Hamster held one of its regular live streams on Niconico today. During the broadcast, the company announced the next slate of NeoGeo titles planned for Switch.
The Last Blade 2, Money Idol Exchanger, The Super Spy, and League Bowling are next up. No release dates yet, but they should be launching sequentially over the next few weeks.
Konami has another update in store for Super Bomberman R. Sometime in the future, the game will be adding an exclusive Switch character named Max.
We have a new Super Bomberman R trailer for Max below. Expect more information in the future.
Artax Games and eastasiasoft are releasing the vertical shoot ’em up Iro Hero on the Switch eShop today. Get a look at some footage below.
A short while ago, Nintendo released a new Mario Tennis Aces trailer featuring Rafael Nadal. It’s that video which reveals some upcoming functionality for the game.
In September, local wireless between multiple Switch systems in Swing Mode will be possible. This will be added with a software update scheduled for September.
Wired Productions and Caged Element have determined a slightly more specific release window for GRIP. The futuristic arcade combat racer is launching on Switch this fall.
GRIP features members of the original team behind the classic arcade combat racer Rollcage. The game looks to offer “a true, wheel-gripping racing experience – where utter destruction serves one true purpose: be the first to cross the finish line.”
Update: Paladins pre-load is live on the North American Switch eShop. Pricing is set at $29.99.
Original: Paladins is official for Switch. A listing on the European eShop reveals the release, which is slated for June 12.
European Switch owners can pre-load Paladins – Founder’s Pack right now for £24.99. The offer should be extended to North American users soon as well. A free-to-play version of Paladins will be offered later this year, but the Founder’s Pack allows for early access, the ability to immediately unlock all Champions and their voice packs now and forever, and contains exclusive cosmetics.
We have the following overview and trailer for Paladins:
Atooi issued a new trailer for its Switch eShop game Soccer Slammers, arriving next week. We’ve posted the video below.
This week’s North American Nintendo Downloads are as follows:
Switch Retail
BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle – $49.99
Shaq Fu: A Legend Reborn – $19.99
Sushi Striker: The Way of Sushido – $49.99 (available June 8)
Tennis World Tour – $59.99 (available June 12)
Smoke and Sacrifice has been updated on Switch. The patch includes bug fixes, performance improvements and Portuguese language support.
Curve Digital published Smoke and Sacrifice at the end of May. It can be purchased via the eShop for $19.99.
Thumper has received a new update on Switch, highlighted by the addition of video capture support. The latest version is 1.0.1.
We have the full patch notes for Thumper’s new update below.
