According to a report from GamesIndustry, Nintendo has been exploring partnerships with new studios that will make games based on its IPs.
This in itself is nothing new. Nintendo’s partnerships with third-parties have been ongoing for many years such as MercurySteam taking on 2D Metroid, WayForward handling the Advance Wars remakes for Switch, and even lending the Zelda IP to Brace Yourself Games for Cadence of Hyrule. However, GamesIndustry reports that three studios are now “deep in conversation around making games based on Nintendo brands.”
Pokemon Unite issued its latest update today with the game moving up to version 1.13.1.4.
Balance adjustments are the main highlight this time around. Lapras, Zacian, Dodrio, Cinderace, Zeraora, Sylveon, Gardevoir, Wigglytuff, Metagross, and Blaziken have been impacted.
Here’s the full rundown:
Dead by Daylight is teaming up with Alan Wake as part of a new collaboration, Behaviour Interactive has announced. The game will be going live with the new content on January 30, 2024.
Alan Wake will be appearing as a playable survivor. It features Ilkka Villi’s likeness and voice from Matthew Porretta. Alan Wake has a few character Perks, including Champion of Light.
Here’s a bunch of additional information:
Nintendo is back with a new trailer for Another Code: Recollection dubbed “Traces of Memories Past”. This time around, we’re given further insight into the story.
Here’s some information about the game for those that missed our previous coverage:
Top Hat Studios and Casper Croes are bringing Alisa to Switch with a new Director’s Cut version, the two sides announced today. It’ll be out for Switch on February 6, 2024.
Alisa is a cult-classic 90s homage survival horror game with pre-rendered backgrounds, fixed camera angles, and the ability to choose between classic tank controls or modern controls. We’ve got some additional details in the following overview:
Lil’ Guardsman just received a release date on Switch, and it’s only a couple of weeks away. The game will be hitting the eShop on January 23, 2024.
Lil’ Guardsman was first confirmed for Switch last April. It was originally planned for 2023, and while that target was missed, we’re less than a month into 2024.
December 18: Two more characters have been revealed for One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 with Shanks and Coby both now confirmed as DLC.
Shanks and Coby will be included in the One Piece Film: Red Pack. That same wave of DLC includes Uta, who was previously announced.
New GSD data has revealed the best-selling games of 2023 in the UK.
EA Sports FC 24 took the top spot followed by Hogwarts Legacy in second place. In terms of Nintendo-published games, Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is at #9 with Super Mario Bros. Wonder at #11. Keep in mind that Nintendo’s placements are only based on physical sales as the company does not provide digital data, so its games could have reached higher with that information.
Nintendo and Intelligent Systems have put out another update to Fire Emblem Heroes bringing the game to version 8.1.0.
This update is introducing new skills for certain Heroes, new Memento Events, new weapon skills and weapons to refine, updating the lineup of Limited-Time Combat Manuals and more. We have the full rundown below.
