A new month rolled right on in this week. Now that we’re in June, we want to know what you’ve been playing.
There have been a long of Switch releases as of late, including Miitopia, Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne HD Remaster, Maneater, World End’s Club, and Wonder Boy: Asha in Monster World (just to name a few). Have you started up any of these games? No matter the case, let us know what you’ve been playing lately in the comments below.
It’s been a long wait for Olympic Games Tokyo 2020: The Official Video Game in the west, but SEGA will finally publish the game outside of Japan this month. We’ve got a look at the boxart above.
Olympic Games Tokyo 2020: The Official Video Game will be out on June 22. Pre-orders are open on Amazon, Best Buy, and GameStop.
A few new media rewards have been added to My Nintendo. In North America, members can spend their points on DC Super Hero Girls: Teen Power and Mario Golf: Super Rush items.
Here’s the full lineup:
The Great Ace Attorney games, which first came to 3DS, are getting another chance in the limelight. That’s because Capcom will be putting both titles to Switch very soon. Not only that, but they’ll be released in English for the very first time.
Capcom localization director Janet Hsu spoke about the The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles in an interview with Polygon. As part of that, she spoke about the various obstacles the team encountered during the localization process.
Hsu told the site:
News started to make the rounds yesterday that Sonic the Hedgehog creator Yuji Naka had possibly left Square Enix. His first and only project with the company was Balan Wonderworld, which hit Switch earlier this year.
Naka has since addressed the situation with a message on Twitter. Aside from officially confirming that he left Square Enix at the end of April, Naka also noted that he’s considering retirement.
Here’s Naka’s full statement, courtesy of Siliconera:
Following the recent announcement of Sonic Colors: Ultimate, Japanese magazine Famitsu shared an interview with a couple of key people behind the franchise. Creative officer Takashi Iizuka and creative director Kazuyuki Hoshino both chatted with the magazine.
Iizuka spoke in depth about Sonic Colors: Ultimate, discussing why the Wii game was brought back, the new Tails Save gameplay system, and more. We also get to hear a bit from Iizuka and Hoshino about the series’ 30th anniversary.
Here’s our full translation:
Microids and Pendulo Studios today announced Alfred Hitchcock – Vertigo, a new psychological thriller for Switch. A release is planned for late 2021.
Here’s an overview of the game, along with a trailer:
Omno, the single-player adventure game from Future Friends and Jonas Manke, has received a new video. We have the trailer titled “The Forgotten Lands” below.
Omno arrives for Switch later in 2021. Learn more about the game here.
Way Down Deep and Reptoid Games have set a release date for Fire Tonight, their new narrative puzzle game. The title is now confirmed to be launching on August 12.
In case you missed our previous coverage, here’s an overview of the game:
The cyberpunk action-platformer Aeon Drive is coming to Switch, 2Awesome Studio and Critical Reflex announced today. A release is planned for 2021.
Here’s an overview of the game plus a trailer:
