Square Enix is bringing Star Ocean: The Second Story R to Switch, the company announced today. The release date has been confirmed for November 2, 2023.
Star Ocean: The Second Story originally released for the PlayStation in 1998 in Japan, with the North American and European launch rolling out over the following years. It’s not the first time the RPG is seeing a re-release as an updated version known as Star Ocean: Second Evolution first appeared on the PSP.
We have the following overview for Star Ocean: The Second Story R:
Today’s Nintendo Direct wouldn’t have been complete without some news about the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pass, and we did get an update about the Wave 5 DLC. It will be available this summer.
Petey Piranha, Wiggler, and Kamek will be included as new characters. There’ll also be the new Squeaky Clean Sprint course.
The developers behind Sonic Mania – known as Evening Star – just unveiled Penny’s Big Breakaway, a new 3D platformer for Switch. It will be seeing release in early 2024 with Private Division publishing.
First details are included in the following overview:
Vampire Survivors is making the jump to Switch, Poncle has announced. Look for it on August 17, 2023.
Vampire Survivors will launch on Switch with the latest updates, including the newly announced local couch-co op. The Legacy of the Moonspell and Tides of the Foscari will also be sold.
Just announced by Nintendo, Pikmin 1 and 2 coming to Switch today. Both will be sold digitally on the Switch eShop.
Additionally, a Pikmin 4 demo has been announced. This will be available on June 28, 2023.
As promised, Pikmin 4 was shown off during today’s Nintendo Direct with a new trailer. Various aspects are highlighted such as night expeditions, Glow Pikmin, and more.
Below is an overview of the game:
Square Enix is developing Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince for Switch, Square Enix just announced. A release is planned for December 1, 2023.
A new Dragon Quest Monsters game was teased for Switch last month in celebration of the series’ 25th anniversary. However, Square Enix didn’t provide any sort of specifics.
Today, Konami confirmed that Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1 is set to launch on Switch. The package is due out on October 24, 2023.
Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1 will include Metal Gear, Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake, Metal Gear Solid (including VR Missions / Special Missions), Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (HD Collection version), and Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (HD Collection version). This was technically announced last month, but without any concrete details or word on which platforms it would be on.
Ubisoft has been giving us small updates on the DLC for Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope, but we now have a concrete release date for The Last Spark Hunter. The latest content will be available today.
Learn more about it in the following overview:
4J Studios, known for its previous work on porting Minecraft to consoles, today unveiled Manic Mechanics. If you’re interested in the game, you’ll be able to nab it for Switch on July 13, 2023.
Manic Mechanics is a high-octane party game with local and online co-op. Worth noting, this is the first release from 4J that the team has both developed and published.
Today, XSEED and Marvelous unveiled Silent Hope for Switch. This is a new action RPG that will launch on October 3, 2023.
First details can be found in the following overview:
