Today, we’re looking at all the unlucky Pokemon who have not been obtainable in any main series Nintendo Switch games.
The Nintendo Switch has seen two generations of Pokemon so far – three if you count the Let’s Go games. We’ve got the eighth generation, which includes Sword and Shield, Legends: Arceus, and Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl. And then there’s the ninth generation, which so far only includes Scarlet and Violet but will eventually include Legends: Z-A when it releases in 2025. With all those different games, though, there are still quite a few Pokemon that haven’t been usable in any new main series titles. To clarify what that means – today, we’re going to go over every Pokemon that has not appeared in Sword, Shield, Legends: Arceus, Scarlet, or Violet. Since Let’s Go, Pikachu and Eevee and Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl are remakes, we aren’t counting them for this list even though they are technically main series games. One final note before we begin – The Pokemon Company has clarified that the Legends games do in fact count as main series.
For the most part, the Mario & Luigi series fell dormant after the release of Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam. Sure, we got remakes of Superstar Saga and eventually Bowser’s Inside Story on Nintendo 3DS – but for the longest time, there were no new entries at all. Then AlphaDream closed its doors after the somewhat expected failure of the Bowser’s Inside Story remake, which seemingly sealed the deal on the fate of this franchise. To everyone’s surprise, however, Mario & Luigi: Brothership was revealed at this year’s summer Nintendo Direct, and it’s developed by Acquire, the team behind Octopath Traveler. And with this new game on the horizon, we figure it’s as good a time as any to take a look at the rest of the Mario & Luigi series and how each of them holds up today.
Art of Play Interactive is developing its new game The Phantom, and has confirmed that Nintendo Switch is among the planned platforms for launch. The project is targeting a 2025 debut.
The Phantom is an arcade-style beat ’em up game. It celebrates comics’ first costumed hero and his nearly worldwide legacy with a hand-drawn graphical styling and classic brawling mechanics.
November 25: Ratalaika Games is bringing Furious Bikers to Nintendo Switch this week, the company has announced. Those that are interested can pick it up on November 29, 2024.
Furious Bikers is a racing game at its core. Players will be able to experience 30 different tracks while competing to be the fastest in every contest.
More information can be found in the following overview:
Nintendo published a new Donkey Kong Country series trailer today highlighting how all of the games are out on Switch. As part of that, we have another look at the upcoming Donkey Kong Country Returns HD. Also, footage is shown for the SNES trilogy and Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze.
Here’s an overview of Donkey Kong Country Returns HD:
With W.A.N.D. Project seeing its debut today, we’ve got a launch trailer for the game. The video gives us another look at the Vampire Survivors-inspired experience.
Everything you need to know can be found in the following overview:
Star Trek: Legends will soon be releasing on Nintendo Switch, an eShop listing reveals. The game arrives on December 25, 2024.
Star Trek: Legends previously released on PC and mobile. The team-based strategy RPG lets players step into the role of various heroes and villains from the series as they go on an epic space adventure to control the mysterious Nexus.
Genius Sonority announced today that it will soon distribute a version 3.0.0 update for The New Denpa Men. This will be available by December 2, 2024.
The New Denpa Men has received new updates previously, but version 3.0.0 is pretty significant. The game is getting the “Phantom Emperor’s Cave” event in December, new items, and more.
Below is the full overview:
This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
1. [NSW] Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake – 70,993 / 712,188
2. [NSW] Super Mario Party Jamboree – 34,014 / 476,607
3. [PS5] Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake – 20,369 / 200,944
4. [NSW] Mario & Luigi: Brothership – 9,920 / 88,529
5. [NSW] Disney Music Parade: Encore 9,260 / NEW
6. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 9,001 / 6,064,932
7. [NSW] Stray – 7,779 / NEW
8. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu World: Chikyuu wa Kibou de Mawatteru – 7,482 / 1,161,525
9. [NSW] Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics – 5,749 / NEW
10. [NSW] Minecraft – 5,706 / 3,682,045
Employment agency Gakujo recently held a survey that shows Nintendo ranks third in terms of Japanese graduates that are on the job hunt. 5,476 university students from across the country participated showing which companies they’re most interested in.
Trade giant Itochu and food and biotech corporation Ajinomoto ranked first and second respectively. However, Nintendo was very clearly #1 for gaming companies. Konami, Bandai Namco, SEGA, and Capcom also appeared in the top fifty.
