Starlight Children’s Foundation and Nintendo of America have had an ongoing partnership since 1992. The two companies have delivered over 7,200 Starlight Gaming stations to hundreds of hospitals across North America for an estimated 11.6 million seriously ill children. Previous Nintendo consoles have been represented, including the SNES, Nintendo 64, Nintendo GameCube, Wii, and Wii U systems.
The partnership continued today with the Starlight Nintendo Switch gaming station. Nintendo and Starlight unveiled the gaming station today at Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital in Tacoma, Washington.
During a live stream, Famitsu showed off new footage from Arcade Archives Frogger and Arcade Archives TwinBee. Check out the full recording below.
Trials Rising will host a Christmas event between December 12 and December 30, Ubisoft has announced. Players can earn Christmas Event Gear Crates containing special themed items along with regular Gear Crate items. Content includes Santa’s Helper Outfit, Snowman Helmet, Tangled Christmas Lights Headlight, and seven themed helmet accessories.
In other Trials Rising news, a new update is expected on Switch tomorrow. Find the full patch notes below.
The latest issue of Famitsu has revealed Prison Princess, a “new sensation escape adventure game with beautiful girls, puzzle solving, and a bit of eroticism”. NekoMiko developer Qureate is working on the game as an eShop release.
Here’s what we know thus far:
Switch has finally debuted in China, and it seems to be off to a decent start. Niko Partners estimates that the system sold over 50,000 units on release date.
JD.com, an online retailer, said Switch sold through more than 20,000 units via its website. 47 percent of buyers were aged between 16-25. TMall also sold through 10,000 units by 10 AM and saw 75 percent of its buyers under the age of 30.
Niko Partners believes that Switch sales will increase to 100,000 units by the end of 2019. It could surpass the PS4 as China’s leading console by 2022 when accounting for both legal and grey market sales.
The top-down retro shooter Jamestown+ makes its way to Switch tomorrow. Get a look at some footage in the video below.
Demon’s Tilt, a pinball game featuring shoot ’em up and hack ‘n slash elements, will soon be appearing on Switch. An eShop listing shows a release date of December 23.
Here’s an overview of Demon’s Tilt, along with a trailer:
Bigben and Big Ant Studios published the second AO Tennis 2 developer diary today. Fans can meet Big Ant’s team in Melbourne to know everything about what the career mode has to offer.
Here’s the full video:
The psychological horror game Infliction: Extended Cut was originally lined up for a Q4 2019 launch. That will no longer be happening, as publisher Blowflish Studios and developer Caustic Reality have shifted the release window. A final launch is now scheduled for February 25, 2020.
Here’s an overview of Infliction: Extended Cut, along with a trailer:
Witch & Hero 2 is making the jump from 3DS to Switch, a Japanese eShop listing reveals. Flyhigh Works will publish the game on December 19 with English support.
Here’s an overview from the 3DS release, along with a trailer:
