Update (4/12): Ninja Striker! is now listed for April 19 on the European eShop, so it should be the same day worldwide.
Original (4/11): Several months ago, Flyhigh Works announced plans to bring Ninja Striker! to Switch. We can now say that it’s launching very soon.
In Japan, Ninja Striker! will be out via the eShop on April 19 for 500 yen. It’s also confirmed for this month in the west.
Here’s a trailer:
As many of you know, there’s been an ongoing saga over Billy Mitchell’s supposed high score in Donkey Kong. Twin Galaxies handed down its verdict today, stripping Mitchell of his scores in Donkey Kong as well as other games. Additionally, he’s been banned from submitting scores to Twin Galaxies – a significant blow as it’s the world’s largest tracker of gaming records.
Twin Galaxies ultimately determined that Mitchell’s high score of 1,047,200 was not earned on an arcade machine. Instead, it’s believed that he achieved the record through emulation software. Steve Wiebe is now said to be the first official million point record holder following today’s news.
Twin Galaxies explained its decision in a lengthy statement today:
This week’s European Nintendo Downloads are as follows:
Switch Retail
Gal*Gun 2 – €49.99 (available April 13)
This week, Atlus published a massive developer Q&A for Shin Megami Tensei: Deep Strange Journey. Director Eiji Ishida, world setting investigator / level designer Tatsuya Watanabe, and Alex’s character designer / new demon designer Masayuki Doi fielded all sorts of questions from fans.
The developers spoke about the game itself, including setting, characters, and difficulty. Other topics like the series’ future and more were touched on as well.
You can read the full Q&A below.
Back in February, the retro-style shoot ’em up Kyogeki Quartet Fighters was added to the Japanese eShop. Aksys Games announced plans to localize the game today as Quad Fighter K.
Quad Fighter K launches on the Switch eShop this summer. We have further information below.
Manticore – Galaxy on Fire was originally intended for release via the Switch eShop on March 22. But one day before launch, the game was delayed. Fans have been wondering since then when it would be ready for actual release.
Over on the European eShop, the listing for Manticore – Galaxy on Fire has returned, showing that it will be available on April 19. That’s only a week away, so there shouldn’t be any further delays from here on out.
Source: Switch eShop
Curve Digital published a new trailer for the upcoming Switch game For the King. You can have a look at it below.
Curve Digital has published a new launch trailer for Rogue Aces, which is out on Switch today. View the video below.
Nicalis published another blog update on Save me Mr Tako with Christophe Galati, the game’s creator. You can read the full Q&A here; below are a couple of interesting excerpts:
