Original (10/27): Gameloft has made a few announcements for Disney Dreamlight Valley, including the news that the game is leaving Early Access in December and an Expansion Pass dubbed A Rift in Time is on the way.
The Early Access period ends on December 5, 2023. Those who have been playing already will keep their access to the game, their Moonstones, and their save data.
However, Disney Dreamlight Valley will remain a paid game for the foreseeable future.” Speaking about the decision, Gameloft said:
Fumihide Aoki, who was the designer behind Waluigi, today shared concept art and other images of Wapeach, a character who was originally intended to be in Mario Tennis. The shots were posted on social media.
What might be most interesting of all is that the sketches above were actually made during Mario Power Tennis. Wapeach has ties to the original Mario Tennis, but Aoki said she only had a name when the N64 title was being developed and nothing further. He added that he’s unsure why the design was ultimately scrapped.
Today, Super Rare Games announced a partnership with Ground Shatter and Mode 7 for a physical release of Fights in Tight Spaces on Switch.
3,000 copies will be produced in total. Each unit contains the game on a physical cartridge, a full-color manual, an exclusive sticker, and trading card pack.
Today, Red Art Games and Last Boss 88 announced the final release date for Shinorubi. It’ll come to Switch on January 12, 2024.
Note that the date only applies to the digital version. A physical release is still planned, but due to manufacturing delays, it won’t be available on Switch until Q2 2024.
Nintendo released a new video today showcasing a few European digital game highlights from November 2023. Some of the highlighted titles include Super Mario RPG, WarioWare: Move It, and Hogwarts Legacy.
Here’s the new video:
Masahiro Sakurai posted his latest YouTube video today, and includes an interesting tidbit of information that he wanted a scroll wheel on the GameCube controller when the hardware was being developed.
Sakurai said he was allowed to give input – which makes sense given his close relationship with the company thanks to the Super Smash Bros. series. As explained in his proposal for Melee, the scroll wheel – or jog dial – “is a knob that you can turn either up or down, and it also functions as a switch if you press it in.” The idea here is that players would more quickly make menu selections and it’d allow for smooth camera movement.
Famitsu recently spoke with Dragon Quest series creator Yuji Horii, and received a brief status update on the HD-2D remake of Dragon Quest III.
Speaking with the publication, Horii said that the project’s development is progressing steadily. He’s also providing advice to the team seeing as how he worked on the original game way back in the day.
This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
1. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu World: Chikyuu wa Kibou de Mawatteru! – 98,311 / 413,010
2. [NSW] Super Mario Bros. Wonder – 62,896 / 1,088,717
3. [NSW] Super Mario RPG – 54,321 / 355,655
4. [NSW] WarioWare: Move It – 11,271 / 64,682
5. [NSW] Pikmin 4 – 10,510 / 965,317
6. [NSW] Hogwarts Legacy – 9,345 / 57,062
7. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 7,058 / 5,548,088
8. [NSW] Minecraft – 6,858 / 3,317,981
9. [PS4] Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name – 6,253 / 77,922
10. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons – 6,070 / 7,583,926
Adventure Bar Story is receiving a new Switch version, RideOn Games has confirmed. It will initially launch on December 21, 2023 in Japan.
If Adventure Bar Story rings a bell, that’s because we reported on the game close to a decade ago when it came to 3DS. The content in the Switch version appears to be the same.
