Talking Point: Everyone Else Is Busy Revealing Switch 2 – What Gives, Nintendo?

It’s the notes you don’t play.

If you’ve been browsing social media for the past few days (heck, let’s not kid ourselves, past few years) you’ll have seen plenty of prognosticating about the arrival of the Switch successor.

The latest whispers suggested that Wednesday 8th January was the first sensible day after the holidays for Nintendo to finally pull back the curtain on ‘Switch 2’. With everyone across all territories back in the office, it made sense to put all the rumours to bed with an official reveal in early January.

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Review: Freedom Wars Remastered (Switch) – A Fair Reprieve For One Of PS Vita’s Best

Free from Vita jail.

Like Nintendo’s own Wii U, the PS Vita has seen a good chunk of its best games migrate to alternative platforms in the years since the system itself veered into the realm of ‘commercial failure’. One of those games is Freedom Wars, a third-person action title created by Dimps that, at the time, was one of the most successful first-party-published Vita games (in Japan, at least). Now, over 10 years later, publisher Bandai Namco has taken the reins to present a remaster for Switch, retaining much of the original’s essence while improving upon the core gameplay.

Freedom Wars Remastered is, at its core, a loose take on Monster Hunter’s gameplay. As a Sinner within an underground Panopticon city, you must complete combat ops. Y’see, in a world in which resources are exceptionally scarce, the very nature of existence is in itself a crime; hence, you begin the game with a rather harsh one million-year sentence. By completing operations and rescuing your fellow citizens from large creatures known as Abductors, you can reduce your sentence and gain entitlements along the way.

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Feast Your Eyes On Some Of The Exclusive Merch Coming To London’s Pop-Up Pokémon Center

Arriving next month.

The Pokémon Europe International Championships return to London next month (20th-23rd Feb), and while we are, of course, very excited to see the cream of the competitive crop go head to head across a range of disciplines, the big selling point for many will be the pop-up Pokémon Center.

Reservations for this one are expected to open in the coming weeks (yep, if you want to shop, you’ll have to book a slot), but Pokémon site Serebii has today revealed a first look at some of the exclusive merch we can expect to find this year. Spoilers: it looks set to be a big one for Psyduck fans.

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Successful Kickstarter ‘Kero Quest 64’ Could Come To The Switch Successor

“If the occasion offers itself, we will try our best”.

If you’re a fan of oldschool 3D platformers, you might want to be on the lookout for Kero Quest 64 at some point in the future.

This Kickstarter project by Stratobox has officially reached its “Switch port stretch goal” after banking more than $25,000 USD. It’s a “collectathon 3D platformer inspired by other games in the genre” and is a project in partnership with GalaxyTrail (Freedom Planet).

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New ‘Tails Of Iron 2’ Trailer Brings The Violence Ahead Of Switch Release

Sequel launches this month.

A new trailer for Tails of Iron 2: Whiskers of Winter has been revealed ahead of the game’s upcoming launch on 28th January 2025.

Boasting the voiceover talents of Doug Cockle (The Witcher III), the new trailer showcases a boatload of gameplay highlighting the glorious violence and stunning 2D visuals. As for the game itself, users will be treated to either a standard digital edition or a deluxe edition, the latter of which will come with two sets of cosmetic DLCs in the form of the ‘Augur of the Draugr’ set and the ‘Hair to the Throne’ cosmetic pack,

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Rumour: New ‘Switch 2’ Leak Suggests Console Will Require A 60W Charger

OG Switch dock requires 39W.

Another day, another ‘Switch 2’ leak, folks! This one comes from respected accessibility/cultural consultant Laura Kate Dale, who has posted what looks to be a fresh image of the upcoming successor’s dock.

Dale states that the image is from a trusted source, and although it doesn’t show a great deal in terms of the actual design of the dock, it does include some information on the input and output voltage. Visible on the dock itself, the text states that the input voltage is 20V, while the output voltage is 15V. By comparison, the Switch OLED dock states that both the input and output is 15V.

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Bayonetta Veteran Confirms PlatinumGames Departure

He’s moved to a PlayStation team.

The Bayonetta developer PlatinumGames reportedly said goodbye to multiple veterans (including Hideki Kamiya) last year.

Now, in another studio update, it’s been confirmed the Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon director Abebe Tinari has also left. According to his LinkedIn, he’s moved on to PlayStation’s Housemarque (Returnal) as a lead game designer.

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‘Nintendo Music’ Adds Another Donkey Kong Soundtrack, Here’s Every Song Included

It’s double trouble with Dixie and Kiddy.

Nintendo has kicked off the new year with a brand new update for its ‘Nintendo Music’ app. It’s celebrating Rare’s Donkey Kong Country series once again with the released of the third game’s tracklist.

All up, this soundtrack includes 40 tracks and has a runtime of 1 hour and 14 minutes. You’ll be able to listen to the iconic intro and title screen music, Funky’s music, Jungle Jitter, bonus time, Treetop Tumble and much more.

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