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Super Mario RPG Easy Mode SNES music

Nintendo has revealed even more details about what’s new in the Switch remake of Super Mario RPG, including an Easy Mode and SNES music option. This comes from the newly-opened Japanese website.

For those who are more interested in the story and aren’t as interested in battles (or a tough experience), they’ll be able to select Easy Mode – rather than the Normal Mode. You can switch between the two modes at any time.

Shiren the Wanderer 6

After the last Shiren the Wanderer first came to DS in 2010 (Switch saw an updated version in 2020), the series is finally getting a brand new entry with Shiren the Wanderer 6. Japan will be getting the game on January 25, 2024.

Here’s a first look:

Nintendo Direct Footage

The game has thus far not been announced for the west. However, Spike Chunsoft localized the last game for Switch so news could follow at a later date.

Fitness Boxing feat. Hatsune Miku: Isshoni Exercise

Original (8/31): Today, Imagineer announced that it is developing Fitness Boxing feat. Hatsune Miku: Isshoni Exercise for Switch. The title is planned for Spring 2024 in Japan.

This isn’t the first time that the Fitness Boxing series has seen a crossover. Previously, Imagineer put Fitness Boxing Fist of the North Star on the platform.

Stray Children

Onion Games today unveiled Stray Children, its upcoming RPG for Switch. A release window has not been announced. A release window has not yet been shared.

Here’s what we know thus far:

September 2023 Nintendo Direct recap announcement

The September 2023 Nintendo Direct is now in the books, and we have an official recap for the show. It goes over all of the notable announcements and news that was shared throughout the 40-minute presentation.

Here’s the full September 2023 Nintendo Direct recap announcement:

Paper Mario The Thousand-Year Door Switch

The GameCube classic Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door is making a comeback on Switch, Nintendo just announced. It will be available in 2024.

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door originally debuted on the GameCube in 2004. It is widely regarded as the best entry in the Paper Mario series.

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Diddy Kong

The first details about the sixth wave of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pass DLC were revealed during today’s Nintendo Direct. It will be available this holiday.

Wii Daisy Circuit will be one of the new courses. Diddy Kong, Funky Kong, Pauline, and Peachette are among the new playable characters.

F-Zero 99

The lineup of “99” games on Switch continues, with Nintendo just announcing F-Zero 99. It launches later today.

F-Zero 99, which builds on the original title, is a multiplayer racing game in which 99 players vie for first place. Learn more about it in the following overview:

Sora amiibo

Sora for Smash Bros. Ultimate is getting an amiibo, Nintendo has announced. It’ll be available sometime in 2024.

With Sora, all Super Smash Bros. Ultimate fighters will have their own amiibo figures.

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Luigi's Mansion 2 HD

We have an update on the new Switch version of Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon thanks to today’s Nintendo Direct, and the game is now confirmed to be titled Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD. The game is slated for Summer 2024.

It’s not been too long since we last heard about the game, which is a visually enhanced version of the original, as it was made known during the June Nintendo Direct. That news was shared alongside a bunch of other Mario news – notably Super Mario Bros. Wonder, Super Mario RPG, and the new Princess Peach title.

Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon originally released on 3DS in 2013, so the game will be making its return just over a decade later.


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