System: Switch
Release date: May 28, 2020
Developer: WayForward
Publisher: WayForward
It’s crazy to think that it’s been almost twenty years now since the half-genie hero, Shantae, was introduced to the gaming world way back on the Game Boy Color. The debut entry not only laid the foundation of what would become a long-running and incredible platforming franchise, but at the time pushed pixel art to the absolute limits of its associated hardware. The series laid dormant for quite some time before Risky’s Revenge popped back up in 2010, and since then has seen a ton of success with a healthy schedule of releases. Now Shantae is back on an all new adventure that fine-tunes the HD art from Half-Genie Hero, and brings another incredible Metroidvania that sees new and old faces alike joining in to save the day.
After it was announced over a year ago, Samurai Shodown NeoGeo Collection has finally been given a release date. The game will launch via the eShop on July 28 followed by a physical edition sometime this summer, SNK has announced.
Here’s a bunch of information about Samurai Shodown NeoGeo Collection as well as a trailer:
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate will host its latest tournament this week, Nintendo has announced.
Zelda is the theme for this particular event. That means fighters and stages are limited to the historic gaming series. Earn spirits by participating in the tournament.
The Zelda-focused Smash Bros. Ultimate tournament goes live on May 29. It will last for three days in total.
Dr. Koopa Troopa isn’t the only new character coming to Dr. Mario World this week. Dr. Dolphin will also be appearing in the mobile game, according to Nintendo.
Both characters will be going live on May 28 at 2 AM PT / 5 AM ET. New stages will be added in as well, as previously mentioned.
Note that maintenance will be carried out before the latest content is added to Dr. Mario World.
Tying in with the new Aftermath expansion, Mortal Kombat 11 has received a free update for all players. Warner Bros. Interactive and NetherRealm Studios have now shared the full patch notes.
Here they are in full:
The retro platformer Castle Pals is appearing on Switch this week, publisher Ratalakia Games and developer Brad Erkkilla announced today. A release is planned for May 29 via the eShop.
We have the following overview and trailer for Castle Pals:
Animal Crossing: New Horizons dataminer Ninji has shared the latest behind-the-scenes information about the Switch game. After poking through the code, some details were discovered about how villagers move out.
Here’s the full breakdown:
Today, publisher Nkidu and developer q-bit Games announced that the arcade-platformer Super Holobunnies: Pause Café is coming to Switch. The title is launching as a digital download on the eShop on June 6.
Here’s an overview of the game, along with a trailer:
As we heard earlier today, the one-button party game Knight Squad is hitting Switch on June 5. View some footage in the video below.
Knight Squad will be available on Switch via the eShop.
Switch currently has two Neo Geo Pocket Color games in its library with Samurai Shodown! 2 and SNK Gals’ Fighters. Could more titles from the system be made available on the console? There’s certainly a strong chance of that happening.
In an interview with Siliconera, SNK director of business development Adam Laatz said the company is “committed” to bringing more Neo Geo Pocket Color games to Switch “if the demand is there”. He told the site:
