Update: Risk of Rain is also out now in North America, priced at $9.99.
Original: Despite never being announced for Switch, Risk of Rain has just been added to the European eShop. We expect a release in North America soon as well, if not today.
Risk of Rain has seen a fair amount of acclaim, and has been very popular on Steam. The action platformer with roguelike elements features permanent death as its main feature. Local and online multiplayer are supported.
Starting today, Switch owners can purchase Velocity 2X via the eShop. Have a look at some early footage below.
This week’s European Nintendo Downloads are as follows:
Switch Retail
Labyrinth of Refrain: Coven of Dusk – €49.99 (available September 21)
Legendary Fishing – €29.99
Little Dragons Cafe – €49.99
Scribblenauts Mega Pack – €29.99
Super Mario Party is still a couple of weeks, but Nintendo of Europe has already posted a launch trailer. We’ve included it below.
Broken Sword 5: The Serpent’s Curse arrives on Switch today. Over an hour of footage can be found in the video below.
Nintendo Download (9/20/18, North America) – Valkyria Chronicles 4, The Gardens Between, Hover, more
This week’s North American Nintendo Downloads are as follows:
Switch Retail
Legendary Fishing – $29.99
This is the Police 2 – $29.99 (available September 25)
Valkyria Chronicles 4 – $59.99 (available September 25)
Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Torna ~ The Golden Country – $39.99 (available September 21)
Bandai Namco posted a video message this week from Tales of series producer Yusuke Tomizawa. In it, he comments on the game’s release date and also confirms that a brand new entry in the series is in development.
Here’s the full message:
https://twitter.com/BandaiNamcoUK/status/1042051466188529670
Velocity 2X joins the Switch eShop today as a digital download. Take a look at some gameplay footage in the video below.
At the Tokyo Game Show, Game Informer caught up with Nippon Ichi president Sohei Niikawa. Niikawa had a few interesting things to say about supporting Switch and more.
During the interview, Niikawa mentioned that NIS “wants to continue to release more and more games” on Switch. He said the following about releasing games on the platform:
