Category: Nintendo

Shovel of Hope DX, DLC, updates… the list goes on!

Alongside the new game announcement at the special Shovel Knight 10th anniversary broadcast, Yacht Club games also announced a whole bunch of other new content on the way. We’re talking about a new enhanced version of the original game, Shovel Knight DLC, an update on Mina The Hollower, and much more.

With so much revealed at this event, we’ve put together this round up – featuring everything you can expect from Yacht Club in the future. This includes some projects which are “coming soon”, some “summer 2024” releases, and even a TBD release. It’s all happening on the Shovel Knight front!

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Nontendo.

Let me get this out of the way – being at Summer Game Fest was amazing.

The people were amazing. The variety of games, both big and small, were amazing. I was lucky enough to go to E3 twice back when I wrote for a different site, and I would take the laid-back vibes, the layout, and the ability to socialise at my own pace any day of the week over the crowded convention centre of E3.

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Definitely worth a punt.

The debate about which is the best football video game is one that has raged on for decades.

Until now, there hasn’t really been much of a choice on Switch. There’s EA Sports FC (which thankfully, finally, is worth getting now), but with Konami’s eFootball (formerly PES) nowhere in sight, the other options are arcade-style indie games whose quality varies wildly.

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It’s not all game designers, you know.

Masahiro Sakurai is back talking about Super Smash Bros. Ultimate on his YouTube channel (what do you know!). This time, the focus is on collision animations and how it’s more of a collaborative effort than you might expect.

Those who have been paying attention to the legendary game designer’s videos over the past two years will be no stranger to the importance of the Smash roster’s silhouettes and in today’s update, Sakurai lays out how this side-on image is even tied to the way the game feels when it comes to landing punches.

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Ubisoft confirmed ’20th Anniversary Edition’ in 2023.

Ubisoft has been pretty quiet on the upcoming launch of Beyond Good & Evil 20th Anniversary Edition. However, the discovery of the game’s trophies via Exophase (thanks, VGC) may indicate that its release is just around the corner.

It would make sense too, right? With Nintendo confirming a Direct showcase to be aired at some point this month, Beyond Good & Evil feels like the perfect game to crop up during the presentation. Ubisoft also confirmed that it would be released in ‘early 2024’, but since we’re arguably well beyond that point now, we feel it could drop on the Switch eShop at any point.

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The original leaks date back to 2021.

There have been ongoing rumours about Square Enix’s series Final Fantasy Tactics making a return after some leaks in 2021 and we’ve now got a small update.

If you were wondering what the status is on this supposed project, according to Bloomberg reporter Jason Schreier, it’s “real and happening”. He provided this update on the ‘GamingLeaksAndRumours‘ subreddit a few days ago (thanks for the heads up, Push Square).

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The legendary zombie hunter Juliet returns.

We first heard Lollipop Chainsaw would be getting a remake back in 2022, and now the first official trailer for Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP has dropped, confirming it will arrive for Switch and multiple other platforms on 25th September 2024.

This updated version of the Grasshopper Manufacture title, by developer Dragami Games, is described as the definitive version of the game, leaving the story unchanged and instead focusing on quality-of-life improvements and additional gameplay content. The scene is set in the first trailer above which features the legendary zombie hunter Juliet.

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Hands-on impressions of over a dozen games.

Summer Game Fest is over for another year, and it was a pretty jam-packed event. There are still plenty of stuff to come out of the show over the coming weeks, but what did we get up to while we were in Downtown Los Angeles for a week?

Well, we’ll spare you the details of the refreshing drinks and poolside antics — it wasn’t really that glamourous — but we’re ready to talk about most of the games we played.

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Shin Megami Tensei! Monster Hunter! Sorcerian!

The latest Nintendo Download update for North America has arrived, and it’s bringing new games galore to the eShop in your region. As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and comment down below with your potential picks for the week. Enjoy!

Switch eShop – Highlights

Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance (Atlus, 14th Jun) – Forge your path through a post-apocalyptic world in this definitive version of Shin Megami Tensei V. Two complete story paths await, including a brand-new storyline with new locations and demons, where your choices will determine the fate of all existence. Navigate conflicting and tragic moral decisions and confront a dramatic tale of revenge or explore the original Shin Megami Tensei V saga. Which path will you choose? – Read our Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance review

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Wahoo!

The latest Japanese charts are in, courtesy of Famitsu, and while it’s certainly a pretty quiet week for video games, it’s nevertheless yet another win for the Nintendo Switch.

After playing host to the PS5’s Stellar Blade in recent weeks, the top ten once again belongs solely to the Switch, with Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door at the top. Following this are the usual suspects, including Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Minecraft, and (shock!) Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.

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