Out next week.
Square Enix has announced it will be releasing a two-in-one physical Switch collection for Octopath Traveler and Octopath Traveler II.
According to Square Enix Asia’s Facebook page, this bundle will be made available on 2nd April 2025.
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X/10.
Recently, we crossed one of the last remaining Wii U winners off our Switch port list thanks to the arrival of Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition.
We’d waited a long time to extol the virtues of this excellent entry to people who never picked up a Wii U, and the wait, thankfully, was worth it. PJ awarded the Switch edition an ‘Outstanding’ 10/10 in his review, calling it “an absolute must-play” that ranks “up there with the all-time great sci-fi RPGs”.
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It’s about time.
Well, that’s been quite the week, huh? Let’s chill out with another edition of Box Art Brawl.
Last time, we saw two covers for NSO newbie Nobunaga’s Ambition go head-to-head, and it’s got to be said, it wasn’t even close. The epic Japanese art comfortably walked away with the win, taking 74% of the vote and leaving North America with the remaining 26%.
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Here are the full patch notes.
Super Evil Megacorp has this week released its ‘Balance of Power’ update for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate.
This is a massive update adding boss updates, control improvements, bug fixes and much more. The team also has much more planned for 2025. Here’s the full rundown via the official Steam page:
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The clock is ticking…
A few weeks back, we gathered our thoughts and put down in words what we on Team NL are expecting from the upcoming Switch 2 Direct. We’re mere days away from the presentation now, so we’re republishing this article, updated with our lovely video team’s hopes and dreams above. Enjoy!
In exactly four weeks, we’re all going to know more about Switch 2 – hopefully a lot more. Wednesday 2nd April is the day of Switch 2 Direct when Nintendo lifts the lid on its upcoming console and gives us a much better idea of what’s in store beyond the initial reveal.
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Now rendering.
Rendering Ranger R2‘s original release is a layered story of mystique and intrigue. Developed by Manfred Trenz of Turrican fame, it was only ever released in Japan after its American and European incarnation, Targa, was cancelled. With only 10,000 copies produced, it’s one of the rarest Super Famicom games and by far the most valuable.
An unusual run-and-gun/shoot-em-up hybrid, its graphics were switched in beta from traditional spritework to a pre-rendered flavour in an attempt to capitalise on the Donkey Kong Country wave. Its platform stages play much like Contra, dropping Turrican’s sprawling layouts for more linear fare, while its shoot-’em-up sections play similarly to Thunder Force. Action-packed throughout, there are plenty of weapons to swap between, and you can power up your shot types through several levels. Should you take too much damage, your weapon power takes a hit in turn. You have three bombs available that function differently depending on the weapon you’re using, and interestingly they operate on a reheat basis, meaning the game allows you to be quite liberal in their usage.
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A storm is coming…
We’re here, everyone. The last weekend before Nintendo’s big Switch 2 Direct. Give yourselves a pat on the back – we made it.
As for this week..? Well, it was super quiet, nothing happened, man. Heh, only kidding, we had another Nintendo Direct. It was quite the surprise, but it was certainly packed with interesting announcements, including the intriguing new Virtual Game Card initiative.
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According to a “large US retailer”.
Following a report from Insider Gaming’s Tom Henderson earlier this week suggesting the Switch 2 would launch in June with a “3-phase” software plan, there’s now an update.
According to “internal emails and documents” provided to the same outlet from a “large US retailer”, Switch 2 stock is expected to sell out on the same day as pre-orders open:
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A link to the past (gen)?
Earlier this week, Nintendo quietly confirmed the Switch 2’s mysterious new ‘C’ button, located on the right Joy-Con controller.
We’re still waiting for an official update to find out what exactly this button does, but a new rumour doing the rounds suggests it will allow you to link your Switch 2 to the original Switch system and reportedly transform it into Wii U-like GamePad device.
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It’s a good day to be a Mii fan.
The Switch Direct this week gave Nintendo’s popular Mii avatar a new lease on life with not only a cameo in the ‘virtual game card’ trailer but also the announcement of Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream – the first new entry in the Tomodachi Life series in over ten years.
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