Kemco is gearing up for its latest RPG release on Switch, and today announced Astrune Academy for the platform. It’ll be ready to go on June 14, 2024.
Here’s a rundown of what to expect, courtesy of Kemco:
For the next addition to Atlus’ daily demon series for Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance, we have a look at Karasu Tengu. It has only appeared in a few of the series’ games, but has shown up in Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne, Shin Megami Tensei IV, and more.
A handful of new character trailers have been released for Hunter x Hunter: Nen Impact, courtesy of publisher Bushiroad and developer Eighting. These videos focus on the fighters Leorio, Kurapika, and Netero.
You can view all three of these new character trailers below.
This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
1. [NSW] Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door – 115,649 / NEW
2. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 6,056 / 5,848,388
3. [NSW] Earth Defense Force: World Brothers 2 – 5,711 / NEW
4. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure – 5,122 / 3,575,312
5. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons – 5,075 / 7,777,029
6. [PS5] Stellar Blade – 4,323 / 95,422
7. [NSW] Minecraft – 4,189 / 3,530,779
8. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – 3,875 / 5,513,822
9. [NSW] Super Mario Bros. Wonder – 3,752 / 1,859,718
10. [NSW] Splatoon 3 – 3,733 / 4,304,838
During the Marvelous Games Showcase 2024, Rune Factory: Project Dragon protagonists Subaru and Kaguya were properly shown.
Similar to past games, you’ll be able to choose with character to play as. You’ll play as a variation of an Earthmate known as the Earth Dancer, saving the world through dance. It’ll be possible to use parasols, drums, swords, and more. Earth Dancers wield various abilities in and out of combat using the power of dance. Bows and talismans will be included, which are new to the series.
Póntica has announced Plus Ultra: Legado, a comic-style, historical Metroidvania title. The game is currently in the works for Switch.
Plus Ultra: Legado recently ended up on Kickstarter where it received full funding. Fans helped to raise over €25,000, surpassing the funding goal.
Publisher Dear Villagers and developer Team Delusion will release Guayota on Switch, the two sides announced today. The game is set to debut later in 2024.
Guayota is a puzzle adventure title in which players go through ancient gods’ temples and solve their enigmas. The goal is to discover the darkest secrets of Saint Brendan’s Island, the paradise on Earth.
Additional information can be found in the following overview:
Shadow the Hedgehog was a more serious and mature take on the Sonic series, but it turns out that SEGA originally had plans to take things even further with an M-rated classification.
That news comes from Jason Griffith, who voiced the character in the GameCube game. Griffith was looking back on the role in an interview with GameLuster.
Today, publisher Megabit and developer Milky Tea announced Grit & Valor: 1949. A release is planned for 2025 on Switch.
Grit & Valor: 1949 is a roguelite real-time strategy game, which is set in an alternate World War 2. Players take control of an elite squad of mech and battle the Evil Axis forces.
More information can be found in the following overview:
