System: Switch
Release date: November 12, 2024
Developer: Digital Eclipse
Publisher: Digital Eclipse
It’s easy to take Tetris for granted. Tetris games have been released on, apparently, over 65 different devices. Many have described it as the perfect puzzle game. Very smart scientists have even performed psychological studies about how Tetris affects the human brain. It has, incredibly, been about 40 years since the release of the very first Tetris title. To help celebrate such a monumental anniversary, the historians at developer and publisher Digital Eclipse are releasing Tetris Forever, a package that’s as much a digital museum as it is a compilation of retro Tetris games. While it’s hard to argue with the core quality of the experiences available in the package, overall I found the focus of Tetris Forever to be narrower than I had hoped – not just in terms of the history being shared, but the games themselves. It’s a good glimpse into the origins of this massive franchise, but not quite the definitive Tetris package it could have been.
The new Donkey Kong Country area at Super Nintendo World in Universal Studios Japan now has an opening date. Today, it was confirmed that the park will be ready to go on December 11, 2024.
The Donkey Kong Country area will connect with the already-available Super Mario Land section. There are various things to see and do here. Aside from the previously-announced mine cart rollercoaster, visitors can play a rhythm-based activity with two other people, scan the “KONG” letters with their Power-Up Band, eat and drink at Jungle Beat Shakes, and purchase exclusive merchandise at the store.
The November 2024 Super Nintendo World Direct will be starting later today, and we have a live stream for the event. As a reminder, it goes live at 2 PM PT / 5 PM ET / 10 PM in the UK / 11 PM in Europe.
The presentation was announced last night. Coming in at about ten minutes long, the Direct will cover the Donkey Kong Country area at Universal Studios Japan. Nintendo has already set expectations by noting that there will be no game information here.
August 26: The team behind Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate shared a roadmap for the game today, which outlines future plans – including online matchmaking, Challenge Mode, DLC, and more.
The game’s next update will be available “very soon”. Once the patch is installed, cross-play between Switch and Apple Arcade will be supported. Various bug fixes and stability improvements will be included as well.
Thanks to a partnership between Dojo System and Guarida Games, we’ll be seeing Die by Anything on Nintendo Switch. It’s apparently releasing this year – though the team will have less than two months to reach that goal.
Die by Anything is a visual novel that tasks players with making the right choices to survive a “normal day” in the ordinary life of a student or die trying in ways they would never imagine.
Here’s some additional information:
Ratalaika Games today shared its latest Nintendo Switch game, which is Access Denied: Escape in partnership with Stately Snail. It’ll be out digitally on November 15, 2024.
Access Denied: Escape is a puzzle game in which players must hack data vaults and interact with various devices to escape. 30 different levels are included.
Here’s the official overview:
October 1: Nintendo has gone after another Switch emulator, and this time it’s Ryujinx that’s shutting down.
A statement was shared about the situation on the official Discord channel. Nintendo apparently pressured creator gdkchan and “offered an agreement to stop working on the project, remove the organization and all related assets he’s in control of.” Essentially, that means the emulator is now dead.
Fans began to notice that something was amiss after the Github page for the Ryujinx Switch emulator disappeared. Then just a few minutes ago, the statement was posted on Discord. You can read that in full below.
Uncle Chop’s Rocket Shop is heading to Nintendo Switch next month, it’s been announced. The game is scheduled for December 5, 2024.
Uncle Chop’s Rocket Shop, a frantic “fix ’em up” game inspired by the comedy and aesthetics of Adventure Time and Rick & Morty, was announced a little over a year ago. We knew it was planned for this year, but beyond that we’ve been waiting on more specific timing.
Monarchy, which ended up on Nintendo Switch this week, has been given a new round of gameplay. A half hour of footage gives us a closer look at the side-scrolling strategy game.
Learn more about it in the following overview:
As provided by Untold Tales and Irox Games, we have the launch trailer for EcoGnomix. The game, which is a gnome-themed, turn-based roguelite mining and cozy city builder hybrid, just landed on Nintendo Switch.
Lots of information about the game can be found in the following overview:
