It took more than two decades, but Star Fox 2 is finally seeing the day of light after so many years. Nintendo will be including the game on the Super NES Classic Edition later this year.
Dylan Cuthbert was among the developers who worked on Star Fox 2 way back in the day. As it turns out, that isn’t the only game Nintendo put on hold after it was so close to completion.
In an interview with Gamasutra, Cuthbert vaguely spoke about a DS game – apparently “one of Miyamoto’s pet projects” – that was 90 percent complete:
“There is a game we worked on with Nintendo, one of Miyamoto’s pet projects for the DS, but apart from that I can’t divulge anything. It got canceled at about a 90% state of completion but didn’t go through Mario Club or the QA process. It was a pretty interesting project!”
Sadly, Cuthbert didn’t say anything else about the project. That only leaves us to speculate as to what the game was and why Nintendo put the breaks on it.
Nintendo has said that The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild’s first DLC, known as The Master Trials, is launching tomorrow. But when exactly? Now we have an answer.
GameSpot heard from a Nintendo representative that the DLC goes live at 12 AM ET. Those of you on the West Coast will technically have access later today as that translates to 9 PM PT.
Here’s the full rundown of the DLC launch:
– 9 PM PT (June 29)
– 12 AM ET (June 30)
– 5 AM in the UK (June 30)
– 6 AM in Europe (June 30)
A pair of new Switch games appear to be bound for Switch from CokeM Interactive. Both could be out in October.
GameFly and GameStop both list Cartoon Network: Battle Crashers, which previously came to other platforms such as 3DS. The two retailers also suggest that Monster Jam Crush It is planned for Switch.
GameFly often tends to be accurate with its listings, so we’re inclined to believe these are accurate.
Namco Museum is about a month off, with Bandai Namco announcing today that the digital collection of titles is heading to Switch on July 28. This news applies to both North America and Europe.
Get a look at the newest Namco Museum trailer below:
We also have this overview:
PAC-MAN VS. is a four-player game based on the PAC-MAN series, originally created by Toru Iwatani. It was developed by Nintendo in 2003 under supervision by legendary game designer, Shigeru Miyamoto. In PAC-MAN VS., three players work together as the iconic ghosts and hunt down the fourth player, who has taken on the role of PAC-MAN, as they evade the ghosts and clear the maze of Pac Dots. Two Switch units are required to play as up to three ghosts play on one console and the PAC-MAN character plays on the other.
With NAMCO MUSEUM, players will be transported back to the days when coin-operated arcades reigned supreme for a truly nostalgic experience. Through the Nintendo Switch, retro arcade classics can be played anytime, anywhere, and against anyone through the game’s online ranking system (PAC-MAN VS. will not be supporting online ranking system). Players nostalgic for the classic coin-op era can transform their Nintendo Switch into a miniature arcade cabinet by turning the handheld console vertically for a taller, slimmer screen that replicates the original arcade experience. The NAMCO MUSEUM classic catalog includes favourites from Namco’s classic arcade collection, including PAC-MAN VS., PAC-MAN, Dig Dug, Galaga, Galaga ‘88, The Tower of Druaga, Rolling Thunder, Rolling Thunder 2, Sky Kid, Splatterhouse, and Tank Force.
Namco Museum will be priced at $29.99 / €29.99.
Source: Bandai Namco PR
The European eShop has updated with a listing that confirms next week’s NeoGeo game on Switch. On July 6, Hamster will publish Metal Slug 2.
We have the following overview from the eShop:
Metal Slug 2 is an action game released by SNK in 1998. Players can choose from Marko, Tarma, Eri and Fio, with the aim of defeating Mordern’s Rebel army which is plotting a coup once again. In addition to the Heavy Machine Guns and Shotguns from the previous games, new weapons such as laser guns have been added for even more variations.
ACA NeoGeo Metal Slug 2 will cost $7.99 / €6.99 / £6.29.
The latest round of 3DS maintenance will be taking place on Sunday for users in North America, and during the early hours of the morning in Europe. Certain network services (online play) may be impacted.
The upcoming maintenance schedule for 3DS is as follows:
– 5 PM PT (July 2) – 8 PM PT (July 2)
– 8 PM ET (July 2) – 11 PM ET (July 2)
– 1 AM in the UK (July 3) – 4 AM in the UK (July 3)
– 2 AM in Europe (July 3) – 5 AM in Europe (July 3)
The Arcade Archives series is expanding with new games from NMK. Hamster has acquired the rights for titles such as Zed Blade, Thunder Dragon, Hacha Mecha Fighter, and Saboten Bombers. These releases will be primarily distributed in the Arcade Archives and ACA NeoGeo series.
This week’s European Nintendo Downloads are as follows:
Switch Download
GoNNER – €9.99
Magical Drop II – €6.99
Physical Contact: SPEED – €4.99
Switch / Wii U DLC
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Expansion Pass – €19.99
Switch DLC
Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition – Mini Game Heroes Skin Pack – €1.99
Hamster held a new live stream on Niconico today, and announced the latest NeoGeo games making their way to Switch as part of the Arcade Archives series. Fatal Fury Special, Samurai Shodown, Super Sidekicks, Aero Fighters 2, The King of Fighters 2000 will be releasing in the weeks and months ahead. Note that there are no specific release dates for these titles just yet.
