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Hashire Hebereke: EX

Today, Sunsoft announced that it’s teaming up with Gravity Game Arise on Hashire Hebereke: EX. The game, which is developed by CRT Games, arrives on Switch in 2025.

Hashire Hebereke: EX is a remake of the 1994 Super Famicom title. This is a racer featuring various characters and tracks. For the remake, the game will add a time attack mode, new characters, and new stages. Support will also be available for online multiplayer with up to four players. As of now no further details are available, and we’re waiting on a trailer which should come at a later date.

Hashire Hebereke never left Japan, but it seems that the new EX version will be launching worldwide. We’ll keep you updated as we hear more about the release in the months to come.

Joy-Con Charging Stand (two-way)

July 17: Nintendo just announced that it will be shipping a new Switch Joy-Con charging stand in Japan towards the end of the year. It will be available on October 17, 2024.

The stand supports charging in two different ways. You can either prop up the controllers on the stand or remove the stand and lay them down. Essentially, the product lets users charge their controllers without needing them to be directly attached to the Switch unit.

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SEGA is back with a new Sonic x Shadow Generations trailer titled “Generations of Stages”. This time around, the company is highlighting stages players can expect to see in the Shadow the Hedgehog campaign. Comparisons are available with the new versions going up against the originals.

To recap, here’s an overview of Sonic x Shadow Generations:

Ace Combat 7 Skies Unknown Deluxe Edition

The latest Japanese hardware sales from Famitsu are as follows:

Nintendo Download - July 18, 2024 (North America)

It’s time for the newest North American Nintendo Download report for the week of July 18, 2024. The latest releases include Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition, SCHiM, and more.

Here’s the full roundup:

Japan's best-selling games on the Switch eShop for the first half of 2024

Nintendo posted new data today that reveals the best-selling games on the Japanese Switch eShop for the first half of 2024. We have the top 30.

Suika Game became a hit earlier in the year, so it’s no surprise to see it take the top spot. The top ten actually contains a number of older releases, but we do see Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door at #7. Princess Peach Showtime and Endless Ocean Luminous also just managed to squeak in.

The full list is as follows:

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No Man's Sky Worlds Part I update 5.0

No Man’s Sky just unveiled “Worlds Part I” as a big update for the game. This is also known as version 5.0 and it should be rolling out on Switch soon.

According to Hello Games, the update features “an entire universe refresh, bringing huge leaps in water and cloud quality”. That’s on top of increased planetary variety, new gameplay features, and more.

Here’s the full rundown:

Emio The Smiling Man Famicom Detective Club

Nintendo just announced Emio – The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club, which is coming to Switch. The game launches on August 29, 2024.

Last week, the company put out a brief video for something called “Emio”. Since then, there’s been plenty of speculation as to what Nintendo was teasing. Emio: The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club is now revealed, and it’s the first new Famicom Detective Club story in 35 years.

Here’s the lowdown straight from Nintendo:

Splatoon 3 update 8.1.0

The next big update is coming to Splatoon 3 in the form of version 8.1.0.

With the update, Nintendo says it’s focusing on “multiplayer balance and comfort of gameplay.” The game has received another big round of weapon adjustments plus “changes to prevent unintended signals from being sent in certain situations, changes to alleviate the issue of scattered weapons and gear blocking sight, and changes to stabilize the display when an opponent is at the edge of a height difference.” Also, as expected, there are a bunch of bug fixes.

Here’s the full rundown from Nintendo:

Switch Lite Hyrule Edition

June 18: Nintendo has announced the new Switch Lite Hyrule Edition. This will be available on September 26, 2024.

The Switch Lite Hyrule Edition comes in celebration of The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, which was just revealed today. We have more information about it here.

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