Developer RCMADIAX recently spilled the beans on their release plans for the first quarter of 2017 on Twitter, mentioning 8 titles in total for the 3DS and Wii U.
The 8 titles in question were not mentioned by name, but RCMADIAX made clear on their Twitter account that 2 were intended for release on the New 3DS and the remaining 6 are headed to the Wii U. Furthermore, the developer briefly detailed their lineup for the Nintendo Switch. There are 6 to 9 titles slated for release by the end of the 2017 holiday season, with the first being seen around the second or third quarter of the year. You can view the tweets for yourself below.
Just finished up Q1 2017 planning. Got 8 titles slated for release, 2 for #New3DS and 6 for #WiiU.
— RCMADIAX (@rcmadiax) January 2, 2017
First titles for #NintendoSwitch expected Q2 or Q3 2017 with 6-9 by Holiday 2017.
— RCMADIAX (@rcmadiax) January 2, 2017
ByteRockers Games announced an update for VRogs back in November. The patch features a new menu, ability to switch between high scores, a new Party Mode in which scores are valid for 12 hours, a new means of starting a game, and a new score menu.
For those who happen to own VRog, the game’s 1.1 update is out now. The download requires 176 MB of free space.
We haven’t had much to report on for the indie game OMORI after it was funded on Kickstarter in 2014 and reached its 3DS stretch goal. But yesterday, OMOCAT finally prepared a new trailer for the project. View it below.
You can read about why OMORI is taking longer than anticipated in a new Kickstarter update here. Much of the issues involved come down to upgrading the engine being used.
Update: Bumped to the top. Emily Rogers also now says that Zelda: Breath of the Wild should be expected in March in North America.
Original: Laura Kate Dale, a person who has been leading the Switch rumor mill even before Nintendo properly announced the system, now claims that The Legend of Zelda: Breath of Wild is due out in March. Finalized materials are beginning to surface, which is what Dale is partially basing her speculation on.
We did hear before as part of one rumor that Breath of the Wild may not be ready until the summer / June. However, Dale is now certain that the Switch version will be out in just a couple of months. She’s unclear what the status of the Wii U version is at the moment in terms of a release window. As for the conflicting reports, a European delay or Wii U delay could potentially be involved.
Meanwhile, Dale has also heard that print magazines have wrapped up their upcoming issues focusing on Switch. That means “certain info can now be better fact checked.”
Last week, reports began to emerge of GameStop putting up new Switch advertising. Another retailer in the United States is now joining in on the fun as well. Over at Target, Switch promotional signs are appearing. You may begin to see images like the ones pictured above when you visit your local store soon.
Laura Kale Dale has another Switch rumor to share ahead of next week’s big unveiling event. According to a newly-published tweet from her personal account, Mother 3 is planned as a Virtual Console release on the new console in Q2 2017. It’ll apparently be announced on January 12 when Nintendo will be having its information blowout on Switch.
We first heard about rumors concerning potential localization of Mother 3 last February. It was assumed that Nintendo was preparing the game for the Wii U Virtual Console, though nothing ever materialized. With Wii U nearing its end at the time, perhaps it was decided to save Mother 3 for Switch. Or perhaps Nintendo always intended to get the title ready for the new system. Hopefully we’ll find out what’s going on towards the end of next week.
Circle Entertainment released over 50 titles last year. In 2017, the company is looking to cut back a bit. Circle is looking to prepare 30 new games, which will be of higher quality.
One title we can likely expect to see is Sabaku no Nezumidan. That one was published in Japan last September, and comes from Arc System Works.
Technically, we have released 50+ titles at 2016. This year we targeting 30 titles, better and deeply gameplay content. We want quality! pic.twitter.com/wHV4g1YaO5
— CIRCLE Ent. (@CIRCLE_Ent) January 1, 2017
The trailer for Sabaku no Nezumidan below should give you a good idea about the gameplay:
Last year, MP2 Games worked to bring Noitu Love: Devolution to Wii U and 3DS. The developer has since confirmed that a new port is planned for Nintendo platforms. Specifically, an unnamed game will be heading to 3DS sometime this year.
Developer Mathias Kærlev teased on Twitter this past weekend:
Happy New Years!! In 2017, you will see our ports for
* Iconoclasts
* Heart Forth, Alicia
* Freedom Planet (PS4)
* A 3DS game
* Others? 😎— Mathias Kærlev (@matpow2) December 31, 2016
This week’s European Nintendo Downloads are as follows:
Wii U Download
CUP CRITTERS – €1.49
Spheroids – €7.99
3DS Download
Quiet, Please! – €3.49
3DS DLC
Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse – Lore 3: Tokyo and Mikado History – Free
Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse – Level Cap Unlock – Free
Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse – A Godslayer Needs Items – €3.49
Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse – Depths of Twisted Tokyo – €1.49
Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse – Messiahs in the Diamond Realm – €3.99
3DS Themes
Monster Hunter Generations The Fated Four – €1.99
Game Informer caught up with developers from all around the world to find out which five titles were the best in 2016. Pokemon GO was a popular choice, as it was included in lists by creators such as Kazuyuki Hoshino from SEGA and Hajime Tabata from Square Enix. There were other Nintendo picks as well including Super Mario Run by Naughty Dog’s Neil Druckmann and Pokemon Sun/Moon by Capcom’s Yoshinori Ono.
The Nintendo-related choices and comments are posted below. The rest are located on Game Informer here.
