Banjo-Kazooie and Super Mario 64 are both at this moment available to play on Switch via Nintendo’s online service. It’s great to see those two together considering how important they were for early 3D gaming. I decided to revisit them recently and I was impressed by how well they still hold up.
In today’s video, I talk about the different ideas that Banjo-Kazooie and Super Mario 64 brought to the industry, how they understood the best ways to bring the full potential of 3D environments, and also how they failed in some aspects due to how early ideas and the technology were at the time. You can check the video down below.
It’s been almost a year since Rivals of Aether unveiled its Workshop Creator Pack. But today, it was announced that Switch just received the free DLC. It’s accessible right now as a free patch.
Mollo, Hodan, Pomme, and Olympia are included in the update. Each one has new stages, music, and Abyss Runes. More information about the characters can be found below.
The latest trailer for Phantom Breaker: Omnia has gone live from Rocket Panda Games and Mages with the two sides now showing off Ria. Caitlin Glass is behind the character in English and Ryōko Shiraishi is doing the Japanese version.
Here’s some background information about Ria provided by the official website:
A pretty notable update has gone live today for the Switch version of Curious Expedition 2. It includes a new mode, improvements, and more.
The full patch notes for the new Curious Expedition 2 update are as follows:
MLB The Show 22 is coming to Switch, Sony just announced. It will release on April 5, 2022.
It was announced at the end of 2019 that MLB The Show would no longer be PlayStation-exclusive. While it did have an Xbox version last year, it still wasn’t on Switch. That’s changing for 2022 though and it will be the series’ first appearance ever on a Nintendo platform.
Orangepixel has announced that the dungeon-crawler Heroes of Loot 2 will debut on Switch later this week. The game is set to arrive on February 8, it’s been confirmed.
For more on Heroes of Loot 2, read the following overview:
Koei Tecmo reported its financial results for the third quarter ending March 2022 today, and revealed sales of a few different games.
Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water, which launched last October, has sold 340,000 copies worldwide across all platforms and regions. Dynasty Warriors 9 Empires moved 150,000 copies in Japan and Asia following its initial release at the end of December – the game’s western release will follow next month. Finally, Blue Reflection: Second Light, which released worldwide last October, sold 120,000 copies worldwide.
