It’s time for the newest North American Nintendo Download report for the week of February 16, 2023. The latest releases include Digimon World: Next Order, Tales of Symphonia Remastered, Theatrhythm Final Bar Line, and more.
Here’s the full roundup:
Today, ININ Games shared a final release date for Ninja JaJaMaru: The Lost RPGs. The small collection arrives for Switch on February 21, 2023.
Ninja JaJaMaru: The Lost RPGs lets fans “experience the RPGs of the iconic ninja series for the first time localized into English and outside of Japan”. It includes Ninja JaJaMaru: Gekimadenn – Maboroshi no Kinmajou and Ninja JaJaMaru: Ninpouchou.
PQube today provided a final release date for Alice Gear Aegis CS: Concerto of Simulatrix in the west. In both North America and Europe, the game launches on March 16, 2023.
When we first heard about plans for localization, that date had popped up at various retailers. This marks the first time PQube is making it official.
Nintendo have issued a reminder that services for the Nintendo eShop for Wii U and 3DS will end next month, which they announced this time last year. They have further clarified that the consolidation service, which allows users to merge their unused Nintendo eShop balance on those two systems with their Nintendo Account and thereby spend that balance on the Switch eShop, will end in March 2024.
CyberConnect2 shared new details on Fuga: Melodies of Steel 2 covering the game’s characters and world. This information drop comes ahead of the title’s launch in just a few months.
Here’s the full rundown:
Another summoning event is coming up for Fire Emblem Heroes – specifically New Heroes & Ascended Elincia. It will feature Lucia: Tireless Advisor (voiced by AmaLee, art by Takaya Tomohide), Geoffrey: Realm’s Protector (voiced by Joshua David King, art by Shinomura Watari), Bastian: Crimea’s Keystone (voiced by Eliah Mountjoy, art by Yoneko), and Elincia: Devoted Queen (voiced by Heather Gonzalez, art by Kita Senri).
Xenoblade Chronicles 3 just received its latest update, version 1.3.0. This brings about the third part of the game’s Expansion Pass.
Masha, the newest Hero and a refined Lapidarist, is the highlight from the new Expansion Pass content. Additionally, players can now access Challenge Battles with roguelike elements. Multiple Heroes can be added, and it’s possible to unlock special abilities for your party as you play through the battle mode. New outfits can be unlocked as well.
The full patch notes for the Xenoblade Chronicles 3 version 1.3.0 update are as follows:
Original (2/14): The Pathless recently launched for Switch on the eShop, and it’s now been announced that a physical version is on the way. This comes from iam8bit and distribution partner Skybound Games, together with publisher Annapurna Interactive and developer Giant Squid Studios.
The iam8bit Exclusive Edition will include a bounty of extra goodies, including a reversible cover sheet, set of six exclusive art cards, and a giant foldout poster featuring Hunter and The Eagle set amongst a mystical landscape displaced by the curse of a great darkness. The base retail edition contains a set of six art cards along with the physical disc—perfect for those looking for a nice bonus in their physical games. Emmy Award winner Elaine Lee designed all cover art.
