During a panel at Anime Expo 2019, Aksys Games officially announced NG for Switch. As previously reported, it will launch in October. The game is the second entry in the new Spirit Hunter adventure series, which was preceded by Death Mark.
We have the boxart for NG above. Find the first English trailer for the game below.
During a panel at Anime Expo 2019, Aksys Games announced several otome visual novels for the west. Code: Realize – Guardian of Rebirth, Code: Realize – Future Blessings, Collar X Malice, Collar X Malice: Unlimited, Piofiore (Piofiore no Banshou), and Cafe Enchante (Gensou Kissa Enchanté) are all releasing outside of Japan.
Code: Realize – Guardian of Rebirth launches in December. Everything else will follow in 2020.
Ghost Parade has a slightly more specific release window. Announced at Anime Expo today, the game launches in November. It was previously given a vague fall release window.
Here’s some additional information about Ghost Parade:
With Toshiyuki Kusakihara and Genki Yokota appearing at Japan Expo, a few outlets have shared interviews with the Fire Emblem: Three Houses developers. Jeuxvideo was one site that was able to speak with them and commented on the future of the weapon triangle, taking full advantage of Switch, the amount of time to complete the game, and amiibo support.
Below are those excerpts, courtesy of Serenes Forest:
The latest episode of Nintendo Minute has gone live. In today’s video, Kit and Krysta continue playing levels from the community. Check out the full episode below.
During a panel at Anime Expo today, Level-5 confirmed that it will be bringing Yo-kai Watch 4 to the west. As was the case in Japan, it will be coming to Switch – which is not exactly a surprise. A release date was not announced.
At the same panel, during the Q&A portion, it was mentioned that Yo-kai Watch 4 has content that requires someone to have watched specific films in the series – which have not yet been localized – to fully understand it. Although Level-5 couldn’t say anything about releasing them in the west, they’ve expressed interest in wanting to do so.
Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled updated this week with its brand new Nitro Tour Grand Prix. Have a look at some footage below.
A large number of otome titles have released for Switch in Japan, and more of them will be available in the west starting next year. Aksys Games has confirmed that it is planning to release localized versions in 2020.
Aksys has not shared news regarding specific titles at this time. However, the company teased that there will be “old fan favorites and some new surprises.”
WayForward announced this week that Studio Trigger (Trigger Inc.) is creating the opening animation for Shantae 5. You can now see what the animation looks like below.
Studio Trigger producer Naoko Tsutsumi collaborated with Shantae creator Erin Bozon and Matt Bozon on the animation. Vocals were performed by Cristina Vee (Miraculous Ladybug), featuring an original composition by Mark Sparling and musical arrangement by Maddie Lim.
Developer The Bigger Cat and publisher QubicGames have announced Laser Kitty Pow Pow for Switch, and it’s out now. The arcade game can be found on the eShop.
We have the following overview and trailer for Laser Kitty Pow Pow:
