A new Nacon Connect presentation will air on March 9, 2023, it’s been announced. The presentation is planned for 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET / 6 PM in the GMT / 7 PM CET.
Nacon says it will “share lots of information about forthcoming games in this edition” including “gameplay from several titles.” Confirmed titles include TT3: Ride on the Edge, RoboCop: Rogue City, The Lord of the Rings: Gollum, Gangs of Sherwood, and Ravenswatch. Nacon has also teased games from its sports and simulation catalogue.
Megapop has announced today that it will release Rob Riches on Switch in a matter of days. The title is due out on February 9, 2023.
Rob Riches, a zen puzzle adventure game, is “about exploring ancient temples, solving their mysteries and collecting treasure”. More information can be found in the following overview:
Pix’n Love Games has announced some extensive plans for physical versions of Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider on Switch.
The game will be receiving a standard release alongside a Collector’s Edition and Deluxe Edition. Full details about the latter two can be found below.
Feardemic and NC Studio are teaming up to release Project Nightmares on Switch, the two sides announced today. Fans can look forward to seeing it on the system later in 2023.
Project Nightmares, a survival horror game with a procedural structure, will have players discovering the story of Henrietta Kedward, an old woman with a dark past. We have further details below.
Minecraft has been given its latest update, with players having access to version 1.19.60.
This patch is mainly about quality of life improvements as well as some new experimental features. Also noteworthy, over 70 community-reported bugs have been fixed.
The patch notes for the Minecraft version 1.19.60 update are as follows:
Publisher Feardemic, along with developer Harvester Games, announced today that they’ll be putting Burnhouse Lane on Switch. The title should be on Nintendo’s console later in 2023.
Burnhouse Lane is a horror adventure game focusing on Angie Weather, “a one foot in the grave agency nurse attempting to complete five impossible tasks in order to cure her terminal cancer.” For more details, read the following overview:
Nintendo has updated the Japanese release schedule on its platforms for the week of February 16, 2023. Here’s a look at the upcoming digital download schedule:
Thanks to a new partnership between Red Art Games and Assemble Entertainment, Lacuna physical will be receiving a physical release on Switch.
Only a standard edition is planned, but it sounds like an unlimited number of copies will be produced. Each unit includes a double-sided poster.
According to a Reuters report, Nintendo has confirmed that it plans to raise employee wages by 10 percent in Japan. This comes in spite of the company cutting its operating profit 4 percent to 480 billion yen ($3.6 billion) for the year to March 31.
Reuters notes that the wage increase “comes amid calls by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida for Japanese companies to pay workers more as inflation takes hold in an economy used to years of deflation and stagnant wages, and as Japan prepares for its annual spring round of labor negotiations.” Also, by offering a higher salaries, Nintendo could add more talent to its wings which is important due to labor shortages stemming from a falling birth rate and low immigration in Japan.
