Fashion Dreamer, an upcoming Marvelous XSEED fashion game, was absent from last week’s Western Nintendo Direct. It was shown in the February Direct and will release in Japan on November 2, 2023, if the Switch’s release schedule wasn’t already full. This is just Japan’s date, but localization should follow soon. Fashion Dreamer will release worldwide in 2023, according to the ...
Read More »Pikmin 4’s Rewind Mechanic Lets You Fix Mistakes
We got to play Pikmin 4 a month before its July 21 release to see what Nintendo has been working on for eight years. We enjoyed it, especially the new features. There are too many additions to discuss here (you can find our full thoughts in the hands-on preview at the bottom of this article), but one that deserves a ...
Read More »E3 2024 and 2025 Are Supposedly Cancelled
In March, E3 2023 was canceled, and now 2024 and 2025 have been canceled as well. A Los Angeles City Tourism Board meeting slide showed this information. The Entertainment Software Association said there were “no final decisions” about next year’s event. It’s “talking” about 2024 and beyond. E3 cancelled for 2024 & 2025, according to Los Angeles City Tourism Board ...
Read More »Zelda: Kingdom Tears May’s “Most Watched” Twitch Game
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom’s release in May was a huge milestone for Nintendo. The same month, it topped the charts and Twitch. Tears of the Kingdom placed ninth in GamesIndustry.biz’s May “most watched” list. 37 million hours were watched. Compared to other platform games: – League of Legends – 124 million hours – Valorant – 102 ...
Read More »Fate/Samurai Remnant Brings Edo Japan Action to Switch This September
Koei Tecmo announced that Fate/Samurai Remnant, the latest Fate game, will launch on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation, and PC on September 29, 2023. Fate/stay night, a 2004 visual novel, launched this massive multimedia franchise, which includes sequels, anime, manga, and other video games. The Holy Grail Wars, in which a Master and Servant can win a wish-granting artifact, dominate the series. ...
Read More »Good-Feel Announces Switch 3D Action Game
The Japanese livestream featured different announcements from Nintendo’s latest Direct broadcast. Good-Feel’s 3D action game reveal was a highlight. Good-Feel developed Yoshi’s Woolly World and Kirby’s Epic Yarn. Etsunobu Ebisu, its founder, also worked on Konami’s Goemon/Mystical Ninja series. Otogi Katsugeki Mameda no Bakeru: Oracle Saitarou no Sainan!! is coming to Switch this winter in Japan. It’s a “spiritual successor” ...
Read More »The Switch physical version of Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1 requires downloads
If you wanted the full Metal Gear Solid Collection Vol. 1 experience on Nintendo Switch’s physical version, we’re sorry. Konami’s official website states that the game’s hard copy version on this system requires additional downloads. The game card has “2.4 GB front loaded” and 24.1GB and 30GB for bonus videos. Space and downloads: – Physical Version : 24.1GB ( *Front ...
Read More »Nintendo Changes Pikmin 3 Deluxe Switch Icon in 1.1.1 Patch
The latest Direct featured Pikmin, but not Pikmin 3 Deluxe. The same game has been updated to Version 1.1.1. The patch notes update the Switch HOME menu and “elsewhere” software icon. GoNintendo tweeted a before-and-after photo: Pikmin 3 Deluxe has a new Switch menu icon https://t.co/UxfzJqXvcS pic.twitter.com/GAfrK1ObEr — GoNintendoTweet (@GoNintendoTweet) June 22, 2023 According to the same source, it was ...
Read More »WarioWare: Move It! Smooth Moves
Yesterday’s Nintendo Direct revealed WarioWare: Move It! with a hilarious trailer and Yoshiaki Koizumi’s perfect wiggling. The latest microgame series entry’s Japanese title suggests a return to the series’ roots. Zalman tweeted that WarioWare: Move It! in Japan references WarioWare Smooth Moves. Smooth Moves, released on the Wii in 2006, is a series favorite. In Japan, the new Switch game ...
Read More »Everybody 1-2-Switch! “100 Players At Once”
Nintendo will release Everybody 1-2-Switch! on June 30. It’s a sequel to 1-2-Switch. Nintendo invited 16 content creators from “around the world” to Tokyo, Japan to test the game to promote it. Everyone played the new mini-games at “Horace” the horse’s event. The video also shows how your smartphone can be used as a Nintendo Switch controller and how the ...
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