Publisher RedDeerGames and developer Keith Burgun Games have revealed the release date for single-player turn-based wargame Gem Wizards Tactics. The title is slated to arrive digitally on the Switch eShop on February 18. Check out an overview for the game below the break.
It’s time for the latest Famitsu’s most wanted games chart. The shuffling of Switch games continues with Dragon Quest X Offline overthrowing Bayonetta 3 for the top Switch spot.
Head past the break for the full chart. All votes were cast between January 27 and February 2.
A number of new deals are up and running on the North American Switch eShop. These include Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons, Cave Story+, Darkest Dungeon, Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl, and more.
Here are the full highlights:
For a long time now, Directs are the primary channel in which Nintendo communicates with its fans. These presentations provide updates about what’s being developed internally and always keeping the cycle of hype alive.
With more than ten years of producing these videos, Nintendo evolved a lot, changing the format and trying to create better and more entertaining presentations. Since 2017 it seems that they finally found a good formula, usually bringing a lot of new and exciting announcements. In the video below I analyze Directs to understand how Nintendo managed to refine the formula. You can watch it down below.
The action RPG Ocean’s Heart made it to Switch this week, and fans interested in the game can now check out some gameplay. 26 minutes of footage is available.
In case you missed our previous coverage, here’s some information about Ocean’s Heart:
Shinichi Kameoka has had a pretty distinguished career. One of his most notable achievements was Mother 3, of which he worked on the game as a producer. He was also a system designer, character designer, and scenario writer for the original Mana series, including Secret of Mana and SaGa Frontier.
Kameoka’s studio Brownies just put out a new title on Switch in the form of EGGLIA Rebirth. We were recently given the chance to speak with him about releasing the game on Nintendo’s console as well as a few other topics.
You can check out our full discussion below.
It’s no secret that there have been component shortages for all sorts of technology, including Switch. Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa has now said that the situation is starting to impact the company’s gross profit due to increased costs.
During Nintendo’s financial results briefing last week, Furukara explained that the “rise is gradual” and there will only be a small impact this fiscal year. However, “if costs continue at current levels through next fiscal year as well, then we would expect hardware profitability to decrease correspondingly compared to this fiscal year.” Also brought up is how the Switch OLED has a lower profit margin compared to the standard Switch and Switch Lite.
Furukawa stated:
Nintendo was asked about what percentage of users purchased the Animal Crossing: New Horizons Happy Home Paradise DLC during its financial results briefing last week. While president Shuntaro Furukawa didn’t go into specifics, he did share some notable information.
According to Furukawa, “digital sales grew enormously in Q3, and one factor in that was the Animal Crossing: New Horizons add-on content.” He also mentioned that Smash Bros. Ultimate played a big part as Sora was released during the final DLC character for the game. Furukawa noted that the recent DLC contributed to user engagement on Switch.
Furukawa’s full words:
