HAL Laboratory just came out with Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe, a remake of the Wii game. The studio has now spoken further about this approach in an interview with IGN.
Kirby director Shinya Kumazaki told the site that HAL Laboratory’s goal is always to “provide a new gameplay experience.” Instead of simply remaking games because they can, there has to be something new to it. Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe not only introduces the new Magolor Epilogue, but also Merry Magolor theme park with additional mini-games.
Original (3/27): Skullgirls 2nd Encore players might be interested to hear that the next DLC character for the game is about to land on Switch, as Black Dahlia will be ready to go this week. She’ll be available for those on Nintendo’s console starting March 31, 2023.
Black Dahlia is featured in Season 1 Pass, which has various characters and bonuses. Annie of the Stars, Umbrella, and Marie will comprise the lineup. The Season Pass Exclusive Palette Pack, original soundtrack (including Annie’s new track), and Skullgirls Digital Art Compendium (updated) are a part of the whole package as well.
Etrian Odyssey Origins Collection brings back the series’ first three games from DS. In an interview with IGN, Atlus has spoken about why it decided to remaster these titles specifically.
Atlus technically could have considered offering the Untold games. These were remakes of the first two entries that were released on 3DS.
The good news is that what we’re getting in Etrian Odyssey Origins Collection aren’t straightforward ports. According to Atlus, “we updated a lot of the systems to be more in line with the series’ most recent releases like Etrian Odyssey Nexus.”
We have a release date update on 2021: Moon Escape, an open world adventure game we previously covered. It turns out that the game is available on physical cartridge for Game Boy as of today alongside digital versions. As for the Switch version, it’s been penciled in for the second week of May.
Here’s an overview of 2021: Moon Escape:
Original (3/16): A new Splatfest centered around controversial creatures has just been announced for Splatoon 3. The event will be held from April 1 to April 3.
The Splatfest theme will make players pick which controversial creature they believe in, with players able to choose between Nessie, Aliens, and Bigfoot.
Falcom has issued a new gameplay trailer for the Switch version of Tokyo Xanadu eX+, showing off in-game footage of the title alongside its theme song, “Seize the Day”.
Here is some more information on the game:
Nintendo has announced the next event coming to Mario Kart Tour, a new Yoshi Tour which will go live on April 4. This event is set to add a hefty amount of new content to the game, including two new courses in the form of Yoshi’s Island and GBA Yoshi Desert, as well as Poochy as a new playable driver.
Here is a trailer showcasing the upcoming Yoshi Tour:
Gemdrops has announced that Kizuna AI: Touch the Beat! will be delayed slightly. Rather than releasing in late April, the game will now be made available on May 25, 2023.
Regarding the delay decision, Gemdrops has stated that it was made “in order to improve the quality of the content” of the game.
