To celebrate the Japanese holiday, Square Enix is now hosting a Golden Week 2023 sale on the Switch eShop – and it includes the lowest price ever for Harvestella and more. Other typical games ranging from Dragon Quest to Final Fantasy are a part of the fun as well.
The full lineup of deals is as follows:
Fans of Octopath Traveler and its sequel might be wondering if Octopath Traveler III could be in the cards at some point, but the team behind the latest RPG isn’t making any commitments just yet. This was briefly brought up in an interview with Japanese magazine Famitsu.
Director Keisuke Miyauchi, producer Masashi Takahashi, and artist Naoki Ikushima participated in the chat. Takahashi would end up sharing some interesting insight into Octopath Traveler II, and specifically how the team decided to opt for evolution rather than making big changes to the core gameplay of the original.
Here’s our translation:
Chorus Worldwide and LCB Game Studio have issued a launch trailer for Varney Lake. The title, the second visual novel in a series inspired by mid-20th century pulp fiction and ’80s home computer graphics, arrived today on Switch.
Further details can be found in the following overview:
Bandai Namco put out the latest trailer for Naruto x Boruto Ultimate Ninja Storm Connections today that ties in with the NARUTOP99 worldwide popularity vote. This video showcases some of the top ranked characters from the poll.
As a reminder, here’s what to expect from the game:
After previously announcing Pretty Princess Magical Garden Island, Aksys Games has come through with a final release date. The company has confirmed that it will be available on June 22, 2023.
Below is an official overview shared by Aksys:
Aksys Games dated another visual novel for Switch in the west, with Radiant Tale launching this summer. In both North America and Europe, the otome visual novel is slated for July 27, 2023.
Radiant Tale has been on sale in Japan since May.
Today, Aksys Games provided a release date for the western version of Norn9: Last Era. The otome visual novel is now confirmed for August 24, 2023 in North America and Europe.
Aksys Games originally confirmed plans for localization last summer.
Limited Run Games announced today that it’s teaming up with Konami on a physical release of GetsuFumaDen: Undying Moon on Switch.
Fans can choose between a standard edition and Classic Edition. The latter includes a physical copy of the game, Digital Deluxe contents with a digital art book, original mini soundtrack, and Family Computer version of Getsu Fuma Den, plus a classic Konami silver box with metallic ink, original soundtrack, art book, and art cards.
Sales of the Little Nightmares franchise crossed the milestone of 12 million units sold, Bandai Namco announced today. This comes with the series celebrating its sixth anniversary.
Arnaud Muller, CEO of Bandai Namco Europe, said of the news: “The Little Nightmares franchise has seen some great growth and success since the first episode, which was released six years ago today. We are proud of the work accomplished by the teams at Bandai Namco Europe S.A.S. along with Tarsier Studios, Engine Software and Supermassive Games to make great games while at the same time expanding the franchise to more media.”
