SmileBoom brought the SmileBASIC programming app to 3DS and Wii U in the past. In this week’s issue of Famitsu, the company reveals the first details about its plans for Switch.
Switch will be getting Puchicon 4 SmileBASIC. The app will teach you thoroughly in BASIC programming, lets you use Switch features like HD Rumble, the motion IR camera, gyro controls, and more. Online features are also supported in which you can publish or even backup games.
Puchicon 4 SmileBASIC launches in Japan this fall. A localized version hasn’t been announced, but may come at a later date.
Update (5/23): The Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Original Soundtrack is live on iTunes US.
Original (5/22): Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Original Soundtrack is out today in Japan. Alongside the physical release, fans can purchase the full OST digitally as well.
It’s not live in all regions at the moment, though it’s starting to become available in some territories. The soundtrack can currently be purchased in the UK here. We’ll keep you updated on other regions, including the US.
Turtle Cream is putting its platformer 6180 the moon on Switch tomorrow. Have a look at some footage in the video below.
My Nintendo has updated with the latest selection of indie games in Europe. SteamWorld Dig, Runbow Pocket, and more have been added to the site.
Here’s the full rundown:
Update: Following fan feedback, Contingent99 is revering “the majority of tuning changes” for the latest patch. The developer explained:
We heard your concerns loud and clear. We’re working on reverting the majority of tuning changes done in the previous patch and will take a more cautious approach going forward. It was our intention to show the community that we are flexible and wanted to make efforts to balance things in a timely manner, but it looks like we were off the mark.
Going forward, we will continue to focus on resolving outstanding issues, implementing quality of life improvements to controls, usability, and focusing on player feedback. It’s been a very hectic week for us as we spent the most of it trying to track down bugs. We’ve seen a few issues pointed out here that slipped through our radar and we’ll try our best to get things listed and prioritized.
Thank you everyone for letting us know your thoughts. The reaction to the changes were very informative and it’s clear to us that the community cares about the game. We have a lot more flexibility with how quickly we can push changes to the PC/Mac/Linux versions so it was our intention to get early feedback on the patch before pushing them to consoles. In the future, we hope that we can work together like today to gather feedback on changes before they hit other platforms.
Contingent99 has announced a new patch for the popular eShop game Wizard of Legend. It’s live on Steam right now, but the studio confirmed that it will roll out on consoles as soon as possible.
The new update implements quite a number of gameplay changes, tunings, and bug fixes. We have the full patch notes below. Though they are for the Steam version, most should also apply to Switch.
Wulverblade has a new update ready to go tomorrow. Version 1.1 will be available in North America and Europe, comprised of various new features and improvements.
The full patch notes from Fully Illustrated’s Michael Heald are as follows:
An unexpected visual novel has been added to the Japanese Switch eShop. Nurse Love Addiction, from Kogado Studio, is now available. It costs 2,400 yen until June 7, and will then go up to 4,800 yen.
Nurse Love Addiction has actually come out on Steam in English. Unfortunately though, the Switch version only supports Japanese – at least right now.
This week’s Famitsu scans are now available. Highlights include SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy, Persona collaboration for Phantasy Star Online 2, Mega Man X Legacy Collection 1+2, Liar Princess and the Blind Prince, BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle, and SaGa Scarlet Grace. Scans of all games are below.
Thanks to the Japanese eShop, next week’s NeoGeo game is confirmed. Hamster will publish Ninja Combat in all regions on May 31.
Ninja Combat is a side-scrolling beat ’em up originally released in 1990. Alpha Denshi handled development while SNK acted as its publisher.
ACA NeoGeo Ninja Combat will cost $7.99 / €6.99 / £6.29.
Source: Switch eShop
Defoliation was previously on track for Switch this summer. Over on the Japanese eShop, a release date of May 31 is listed. English is supported, so we may very well be seeing a worldwide launch here.
Defoliation is a mystery puzzle game. For those who missed our previous coverage, we have an overview and a trailer below.
