Scarlet Republics is another Kickstarter success story. The turn-based tactical RPG surpassed its €10,000 funding goal in just ten hours. In the process, a Switch version has been secured as well.
Here’s an overview of Scarlet Republics, along with a trailer:
Masahiro Sakurai is back in this week’s issue of Famitsu with another column. This time around, the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director addressed the game’s netcode.
Here are the highlights, courtesy of Siliconera:
The monster-catching RPG Nexomon Extinction has received one of its first updates on Switch. It includes adjusted dynamic difficulty, a hidden harmony stat, revamped skill learning algorithm, tweaked Cosmic apparition rate formula, and more.
Here’s the full rundown:
The physical release of Monstrum, the survival horror game for Switch, was previously locked in for September 25. However, that date has now shifted, and we’ll be seeing it on October 23 instead. Publisher SOEDESCO didn’t explain why the delay is taking place.
Monstrum originally made it to Switch earlier this year. It’s currently available as a digital download on the eShop.
Source: SOEDESCO PR
Batu Ta Batu, a colorful tile puzzle game from 2Awesome Studio and EZSD, is releasing on Switch later this week. View some footage in the video below.
Batu Ta Batu is scheduled for September 4 on the Switch eShop.
Hamster is bringing Arcade Archives Contra to Switch this week, the company announced today. A worldwide release is planned for September 3.
Here’s an overview of the game:
Fire Emblem Heroes is currently hosting a handful of new events.
First, a new set of Quests, Grand Hero Battles, is available. These coincide with the Grand Hero Battle Feat. Kempf: Conniving General, and will allow players to receive the 3-star version of this Hero. These quests will be available until September 9.
Next, the third Lost Lore Spoils is now live until September 12. This event will allow players to send scouts out for rewards.
Finally, the latest Mjölnir’s Strike is now in its Brace Phase. This one is lead by Death Knight. The Brace Phase lasts until September 4, Shield Phase from September 4 to September 5, and the Counter Phase from September 5 to September 6.
Players on the lookout for light-elemented adventurers and dragons will pleased to know that as of Sept. 2, 11 PM PT, two banners will go live in Dragalia Lost that can help fill in the gaps of any roster. The Light Focus summon showcase will allow players to use their hard-earned Wyrmite to pull for the featured units. The Platinum Showcase, as always will require the use of the purchased currency Diamantium, but will guarantee that any tenfold summon will feature a light-attuned 5★ adventurer. The official announcements are here:
- The Light Focus summon showcase starts Sept. 2, 11 PM PT! Only light-attuned adventurers and dragons will appear in this summon showcase! More details here.
- A Platinum Showcase starts Sept. 2, 11 PM PT! A light-attuned 5★ adventurer is guaranteed to appear as the tenth summon in your tenfold summon. More details here.
GungHo has returned its third anime episode for Ninjala. Jane is featured in the latest episode, who hacks into the network in search of information about the mysterious substance known as Ninja-Gum.
Here’s a description of the episode, along with a rundown of the cast:
Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin arrives on Switch November 10 in North America, November 12 in Japan, and November 20 in Europe and Australia. An update has arrived to the Japanese official website with information on the game’s cooking and farm tool creation elements. You can see the videos below as well as information and screenshots as rounded up by Gematsu after the break:
