Every now and then, a game is announced and / or released that you can’t believe actually exists. This could be for various reasons – series that seemed finished, games that get sequels despite the originals not selling well, and more.
For me, there are probably three that immediately come to mind. The first one involves Xenoblade Chronicles – while it’s a fairly successful series for Nintendo these days, that wasn’t always the case. Fans will remember how they had to beg for the first game to be released in North America. The fact that we ended up getting a game beyond the original is an accomplishment in its own right, but now the franchise has various games and Monolith Soft is one of Nintendo’s most prolific developers. It’s crazy to think about how Xenoblade started and where it is today – multiple games, Smash Bros. representation, and even amiibo figures.
This week, Square Enix started distribution of a new version 1.2.0 update for Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster. All of the individual games have been patched (Final Fantasy 1 – 6).
A number of improvements have been made – alongside the standard bug fixes. Square Enix says it tweaked the UI, controls, specific gameplay elements, and more.
You can get the full rundown via the official patch notes below.
March 12: The Kemco RPG Selection series continues on, and Vol. 10 has now been announced for Japan and Asia. It will be available in both regions on June 26, 2025.
Four more RPGs will be bundled together on a single cartridge. The lineup includes Infinite Links, Devil Labyrinth, Fairy Elements, and Dragon Prana.
A new version 1.4.1 update dropped for Fairy Tail 2 this week, which includes a new Fired Up difficulty – among other things.
If players are looking for an extreme challenge, that’s where Fired Up comes in. It features even stronger enemies, but provides more ether exclusively. Also in this update is an increase for the Origin Rank’s upper limit, a new Origin Tree for the Magic Origins, and a “Reread Fairy Tail Diaries” feature.
Here’s the full overview:
The latest Nintendo Switch eShop charts for the week of March 15, 2025 are now available.
Thanks to the MAR10 Day sale, Super Mario Bros. Wonder is boosted to the top spot. Also, with Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition pre-loads starting ahead of next week’s launch, that one makes it into the top ten.
Below are the full Nintendo Switch eShop charts for the week of March 15, 2025:
Going along with the launch of Centum this week, we’ve got the game’s launch trailer. The unreliable narrative-driven adventure game comes from Serenity Forge and Hack The Publisher.
Find everything you need to know in the following rundown:
For the most part, the Splatoon series is iterative – each new game that releases is intended to replace the previous one. Even though Splatoon 3 is currently the most recent entry in the series, there are still reasons – albeit small ones – to go back to the original title on Wii U plus Splatoon 2 on Nintendo Switch, which still has semi-active servers in Turf War and the like. Most of these reasons boil down to the unique story modes available in both games, which have unique levels and lore that Splatoon 3’s story mode doesn’t. Also, even though Splatoon 3 is essentially meant to replace both Splatoon and Splatoon 2, there are still reasons to love these two games above all else. Today, we’re going through all three Splatoon games and the unique features they have over the others and asking you: what’s your favorite of the three?
It’s no secret that Xenoblade Chronicles X is much, much different than the numbered games. It’s also no secret that when Monolith Soft was making Xenoblade Chronicles X in 2015, they didn’t plan for it to connect to future games in the series. But things have changed, and Xenoblade Chronicles 3’s Future Redeemed DLC has us thinking that the studio may or may not try to connect Xenoblade Chronicles X to the numbered trilogy. We’re no lore experts, but today, we’re going over some possible ways that it could be retconned to connect to Xenoblade 1, 2, and 3. We do have to cover spoilers from those games in order to properly speculate, so you might want to come back later if you’re trying to avoid plot details. There are also spoilers for Xenoblade Chronicles X itself here, so keep that in mind too.
A new Nintendo eShop sale went live from Aspyr today with various Switch discounts, including the lowest prices ever for Legacy of Kain Soul Reaver 1 & 2 Remastered, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 2, and more. That’s only a taste of the discounts as there are plenty of others to pick up for cheap.
The full rundown is as follows:
