Category: Nintendo

Zelda, Marvel vs. Capcom, Epic Mickey and much more.

September has officially arrived and it’s going to be an action-packed month on the Switch front.

Starting off early on the 6th, we’ve got games like Ace Attorney Investigations Collection to look forward. Then there’s the Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection in the following week. Another highlight includes The Plucky Squire on the 17th and to go out with a bang we’ve got the new adventure The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, out 26th September alongside the new Zelda-themed Switch Lite.

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Zelda! Mario Party! Sonic!

Can you believe it’s September already? Blimey… At least we have plenty – and we mean plenty – of fantastic games headed our way on Nintendo Switch.

We’ve been busy rounding up our usual selection of games headed to retail over the next few weeks, including some highlights picked by us as well as lots of other games and accessories that are launching soon. Have a browse through and see if anything takes your fancy:

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It launches on the eShop this October.

The Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase went out with a bang earlier this week with the announcement Sega’s Yakuza Kiwami was on the way to the Switch this October.

If you were hoping for a physical version, it seems it might be digital-only eShop release. As highlighted by Nintendo Everything, a rough translation from the developer’s ‘X’ account mentions how this title is “download distribution only”.

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It’s out later this month.

PAX West 2024 is taking place this weekend in the US, and as part of the fun, Nintendo is showcasing upcoming games and hardware. This includes the Zelda-themed ‘Hyrule Edition’ Switch Lite, which will launch alongside the new Zelda game Echoes of Wisdom on 26th September.

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Marisa’s chapter “delayed beyond August”.

If you were wondering where the first story expansion DLC for Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes is, you might want to read on…

In a new Kickstarter update on the last day of the month, the developer Rabbit & Bear Studios has announced the Marisa DLC will be “delayed beyond August” with a new release date to be shared “soon”.

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Who will survive, and what will be left of them?

Being able to elicit fear with simply a sprinkling of pixels and a well-timed soundtrack is an art form.

Horror games come in all shapes and sizes, with varying levels of gore, ghouls, and grisly details. While the Switch is home to some incredibly realistic horror, the most influential scary games on the console are arguably those made in RPG Maker.

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“I will start developing a new game in a new environment”.

The Japanese video game director Hideaki Itsuno has announced he’ll be leaving Capcom after “30 years and 5 months” and it’s effective immediately.

In a brief message on social media, he thanked fans for their long-term support of the games and characters he’s been responsible for over the years. It’s not the end of his career though, with the news he will be starting development on “a new game in a new environment” in September.

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“We are having discussions”.

Final Fantasy XIV Online director and producer Naoki Yoshida (also known as Yoshi-P) has recently reiterated interest in bringing Square Enix’s massive multiplayer RPG to a Nintendo system in the future.

Speaking to Gamereactor at Gamescom 2024 recently, he acknowledged fan requests and mentioned how the team was working towards “achieving that goal”. Here’s the translation of his response:

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But rollback netcode has been confirmed.

After a sign was spotted earlier this week at PAX West, Arc System Works has now confirmed the fighting game Guilty Gear Strive is on its way to the Nintendo Switch.

While it’s set to offer up the entire package (including the 28 currently available fighters), one thing it seems it will be missing is crossplay. The game’s producer Ken Miyauchi has confirmed on social media platform ‘X’ that it won’t be in this particular release, but hey – it’s still got rollback netcode:

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Far from a miserable pile.

To celebrate the release of the excellent Castlevania Dominus Collection, we’re republishing this ranked list of every Castlevania game to appear on Nintendo systems.

Remember, this is a reader-ranked list governed by each game’s User Rating on our games database. As such, it is subject to real-time change as the ratings fluctuate. Feel free to get in there and rate the games you’ve played if you haven’t already. Enjoy!

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