System: Switch
Release date: May 15, 2018
Developer: Airship Syndicate
Publisher: THQ Nordic
With the Switch’s boom in popularity over its past year, more and more developers are clamoring to get their games onto Nintendo’s newest hardware. While it’s an absolute treat to see indies and third-party developers finally wanting to invest in Nintendo, sometimes the rush to get onto the market can lead to problems along the way. While Battle Chasers: Nightwar has the makings of a solid little JRPG, it feels like it could’ve used a little bit more time before making its debut on the Switch.
eastasiasoft has sold a number of physical titles through Play-Asia. While that has mainly been limited to PlayStation platforms in the past, Switch is about to receive some attention as well.
Play-Asia has stated that the first release in its collection will go on sale in June. It’s not yet clear which game is planned, though we’ll be haring about it this month. All limited editions in the collection will cost $34.99 – the same amount as PlayStation systems.
At BitSummit last night, new footage of Blade Strangers was shown during an on-stage event. We have the relevant recording below.
At the end of last year, a special Master Works book for Zelda: Breath of the Wild came out in Japan. It featured a ton of concept art, a history section, developer interview, and more.
It will have taken about a year in the end, but the book is confirmed to be coming west. It’ll be localized as “The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Creating a Champion”. Nintendo will once again be working with Dark Horse on the western version.
Splatoon 2 hosted the second part of its tournament-style Splatfest in North America and Europe this weekend. The event is being held to determine which brother from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise is the ultimate fan-favorite.
After Raph and Leo battled it out last week, Mikey and Donnie went head-to-head this weekend. We now have the final results, which are as follows:
Last year, Fight Knight achieved full funding on Kickstarter. That same game is now confirmed to be coming to Switch, thanks to material found at BitSummit this weekend.
Fight Knight mixes dungeon crawling with high speed action. The game has a unique art style with all action presented from a first-person perspective.
We have more details about Fight Knight below, along with a trailer.
Nintendo of Europe is back with a new gameplay video for Splatoon 2: Octo Expansion. Below, you can get a look at Stamped-Up Station, which features plenty of balloons.
Check out some fresh footage from a new level in #Splatoon2: Octo Expansion. This one's called Stamped-Up Station. So many balloons! pic.twitter.com/DiuQX8HEqB
— Nintendo of Europe (@NintendoEurope) May 13, 2018
First revealed earlier in the year and reconfirmed at BitSummit this weekend, Atelier Mimina announced that a Switch version of Giraffe and Annika is planned. A specific release date for the 3D adventure title has not yet been determined.
Here’s some additional information as well as a trailer:
Koei Tecmo officially announced Warriors Orochi 4 this week, and confirmed a western release on Switch. Take a look at the boxart above.
Warriors Orochi 4 will land on Switch this fall.
