Several sessions have been added to Nintendo’s maintenance schedule for the week of February 25, 2024. Switch will be impacted a couple of times next week and once again the week after.
Here’s the full maintenance schedule for the week of February 25, 2024:
Star Wars: Dark Forces Remaster is almost here, and Digital Foundry is giving us a closer look at the game from the technical side of things by examining the frame rate, resolution, and more. It appears to be a solid effort from Nightdive which will come with a slight hiccup for Switch at launch, but everything will be patched soon.
Here’s the roundup of tidbits:
Courtesy of Atari and Graphite Lab, we have a launch trailer for qomp2. This title arrives as a Pong-inspired adventure-puzzler for Switch.
Additional details are included in the following overview:
We’re about to get another Freddi Fish game on Switch with an eShop listing revealing Freddi Fish and the Case of the Missing Kelp Seeds. The title is slated for February 29, 2024.
UFO Interactive has slowly been bringing over the Humungous Entertainment classics to Switch. Freddi Fish 3 and 4 are already up on the eShop.
For those interested in seeing what 502’s Arcade has to offer, we have you covered with new gameplay. This new release features a number of fast paced arcade experiences.
Additional information can be found in the following overview:
Listings on the eShops provide file sizes for a bunch of Switch games. These include Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection, Endless Ocean Luminous, Super Monkey Ball: Banana Rumble, and more.
Here’s the full roundup:
Today, we’re going over what Ability Chunks are in Splatoon 3, what each one does, and how you can use them on your gear to best effect.
Ability Chunks are a returning mechanic in Splatoon 3 that let you change up your gear with special bonuses and effects. Each piece of headgear, clothing, and shoes can have one primary ability and three secondary abilities. To unlock all three slots on a piece of gear, you’ll need to either purchase an upgrade in the shop with in-game currency or use Super Sea Snails (which are only obtained after participating in a Splatfest). It’s important to note that amiibo-exclusive gear is not present in the shops, so the only way to upgrade them at all is to use Super Sea Snails.
Today, we’ll be walking you through the process of making your favorite Pokemon ready for battles with a competitive guide. This aspect has existed for as long as the franchise has – but with each passing generation, Game Freak and the Pokemon Company have made competitive battling more and more accessible. IVs, EVs, leveling up, held items, and much more are involved.
The first Nintendo Direct of 2024 is in the books with this week’s Partner Showcase. It may not have been the general presentation with many first-party announcements that some may have wanted, but there was still plenty of news.
Nintendo did manage to have an announcement of its own with the reveal of Endless Ocean Luminous, the first entry in the series since the Wii era. Speaking of Wii, Epic Mickey is back with a remake titled Epic Mickey: Rebrushed. Xbox made some announcements with ports of Grounded and Pentiment, Super Monkey Ball: Banana Rumble and Ender Magnolia: Bloom in the Mist were revealed (plus others like Gundam Breaker 4 and Sword Art Online: Fractured Daydream), and we got a number of shadowdrops including five Rare titles on Nintendo Switch Online, Penny’s Big Breakaway, and Pocket Card Jockey: Ride On. You can catch up on the full recap here.
What did you think of the Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase? What was your favorite announcement? Let us know in the comments.
