 update just made it out for Another Crab’s Treasure, and it includes significant frame rate improvements for the Nintendo Switch version.
Aggro Crab says it improved the frame rate “in almost every circumstance.” The team also made “reductions in rendered geometry as well as shader and fog adjustments and optimized gameplay code.” Elsewhere players will find lots of bug fixes, balance adjustments, and more.
The full rundown is as follows:
CRX Entertainment will publish the upcoming RPG Tales of Grimace on Nintendo Switch, it’s been announced. The game is planned for Q2 2025.
Tales of Grimace has players taking on the role of Yi Ping, a young hero looking to save the world from an evil cult trying to brainwash us all. Players will go on a quest with his friends to free the land of Terra.
For further details, read the following overview:
New data provided by Famitsu gives us a look at Japan’s best-selling games of November 2024.
Unsurprisingly, Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake was a massive success for Square Enix. The game sold over 900,000 units and nearly 80 percent of that total was for the Nintendo Switch version.
Today, Hamster confirmed City Bomber as its latest Arcade Archives game on Nintendo Switch. It’ll be available everywhere tomorrow, December 5.
Konami was behind the original release of City Bomber. The title first debuted in 1984.
According to Limited Run Games, a physical version of Cosmic Fantasy Collection 2 is planned for Nintendo Switch.
In addition to a standard version, fans will also have an opportunity to an the Deluxe Edition. The Deluxe Edition contains the game, a CD soundtrack, a retro-styled slipcover, a pin, and a double-sided poster, all in a deluxe plastic case.
Yet another Donkey Kong game has been added to Nintendo Switch Online, and this time it’s Donkey Kong Land 3.
Donkey Kong Land 3 first released in 1997 on the Game Boy in North America and Europe. It later debuted on the Game Boy Color in 2000, but only in Japan. The version on Nintendo Switch Online depends on which app you use – Japan has the Game Boy Color version while the west has the Game Boy original.
Another character trailer is in for Tales of Graces f Remastered, this time for Sophie.
Sophie gets involved early on in the story, but is found with no memories. Asbel ends up naming her after one of the flowers on Lhant Hill.
If there’s one prominent thing we know about the history of gaming, it’s the partnership that nearly happened between Nintendo and Sony for a SNES add-on capable of playing Super Discs, a type of CD-ROM. Despite the two sides coming extremely close to an agreement, Nintendo pulled out at the last second. Sony would then go on to form its PlayStation brand while Nintendo teamed up with Philips for a short period.
Former PlayStation boss Shawn Layden reflected on that bit of history in a recent interview. He said that Ken Kutaragi, who was an engineer and later became Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO, was left “proverbially standing at the altar” due to Nintendo’s decision.
