Hamster published Blue’s Journey on the Switch eShop this week, adding another game to the lineup of NeoGeo games. Watch a trailer for the title below.
Squareboy vs Bullies: Arena Edition is in the works for Switch and 3DS, Ratalakia Games has confirmed.
Creator Rohan Narang originally published Squareboy vs Bullies in 2015. Here’s the general premise:
Squareboy vs Bullies is an old school beat ’em up game. Those bullies think they can beat up anyone smaller than them and do anything they like. It is time for Squareboy to stand up for himself and show the bullies that he will not be pushed around any more! With your help Squareboy must teach the Bullies the hard way that bullying is wrong!
For the new “Arena Edition” on Switch, Ratalakia Games is including an exclusive co-op mode. Below is a brief look at that in action:
The eShop is currently listing a new game for both Switch. From Petite Games and Ratalakia Games, 36 Fragments of Midnight is currently on track for next week. The European eShop lists the release for September 14.
Here’s an overview:
Your task is to find them, and take them back, but it won’t be easy. In this procedurally generated platform game, you have to avoid deadly lasers, circular saws and spikes to collect all the Fragments, to get their greatest gift. Do you have what it takes to collect all?
Best Buy has a pre-order bonus for Super Mario Odyssey. As mentioned previously, those who reserve the game will receive a collectible coin. We have a first look at the goodie, and it’s pictured above.
2K Sports was forced to change the cover for NBA 2K18 following the trade of Kyrie Irving from the Cleveland Cavaliers to the Boston Celtics. Above, we have the new packaging shot, as posted on the official Twitter account.
This new cover of NBA 2K18 will be released at “a later date.” We’ll keep you posted on the situation going forward.
YouTube user GameHut has uploaded prototype footage of Mickey Mania 2. It was intended to be a sequel to the SNES game, but it never came to be. Resources shifted due to the opportunity of creating a game based on Toy Story.
You can see the prototype footage below. While it lacks enemies, the platforming gameplay is still there, and it gives you a small look at what could have been.
Last month, a staffer at Virtuos included a note on his LinkedIn page stating that the studio is in the process of porting a AAA title to Switch. Now we know what that mystery game is.
As revealed through Virtuos’ updated LinkedIn page, L.A. Noire is the title originally being referred to. Rockstar Games, which announced the new Switch version a few days ago, will be publishing the release on November 14.
Below are the latest Nintendo products that can be currently pre-ordered at retailers:
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United States
Switch
Rayman Legends Definitive Edition – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Touhou Kobuto V: Burst Battle – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
NBA 2K18 Early Tip-Off Edition – Best Buy, GameStop
NBA 2K18 Legend Edition – Best Buy, GameStop
NBA 2K18 Legend Edition Gold [Exclusive] – GameStop
LEGO Ninjago Movie Videogame – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Pokken Tournament DX – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
FIFA 18 – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Soldam: Drop, Connect, Erase (new) – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Superbeat: Xonic – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
88 Heroes: 98 Heroes Edition – Amazon
Axiom Verge – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Just Dance 2018 – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Nights of Azure 2 – Amazon, GameStop
Fire Emblem Warriors Limited Edition – Amazon, GameStop
Fire Emblem Warriors – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Ben 10 – Amazon
Super Mario Odyssey – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Sonic Forces Bonus Edition – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
L.A. Noire (new) – GameStop
Batman: The Telltale Series – Amazon, Best Buy (new), GameStop
Lumo – Amazon
Cartoon Network: Battle Crashers – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Monster Jam Crush It – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Farming Simulator: Nintendo Switch Edition – Amazon, GameStop
Rime – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Sine Mora EX – Amazon, Best Buy
Battle Chasers: Nightwar – Amazon
LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 Deluxe Edition – Best Buy, GameStop
Resident Evil Revelations Collection – Amazon, GameStop
Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Minecraft: Switch Edition – Amazon, Best Buy
Redout – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
WWE 2K18 – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
The End is Nigh – Amazon, GameStop
Ittle Dew 2 – Amazon, GameStop
Blade Strangers – Amazon, GameStop
Tiny Barbarian DX – Amazon, GameStop
The Longest Five Minutes – Amazon, GameStop
Penny Punching Princess – Amazon, GameStop
Yoshi – Amazon, Best Buy
Kirby – Amazon, Best Buy
Metroid Prime 4 – Amazon, Best Buy
Wii U
Just Dance 2018 – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
3DS
Metroid: Samus Returns – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Metroid: Samus Returns Special Edition – GameStop
Pokemon Gold – Amazon
Pokemon Silver – Amazon
Yo-kai Watch 2: Psychic Specters – Best Buy, GameStop
Layton’s Mystery Journey – Amazon, GameStop (new)
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser’s Minions – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Culdcept Revolt – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Culdcept Revolt Limited Edition – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Fire Emblem Warriors – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Etrian Odyssey V: Beyond the Myth – Amazon, GameStop
Pokemon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon Steelbook Dual Pack – Amazon [exclusive]
Pokemon Ultra Sun – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Pokemon Ultra Moon – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Radiant Historia: Perfect Chronology – Amazon, GameStop
Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux – Amazon, GameStop
Systems
Samus Edition New 3DS XL – Amazon, Best Buy, Best Buy, GameStop
amiibo
Chrom (Fire Emblem) – Best Buy, GameStop
Tiki (Fire Emblem) – GameStop
Goomba (Super Mario) – Best Buy, GameStop
Koopa (Super Mario) – GameStop
Princess Peach (Super Mario Odyssey) – Best Buy, GameStop
Bowser (Super Mario Odyssey) – Best Buy, GameStop
Mario (Super Mario Odyssey) – Best Buy, GameStop
Super Mario Odyssey 3-pack – GameStop
Accessories
Switch Pokken Tournament DX Pro Pad Wired Controller – Amazon
Switch Wired Controller Plus – Zelda: Breath of the Wild (new) – Amazon
Switch Wired Controller Plus – Super Mario (new) – Amazon
Books
Shovel Knight: Official Design Works (save $10) – Amazon
Metroid: Samus Returns guide – Amazon
Playing with Power: Nintendo SNES Classics – Amazon
Super Mario Odyssey Collector’s Edition guide – Amazon
Super Mario Odyssey standard guide – Amazon
Pokemon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon guide – Amazon
Pokemon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon Edition: The Official National Pokedex – Amazon
Canada
Switch
NBA 2K18: Early Tip-Off Edition
NBA 2K18 Legend Edition
NBA 2K18 Gold Edition
LEGO Ninjago Movie Videogame
Pokken Tournament DX
FIFA 18
Soldam: Drop, Connect, Erase (new)
Superbeat: Xonic
Touhou Kobuto V: Burst Battle
Battle Chasers: Nightwar
Sine Mora EX
WWE 2K18
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Fire Emblem Warriors
Axiom Verge
Axiom Verge Multiverse Edition
Farming Simulator: Nintendo Switch Edition
Rime
LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2
LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Deluxe Edition
Just Dance 2018
Nights of Azure 2
Super Mario Odyssey
Sonic Forces Bonus Edition
Cartoon Network: Battle Crashers
Monster Jam Crush It
Xenoblade Chronicles 2
Redout
Rocket League
The End is Nigh
Ittle Dew 2
Blade Strangers
Tiny Barbarian DX
The Longest Five Minutes
Penny Punching Princess
Yoshi
Kirby
Metroid Prime 4
Wii U
3DS
Metroid: Samus Returns
Yo-kai Watch 2: Psychic Specters
Culdcept Revolt
Culdcept Revolt Limited Edition
Etrian Odyssey V: Beyond the Myth
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser’s Minions
Pokemon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon Steelbook Dual Pack
Pokemon Ultra Sun
Pokemon Ultra Moon
Radiant Historia: Perfect Chronology
Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux
Books
The Art of Pokemon Adventures
Shovel Knight: Official Design Works
Metroid: Samus Returns guide
Playing with Power: Nintendo SNES Classics
Super Mario Odyssey Collector’s Edition guide
Super Mario Odyssey standard guide
Pokemon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon guide
Pokemon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon Edition: The Official National Pokedex
UK
Switch
FIFA 18
The LEGO Ninjago Videogame
Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2
One Piece: Unlimited World Red Deluxe Edition
Sine Mora EX
Battle Chasers: Nightwar
WWE 2K18
Just Dance 2018
Fire Emblem Warriors Limited Edition
Fire Emblem Warriors
Super Mario Odyssey
Unbox: Newbie’s Adventure
Sonic Forces Bonus Edition
Farming Simulator: Nintendo Switch Edition
Cartoon Network: Battle Crashers
Monster Jam Crush It
Nights of Azure 2
Monopoly
Batman: The Telltale Series (new)
Axiom Verge
Axiom Verge Multiverse Edition
Xenoblade Chronicles 2
Sonic Forces
LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Rayman Legends Definitive Edition
Rocket League
Vegas Party
Chicken Range
Yoshi
Kirby
Starlink: Battle for Atlas
Wii U
3DS
Metroid: Samus Returns
Culdcept Revolt
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser’s Minions
Layton’s Mystery Journey
Pokemon Ultra Sun Fan Edition
Pokemon Ultra Moon Fan Edition
Pokemon Ultra Sun
Pokemon Ultra Moon
Systems
New 3DS XL Samus Edition
SNES New 3DS XL (new)
amiibo
Bowser (Super Mario Odyssey)
Koopa Troopa (Super Mario)
Goomba (Super Mario)
Books
The Art of Pokemon Adventures
Shovel Knight: Official Design Works
Metroid: Samus Returns guide
Playing with Power: Nintendo SNES Classics
Super Mario Odyssey Collector’s Edition guide
Super Mario Odyssey standard guide
Pokemon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon guide
Pokemon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon Edition: The Official National Pokedex
All indications thus far point to NBA 2K18 being very solid on Switch. Aside from some graphical differences, the Switch version matches up well to its counterparts on other platforms.
In an interview with Gamereactor, senior producer Rob Jones discussed the approach to creating NBA 2K18 for Switch in a bit more detail. From day one, Visual Concept’s president spoke about making it “the same exact game that was on PS4 and Xbox One”. It goes without saying that doing so was no easy task.
Jones’ full words:
Over the years, we’ve sometimes seen that the boxarts for the Layton games have seen different designs in North America and Europe. That won’t be the case with Layton’s Mystery Journey, however.
Thanks to GameFly, we have the North American packaging for Layton’s Mystery Journey, attached above. You’ll notice that the design matches what Level-5 is planning for Europe.
Below is the European Layton’s Mystery Journey boxart for comparison:
