Challengers Games is putting its new title Illang on Switch next month, the studio announced today. Fans will be able to pick it up on February 8, 2023.
Illang is a free-to-play multiplayer social deduction game which was confirmed for Switch late last year. Find more information about it in the following overview:
The Pokemon Company just put out a statement about Palworld, which has exploded in popularity this month following its launch.
The game has gained a great deal of popularity, but not always for the right reasons. Some have taken issue with just how similar some creatures in that title are to Pokemon. Some have gone as far as to label it “Pokemon with guns”. Developer Pocketpair has indicated that it isn’t concerned about copyright infringement, but now The Pokemon Company has weighed in.
Support continues for F-Zero 99 and Nintendo just dropped a brand new version 1.2.0 update for the game.
A big addition this time around is support for private lobbies. Players can choose a game mode and set a passcode to create one. Players that enter the same settings will be added to the same lobby. However, less EXP and fewer tickets will be given out and challenge progress, records, and leaderboard points will not be saved.
The update also includes Secret Tracks, maximum level and maximum skill rating increase, and one badge that can be used to customize Pilot Cards.
Here’s the full update rundown:
Flyhigh Works, Secret Character, and ITSARAAMATA today announced a Switch version of Banchou Tactics. A release is planned for February 15, 2024.
Banchou Tactics is a turn-based strategy RPG that takes inspiration from River City Ransom and Final Fantasy Tactics as well as the manga Crows. We’ve got more information about it in the following overview:
A final release date is here for the Switch version of Evil Nun: The Broken Mask. It turns out that the game is launching tomorrow, January 25.
Evil Nun: The Broken Mask is a horror game first confirmed for Switch last September. For further information, read the following overview:
Today, the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) announced that Koji Kondo will be honored at the 27th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards ceremony at the Aria Resort in Las Vegas. Kondo has been selected as a Hall of Fame inductee.
Kondo is no stranger to Nintendo fans. After joining the company in 1984, he was responsible for sound programming, music, and sound effects in Super Mario Bros. and The Legend of Zelda. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Super Mario Sunshine, New Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Galaxy, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, Super Mario 3D World, and Super Mario Bros. Wonder are just a few of his other works. His current role is Senior Officer of the Entertainment Planning & Development Division.
Arc System Works and French-Bread today announced Uzuki, Ogre, and Izumi as DLC characters for Under Night In-Birth II Sys:Celes. All three will be included in Season One.
Those who purchase the physical limited edition or the Digital Deluxe Edition will obtain the Season One DLC characters for free, alongside 25 bonus character announcers. The limited edition also has special box art featuring Seiichi Yoshihara’s illustration, Memorial Art Book featuring various concept art and web exclusive illustrations, original soundtrack that has in-game music and a Blu-ray disc collection of past series OP animation videos.
Uzuki launches in August 2024. Ogre will follow in February 2025, and Izumi will close things out in August 2025.
December 14: Publisher Focus Entertainment and developer Saber Interactive have come through with a release date for Expeditions: A MudRunner Game. On Switch and other platforms, it launches on March 5, 2024.
We originally heard about Expeditions: A MudRunner Game back in August. It was initially given a 2024 launch window.
For those that need a refresher on the game, read up on the following overview:
Today, Knit’n’purl Game Studio announced that it will be bringing Pocket Oasis to Switch. A release is planned for later in 2024.
Pocket Oasis is a cozy gardening sim with a hand-painted art style in which players can grow, decorate, and reap the rewards of their own little balcony garden. More information is available in the following overview:
Outright Games is returning with another PJ Masks game having today announced PJ Masks Power Heroes: Mighty Alliance. It will be available on most platforms, including Switch, with a release happening on March 15, 2024.
PJ Masks: Heroes of the Night, which is based on the television show, is a new single-player side-scrolling action adventure game with an original storyline. Here’s what’s been shared thus far:
