Nintendo updated the digital versions of these Switch re-releases with new patches to add language support, fix issues, and more before the Pikmin 1+2 physical launch. Nintendo’s support pages provide the details: Pikmin 1 Version 1.1.0 – Released September 20, 2023 General Updates Dutch, Korean, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese have been added as supported languages. Several issues have been ...
Read More »Free-to-Play Switch Battle Royale ‘My Hero Ultra Rumble’ Out Next Week
At the Tokyo Game Show today, Bandai Namco announced that My Hero Ultra Rumble will release on the Nintendo Switch on September 28. This is a new free-to-play battle royale game for up to 24 players, announced last year. It will be released in the west and had a closed beta on some platforms. The game will be on Switch, ...
Read More »Cute Pokémon-Style Roguelike ‘Evolings’ Hits Switch Today
Super Rare Games and Sørb released Evolings, a Pokémon-style roguelike, on the Switch eShop for classic creature-catching fun. This one lets you explore procedurally generated maps, find cute pixel art creatures, and build the best fighting team. From the challenge to complete the ‘Evopedia’ to the ability to evolve your team by battling well with them, this game has a ...
Read More »The Next Trombone Champ Update Will Add Two Songs To Switch
Holy Wow Studios is working on a patch to add songs and fix bugs for Trombone Champ, which released on Switch days ago. The studio only says the patch will include “2 recent tracks from the PC version”, but more famous songs to butcher is always a good thing, right? We know that the update will fix two major bugs ...
Read More »Onimusha Shines in Netflix’s First Anime Trailer
Netflix released the first trailer for its November 2, 2023 Onimusha anime. Takashi Miike (Audition, Ichi the Killer) directs Capcom’s dormant action franchise, Onimusha, which released a remaster of Warlords in 2018. The show promises “realistic action” and stunning animation. Expect Miyamoto Musashi, the main character, to be familiar. His inspiration was Toshiro Mifune, a legendary Japanese actor who appeared ...
Read More »Next month’s Pokémon Scarlet & Violet update will fix bugs
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet are getting a new update, and while it may not be the drastic problem-solving patch we want, it appears to be targeting some bugs (thanks, Serebii.net). A bug that prevented trainer battle victories from being recorded appears to be the main issue this time. This made fetching rewards from Paldea’s League Officials or the Kitikami Ogre ...
Read More »Next Week, Switch Will Get Lovecraftian FPS Forgive Me Father With Comic Book Visuals
Forgive Me Father, a retro-inspired first-person shooter, will launch on Switch on September 28 from Fulqrum Publishing. Forgive Me Father, released on Steam last year, has received many positive reviews, and the trailer above suggests it’s wild. Forgive Me Father by Byte Barrel takes you through a comic book-like world full of Lovecraftian horrors. Manage your ‘Madness Level’ to get ...
Read More »Ed Boon says Mortal Kombat 1 will “Absolutely Be Getting An Update” on Switch
Mortal Kombat 1 debuted on Switch this week to strong negative reviews. The Switch version has long load times, frame rate drops, and a severe visual downgrade, especially given its equal price tag to the better-received PS5 and Xbox Series X releases. However, series creator Ed Boon has promised fixes. Boon told BBC Newsbeat that Mortal Kombat 1 on Switch ...
Read More »Mortal Kombat 1 Datamine Sparks DLC Character Rumors
A new Mortal Kombat 1 DLC character datamine has surfaced after leaks. IGN reported that dataminers found speech for “cut content or “upcoming, unannounced” DLC characters. Dataminer ‘thethiny’ summarizes the findings: Kameo Fighters and other Mortal Kombat characters are included. The special characters may include Ghostface from Scream, Conan the Barbarian, and He-Man. The Terminator’s T-1000, played by Robert Patrick, ...
Read More »Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD Switch vs. 3DS Graphics
Nintendo announced Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD’s Switch release date in Summer 2024 during the latest Direct presentation last week. A week later, GameXplain posted a comparison video of the new version against Dark Moon, the 2013 3DS release. The Switch edition lives up to its ‘HD’ tag with a great resolution bump, improving the aesthetic. Not much is known about ...
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