February 7: Today, publisher Kinda Brave and developer Ember Trail announced Distant Bloom for Nintendo Switch. A release window has yet to be provided.
Distant Bloom is described as a “serene management game” that “lets you explore an alien planet where things have gone amiss.” You’ll be using plants to restore the world and build a community with your crewmates.
For those playing Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition, we have a new guide up for the Welcome Back, Conner side quest.
In the game, the story progress is tied to your survey rate, which you can increase by placing probes and completing side quests. The Welcome Back, Conner side quest is for the most part just as straightforward as the other early-game side quests. You’ll find an NPC in Primordia (we finished this quest in Chapter 3) who asks you to find a missing BLADE team member. By this point, you may have the Follow Ball item that clearly shows you where to go, so you’ll want to follow that trail for the most part until you find the missing member on a cliff. Where this quest gets a bit tricky is the next part – you need to retrieve a comms device that’s surrounded by very high-level enemies.
Going along with the release, we’ve got the official launch trailer for Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories & the Envisioned Land. The long-running franchise brings its latest entry to Nintendo Switch today.
Here’s some information about the RPG:
Today, Sometimes You announced a new console release for Is this Game Trying to Kill Me, and the game is soon launching on Nintendo Switch. It’s planned for April 4, 2025.
Is this Game Trying to Kill Me originally came to PC last year, courtesy of Stately Snail. It features both horror and first-person puzzle gameplay elements.
Learn more about it via the following overview:
February 12: Dave the Diver has another collaboration in the cards, and has now revealed Ichiban’s Holiday DLC. The new content drops this April.
The Ichiban’s Holiday DLC features a partnership with SEGA’s Yakuza / Like a Dragon franchise. There’s a new plot here, new mini-games, and more.
Here’s the full rundown, courtesy of Mintrocket:
This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
1. [PS5] Monster Hunter Wilds – 40,632 / 742,869
2. [NSW] Super Mario Party Jamboree – 8,772 / 1,228,548
3. [NSW] Suikoden 1 & 2 HD Remaster – 7,330 / 46,214
4. [NSW] Donkey Kong Country Returns HD – 6,938 / 232,050
5. [NSW] Minecraft – 5,851 / 3,832,963
6. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 5,590 / 6,283,003
7. [NSW] Pokemon Scarlet / Violet – 4,351 / 5,538,030
8. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons – 3,794 / 8,089,216
9. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – 3,048 / 5,732,749
10. [NSW] Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Fullland of Water and Light – 2,524 / NEW
Today, Welsh distributor and publisher Curveball announced that it’s producing a physical release for Crypt Custodian on Nintendo Switch. This comes as part of a new partnership between Top Hat Studios and Kyle Thompson.
Top Hat Studios’ Andi Han noted today: “Crypt Custodian is one of the highlights of the whole Metroidvania genre that’ve been released in the past year, and it also encapsulates the kind of thing we love in games: great ideas, attention to detail, and an unwavering commitment to fun, made by a developer pursuing what fulfils them artistically. We’re pleased to see the game coming to retail in physical form, and that many more players will have the delight of experiencing it.”
Splatoon 3 today announced that it has a new Splatfest in store for Spring Fest 2025.
For this year’s theme, Nintendo is asking about productivity and when players get things done. The options are morning, afternoon, and night.
Four more SNES games are on the way to Nintendo Switch Online with Nobunaga’s Ambition, Nobunaga’s Ambition: Lord of Darkness, Romance of the Three Kingdoms 4: Wall of Fire, and Uncharted Water: New Horizons joining the service. The full set will be available on March 28, 2025.
All of these titles can be accessed through the SNES app. Only a subscription is needed for the main service – no Expansion Pack membership required.
March 6: Today, Kakehashi Games and Don Yasa Crew announced that they’re bringing Sonokuni to Nintendo Switch. No release window was provided, but it’s planned to launch soon after the PC version – which is currently slated for Q1 2025.
Sonokuni is a Japanese hip hop biopunk action title. You’ll play as Takeru, a lone assassin tasked with raiding a surreal superpower empowered by biotechnology. The story is inspired by real-life Japanese mythology.
