The strategy game Northgard recently made new DLC available on Switch. Players can now access Svafnir, Clan of the Snake.
Here’s an overview of the DLC plus a trailer:
Dragalia Lost’s newest update (version 1.19.1) has released and brings with it various fixes to issues reported in the last version. This serves as the main reason for this update and no other new content has been listed in the patch notes.
The full list of issues fixed are listed below in the patch notes.
A number of new deals are up and running on the North American Switch eShop. These include Atari Flashback Classics, Momodora: Reverie Under the Moonlight, Saints Row IV: Re-Elected, and more.
Here are the full highlights:
The next SEGA Ages game has been dated for Japan. Thunder Force AC is slated for digital release on May 14, SEGA announced today. Pricing is set at 999 yen.
There’s no word yet on when SEGA Ages Thunder Force AC will be out in the west, but it should launch within the next couple of months. We’ll share an update when we have the overseas release date.
Nintendo has updated its maintenance schedule for the coming week, though there’s not too much action going on. There’s still just one session officially planned involving the eShops, and that won’t be happening until later in the month.
Here’s a look at the current schedule:
Nintendo introduced a program awhile back for Switch Online subscribers in which certain games were made available entirely free for a period of time. In Japan, the next one to be included is Celeste.
Nintendo Switch Online members can access the entire game between May 18 and May 24. Those who are using the 7-day trial can also participate. Also, all progress can be transferred to the full version.
The open-world farming adventure Stranded Sails has received a major “Exploration Update”. The patch, which includes new features, changes, and bug fixes, is live on Switch.
As far as what’s new, fast travel ‘portal stones’ have been added which allow you to travel around the world with ease, Quality of life improvements include the ability to craft and cook multiple items at once, improved introduction and tutorial quests, and a new ability to row faster across the world.
The full patch notes are as follows:
When Nintendo announced the delay for Animal Crossing: New Horizons last year, it probably couldn’t have anticipated the massive impact that move would end up having. The game couldn’t have launched at a better time as it’s taken off in light of the global pandemic we’ve all been facing over the past few months, leading to massive sales and causing a buzz on social media. Many players have also been connecting with friends and family online in ways that normally wouldn’t be possible right now.
Over on Twitter today, Nintendo staffer Rob Heiret – who worked on the localization – spoke about the comfort and positivity that Animal Crossing: New Horizons has provided. He also commented on that sea bass joke you’ve probably seen if you’ve given the game a shot.
Below are Heiret’s full words:
Hello my lovely Boos and Sheikah! This week on Nintendo Everything Podcast, we muse over Retro Studios’ old concept art for Sheik and Boo projects—we really get excited about the Boo one. We cover the Switch’s growing success with the 2019 financial briefings, then talk Mario Kart Mortal Kombat 11 Aftermath and the bitter reaction online to the pricing structure. This evolves into a larger discussion of these trends in the gaming industry among many publishers. Is the industry incentivizing consumers to wait to buy their games until after all post-launch content is available? And to respond to this situation they’ve created, do they exploit consumers’ dedication to franchises and FOMO? And finally, we theorize how we could’ve saved the console that was met with a terrible fate: the Wii U.
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