January 8: Rumors have been circulating over the past few days regarding Xbox bringing some of its previous games to other platforms, with Hi-Fi Rush and Sea of Thieves named as potential titles for Switch. Speculation points to the former being more likely than the latter (for now).
Talk began after NateDrake, during an episode of his latest podcast, claimed that “Microsoft will be dabbling in bringing a first-party game to a competitor platform in 2024.” lolilolailo, who has previously leaked some other information, backed up the report by indicating that there are plans for Hi-Fi Rush on Switch.
Today, Aksys Games announced that it’s localizing Virche Evermore – EpiC: Lycoris for Switch in the west. The English version is slated for Fall 2024.
Virche Evermore – EpiC: Lycoris, an otome visual novel, follows the last tile – ErroR: Salvation – that landed on Switch in the west last November. Read more about the upcoming title below.
Following its previous Japanese debut, Radiant Tale: Fanfare is getting an English release in the west. Aksys Games shared the news during an online broadcast today.
Radiant Tale: Fanfare follows the previous entry that was made available overseas last year. Check out the following overview about the new visual novel from Aksys:
Aksys Games, Kemco, and Fragaria today confirmed plans to bring Tales from Toyotoki: Arrival of the Witch to the west. This one is scheduled for Summer 2024.
Tales from Toyotoki: Arrival of the Witch originally released in Japan in April 2023. In that region, it was known as The Witch of the Ihanashi and Kagamihara Justice.
Here’s a brief overview:
Aksys Games is localizing Despera Drops for English release in the west, the company has announced. We currently have a launch window of 2025.
Despera Drops just came out last November on Switch in Japan. Aksys Games passed along the following overview:
Tokyo Xanadu eX+ will be seeing English release on Switch in the west, publisher Aksys Games and developer Falcom just revealed. Fans will be able to pick it up in June 2024.
Tokyo Xanadu eX+ was originally announced for Switch last year and released in Japan last June. This version of the action RPG includes new scenarios, new playable characters, new modes, and more.
Here’s an overview of the game:
A new update has been released for Wylde Flowers, bringing the game up to version 1.6.0. The focus of this update is Eury’s Salon, which offers over 60 new hairstyles and the opportunity to deepen your relationship with certain NPCs. The usual bug fixes are also included. Full details can be found below:
Wiggin Industries’ new project Bestiario has been confirmed for Switch after just launching on Kickstarter.
The campaign started today and already smashed its €50,000 funding goal. There’s a month to go and plenty of time to get involved.
It’s time for the newest North American Nintendo Download report for the week of February 1, 2024. The latest releases include Jujutsu Kaisen: Cursed Clash and more.
Here’s the full roundup:
