A number of new deals are up and running on the North American Switch eShop. These include the lowest prices ever for AI: The Somnium Files (both games), Tomb Raider I-III Remastered, MLB The Show 24, and more.
Here’s the full roundup:
If you’d like to get another look at Necro Story, you can do so with a new trailer for the game. We saw the light-hearted creature collection RPG on Switch this week.
Further details about it can be found in the following overview:
Nintendo’s latest maintenance schedule for the week of October 13, 2024 is now available.
As of now only one session is officially on the docket, though that can change later. Switch will be impacted during the middle of the week.
Below is the full Nintendo maintenance schedule for the week of October 13, 2024:
Game Freak, the studio that handles the mainline Pokemon games, has now issued a statement about the company’s leak / hack.
Yesterday, tons of information about Pokemon started pouring out, revealing details about certain plans, beta creature designs, and more. That has since continued today with details concerning movie and movie projects.
Game Freak has now come forward acknowledging the leak with an official statement. The company says that last month, a third party gained unauthorized access to a server. Unfortunately, personal employee data is a part of the leak – Game Freak says names and email addresses were on that server.
Below is the statement in full from Game Freak:
If you were paying attention to Nintendo news just before Switch was announced, the image above with Mario might look familiar to you. The photo was shared alongside a message on social media telling fans to tune in the following day for a first look at the console. Mario is peeking behind a curtain, and it’s kind of become a meme with some even joking about how it looks like he’s in the shower.
Kit Ellis and Krysta Yang, a pair of former employees at Nintendo of America, shared some behind-the-scenes information about the shot in a recent podcast episode. They confirmed that it was a new photo led by the company’s former head of social, and a photoshoot was done in large part because there weren’t any assets that could be used. Internally, it was “controversial” and Nintendo apparently wasn’t happy due to concerns about potentially mismanaging expectations.
Game Freak, the main developer of Pokemon, appears to have been hit with a significant hack. As a result, source code for various games, behind-the-scenes information, and more has started to leak online.
Thus far we know that source code for Pokemon Heart Gold / Soul Silver and Black 2 / White 2 have surfaced. A few codenames are also popping up, including “Gaia” – which is apparently what Gen 10 is going by internally. Speaking of which, the new gen is apparently being developed for “Ounce”, which supposedly confirms Switch 2’s codename. And for those curious, “Ikkaku” is the codename for Pokemon Legends: Z-A.
Fresh gameplay is available for Hidden in my Paradise, the latest project from Ogre Pixel. The hidden-object title arrived on Switch just recently.
Catch up on everything you need to know in the following overview:
Listings on the eShops provide file sizes for a bunch of Switch games. These include Yakuza Kiwami, Nikoderiko: The Magical World, Super Mario Party Jamboree, Crow Country, and more.
Here’s the full roundup:
Tying in with the release of Last Time I Saw You, we’ve got the game’s official launch trailer. Fans can get a final look at the coming-of-age adventure game, which provides a relaxing 2D exploration experience.
Catch up on everything you need to know in the following overview:
