Following previous delays, Mika and the Witch’s Mountain now has a release date. Chibig announced today that it’s launching on August 21, 2024.
Mika and the Witch’s Mountain was first announced at the start of 2022 and was planned for that year. Later on, it was delayed to 2023. It was pushed back yet again, but now it seems that development has finally wrapped up.
Everything you need to know about it can be found in the following overview:
Donkey Kong is one of Nintendo’s most-recognized characters and franchises, but it turns out that the name could have gone in a different direction.
You may recall that in 1983, Nintendo and Universal were going head to head in court over the IP. Universal wasn’t happy with “Donkey Kong”, feeling that it was based on King Kong. Nintendo won in the end, and the final name stuck after a judge determined that it was “at best” a parody.
It’s time for the newest North American Nintendo Download report for the week of June 27, 2024. The latest releases include Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD, Beyond Good & Evil: 20th Anniversary Edition, Tchia, and more.
Here’s the full roundup:
The classic Star Wars game Star Wars: Bounty Hunter is coming to Switch, Aspyr just announced. It’s due out on August 1, 2024.
Star Wars: Bounty Hunter is a third-person action adventure game that originally debuted in 2002. This marks another classic Star Wars re-release from Aspyr.
Here’s an overview of the game:
With each year that goes by, longtime game creator and Nintendo developer Shigeru Miyamoto receives more and more questions about his role at the company. Miyamoto hasn’t shown any signs of slowing down at 71, but his role has transitioned into things such as focusing on the Mario movies. Super Mario Run in 2016 was actually his last official role as director.
During Nintendo’s shareholders meeting today, Miyamoto was once again asked about his role when it comes to game development given his age. As we’ve heard before, the younger generation is now taking center stage. However, Miyamoto pointed out that he’s “very involved with Pikmin Bloom” – the game actually just received a new feature this week, which we have details about here.
Project Lumina provided a sales update on Melty Blood: Type Lumina today, revealing that total shipments and digital sales have surpassed 500,000 copies. That’s based on worldwide data across all platforms. News about the milestone was posted on social media.
The last count for Melty Blood: Type Lumina was 400,000 in March 2023. In a little over a year, 100,000 copies were added to that total.
Melty Blood: Type Lumina is currently available on Switch. You can find a ton more coverage from us here.
Nintendo introduces new IPs from time to time, but the company is certainly known for its franchises. Mario, Zelda, Splatoon, and Animal Crossing are just some of the series that fans have come to love over the many years that the Big N has been around.
According to Nintendo’s Shinya Takahashi, Nintendo is considering both sequels and new IPs. That news comes from the company’s latest shareholders meeting that took place earlier today.
Gaming companies have long been affected by information leaks, and Nintendo is no stranger to that. Over the years, various “insiders” have come forward to share news about upcoming games before they’re announced.
We previously heard that some Nintendo leaks came about due to private YouTube videos being accessed by a Google employee. However, it goes beyond that. Pyoro is one such person who was known for leaking contents from Nintendo Directs – though that may now be over after some fans seemed to have uncovered his methods.
