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Monolith Soft expressions

According to Monolith Soft co-founder and Xenoblade executive director Tetsuya Takahashi, the company wants to focus more on expressions in the future.

With each Xenoblade game, Monolith Soft seems to improve upon things like cutscene direction, character models, and more. Characters were the most expressive they’ve ever been in Xenoblade Chronicles 3, but it sounds like Takahashi and the rest of the team isn’t satisfied just yet.

Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth trilogy Switch English west

March 1: Idea Factory will publish the recently-announced Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth trilogy on Switch in the west with English support, the company just announced.

The set was previously confirmed for the console in Japan this week. Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth 1, Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth 2 Sisters Generation, and Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth3 V Generation will now be coming to Nintendo’s console, though Idea Factory indicates that these will be digital releases.

Here’s some information about each one:

Biomutant release date

February 29: Today, THQ Nordic finally shared the release date for Biomutant on Switch. Players on Nintendo’s console can experience the open-world RPG on May 14, 2024.

Biomutant was first confirmed for Switch in May 2023. There was some talk that it would be out sometime last year, but that didn’t turn out to be the case.

Here’s an overview of the game:

Hunter x Hunter: Nen x Impact

March 8: The new Hunter x Hunter game, titled Hunter x Hunter: Nen x Impact, has now been confirmed for Switch. A release window hasn’t been provided.

Hunter x Hunter: Nen x Impact is a 2D fighter, but beyond that, not much is known. A teaser was shared to start the year which we have below.

Garry's Mod Nintendo

April 24: Nintendo is always protective of its IPs, and that stance is now impacting Garry’s Mod which is being forced to take down content for the game.

Garry’s Mod, a sandbox title, has been around for nearly two decades. It was no stranger to tons of different mods, including ones tied to Nintendo. However, the company is now issuing takedown notices that will affect creations that extend all the way back to the release in 2006.

More:

River City Girls 2 Double Dragon

WayForward isn’t done with River City Girls 2 as the studio just announced new DLC for the game which adds Billy and Jimmy Lee from Double Dragon. Both characters are arriving this summer.

Here’s what WayForward has shared thus far:

Paper Mario Thousand-Year Door Switch improvements Nostalgic Tunes badge

New details have come to light about improvements planned for the Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Switch remake, including additions like the Nostalgic Tunes badge that lets players experience the music from the GameCube original.

Nintendo previously teased new features for the upcoming release, but didn’t go into detail. Thanks to hands-on previews that went live today, we have a better idea as to what’s planned.

Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door overview trailer

April 24: A new overview trailer just dropped for Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door. As often tends to be the case, Nintendo has thus far only put out a Japanese version – an English equivalent will likely follow later.

It’s time for the newest North American Nintendo Download report for the week of April 25, 2024. The latest releases include Another Crab’s Treasure, El Shaddai HD Remaster, SaGa Emerald Beyond, and more.

Here’s the full roundup:

Nintendo Switch OLED

The latest Japanese hardware sales from Famitsu are as follows:


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