Flying Entertainment has its next Data East arcade game, Sly Spy, prepared for Switch this week. Check out a couple of gameplay videos below.
Jon Verrall, writer and cinematic designer for Retro Studios, has announced he will be leaving the company. Verrall has worked with the developer for nearly two years, and has presumably been working on Retro Studios’ as of yet unannounced upcoming project. The developer’s most recent game was Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, originally released in 2014.
Enhance Games has announced the official release date for Lumines Remastered on the Switch. While the game was originally planned for a spring release, the classic puzzle game is set to launch June 26.
[LUMINES REMASTERED release date announcement]
You’ve been waiting long enough. Can you wait just a little longer? 🙏🏼
LUMINES REMASTERED is officially releasing 6/26 on Nintendo Switch, PS4, Xbox One, Steam
Yes, we know we said May, but the sun will be shinin’ in June ☀️ pic.twitter.com/l25gjKZJX6
— Enhance (@enhance_exp) May 1, 2018
SOEDESCO, who will be publishing Owlboy at retail, has revealed a physical limited edition for the game. At this time, not many details are known, but the publisher has confirmed this special edition will be made available worldwide, limited to 6,000 copies. The Switch edition features the red box art (pictured above).
Thanks to axel for the tip.
Choice Provisions has shared a new trailer for Runner3. The game launches on the Switch May 22. Check out the video below:
As we found out earlier today, The Adventures of Elena Temple is making its way to Switch next week. Get a look at some footage below.
The boxart for Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze is mostly the same in North America and Europe. There are a couple of differences though, and both are pretty random.
The first difference concerns the positioning one Donkey Kong’s foot. Nintendo also went with a slightly different approach to the text pointing out the new Funky Kong mode. We have a look at both boxart versions above.
Fun fact: the foot positioning was actually the same for the original Wii U release. Fans seem to be noticing it more on Switch, however.
HomeBearStudio provided an update on the Switch version of NAIRI: Tower of Shirin in a Kickstarter post published yesterday.
NAIRI’s Switch port is “nearing completion,” according to the developer. You’ll be able to play with standard Joy-Con, gyro motion controls, or with the touchscreen in portable or tabletop modes. Other improvements are being implemented including support for more languages, “tweaks and changes to the game’s puzzles, dialogue and even some of the art assets”.
Here’s the full update from HomeBearStudio:
Ikaruga is coming to Switch, Treasure and Nicalis have announced. It will cost $14.99.
Treasure, who is also responsible for Nintendo’s Sin and Punishment series, originally made Ikaruga for the arcades in 2001. The vertical shooter would end up on GameCube a couple of years later.
A listing on the North American Switch eShop reveals that Natsume will be offering a bundle for Harvest Moon: Light of Hope Special Edition. Along with the game, some DLC will be included. The bundle allows customers to save a decent amount of money compared to buying everything separately.
The full list of items in the bundle are as follows:
