Two more games are joining the North American Wii U Virtual Console this week. Tomorrow, the eShop is adding Shockman and Chew Man Fu.
Here’s an overview of Shockman:
It’s been two years since Arnold and Sonya were made into Shockmen. A message from the professor to return to their bodies has them head to his laboratory, but they are ambushed by a mysterious enemy along the way. After narrowly defeating the enemy, they catch a TV news flash announcing the Ryo Empire invasion. They find that the professor’s been abducted and set out to rescue him.
And Chew Man Fu:
It’s up to you as an apprentice female monk to free the towers and lift Chew’s curse to bring peace and fried rice back to the land once ruled by the Egg Roll Dynasty. The rules are simple! Your objective is to clear each round by pushing or pulling four colored orbs onto their matching colored tiles. Beware the sorcerer’s minions in the tower who stand in your way! Kick the orbs to take your enemies out or to break down walls! Overcome the obstacles and place the orbs on their respective tiles! Chew Man Fu also features the 2-player Kick Ball minigame, as well as an Edit Mode for creating your own unique stages! The fun is endless!
Shockman and Chew Man Fu will cost $5.99 each.
JanduSoft has confirmed that its new game Caveman Warriors is in the works for Switch. A trailer is posted below.
Caveman Warriors is an action-adventure game. Four players can join in on the fun, with each character having their own abilities. We have a more extensive overview below.
The European eShop officially confirms this week’s NeoGeo game for Switch. Tomorrow, Hamster will be publishing Art of Fighting.
It was assumed that Art of Fighting would be out on Switch this week, which was a pretty easy guess. That game was the final NeoGeo title Hamster confirmed for Switch but hadn’t launched yet.
ACA NeoGeo Art of Fighting will cost the usual $8.
Source: Switch eShop
With a day to go before launch, Image & Form has posted a new SteamWorld Dig 2 video covering what’s new in the sequel. Check it out below.
The big Together Update has started to roll out across various platforms today. However, the wait for its release on Switch will be a bit longer. Right now, the plan is to have it ready this winter.
Mojang wrote in a blog post:
We’re still working on getting this new version of Minecraft ready for players on Nintendo Switch. We want to make sure that everything is ready to bring this platform onboard, and there’s a lot of work to do to make that happen. After all, no one has ever done anything like this before in the history of gaming. We expect to be ready with the free Better Together Update on Switch this winter.
The Better Together update lets players experience Minecraft together regardless of the platform you’re playing on. You can also access user-made content on Marketplace, adds new content, and more.
Below is a trailer for the Better Together update for Minecraft:
One hour of Steamworld Dig 2 gameplay was just released on Youtube using the Switch hardware. You can watch it below.
This week’s Famitsu scans are now available. Highlights include Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux, Lost Sphear, Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser’s Minions, and Fire Emblem Warriors. Scans of all games are below.
Pankapu is out on Steam, PS4 and Xbox One as of today. It is still coming to the Switch, but the release date has yet to be determined. Nonetheless, a new trailer has been presented, shown below.
The Switch news section was updated today with the addition of a new title. Sidebar Games’ upcoming release Golf Story now has a channel of its own. It teases that “rumors, speculation and sometimes news” will be delivered to fans.
We’re hoping that the news channel is another sign that Golf Story is due out very soon. Sidebar Games has only committed to a September release.
Source: Switch news
VooFoo Studios announced today that Mantis Burn Racing is heading to Switch. Here’s a quick rundown of the racer:
Mantis Burn Racing is a visually stunning, action-packed top-down racing game that combines real-world ‘fun’ physics with intuitive controls in highly competitive ‘one-more-go’ style races that players of all ages and abilities can enjoy. Prove your race skills in 5 unique classes of vehicles over an extensive 11-season career with multiple challenges in fast, frenetic, bumper-to-bumper races where winning is everything!
Mantis Burn Racing features an RPG-style upgrade system, 4-player split-screen multiplayer, and online play with up to eight players. The Switch version will have all DLC, including “Battle Cars”, “Elite” class vehicles, and “Snowbound” tracks.
Mantis Burn Racing doesn’t have a release date yet, but it’s coming soon. Those attending EGX in the UK this weekend can give the game a try. We’ve added in a trailer below.
Source: VooFoo Studios PR
