Back in the day, Final Fantasy was a franchise that was strongly tied to Nintendo. Up until Final Fantasy VI, you could always see the series’ different RPGs on platforms like the NES.
Final Fantasy VII is where things took a turn though. While the game was originally planned for the SNES and some consideration was given to the N64, it ended up releasing on PlayStation instead. That move made Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi feel like he cheated on Nintendo, especially given how the NES helped jumpstart his career.
AK-xolotl just received a new version 2.0 update, which adds local co-op as well as lots of new content.
Players can now team up with a friend as they battle hordes of enemies, share power-ups. If that wasn’t enough, the game received new weapons, items, a new biome and boss, new enemies, and new room types.
Here’s the full rundown of everything in the update:
DreadOut 2 is now taking the physical route on Switch. After its previous digital launch on the console, Soft Source Publishing is readying the game for retail. The boxed copy is due out in the Americas on November 1, 2024.
DreadOut 2, a third-person horror adventure game, was previously made available on Switch via the eShop. Now fans will have an opportunity to add it to their physical collections.
Diesel Legacy: The Brazen Age, which was previously announced for Switch, got its release date today. Maximum Entertainment passed along the news that it’s heading to Switch on December 3, 2024.
Diesel Legacy: The Brazen Age, a 2v2 co-op fighting game, was revealed for Switch in June 2023. Along with a three-lane system, the title also features a hand-drawn Dieselpunk backdrop.
Crow Country, one of the newest games from Snipperclips developer SFB Games, is now confirmed for Switch. The wait won’t be long for this one as it’s launching on October 16, 2024.
Crow Country is a survival horror title. Players will investigate the tranquility of an abandoned theme park throughout the game.
Headbang Club is making DeathTower for Switch, the developer announced today. A release window was not provided.
DeathTower is a roguelite tactical RPG with a 2.5D isometric style. Players are tasked with surving each floor of a megastructure using stealth, hacking, and weapons.
A bunch of additional details can be found in the following overview:
Professor Layton and the New World of Steam will be launching on Switch next year, and it seems to be because of Nintendo that the series is finally making a return.
It’s been eight years since the last entry in the franchise. Why’s not the right time for a comeback? Speaking during an event at the Tokyo Game Show, Level-5 CEO Akihiro Hino pointed to an unnamed company “N” that wanted a new game released.
Hino said the following:
Hamster will release Moon Shuttle as the latest Arcade Archives game on Switch, the company announced today. A worldwide release is planned for October 3, 2024.
Today, we’re going over a Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom money farming method that’ll help you earn quick Rupees – and easily.
Rupees are an important aspect of every Zelda game, but there’s a particularly high number of items to buy in Echoes of Wisdom. You’ve got accessories, smoothies, and Great Fairy accessory slot upgrades competing for your money, so we’ve put together a guide on how to quickly and effectively farm infinite money. You can technically just go around looking for treasure chests you haven’t opened yet (as well as completing any side quests you may have missed), but our method works alongside those and can easily be performed on autopilot.