Earlier in the week, Arc System Works brought Slice, Dice and Rice to the Japanese Switch eShop. Since it supported English, we pretty much expected that a western release would be right behind.
Arc System Works has in fact confirmed that we’ll be seeing Slice, Dice and Rice overseas next week – specifically September 6. We have an English trailer below.
Ackk Studios has been working on YIKK for a few years now. Finally though, the developer has confirmed that development is complete and the game has gone gold.
The only downside is that we still have several weeks to go until we receive an actual release date. Ackk says that we’ll have news about that “within the next two months”. When we do have the release date, we’ll bring that to you.
Nintendo and Intelligent Systems are gearing up for the next Voting Gauntlet in Fire Emblem Heroes. The theme this time around is “The Chosen Ones”. The event, which starts on September 5, will determine the most popular Hero over three rounds.
To get ready for the Voting Gauntlet, players will find a new summoning focus featuring the four Heroes who ranked highest in the 2017 Choose Your Legends event. It’ll last until September 11.
PQube and Appnormals Team announced Stay for Switch last month. Thanks to a listing on the eShop, we now know that it’s launching in a couple of weeks.
We have the following overview and trailer for the pixel-art adventure game:
Lapis li Abyss, a new action RPG from Nippon Ichi, was announced for Switch in earlier in the week. Take a look at the official boxart above.
Lumines Remastered has been updated once again on Switch. Enhance Games has issued version 1.1.3.
Compared to past patches, this one is a bit smaller in scope. Enhance Games has adjusted game balance and also fixed a few bugs related to online errors.
Grasshopper Manufacture finally gave a date to Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes this week. The game is just missing 2018, with a release planned for January 18.
The release date isn’t the only new for Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes. Grasshopper Manufacture also provides an update on the indie t-shirt collaborations, specifically regarding Devolver Digital titles. Players will be able to wear a bunch of shirts based on the publisher’s games, of which the full lineup is as follows:
After mostly shying away from Nintendo platforms, Falcom had one of its latest games on Switch with Ys VIII. Nippon Ichi was brought in to help port the action RPG.
In an interview with French site ActuGaming, Falcom president Toshihiro Kondo was asked about the reason for releasing Ys VIII on Switch, the possibility of future support, and even potential interest in having Adol in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. We’ve translated those excerpts as follows:
The latest Flyhigh Express presentation has concluded. It featured the adventure game Ise Shima Mystery Guide: The False Black Pearl, the simulation title Gourmet Story, and strategy project Slime Tactics. We’re also able to get a look at Deemo’s upcoming Nintendo Labo support, a physical version of Mantis Burn Racing, and more.
Here’s the full presentation:
