Hamster is putting Strato Fighter on Switch eShop as the latest Arcade Archives game, the company just announced. A release is planned for July 13, 2023.
Originally developed and released on Arcade by Tecmo back in 1991, Strato Fighter takes place in 2135 AD, after Earth Forces were attacked by an unknown enemy. The game is a vertical side-scrolling shooter in which the player pilots a ship and will be repelling enemies that attack from all directions with various weapons.
Today is Nippon Ichi Software’s 30 year anniversary, and the studio has made a special 30th anniversary website to celebrate. This site contains loads of neat little details and information, including a teaser page for four upcoming 30th anniversary games.
Of these, only one is confirmed: Hayarigami 1-2-3 Pack, a horror visual novel collection releasing on Switch in Japan later this July. The other three titles are complete mysteries which will likely be announced in the coming months.
HORI is adding two more designs to its lineup of Switch Split Pad Compacts, with Sonic the Hedgehog and Pac-Man now getting the spotlight.
As a reminder, the Split Pad Compact is an updated version of the Split Pad Pro with a focus on handheld player. It features full-size analog sticks and a d-pad plus turbo functions and assignable rear buttons. However, it does not support motion controls, HD Rumble, NFC, and the IR camera.
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe just started distribution of its latest update, version 2.4.0.
The patch is highlighted by the new Booster Course Pass DLC. Eight more tracks across two cups have been added, along with new playable characters – specifically Kamek (Mario Kart Tour), Petey Piranha (Mario Kart Double Dash!!), and Wiggler (Mario Kart 7).
Even if you don’t plan on nabbing the DLC, you’ll want to download the update as some other aspects are included. These include performance improvements of some characters and vehicle customizations, adjusted invincibility time of some characters, lowered appearance rate of Mirror and 200cc races in Worldwide and Regional settings, and more.
As life races by at the speed of a Blue Shell, it’s important that we all take the time to enjoy some good old-fashioned vroomin’ from time to time. Fortunately, in this week’s episode of Nintendo Everything Refresh we finally get to take a deeper look at the next round of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe DLC, which is bringing back some classic tracks that have at least one of us unreasonably excited. Nick and rising co-host Dawn will also discuss what the heck is going on with Pokemon Sleep, nerd out about the newest Sakurai deep-dive on Kid Icarus Uprising’s development, and much more!
Minecraft is back with another update, and version 1.20.10 is pretty sizeable.
A bunch of improvements have now been implemented. Some of the highlights include how players can now sneak under 1.5 block gaps, shovels are no longer needed to craft Boats, more actions now emit vibrations detected by Sculk Sensors, and fixes to over 50 community-reported issues.
The full rundown can be found below.
Nintendo has updated the Japanese release schedule on its platforms for the week of July 20, 2023. Here’s a look at the upcoming digital download schedule:
Two more additions to The Jackbox Party Party 10 have now been revealed – specifically Timejinx and Hypnotorious. These follow previous announcements of Tee K.O. 2 and FixyText.
Here’s some information straight from Jackbox:
Monolith: Requiem of the Ancients is in development for Switch, publisher Versus Evil and developer C2 Game Studio announced today. The title is currently slated for early 2024.
Monolith: Requiem of the Ancients is an action RPG that has players going on an adventure across the mystical world Gliese which has been threatened by dark forces. Further information can be found in the following overview:
