Duel Princess, a side-scrolling tower defense game with roguelike elements from publisher and developer Qureate, arrived digitally on the Switch eShop yesterday. Check out some gameplay footage with the video below the break.
Pokemon Masters EX has started a new segment of Legendary Adventures called Give and Take. This allows players to team up with Professor Sycamore & Xerneas to take on exclusive battles that reward custom vouchers and power ups. This is a permanent addition to Legendary Adventures and will not end after a certain time.
Also live now is a 5-star guaranteed Sinnoh Special Scout. This Scout only includes sync pairs from the Sinnoh region, and the Sync Pair Scout x11 guarantees a 5-star sync pair. This will run alongside the Main Story Villain Arc: Sinnoh chapter until February 27 9:59pm PT, and more specific details can be read below.
A new Fire Emblem Heroes update is out now (version 6.1.1) on Android and iOS. This is a minor update that just addresses a few known bugs. The exact issues are not listed, but here are the official patch notes:
Version 6.1.1 – January 13, 2022
Issues have been addressed.
Rocket Panda Games and Mages are ramping up their promotional efforts for their upcoming Switch fighter Phantom Breaker: Omnia with character trailers, and the first one published today features Mikoto. She’s voiced by Erica Mendez in English and Nana Mizuki in Japanese.
Thanks to the game’s official website, we have a bit of background information about Mikoto. Read her official bio below.
Those in the UK can receive a pair of physical pre-order bonuses for Kirby and the Forgotten Land. Copies will come with a notebook and magnet sheet items, Nintendo has confirmed. This is available while supplies last. Unfortunately, images of the bonuses have not been shared just yet.
Here’s some information about Kirby and the Forgotten Land:
This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
1. [NSW] Mario Party Superstars – 45,874 / 771,575
2. [NSW] Pokemon Brilliant Diamond / Shining Pearl – 41,354 / 2,435,326
3. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 32,232 / 4,356,115
4. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – 32,195 / 4,694,959
5. [NSW] Minecraft – 22,110 / 2,462,537
6. [NSW] Big Brain Academy: Brain vs. Brain – 20,747 / 212,533
7. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons – 20,634 / 7,137,066
8. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! – 18,069 / 2,560,615
9. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure – 17,875 / 3,034,374
10. [NSW] Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics – 10,510 / 899,167
It’s been a couple of years since YIIK: A Post-Modern RPG released on Switch, but Ysbryd Games and Ackk Studios have now announced a major update for the game known as simply I.V.
As noted in today’s announcement, “I.V reimagines the mind-bending Japanese-style role-playing game with transformative improvements.” Players can expect “more engaging combat, reworked story events, new characters, redesigned cutscenes, new music, and much more, all interwoven with the existing game.”
Here’s some additional information about the YIIK: A Post-Modern RPG I.V update:
A short while ago, Techland released a new trailer for Dying Light 2: Stay Human known as “The Reason” and it’s also worth noting that the company confirmed that the final product will support four-player co-op.
Here’s some information about Dying Light 2:
System Era Softworks is celebrating the arrival of Astroneer on Switch with a new trailer. The game just released this Thursday.
For more on Astroneer, check out the following overview:
Out of seemingly nowhere, publisher Wizard Games has released a new free-to-play twin-stick shooter known as Turbo Shot on the Switch eShop. This seems to be the Canadian publisher’s first dive into the console market. As for the game itself, it’s packing not only a full-on single player campaign, but an ever-evolving 12-player PvP mode, complete with weekly content and planned seasons of new content.
Here’s a deeper dive into this new adventure, via Nintendo:
