Nintendo Download – March 21, 2024 (North America)
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It’s time for the newest North American Nintendo Download report for the week of March 21, 2024. The latest releases include Princess Peach: Showtime, South Park: Snow Day, The Legend of Legacy HD Remastered, and more.
Here’s the full roundup:
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Famitsu sales (3/11/24 – 3/17/24)
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Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road worldwide beta test starts next week, new trailer
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The worldwide beta test previously announced for Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road will be held next week, Level-5 has announced. Players can experience what the game has to offer starting on March 28, 2024.
The beta test will let you battle online or against the CPU as you train up your players. Additionally, a Spectator Mode is included to watch online matches. Up to 48 players will be available from the Inazuma All-Stars, National Champs, and Alius Masters.
Super Mario Bros. Wonder concepts, prototypes, and unused Wonder Effects revealed
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Nintendo held a session at GDC 2024 today for Super Mario Bros. Wonder, and it included a peek behind-the-scenes as information was shared relating to concepts, prototypes, and unused Wonder Effects. Director Shiro Mouri and producer Takashi Tezuka delivered the discussion.
One of the first things we see comes from Nintendo’s brainstorming session. Nintendo’s Koichi Hayashida has previously spoken about how everyone was allowed to submit ideas on sticky notes – the amount of ideas came in at over 2,000. Only a few of the ideas were shown at GDC, but we see things like Mario surfing, the character on a unicycle, and more.
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[Interview] Botany Manor’s creative director discusses upcoming game’s narrative, inspiration
Posted on 1 year ago by Nicholas Serpa in Interviews, Switch eShop | 0 comments
Back in 2022, a cozy-looking first-person puzzle game named Botany Manor was highlighted during one of Nintendo’s Indie World showcases. I had an opportunity to preview the game at PAX West last year, and enjoyed its gardening-based puzzles and the warmth of its lush locale.
Ahead of its release for Switch on April 9, I met with the game’s creative director Laure de May at Day of the Devs San Francisco to chat more about her inspiration for the game, its development, and more. You can read our full discussion below.
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Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown “Warrior’s Path” update out now, patch notes and trailer
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Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown just received its first major post-launch update known as “Warrior’s Path”. For those on Switch, it should show as version 1.1.0.
There’s lots of stuff here, and it’s all free. Permadeath Mode, Speedrun Mode, new outfits, and more have been made available.
Here’s the full rundown:
Card-en-Ciel, card battling RPG from Inti Creates, announced for Switch
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Inti Creates, the studio behind games such as Azure Striker Gunvolt and Blaster Zero, today announced its latest project Card-en-Ciel. A release window was not provided, but it’ll be on Switch when it’s ready.
Card-en-Ciel is a card battling RPG in which you play as Neon, a self-proclaimed detective, when he dives into the virtual world to find out why characters from a multitude of games are invading other virtual game worlds. More information can be found in the following overview:
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Smash Bros. Ultimate adding Princess Peach: Showtime, Super Mario Bros. Wonder spirits
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Nintendo has announced another Spirit Board event for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, which will feature content from Princess Peach: Showtime and Super Mario Bros. Wonder.
You can check out the spirits that are planned via the graphic above. Spirits are coming for Swordfighter Peach, Elephant Mario, and more. Note that when you defeat one of them, you’ll earn more gold than usual.
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Rainbow Cotton remaster release date set for May, new trailer
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Today, ININ Games shared the release date for the HD remaster of Rainbow Cotton. It will be available for Switch on May 9, 2024.
Rainbow Cotton, which was originally made for Dreamcast, was announced for Switch last September. ININ Games said it would be out in Spring 2024, but now we have a proper date.
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[Review] Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story
Posted on 1 year ago by Nicholas Serpa in Reviews, Switch eShop | 0 comments
System: Switch
Release date: March 13, 2024
Developer: Digital Eclipse
Publisher: Digital Eclipse
There have been some outstanding documentaries about video games released over the past few years, chronicling the development of major games like Psychonauts 2 and The Last of Us at a level of transparency that is quite rare in the secretive modern industry landscape. And while I adore these types of projects, what better way is there to experience a slice of gaming history than by playing through it? Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story is the latest attempt at an interactive history lesson from developer Digital Eclipse, and this project focuses on telling the story of the rise of the studio behind classic score-chasers like Gridrunner and Tempest 2000. This package compiles over 40 of Jeff Minter’s programs – not all of them are games, interestingly – alongside a swath of video interviews and documents to pore over. While I didn’t find every piece of the package inherently interesting, overall this a great glimpse into the mind of one of gaming’s earliest avant-garde developers, and there’s plenty of fun to be had along the way.
