It’s been announced that SteamWorld Dig 2 will be featured as the next Nintendo Switch Online Game Trial in Japan. If you’re subscribed to the service, the game can be played entirely free for a week, with all progress transferring to the full version.
Note that SteamWorld Dig 2 can be played for free regardless of region so long as you’re a Nintendo Switch Online member. You’ll just need to download the game from the Japanese eShop.
SteamWorld Dig 2 will be featured as a Game Trial between March 1 and March 7. All SteamWorld games will also be on sale for 30 percent off on the Japanese Switch eShop between March 1 and March 14.
Much was made over Roger Craig Smith recently announcing his departure as the voice of Sonic the Hedgehog. However, while there’s been lots of speculation pointing towards SEGA making the move, it turns out that it was his own decision.
That news was shared as part of an interview with Voices from Krypton. Smith feels as though he’s given his all to Sonic, and that now was the right time to move on and explore new roles.
Smith said during the podcast:
Tree Men Games is bringing PAKO Caravan to Switch next week, the studio announced today. A release is planned for March 2.
Here’s an overview of the game, along with a trailer:
Dry Drowning lands on Switch today, and some footage of the game is now available. Have a look at the gameplay below.
Dry Drowning will initially be sold via the eShop. A physical version is planned for this spring.
Imagineer has released new downloadable content for Fitness Boxing 2. The No Mercy Intensity DLC adds a new, more challenging, Intensity level for all 9 Instructors. This is a free DLC that can be downloaded as a bundle or individually for each instructor on the Switch eShop.
A new Summon Showcase has kicked off in Dragalia Lost. The Dragon Special Showcase features the Dragons Giovanni, Apollo, Andromeda, Phoenix, Ifrit, and Juggernaut who all will have an increased appearance rate, and will be active until February 26.
Additionally, the Raid Event, A Waltz With Fate, now has Omega Difficulty.
It’s time for the latest Famitsu’s most wanted games chart. This week, Monster Hunter Rise remains at the top with Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2 still in the top five.
Head past the break for the full chart. All votes were cast between February 4 and February 9.
A number of new deals are up and running on the North American Switch eShop. These include Among Us, Blasphemous, Burnout Paradise Remastered, Darkest Dungeon, Golf Story, Iconoclasts, Metro 2033 Redux/Metro: Last Light Redux, realMyst: Masterpiece Edition, and more.
Here are the full highlights:
System: Switch
Release date: February 23, 2021
Developer: Koei Tecmo / Omega Force
Publisher: Atlus
Less than a month after the Switch launched in March 2017, Atlus and P-Studio released the critically acclaimed RPG Persona 5 on PlayStation platforms – and since then, fans of the franchise have been begging the powers that be for a Switch release of the high school simulator/interdimensional dungeon-crawler. That has yet to happen, but the launch of Persona 5 Strikers is perhaps the next best thing – a sequel that shares the iconic characters and sense of style of Persona 5, but featuring an entirely new story and style of gameplay that’s even faster and flashier than the original game. Strikers is an excellent action game with an engaging narrative that is sure to captivate any fan of the franchise – but newcomers to Persona may have a hard time jumping in without playing the original.
A couple of wallpapers for Bravely Default II were added to My Nintendo at the very end of 2020. With the game’s release approaching next week, a new alternate design has been made available.
You can grab the latest Bravely Default II wallpaper from My Nintendo here. It’ll set you back 50 Platinum Points.
Bravely Default II launches for Switch on February 26.
