Zelda: Breath of the Wild has a bunch of references to past games in the series. Some are more subtle than others, but fans think they’ve found a possible new one.
Over in Lurelin Village, players have started to notice that the layout is similar to Outset Island from The Wind Waker. You’ve got the big ladder with a watchtower similar to Aryll’s Lookout, buildings in similar locations, and more.
Here’s a closer look:
Earlier this year, River City Girls was announced by WayForward and Arc System Works. The Kunio-kun game was thought to be coming to Switch, which is now officially confirmed.
River City Girls is releasing for Nintendo’s console on September 5. Here’s an overview, along with the debut trailer:
Fortnite seems to have its next major crossover. Earlier today, players began to notice portals from Stranger Things in the game. Step inside and you’ll teleport to another portal that’s close by.
It’s unclear what the extent of the crossover will be. Will things stop at the portals? Or will another element be added? Perhaps there could be more to this, as the third season of Stranger Things goes live on Netflix tomorrow.
Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath was announced for Switch last September, but then sort of disappeared. We haven’t heard anything about its status since then.
Fortunately, the port is still in the works. And on top of that, it sounds like some very big news about the series overall could be announced in the near future.
Wired Productions and Caged Element have teased the next content update for GRIP: Combat Element. “Summer of Combat” will introduce new tracks and arena maps, new vehicles (including an as yet unannounced new licensed IP), optimization, and more.
Here’s what the GRIP Summer of Combat will include:
This week’s Famitsu scans are now available. Highlights include Astral Chain, Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town, Hatsune Miku: Project Diva Mega39’s, Dragon Quest XI S, and Omega Labyrinth Life (which is a bit NSFW). Scans of all games can be found below.
War Tech Fighters, which just debuted on the Switch eShop recently, will be getting a physical edition. Red Art Games confirmed it will be handling the release. No word yet on a release window, but pre-orders open mid-August.
Developer Bad Dream Games and publisher HandyGames today announced that One Hand Clapping will be brought to Switch. A release is scheduled for 2021.
Here’s an introduction to the 2D puzzle platformer:
This week’s North American Nintendo Downloads are as follows:
Switch Retail
Penguin Wars – $14.99
Senran Kagura Peach Ball – $39.99 (available July 9)
