Hamster has announced Finest Hour as the latest Arcade Archives game on Switch. A worldwide release is planned for September 28, 2023.
A side-scrolling action game first released by Namco (now Bandai Namco Entertainment) in 1989, the player takes the role of a robot named Cygnus and must aim to reach a goal within the time limit. The game features jump and lock-on functions that the player will need to utilise to accomplist this.
Arcade Archives Finest Hour will cost $7.99 / €6.99 / £6.29 on the Switch eShop.
A new update has just gone out for Pikmin 4, with Nintendo starting distribution of version 1.0.2.
Several different bug fixes have been addressed here. With some of these, Nintendo advises downloading the patch and reloading save data. Also, Nintendo added in a progress bar to loading screens.
Here’s the full rundown of the update:
Original (8/21): Bandai Namco has announced the final release date for Naruto X Boruto Ultimate Ninja Storm Connections and revealed a few different editions, including two collector’s editions. A new trailer has arrived as well.
Naruto X Boruto Ultimate Ninja Storm Connections launches for Switch on November 17, 2023. It’ll have a standard edition, Deluxe Edition, Ultimate Edition, Collector’s Edition, and Premium Collector’s Edition.
A launch trailer is here for Paleo Pines, the new dinosaur ranch builder. Modus Games and Italic Pig just released this one on Switch.
Learn more about it in the following overview:
System: Switch
Release date: September 14, 2023
Developer: Monolith Soft / tri-Crescendo / logicalbeat
Publisher: Bandai Namco
Those who knew of Monolith Soft before their rise to fame with Xenoblade Chronicles will no doubt know them for their work on Xenosaga instead. Few will have heard of Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean and its prequel Baten Kaitos Origins, two titles that were released in the early 2000s on the Gamecube and were generally well-received, but failed to make a lasting impact with sales, and were largely forgotten about beyond occasional rumors of a third game being in the works or canceled that would surface from time-to-time over the years. Baten Kaitos I & II HD Remaster brings these two games to the Switch with enhanced visuals and quality of life features, and while both games are a product of the times and beginning to show their age in places, they hold up remarkably well and are worth experiencing for any fans of Monolith Soft’s later titles.
A new update just went out for Storyteller on Switch that includes some new content.
Free to all players, it includes all new themes, chapters, and a mischievous new character that will allow players to re-experience the game’s stories with a new twist. Other quality of life improvements and fixes are included as well.
Here’s the full rundown:
Original (3/28): Minecraft has another collaboration in the pipeline, as it was revealed today that the game is crossing over with Dungeons & Dragons with new DLC. The announcement was made during a D&D Direct presentation a few minutes ago.
The Dungeons & Dragons DLC will let players explore the Forgotten Realms as classic D&D character classes. Monsters like beholders, mimics, mindflayers, and gelatinous cubes are in as well. Some classic locations have been recreated, including Icewind Dale and Candlekeep, battling Beholders, Mimics, and more.
Today, IllFonic provided the final release date for Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed – Ecto Edition and confirmed a physical version. On Switch, the game will be available digitally on October 19, 2023. The physical version from Nighthawk Interactive will follow later in 2023 – you can pre-order it on Amazon here.
Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed – Ecto Edition will include the original game and all DLC. Pricing is set at $19.99.
