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March 27, 2024
by Donald Theriault - 8:57 pm EDT
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Source: Kickstarter
Sure, run right up against the game that killed game journalism getting an expansion. That'll work so well.
A beleaguered Kickstarter project originally slated to release this week is getting another three months in the oven.
Following an announcement last fall of a March 28, 2024 launch date for Hatch Tales, developer Atooi confirmed to backers today that the remake of Chicken Wiggle was now slated to launch on June 21.
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March 26, 2024
by Donald Theriault - 9:12 pm EDT
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Source: Nintendo
Giving your humble News Editor flashbacks to his first GBA game.
There will be one more update to a Switch Online Expansion Pack library this week before the calendar tips over to April.
Nintendo have confirmed the launch of Game Boy Advance launch title F-Zero: Maximum Velocity will occur this week for subscribers to the Expansion Pack tier of Nintendo Switch Online. It previously was a 3DS Ambassador title and an early title for the Wii U's Virtual Console GBA service.
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March 25, 2024
by Donald Theriault - 8:00 am EDT
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Source: Nintendo
I'm for the revival of DS franchises on Switch, just... not by those guys.
Things we missed last week: Konami's Surprise Attack was the Archives game, and 505 Games-published survival game Unturned also surprise-dropped.
If it's possible for a quarter to simultaneously go out with a bang and a whisper, this one does. The quantity is certainly there - 40+ in both NA and... Read more...
March 18, 2024
by Donald Theriault - 12:00 pm EDT
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Source: Twitter
At this point, we can just assume Aspyr HQ is in Mos Eisley Spaceport.
Aspyr Media has become embroiled in another controversy involving a Star Wars re-release and modding, this time allegedly including mods without credit.
A mod maker for the PC version of Star Wars: Battlefront II (2005) has indicated that the Switch version of the port released last week contains combat techniques added in their mod without permission or credit. The claim - with video and pictorial proof - was posted on Twitter:
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by Donald Theriault - 8:00 am EDT
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Source: Nintendo
Welcome to the Showtime, kid.
Things we missed last week: Mouser in the Archives.
It looks like the stupidity of the end of the quarter will be headed our way NEXT week, because at least looking at it on Monday morning it's a short week that's also very top heavy. The reason for this is primarily twofold: Princess Peach: Showtime!... Read more...
March 13, 2024
by Joel A. DeWitte and Alex Orona - 5:10 pm EDT
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Source: Nintendo World Report
WB is getting a track record for cancelling properties
An update to the March 8th Nintendo World Report Article:
https://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/66517/warner-brothers-closing-adult-swim-games-brand-likely-delisting-games
Last week other news outlets started reporting that Warner Bros. Discovery is set to remove Adult Swim Games from digital... Read more...
March 11, 2024
by Donald Theriault - 8:00 am EDT
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Source: Nintendo
Would you all please rise and remove your caps for the playing of "The Llama Song".
Things we missed last week: Ubisoft stealth-dropped a sequel to 2014 UbiArt adventure game Valiant Hearts: The Great War (Valiant Hearts: Coming Home), Battle City precursor Tank Battalion from Namco is your Arcade Archives game of the week, and one developer made the list for dropping no less than FIFTEEN games in a six day span starting on Wednesday and carrying into today.
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March 10, 2024
by Donald Theriault - 10:17 am EDT
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Source: Nintendo
Local Thousand Year Door stan excited to finally play game for first time.
An unexpected news blast has greeted us on this Mario Day, with a billion-dollar sequel and release dates for five Mario games on Switch in a special video.
Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door confirmed a release date of May 23, 2024.
Luigi's Mansion 2 HD will follow on June 27 - the last two games...
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March 8, 2024
by Donald Theriault - 5:53 pm EST
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Source: Delisted Games
A good portion of the old publisher's output has already moved.
The continued flailing at Warner Brothers has claimed an early brand with some Switch history.
An entry on Delisted Games has found that within 60 days all Adult Swim Games titles will be removed from digital sale. Although some of the games previously published by ASG have already moved to other publishers, some developers have also confirmed that Warner has not and apparently will not take steps to move their games.
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March 7, 2024
by Donald Theriault - 10:39 pm EST
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Source: Bird Corp
An artist with a long history with dragons goes way too soon.
One of Japan's most prominent artists in both the manga and gaming realms has died.
The official social media for the Dragon Ball franchise confirmed tonight that Akira Toriyama, the original artist behind the series, passed away on March 1, a little more than a month before his 69th birthday. The cause of death was an acute subdural hematoma (blood on the brain).
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March 6, 2024
by Donald Theriault - 9:05 pm EST
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Source: Nintendo
Check a look and get a good feel ahead of the early, EARLY spring launch.
Nintendo's third retail release in 2024 has joined the first two in getting a demo.
A demo has gone live on the eShop for Princess Peach: Showtime ahead of the March 22 launch. The demo contains stages with Peach's Swordfighter and Patissiere costumes.
Alongside the demo, a new overview trailer was launched:
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March 4, 2024
by Donald Theriault - 1:21 pm EST
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Source: Video Games Chronicle
There goes all those Patreon profits.
The creators of a popular emulator of Switch software are folding their tent.
Tropic Haze LLC, creators of the popular Yuzu emulator, have settled a lawsuit filed last week by Nintendo alleging mass copyright infringement and violations of the United States's Digital Millenium Copyright Act. This follows statements that more than a million people were playing The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom prior to its release using Yuzu.
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by Donald Theriault - 8:00 am EST
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Source: Nintendo
We should be celebrating Unicorn Overlord this week, instead we get the absolute nadir of Switch shovelware.
Things we missed last week: The Archives title was called War of Aero, while we also got another more obscure Wii U rescue with Bit.Trip Presents Runner 2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien. As introduced by the now retired Charles Martinet.
Ordinarily, this week would be cause for celebration with... Read more...
March 1, 2024
by Donald Theriault - 11:00 am EST
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Source: R McFly
Someone caught this on Discord and it's wild. UPDATE: Developer has responded
The long arm of PEGI may have whacked one of the year's biggest eShop success stories.
Reports emerged on our Discord server this morning of a UK-based chatter attempting to purchase Balatro at 1130 GMT, even going so far as to reach the point of funds being added to their eShop balance. Before the purchase completed, the game was removed.
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February 29, 2024
by Donald Theriault - 9:30 am EST
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Source: Vooks
The patch will be out tomorrow, and not needed until 2028.
If you're hoping to get your Breaking Free or One Winged Angel on in Theatrhythm: Final Bar Line today, you'll need to do some clock fixing first.
An error first spotted by Vooks and confirmed with both the Switch and PlayStation versions of last February's rhythm release has it going to either a blank or loading screen when booted. The only fix for this is to change the date in Settings to anything but February 29.
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February 27, 2024
by Donald Theriault - 6:47 pm EST
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Source: Scribd
It is morally right to point and laugh at operational security that is this bad.
Nintendo has filed a lawsuit against the maker of a popular Switch emulator that could have impacts far beyond just a single program.
The lawsuit, filed yesterday and discovered by Axios games writer Stephen Totilo, is against Tropic Haze LLC, the legal entity whose products include the popular Yuzu Switch emulator (as well as the popular 3DS emulator Citra). Nintendo's suit alleges the following:
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by Donald Theriault - 9:33 am EST
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Source: Pokemon Company
All the fun of opening cards without any of the homicide required to buy them.
In addition to the announcement of Pokemon Legends: AZ, the Pokemon Presents provided updates and a new software announcement for the franchise.
The new announcement was Pokemon TCG Pocket, a mobile version of the Pokemon Trading Card Game that will feature a simplified version of the TCG gameplay... Read more...
by Donald Theriault - 9:19 am EST
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Source: Pokemon Company
Apparently we took Arceus and added... Sim City?
The next main Pokemon game appears to be waiting a full three years from its predecessor.
The "one more announcement" of the Pokemon Presents was a new Pokemon Legends title. Subtitled "Z-A", the title will be developed by Game Freak and will launch simultaneously worldwide in 2025.
Z-A will... Read more...
February 26, 2024
by Donald Theriault - 8:00 am EST
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Source: Nintendo
By the next time I can use that date in one of these, my legs and feet will have calmed down from this weekend's IRL grind session.
Things we missed last week: Aside from the items in the Direct that were either "out right now" or "out tomorrow" (respectively: Penny's Big Breakaway, Pocket Card Jockey: Ride On!, and Pentiment + NSO updates of wildly varying quality depending on the region), Konami's Jungler was the Archives game of the week.
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February 23, 2024
by Donald Theriault - 12:37 pm EST
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Source: User reports
Should you download the update? Should you buy the game right now? Neigh.
The game industry's mass of layoffs has led to a major update for a popular fighting game releasing in a completely broken state.
A new paid DLC for Them's Fightin' Herds added two new characters, one of whom has the ability to cause infinite unbreakable combos.
Publisher Modus Games reportedly... Read more...
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