If you’re hoping to play the original Splatoon or Mario Kart 8 games online, you might be out of luck. Servers for both titles have been taken offline and it’s unclear when they’ll return.
Back in December, we reported on the vulnerability known as ENLBufferPwn that affected a number of Nintendo titles. Most games had been fixed, but older ones were not. Mario Kart 8 and the original Splatoon were specifically cited as two Wii U releases that were still being impacted.
Nintendo is gearing up for the next event in Mario Kart Tour, which will be the Mario Tour. This one should start on March 8, 2023.
The Mario Tour features the course DS Mario Circuit. Throughout the track, Goombas and Piranha Plants will try to block your path.
Here’s a trailer for the upcoming Mario Tour in Mario Kart Tour:
The latest update for Redemption Reapers has been released, bringing the game to version 1.0.3. Whilst this version only adjusts the availability of skirmishes, publisher Binary Haze Interactive have released patch notes for the more extensive version 1.0.4., which is due to be released next week on March 10. Full details of this upcoming patch can be found below:
This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
1. [NSW] Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe – 189,031 / NEW
2. [NSW] Octopath Traveler II – 53,995 / NEW
3. [PS4] Like a Dragon: Ishin! – 35,897 / NEW
4. [PS5] Like a Dragon: Ishin! – 31,439 / NEW
5. [NSW] Pokemon Scarlet / Violet – 23,703 / 4,883,806
6. [PS5] Hogwarts Legacy – 21,932 / 126,086
7. [NSW] Splatoon 3 – 14,858 / 3,904,000
8. [PS5] Octopath Traveler II – 14,422 / NEW
9. [NSW] ARK: Survival Evolved – 13,200 / NEW
10. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 1,0159 / 5,173,365
Fire Emblem Engage will be getting the third round of its Expansion Pass DLC, Nintendo and Intelligent Systems have announced. This is planned for March 8 in Japan, so that should be March 7 in North America.
The Fire Emblem Engage Expansion Pass Wave 3 DLC will add another round of Emblems and missions to recruit them. These include Chrom and Robin, Emblem of Bonds, and Veronica, Emblem of Heroes.
A Capcom Spotlight presentation will air on March 9, Capcom just announced. It will kick off at 2:30 PM PT / 5:30 PM ET / 10:30 PM in the UK / 11:30 PM in Europe. Expect it to last about 26 minutes.
The event will cover “updates and new information about our upcoming games.” The lineup includes Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection, Ghost Trick, Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak, Resident Evil 4, and Exoprimal are confirmed for the show. Those first three are all Switch titles.
Metroid Fusion is coming to Nintendo Switch Online as the next Game Boy Advance game, Nintendo just announced. It will be available to all Expansion Pack tier members on March 8, 2023.
Metroid Fusion originally came out in 2002 – it actually arrived at the same time as Metroid Prime. It’s the fourth entry in the 2D Metroid series.
Here’s what to expect from the game:
We already reported on Gekisou! Benza Race – Toilet Shooting Star today, but it turns out that’s not the only new toilet-related game for the console. Just released is Give Me Toilet Paper, which comes with a unique premise.
The game is played by placing a Joy-Con in a roll of toilet paper and rolling it on a board. It’s officially described as an action game.
Lord Winklebottom Investigates is receiving a physical release on Switch, Funstock has announced. A release is planned for this September.
The thrilling mystery point-and-click adventure game previously ended up on Switch last July. Thus far, it has only appeared digitally on the eShop.
A release date has come in for Lunark, the upcoming pixel-art sci-fi adventure from WayForward and Canari Games. It’s been confirmed that the title will reach Switch on March 30, 2023.
It’s been a long wait for Lunark as we first heard about it back in 2019. WayForward then confirmed last June that it would publish the game.
