With just a few days remaining in 2019, now’s a good time for reflection. It’s been a banner year for Nintendo and Switch as a whole. 2019 started off a bit slow, but the second half came on strong – especially for big first-party releases. This year we saw the likes of Super Mario Maker 2, Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3, Fire Emblem: Three Houses, Astral Chain, Zelda: Link’s Awakening, Luigi’s Mansion 3, and Pokemon Sword/Shield. Other top titles helped fill out the schedule, including New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe, Yoshi’s Crafted World, Daemon X Machina, and Dragon Quest XI S – and that’s without really delving into indie titles and third-party support.
Given everything we’ve seen this year, what are your thoughts about Switch in 2019? What’s your personal Game of the Year? Let us know in the comments below.
Cadence of Hyrule was updated this week to version 1.1.0. It added Octavo as a playable character with his own campaign as well as Dungeon Mode.
Actually, that wasn’t all of the aspects behind this week’s update. For the full details, read up on the patch notes below.
Next year’s Fairy Tail game for Switch will be fully playable in English as far as text is concerned. However, there are no plans to include any sort of dub. Producer Keisuke Kikuchi told us that the original Japanese anime voice cast is performing for the title, but there are no current plans for English voices.
Fairy Tail launches for Switch on March 20, 2020. We’ll have more from our interview with Kikuchi soon.
Mantis Burn Racing’s North American physical release will no longer be happening. In an email sent to customers, PM Studios said that “external circumstances” have prevented it from moving forward. No further information was provided, buy pre-orders placed on the company’s website have been cancelled and refunded.
Thankfully, there is another option out there as a physical edition was previously made in Japan. Play-Asia is selling copies here.
Brownmonster’s Switch racer Rush Rally 3 is due out on the eShop as of December 23. For a look at some footage, check out the video below.
Nintendo’s press site has updated with a bunch of art from Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Have a look at the various images below.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons launches for Switch on March 20, 2020.
Following a successful Kickstarter campaign, Alwa’s Legacy has been made for Switch. Elden Pixels was able to raise a little over $30,000, meaning the team will move forward with development.
Here’s some information about Alwa’s Legacy as well as a trailer:
Just in time for the holidays comes a new Switch / 3DS eShop sale from Ubisoft. Switch is naturally where most of the discounts are at, with Assassin’s Creed, Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle, Starlink, and a bunch of other titles rounding out the list.
All of the sale prices are as follows:
GrimTalin is releasing a new version of its puzzle-platformer The Adventures of Elena Temple, according to an eShop listing. The Adventures of Elena Temple: Definitive Edition is slated for December 24.
Here’s an overview of what’s new plus details on the game itself:
