Another game has joined the lineup of games to support cross-play between platforms. NBA 2K Playgrounds 2, which launched last October, now supports the functionality. Switch players can go up against those on Xbox One and PC.
NBA 2K Playgrounds 2’s latest update also adds new content. The team has brought in a new Mars Playground, new outfits, and court editor items.
Plus, you can now truly ball without limits with cross-play support for Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and PC!
— 2K United Kingdom (@2K_UK) April 26, 2019
Giga Wrecker Alt., a new title from Pokemon developer Game Freak, lands on Switch next week. Take a look at 25 minutes of footage below.
Forever Entertainment recently announced Thief Simulator for Switch, and has now set a release date. The game will be available via the eShop starting May 16.
Learn more about the game with the following overview:
Strictly Limited Games has announced that the Metroidvania-platformer Ultracore is coming to Switch. The game will have a physical release, and pre-orders open on the company’s website on Sunday. Reservations will be up until June 30.
Here’s an overview of Ultracore, along with a trailer:
Kemco intends to have Frane: Dragons’ Odyssey ready on the Switch eShop next month. View some footage of the RPG in the video below.
Back in February, we reported on Machi Knight: Blood Bagos, an action RPG by Korean developer toOrock. The game was released on March 14th on the Japanese eShop where it came with an English language option. As such, it doesn’t come as a huge surprise that the game is now getting an official release in the West. Published by CFK, the game will be released on the European and North American eShop on May 9th. Check out the English announcement trailer below, as well as the official press release:
Console game publisher CFK and Korean developer toOrock are excited to announce that stylish action RPG “Machi Knights: Blood Bagos” will launch on Nintendo eShop this May.
“Machi Knights: Blood Bagos” is an ambitious action RPG that tells the story of a battle to stop the revival of a massive, deadly weapon known as Bagos, which is responsible for the destruction of an ancient kingdom known as Babilaka.
The game features a captivating world and gorgeous steampunk visuals built using the Unreal Engine. Players will choose from three Machi Knights, each with their own distinct traits, and use them to destroy hordes of enemies and overwhelming bosses that will appear in each stage.
Each Machi Knight will take on foes using a variety of attacks and abilities which are determined by the weapons you decide to equip. You’ll have to train your pilots, collect weapons, and craft better gear in order to take down your strongest enemies, and you can bring in a friend for local co-op play to get the job done.
“Machi Knights: Blood Bagos” is currently available on the Japanese Nintendo eShop, and after pre-orders begin on May 2, it will be officially released in North America and Europe on May 9.
Cadence of Hyrule – Crypt of the NecroDancer Featuring The Legend of Zelda was one of the surprise announcements of the last Nintendo Direct. We now have some more details on the Japanese release of the game. Interestingly, Spike Chunsoft will publish the game in Japan, not Nintendo. The publisher opened up the game’s Japanese website today, which sadly doesn’t contain any new info. Spike Chunsoft also published the Japanese trailer for the game today, which is pretty much exactly the same as the game’s initial reveal trailer, except for the Japanese voice-over.
Cadence of Hyrule will be released this Spring.
Nintendo published a new trailer today for BoxBoy! + BoxGirl!, which is out now on Nintendo Switch. This one is all about Qudy, the third playable character who can be unlocked by finishing the main game:
Still wondering whether or not to pick up Mario Tennis Aces? Then you might be interested in the following: a “Special Demo” of Mario Tennis Aces is now available on the Switch eShop. The demo features singles tournament matches; winning matches gives you points, which are tracked on an in-game leaderboard. Participating in a tournament unlocks Mario’s classic overalls outfit, which can be carried over into the full game. In addition to regular matches, you can also try Yoshi’s Ring Toss in the Co-op Challenge mode.
The demo requires an active Nintendo Switch Online membership to participate; luckily, the demo comes with a free 7-day trial of Nintendo Switch Online. If you download the demo, a code will be sent to the e-mail address associated with your Nintendo Account.
The next Voting Gauntlet event in Fire Emblem Emblem Heroes is on its day. Voting Gauntlet: Children’s Day will run from April 30th till May 6th. As the name implies, this Voting Gauntlet is based on the Japanese holiday of the same name which is on May 5th, and all the participants are children. Here are the first-round matchups:
- Tiki: Dragon Scion vs Kana: Dragon Spawn
- Lugh: Anima Child vs Ylgr: Fresh Snowfall
- Fae: Divine Dragon vs Yune: Chaos Goddess
- Nino: Pale Flower vs Delthea: Free Spirit
There are also two Summoning Foci live right now till May 6th featuring some of those characters. Summoning Focus Set A has Lugh: Anima Child, Tiki: Dragon Scion and Ylgr: Fresh Snowfall as 5-star focus units, while Set B has Nino: Pale Flower, Delthea: Free Spirit and Fae: Divine Dragon.
