This week’s Famitsu scans are now available. Highlights include Model Debut #Nicola and Dragon Quest XI S. Scans of both titles can be found below.
System: Switch
Release date: July 26, 2019
Developer: MachineGames / Arkane Studios / Panic Button
Publisher: Bethesda
If you’ve already had the pleasure of experiencing Wolfenstein: The New Colossus on Switch then you’re familiar with how the series has managed to distill the FPS formula down to perfection. In an era dominated by damp fetch quests and morally ambiguous “makes you think” villains, both MachineGames’ Wolfenstein and id Software’s Doom reboot have felt like a breath of fresh air for those of us who get misty-eyed over 90’s shooters. For the uninitiated, here’s a brief rundown: Entrench your mind in a Tetris-like zen state, and skittishly zip around maps that are designed less like real places and more like skateparks. You have two goals: Use gun and give death. Despite the immense praise both Wolfenstein and Doom have garnered over the course of this console generation, there may be a feeling over at Bethesda that change is now needed to differentiate these two franchises going forward, and this is exactly the impression I get from playing Wolfenstein: Youngblood.
Starting tomorrow, Hamsterdam will be available on the Switch eShop. Have a look at some early footage below.
IGN has shared new footage of Pillars of Eternity: Complete Edition running on Switch. Have a look at the gameplay below.
Last week, Nintendo announced a unique Disney Tsum Tsum Festival Switch hardware bundle for Japan. The dock, Joy-Con, and system itself have all been specially designed. Of course, a copy of Disney Tsum Tsum Festival is included.
Play-Asia has now opened pre-orders for the bundle here. This appears to be Japanese-exclusive given the lack of western announcements. However, the system can be imported and played in any country thanks to Switch being region-free.
Fortnite is still trucking along, and Epic Games is preparing for the imminent arrival of Season X. Throughout social media, the company has been gearing up for the big event by sharing a brand new story trailer. We have it below.
The tag-based game Obakeidoro! launched on the Japanese Switch eShop earlier today. For a look at some footage, view the video below.
Nintendo has put out a new video highlighting some of the games that were added to the eShop around July 2019. Get a look at it below.
Klabater has announced that Big Pharma, a “part business sim, part logistics puzzle” game, will be made available on Switch. It’s currently targeted for release in Q3 2019.
The latest episode of Nintendo Power podcast is now live. Host Chris Slate, along with Dan Owsen from Nintendo Treehouse and Jeremy Parish from Greenlit Content, celebrate the Game Boy’s 30th anniversary in North America and more.
Here’s the full episode:
