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After Pokémon GO’s success, Niantic launched several other AR-based mobile games. Unfortunately, post-pandemic Niantic is cutting two games and 230 employees as part of its LA studio closure. Niantic CEO John Hanke told employees and fans that the company had decided to “narrow” its mobile game investments. NBA All-World will end and Marvel: World of Heroes will stop production. “We ...

In Annapurna Interactive’s 2022 showcase, the gorgeous ex-battler Thirsty Suitors was announced for Switch. One year later, it appeared in this year’s presentation with a November 2 release date. The new trailer shows the action well, and we’ll try to summarize it here. Thirsty Suitors is a story-driven adventure game where you play as Jala, a young girl who returns ...

Saber Interactive revealed Wild Card Football, an arcade-inspired American football game coming to Switch on October 10. Wild Card Football looks very different from Retro Bowl and Legend Bowl, two arcade football games that have come to Switch in recent years. This game is part of Saber’s “Playgrounds series” alongside the NBA Playgrounds games and has over-the-top gameplay and big-head ...

Death or Treat, from Perp Games, is a 2D hack-and-slash with roguelike elements. On July 11, 2023, the Switch version of the game will launch. Scary runs Ghost Mart, a Halloween candy company. You’ll fight hordes of enemies in ever-changing handpainted worlds using one of three combat styles: fast, heavy, or ranged. On Death or Treat, Perp Games CEO Rob ...

Activision CEO Bobby Kotick testified on day four of the Microsoft-Activision Blizzard acquisition trial, expressing regret for not supporting the Nintendo Switch more. Kotick told Tom Warren at The Verge that “I made a bad judgment” in not bringing its flagship franchise Call of Duty to the Nintendo Switch, saying that when he saw a prototype, he thought Nintendo was ...

WayForward, developer of Shantae, will release the “classic action-sports-RPG” Xtreme Sports on the Switch eShop on August 10 to celebrate its anniversary. North American-exclusive Game Boy Color game Xtreme Sports debuted in 2000. In 2014, the 3DS Virtual Console re-released it in PAL regions. “It’s an XTREME anniversary: Xtreme Sports, featuring five XTREME events including surfing, skyboarding, and street luge, ...

Nintendo announced a Pikmin 4 demo last week during its Direct broadcast. The Switch eShop now has the demo for this game. It needs 4.8 GB. Pikmin 4 can be pre-ordered on the Switch eShop. Nintendo’s game voucher offer includes it. The demo includes story, co-op, and Dandori Battle. Pikmin Bloom’s “special rewards” await if you finish it. The full ...

Microsoft v FTC yielded many juicy quotes and documents for Nintendo. Exclusiveness briefly dominated the latest courtroom battle. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadalla testified that he would “love” to eliminate “exclusives on consoles,” but Sony, “the dominant player,” has changed the market, forcing Microsoft to compete. “If it was up to me I would love to get rid of the entire ...

The Pokémon Company and Nintendo updated Pokémon Scarlet & Violet for Switch to Version 1.3.2. This patch references tournament adjustments and is the smallest. Dataminers may reveal more. Nintendo’s support page has the details: Ver. 1.3.2 (Released June 28, 2023) “Mechanic adjustments have been made for upcoming live tournaments.” Serebii.net provides additional information about this update: “This patch includes a ...

Nintendo updated Switch to Version 16.0.3 in early May. This was followed by a month-end update. Another one has arrived for the same patch. According to dataminer ‘OatmealDome’, this is another “rebootless update”. The system’s “bad words list” was updated again in this change. [Nintendo Switch Firmware Update] A rebootless update for version 16.0.3 is now out. Rebootless updates do ...