This week on Nintendo Everything Podcast, we’re joined by special guests Daim Dziauddin and Wan ‘Haz’ Hazmer, directors of No Straight Roads for Nintendo Switch. They share their experiences of working in the Japanese game industry at Capcom and Square Enix, leading them to found their own business back in their home of Malaysia. We’re very excited to highlight the important work they’re doing for the Malaysian games industry—both of them have a lot of passion and excitement for games, and it shows! Both guests bring a bunch of energy and insight as we cover all the indie goodness in Nintendo’s Indie World Showcase. Jump into today’s episode, full of Nindie goodness!
It’s another big episode—check out links and timestamps below and come hang out.
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Update (8/23): The Sonic Mania + Team Sonic Racing Double Pack is now live on Amazon.
Original (8/22): According to a listing on Amazon, Sonic Mania + Team Sonic Racing Double Pack is making its way to Switch. It’s apparently releasing on October 26. We have the official boxart above.
Pre-orders aren’t live just yet. However, Amazon should eventually be taking reservations here.
Our video series returns with a look at the August 2020 Indie World Showcase. We give an overview of what was included, voice our reaction, and thank the developers that made it all happen!
Check out the full video feature below.
Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp updated today with ten new animals. The lineup includes Felicity, Ruby, Buzz, Rolf, Dora, Wade, Billy, Huck, Claude, and Cashmere.
As noted in the app, players can receive animal maps via souvenirs from exporting to specific islands in Gulliver’s Ship. They can also meet animals by exploring and completing animal maps in Blathers’s Treasure Trek.
Nintendo Dream‘s latest edition has an interesting teaser for its next issue. In September, the Japanese magazine will apparently be revealing a Switch game “that everyone will enjoy”.
Unfortunately, no additional information is available. While it sounds like Nintendo Dream may have a scoop, it’s not entirely clear if a different source will beat them to the punch with the news. Also note that while Nintendo’s Dream context indicates that this is a single announcement, Japanese doesn’t easily differentiate between plural and singular.
The team behind Killer Queen Black has provided an updated roadmap that details future plans for the game.
In July, Killer Queen Black received the major Betelgeuse Update. It brought along a new map as well as improvements to party systems and gameplay.
As for what lies ahead, more updates are planned for Q3 and Q4. There’s been a bit of a shift in terms of what will be included in the next couple of updates, you you can see the full roadmap above.
A couple of days ago, PGA Tour 2K21 made it to Switch as one of the few golf games on the system. If you’re curious as to how the game looks and runs, check out the footage below.
According to an eShop listing, Color Jumper will be releasing on Switch next week. The color-based puzzle-platformer (which does include a colorblind mode), will be out on August 28.
We have the following overview and trailer for Color Jumper:
Listings on the eShops provide file sizes for a bunch of Switch games. These include Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles Remastered Edition, Fight Crab, Best Friend Forever, and more.
Here’s the full roundup:
