River City: Rival Showdown is releasing in North America this November, Natsume announced today. Along with a digital version, the company will be offering a physical copy that includes a limited edition keychain. Pricing is set at $29.99.
We have some additional information about River City: Rival Showdown below.
Azure Striker Gunvolt: Striker Pack is out now on Switch as an eShop download, with a physical version to follow this fall. Check out some footage below.
Recently, Rolling Stone spoke with GameStop’s Eric Bright. One topic brought up in the discussion is the continued to demand for Switch, of which Bright said “seems to be similar to the Wii or greater.”
Bright noted:
“We are constantly selling out of our weekly allocations of the Switch. We kind of go up and down with stock. Nintendo did this before with the Wii. It was highly successful and extremely hard to find. Looking at demand – I can’t comment on rate of sale – demand for the Switch seems to be similar to the Wii or greater.”
Update: Sonic Forces Bonus Edition is up on GameStop and Best Buy.
Original: Sonic Forces will launch in the west on November 7, SEGA has announced.
The company has also confirmed the rumored Bonus Edition. If you pre-order the game, you’ll receive 13 in-game outfit items and accessories that can be used to recreate the look of five other SEGA / Atlus icons for your Hero Character: Jet Set Radio, Persona 5, Puyo Puyo, Super Monkey Ball, and NiGHTS. A controller skin will be included as well.
Sonic Forces pre-orders should be going live soon. The game will cost just $39.99 / $54.99 CAD.
Source: SEGA PR
Retailers are updating the boxart for NBA 2K18 on Switch. It’s mostly the same, but the packaging has one key addition. As shown above, it’s noted that an internet download and microSD card are required.
The boxart change isn’t just limited to one retailer. Best Buy and GameStop have both made the change for all versions – the Early Tip-Off Edition and Legend Editions.
We still have to assume that NBA 2K18 will come on a cartridge on Switch. However, you may need an extra download before you can begin playing. NBA 2K games tend to be huge, so perhaps it couldn’t fit on the cartridge alone. That’s just our speculation, however.
Thanks to megasnorlax for the tip.
The European Switch eShop has updated once again, giving us a look as to which NeoGeo game lies in store for Switch next week. On September 7, Hamster will be putting out the side-scrolling action game Blue’s Journey.
We have the following overview:
Blue’s Journey is a side-scrolling action game released by SNK in 1991. In order to save the planet Raguy from the invasion of the Daruma tribe, the hero Blue must fight using leaves, boomerangs, and a variety of other weapons along with his special ability to change his body size. The branching stages allow you to enjoy the game again and again.
ACA NeoGeo Blue’s Journey will set you back $7.99 / €6.99 / £6.29.
Source: Switch eShop
Ahead of the SNES Classic Edition’s launch in a few weeks, Nintendo has uploaded a new manual for Star Fox 2. It’s packed with all sorts of goodies pertaining to the game.
For one thing, the manual has some new pieces of art. One of those images is above. Another, added below, features early concept art of Star Wolf.
This week’s European Nintendo Downloads are as follows:
Switch Retail
Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle – €59.99
Switch Download
ACA NeoGeo Zed Blade – €6.99
Azure Striker Gunvolt: Striker Pack – €34.99
League of Evil – €7.99
Sky Ride – €6.99
The next wave of Legendary Pokemon have arrived in Pokemon GO. Starting today, Raikou, Entei, and Suicune will be appearing in the game via Raid Battles.
Raikou can be battled throughout the Americas. Entei will be showing up in Europe / Africa, while Suicune can be found in the Asia-Pacific region. This will apply until September 30; after that, each Legendary Pokemon will move to a different location until October 31. They’ll each make one last stop in the missing location on October 31.
Read up on today’s full announcement from Niantic below.
