Publisher AMATA have announced that Backpack Twins is now available on Switch via the eShop. Originally released for other platforms last year, the single player puzzle platformer has made its way to Nintendo’s console, and will see players swapping between twin characters to solve environmental puzzles.
Here’s an overview of the game via its eShop page, as well as a trailer:
Sang: The Desert Blade has been confirmed for Switch thanks to its success on Kickstarter. During the campaign, over $60,000 was raised. That’s despite the fact that Fiskyfisko was only seeking about $13,000.
In the game, players will follow Sang who is looking for her long lost kin. As a Blood Seer, she’s able to see world ending events as well as her own demise. At one point she wakes up from one of her visions and herself in Meziskal, a long lost town of distant dreams. Sang will look to figure what happened to outer world and her kin.
GungHo is still heavily supporting the Switch exclusive Ninjala, and has now revealed that fishing will be added to the game. This will be added as part of Season 12.
Players will be able to fish at any place that has a large body of water like the ocean or lakes in the WNA Resort. Pole-and-Line Fishing, Surf Fishing (Bait), and Surf Fishing (Lure) options will be available. There’ll even be Fishing Missions, an Aquapedia, tournaments, and more.
In partnership with Playtonic and Castle Pixel, Limited Run Games has shared details about the previously-announced physical release for Blossom Tales II: The Minotaur Prince on Switch.
A standard version and Deluxe Edition will be available. The former will be sold at various retailers, but the latter – featuring extras including trading cards and a poster – can only be obtained directly from Limited Run Games.
Pokemon GO has a new event in store known as the Twinkling Fantasy, which will introduce Mega Salamence in Mega Raids. This will be happening between Tuesday, January 10, 2023, at 8 AM to Monday, January 16, 2023, at 10 PM local time.
Later this week, Neon Souls will be dropping digitally on Switch. This one comes from publisher Ratalaika Games and developer Pickles Entertainment.
Neon Souls, which originally launched at the end of 2021, is a fast-paced platformer. We have more information in the following overview:
Today, publisher Wadjet Eye Games and developer Cloak and Dagger Games announced The Excavation of Hob’s Barrow for Switch. It will be out on January 25, 2023.
The Excavation of Hob’s Barrow is a folk horror adventure that first came out last September. More information can be found in the following overview:
Untold Tales and Wilboy Studios are back with another trailer for ATONE: Heart of the Elder Tree that shows off the game’s characters. You’ll play as Estra, the daughter of mankind’s last great leader. The game focuses on narrative, so you’ll meet plenty of characters along the way.
Here’s some information about ATONE: Heart of the Elder Tree:
Absinthia, a turn-based RPG, was funded on Kickstarter a little while back having raised just over $20,000. The game was also confirmed for Switch thanks to the crowdfunding success.
Absinthia is a traditional Japanese-inspired RPG. It’ll have a MP system for faster-paced combat, team-based attacks, and no random encounters. Difficulty options will also be included. The soundtrack, composed by Jazz Stewart, promises “a modern take on some of the greatest tunes from the SNES era of JRPGs”.
