Another round of classic games have just landed on the Japanese Wii U eShop. These include Virtual Console games as well as Wii download titles.
Harvest Moon is the new Virtual Console title. As for Wii, PokePark, Resident Evil 4, and Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles are all out now. We’ve included trailers for each below.
The latest episode of Nintendo’s Japanese show Nyannyan Neko Mario Time has now gone live. We’ve included it below.
A small update has been released for the Switch eShop game Astro Duel Deluxe. If you’ve downloaded the game, version 1.1.1 is now available.
Astro Duel Deluxe’s update addresses a few issues and makes a couple of improvements. The full patch notes are included below.
- Corrected issue with certain sound effects could cause corrupted sound or distortion from the left audio channel
- Disabled L, R, ZL, and ZR buttons when Joy-Con controller is switched to horizontal remote mode
- Modified controller vibration values to enhance gameplay
- Updated company splash screen logos
The Japanese Super Mario Odyssey Twitter account has been busy with regular updates. Another message was added today, featuring a quick GIF of the Luncheon Kingdom and what happens when you get a game over after losing all health. See it below.
— (@mario_odysseyJP) July 4, 2017
As things stand as of now, Hollow Knight is an eShop-only title. However, that could change in the future.
Developer Team Cherry wrote the following in a Kickstarter update about a potential physical version on Switch:
“Team Cherry is often asked whether a physical version of Hollow Knight is coming for Nintendo Switch. In fact, the question keeps filling up our inboxes! While we’re not able to announce anything, we can say we’ve been looking into it making this happen, and things are looking promising!”
Hollow Knight was said to be “feature complete” on Switch last month. Perhaps it won’t be too long until we receive a final release date.
Following today’s news regarding The Longest Five Minutes and Penny-Punching Princess for Switch, we also now know that both games are receiving limited editions. You can pre-order the two here and here respectively.
The Longest Five Minutes Limited Edition contains the following:
• The Longest Five Minutes for Nintendo Switch
• 2-Disc Soundtrack w/ Art Booklet
• 4 Lapel Pin Set
• Collector’s Box
You’ll also get the following from the Penny-Punching Princess Limited Edition:
• Penny-Punching Princess for Nintendo Switch
• Royal Family Lapel Pins
• Sebastian and Coin Keychain
• Credit Card Shaped 2GB USB (w/ Official Soundtrack)
• Collector’s Gold Bar Box
Shovel Knight and Shantae are joining Blaster Master Zero as a new playable EX character, Inti Creates revealed at Anime Expo today.
Shantae will be available between July 6 and July 19 for free. Shovel Knight will follow between August 5 and August 16. After these periods, the characters will cost $1.99 / €1.99.
A trailer for Shovel Knight and Shantae can be found below.
NIS America made not one, but two Switch announcements at Anime Expo today. Along with The Longest Five Minutes, the publisher is also putting Penny-Punching Princess on Nintendo’s console.
Penny-Punching Princess will launch in North America on March 20. The European release will follow on March 23.
In the game, you’ll play as a princess without her title in a world obsessed with money. You’ll be able to bribe enemies that will fight on your side, activate traps in battle, and more. Additional details and a trailer are included in the overview below.
NIS America is further pledging its support for Switch. During a panel at Anime Expo, the publisher announced that The Longest Five Minutes is coming to the system early next year in both North America and Europe.
The Longest Five Minutes originally released in Japan last year as a PlayStation Vita title. Nippon Ichi worked with Syupro-DX on the adventure RPG that “will take you inside the mind of a hero during his final encounter with an epic and evil Overlord.”
More information about The Longest Five Minutes is below, along with a trailer.
Bulb Boy was originally thought to be coming to the European Switch eShop on June 20. Then it looked like the game would be available on June 29. Unfortunately, that didn’t happen either.
At least in North America, Bulb Boy is now arriving this week. This is based on what’s relayed through the official Twitter account as well as the eShop.
Bulb Boy #NintendoSwitch is going to be released on 7/06 in Americas. Other regions soon to follow.
— Bulbware (@Bulbware) July 4, 2017
Note that Bulb Boy will be a 808MB download.
Source 1, Source 2: Switch eShop
