In a surprising move, Yakuza Kiwami will be getting a physical release on Switch after all.
Limited Run Games just pulled back the curtain on two boxed version for the console – standard and Classic Edition. For those that go with the Classic Edition, you’ll get a copy of the game, spot gloss premium box with slipcover, soundtrack, collectible acrylic standee, Mesuking cards, and character cards.
New data from Circana gives us a look at the best-selling games of August 2024 specifically on Switch.
The chart this month is largely dominated by Nintendo, which probably shouldn’t come as much of a surprise. Mario Kart 8 leads the way. In terms of third-party games, Hogwarts Legacy is the only one not from Nintendo, coming in at #2.
Here’s the full list of best-sellers on Switch for August.
Circana has released a listing of the top ten best-selling games in the U.S. for the month of August 2024.
A few new games appear for the first time, including Gundam Breaker 4 which manages to crack the list at #11. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is still trucking along for Nintendo and appears at #14.
Here’s a look at the complete list of best-selling games in the U.S. for August 2024:
Today, Aspyr revealed that it’s developing Tomb Raider IV-VI Remastered for Switch. It launches on February 14, 2025.
Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation, Tomb Raider: Chronicles, and Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness are all included here. Just like the previous collection, the three games will let players swap between the remastered and original graphics.
Here’s an official overview:
Red Hook Studios has shared details about new DLC for Darkest Dungeon II, known as Inhuman Bondage.
The DLC brings along the reclusive alchemist Abomination, who’s making a return to the series. Also in the works are the Catacombs, a new region with new slime sodden enemies and new items.
Also worth noting, Darkest Dungeon II will be adding The Hunger of the Beast Clan. This is the first of three thematic modules of the brand new game mode Kingdoms, which will be offered as a free update.
In a new video from Super Smash Bros. director Masahiro Sakurai, he spoke about Satoru Iwata and shared a tidbit of information that the late Nintendo president helped come up with the name.
Iwata is the one that felt that “Brothers” would be a good fit. That part of the name is a suggestion that the characters “were friends who were settling a little disagreement” rather than having a hardcore fight.
Sakurai said the following about Iwata and his involvement with the Super Smash Bros. name:
July 31: Core Keeper, which was originally expected on Switch in about a month, has now been delayed.
The team put out a statement today that the title will now be releasing on September 17, 2024. Originally, it was slated for August 27. Note that the move affects both the physical release and digital version of the game.
Just ahead of its planned launch, Team17 and Sassy Chap Games are delaying Date Everything. The game will now come to all platforms, including Switch, on February 14, 2025.
Date Everything was originally planned for October 24. The new launch date was provided in the State of Build announcement trailer, in which lead designer Ray Chase shares what the team’s been up to these past months, the game’s current state, never before revealed characters and some unexpected discoveries during development.
With the release of Nick Jr. Party Adventure on Switch today, Bandai Namco have shared a launch trailer to give players another look at what the game has to offer.
Check out an overview of the game plus the trailer below:
October 1: Today, RedDeerGames announced that it’s developing Magic Cats Pots for Switch. A release date for the title will follow later.
Magic Cats Pots is a puzzle game at its core. Players are tasked with restoring broken porcelain and revealing hidden magic.
More information can be foun din the following overview:
