Available for Switch, too.
We’re now in September, and Nintendo has rolled out a new firmware update for the Switch 2 and original Switch.
It’s seemingly a small one, with the patch notes mentioning how it has improved the overall stability. Here are the full patch notes, courtesy of Nintendo’s official Japanese support page.
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Ludicrously long titles are so hot right now.
Kirby landed on Nintendo’s latest console last week, a few months ahead of his upcoming Switch 2 exclusive Kirby Air Riders in November.
The updated version of Kirby and the Forgotten Land followed on from the snazzy Nintendo Switch 2 Edition of a Switch 1 game released in July, the (similarly) laboriously titled Super Mario Party Jamboree – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Jamboree TV, adding some bespoke new stuff into the brilliant base game along with the resolution and frame rate upgrades you’d expect.
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Games and gear for when you’re not playing Silksong.
Switch 2 is nearly three months old now, and we’re on the cusp of the mad Q3/4 rush as publishers gear up to extract your pennies over the holiday season, which is just a few months away.
Switch 2 is slowly, steadily building a library, and there’s still more Switch 1 games coming than we know what to do with. And with the launch Silksong — finally! — there’s loads to be playing even if you haven’t yet picked up Nintendo’s latest system.
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Ah, a blockade.
We are mere days away from the Switch 2’s next big port, with Star Wars Outlaws gearing up for a hyperspace exit on 4th September. Ubisoft has been pretty shy with Switch 2 footage so far (bar a sizzle reel appearance in the console’s reveal Direct, and another brief look back in July), and if initial impressions are to be believed, there might be a good reason for that.
Outlaws’ Switch 2 port has arrived at PAX West, giving all those in attendance the first chance to see how Kay Vess’ planet-hopping adventure fares on the new Nintendo hardware. One such person to go hands-on with the game was GVG‘s Steve Bowling, who, despite revealing that Ubisoft allowed no direct-feed capture or over-the-shoulder recording during the preview, assembled his thoughts into a YouTube video. Unsurprisingly, it doesn’t sound great.
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Update: Team Cherry confirms.
After a long wait and multiple delays, Team Cherry’s anticipated release Hollow Knight: Silksong is finally releasing next month – and the cost of the eagerly awaited game appears to have been revealed (thanks, Eurogamer).
While it’s not an official confirmation, a now-deleted listing on Gamestop that marked the game’s price as $20 was spotted by fans of the series.
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Pixel by pixel.
Given that I love RPGs, I’m sure it’s no surprise that I’m very excited for Octopath Traveler 0. What might shock you, however, is that it’s not the return to Osterra, or the excellent turn-based combat, or even the prospect of another new HD-2D game that has me jazzed, nope (I still love all of these things, though, be nice!). The thing I’m most looking forward to? I get to build my own town.
What is it about city building that I love? Is it the allure of making my own space? Is it a power fantasy, where I can make my town however I want, a way of expressing my creativity in a whole new way? Or is it simply that I grew up with Grand Designs (a British TV show about people with money who build their own houses) on in the background?
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Our top eShop games on Switch and Switch 2 in August!
We’re dreaming of crisp leaves, hot chocolate, and video games by the fire right now. Autumn approaches, but we have one more summer month to look back on in this edition of eShop Selects!
August has been a bountiful one, with an Indie World dropping some surprise hits and announcements. So there’s been plenty to chew on alongside a couple of Nintendo highlights.
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Legen-dairy.
Hello everyone, and welcome to another edition of Box Art Brawl!
Last time, we looked at Chibi-Robo: Park Patrol, in celebration of the launch of the original game on NSO for Switch 2. And let’s be honest, we all knew which would win this one. Yes, with 77% of the vote, the far superior US variant won in a landslide. Good job.
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“It’s happening”.
Fans of the hugely successful farming and lifestyle sim Stardew Valley can look forward to another major update in the future.
The creator Eric ‘ConcernedApe’ Barone actually shared this news at the Stardew Concert this week, and has now followed this up with an announcement on social media. In brief, a Stardew Valley Version 1.7 update is happening!
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Silksong, Final Fantasy, Sonic and much more.
It’s almost September and it’s set to be one of the biggest months of the year, with Team Cherry’s anticipated release Hollow Knight: Silksong finally releasing.
Apart from this, games like Star Wars Outlaws and Daemon X Machina are on the way, and later in the month, series such as Sonic, Pac-Man and Final Fantasy return.
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