Overcooked 2 launches today both physically and digitally on Switch. We’ve posted the official launch trailer from Team17 below.
Square Enix held its own conference for financial results earnings earlier today. The company had quite a bit to say about the performance of Octopath Traveler.
The new Switch RPG had sales stronger than Square Enix’s pre-sales forecast. Moreover, it exceeded expectations especially in the United States and Europe. The game also saw higher-than-average ratio of download version vs. packaged.
Bandai Namco held a conference earlier today for its latest financial earnings. During the event, the company commented on Switch.
Bandai Namco stated that making games for Switch requires a different approach than the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. However, the system is great at “igniting play” anytime, anywhere, and with anyone. The firm is willing to provide more games on the platform as a result.
Preview images of the latest issue of Famitsu have revealed two more playable characters for Warriors Orochi 4: Ares and Odin. We should have more concrete information on both of them once we get our hands on the full issue of Famitsu later this week.
Version 5.20 of Fortnite is now live. Highlights include GPU optimization for Switch plus the new Double Barrel Shotgun weapon and the Steady Storm limited time mode.
Below are the full patch notes:
Today’s Super Smash Blog update is actually about something new for a change – the new Bomber item, originally from the Kirby series:
Hold the Bomber up with the A Button and a massive explosion will occur in 1.5 seconds. You will take less damage by moving away from the centre of the explosion, so if you’re about to get caught in it, try to get away!
After months of waiting, we finally have a final, concrete release date for Penguin Wars on Nintendo Switch – and it turns out that the game is launching next week, on August 15th to be exact.
Nobunaga’s Ambition: Taishi with Power Up Kit for Nintendo Switch has been announced in the latest edition of Famitsu. This is an enhanced version of Nobunaga’s Ambition: Taishi. One new feature of this version are siege battles. No release date has been announced yet.
The latest issue of Famitsu has revealed that Hyakki Castle is coming to Nintendo Switch. The first-person dungeon crawler will be released in Japan on August 30th. There’s an English version of the game available on Steam right now, so it’s quite possible that the Switch version will see a Western release as well.
A new “Special Heroes” Summoning Focus will be available in Fire Emblem Heroes starting August 10th. Today, the image above teasing that Summoning Focus appeared in the in-game notifications, alongside the caption “Apparently the new Heroes are very elegant”.
Also, two new Summoning Foci are now live. First up is today’s daily Summoning Focus: Heroes with Life and Death. The focus units are Jaffar: Angel of Death, Minerva: Red Dragoon and Hana: Focused Samurai.
Also, another skill-based Summoning Focus is now live: Heroes with Fighter Skills. This one will be available until August 16th. The focus units are Hardin: Dark Emperor, Effie: Army of One and Robin: Fell Reincarnation.
