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Wave Race 64 Brings Surf, Sand and Speed to Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack on Aug. 19

Jump on your watercraft and feel the rumble of the waves, because another classic game is about to make a splash in the growing Nintendo 64 library on the Nintendo Switch system! Starting Aug. 19, the Wave Race 64 game will be available for everyone with a Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack membership. Available soon as part of the Nintendo 64 – Nintendo Switch Online collection, Wave Race 64 is a fast and fluid racing game originally released shortly after the launch of the Nintendo 64 system in 1996. Choose from one of four watercraft racers, each with their own abilities and style, and try to capture glory in Championship Mode, whip around the tracks in Time Trials, pull off tricks in Stunt Mode or challenge a friend in 2P VS. Mode.* Wave Race 64 features nine challenging courses set across scenic locales. Go airborne with dolphins on the golden shores of Sunset Bay, cruise […]

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To the Stars

To the Stars Invites Tourists into the Unknown Q2 2023

Sign up for the Most Exciting Space Tour in the Galaxy! (Survival Not Guaranteed) To the Stars, the tactical roguelike deck-builder from developer Stellar Cartography and publisher Blowfish Studios, adds Earth to the itinerary along with Nintendo Switch, PC and Mac via Steam in Q2 2023.https://youtu.be/jcChwWJ0YeE What’s a disgraced captain of a renowned treasure-hunting brigade to do when they fail to make a name for themselves? Open a universe-wide touring service, of course! Surf a procedurally generated sea of stars while recruiting a group of…quirky, yet talented alien crewmates. Utilize their distinct abilities to effectively manage the voyages ahead and, most importantly, ensure guests have a great time aboard your spaceship. The galaxy is full of threats, so cruise cautiously and keep an eye out for territorial tyrants and rival tour agencies. Ready a deck with an elite arsenal of aliens, weapons, bonuses, abilities, and ships to safely ferry passengers through the final […]

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Ship of Fools

AVAST LANDLUBBERS! SHIP OF FOOLS CASTS OFF 22nd NOVEMBER!

Fika Productions’ zany seafaring co-op roguelite launches this autumn on Nintendo Switch™, PlayStation®5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. Team17 and Fika Productions have announced that bombastic solo or two-player co-op roguelite, Ship of Fools, will launch on 22nd November. Set among the islands and outcrops of the Archipelago, Ship of Fools follows a group of plucky sailors – The Fools – as they set out across the choppy waters of their watery world, combat creatures from the deep, and attempt to thwart The Everlasting Storm and the Aquapocalypse! Find your sea legs and watch the Ship of Fools launch date announcement trailer. Along the way, the Fools will have to work together and master the cannons, repair their ship – Stormstrider – from damage caused by monstrous boarding parties and missile lobbing leviathans, and tread an unlikely path to victory! Disembarking on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC, Ship of Fools and its cast […]

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Onsen Master

Onsen Master Arrives on September 1st!

Help the Island of Izajima Finally Relax – Wrangle Hot-Headed Customers into Soothing Springs, Cure Their Ailments, and Fend Off Troublesome Yokai in Arcade-Style Gameplay Today, Whitethorn Games — publisher of cozy indie hits such as APICO, Wytchwood, and Lake — alongside developer Waking Oni Games are overjoyed to announce that the arcade-style hot spring customer management game, Onsen Master, is launching on September 1, 2022. The game will be available for Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam. Onsen Master features arcade-style single and two-player co-op, where players must manage the customers of their hot springs, and prepare and put together the correct ingredients to cure their ailments. Running around the hot springs, wrangling wandering customers, and putting the right concoctions into the right baths can be hectic enough already, but troublesome yokai look to impede players’ excellent service as well. The soothing waters of Izajima Island are waiting for you! Spring into action in Onsen […]

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Melon Journey: Bittersweet Memories

XSEED Games Celebrates National Melon Day with Closer Look at Multiplatform Indie Title Melon Journey: Bittersweet Memories

Do You Know Your Melons? XSEED Games released a new slideshow for its upcoming multiplatform title, Melon Journey: Bittersweet Memories, developed by indie studio Froach Club. In celebration of National Melon Day, the slideshow introduces Honeydew and Cantaloupe along with a host of the game’s quirky characters, and hints at the intrigue surrounding melon legalization in Hog Town. What power a single melon holds! Crime and corruption abound in Hog Town where Honeydew’s friend, Cantaloupe, has gone missing from Eglantine Industries, the melon factory they both work at. As her search begins, an array of intertwining mysteries begin to unfold in this brand-new story-exploration game. Is the Cavity Crew a true threat? Is Kitten King the cause for all this? Cantaloupe will need to comb every inch of the green-tinted, pixelated world accompanied by the beats of the jazzy lo-fi soundtrack, to save the day in this monochromatic mystery set […]

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Moonscars

Moonscars to Launch on September 27

New Story Trailer Shows off Brutal Souls-like Gameplay Today, publisher Humble Games and developer Black Mermaid revealed that 2D Platform Slasher Moonscars will launch on September 27, 2022 on PC via the Humble Store and Steam, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4. The new launch date reveal trailer helps set the stage for the dark and foreboding world that players will  get to experience in Moonscars as lead protagonist Grey Irma, as well as more thrilling combat sequences and boss reveals. Additional assets for the game can be downloaded here. In Moonscars, every death is a lesson learnt—and as you overcome each challenge, new truths will be revealed. As the fierce clayborne warrior Grey Irma, you must push your combat skills to the limit and master new abilities to progress through an unforgiving nonlinear 2D world. Facing off against the relentless, destructive darkness and cruel mistress the Moon, your quest is to find the Sculptor and unravel the […]

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Soccer Story

Soccer Story shoots onto Nintendo Switch, PC, Xbox Game Pass, PlayStation, and Stadia later this year

Referee!! No More Robots and PanicBarn are today thrilled to reveal Soccer Story, a comedy open-world RPG about solving puzzles and saving the world with your trusty magic soccer ball. Watch the Reveal Trailer for Soccer Story. It’s been a year since The Calamity™ tore apart the very foundations of soccer as we know it. Since then, Soccer Inc. has made dang well sure that not a soul has been allowed to even look at a soccer ball, let alone kick it. It’s a real Messi situation, no doubt. But this is just the calm before the score. A magical football has now chosen you, The Savior of Soccer, and — you’ll get a kick out of this — you’ve been tasked with saving the future of the sport, and bringing harmony to the world once more. Can you remind everyone why there’s just no substitute for soccer, or will there […]

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Thymesia brings portable plague-ridden combat to the Nintendo Switch

Launching on 18th August in line with the PC, PlayStation®5, and Xbox Series X|S versions, OverBorder Studio’s debut title brings fast paced punishing combat to the Nintendo Switch via Cloud Streaming

Team17 and OverBorder Studio have today announced punishing action RPG Thymesia will be launching on the Nintendo Switch™ on 18th August alongside the previously announced PC, PlayStation®5, and Xbox Series X|S versions.

Thymesia is ‘switching’ it up in this latest trailer.

Available on Nintendo Switch via Cloud Streaming, Thymesia follows the mysterious masked Corvus as he attempts to save the once thriving kingdom of Hermes from the bloodthirsty and plague-ridden enemies that litter the streets.

Combining fast paced combat with an intricate plague weapon system, Thymesia allows players to customise several aspects of their build, from chaining longer combos to altering the dodge mechanic, and widening the defect window, players can take on the unforgiving enemies in a way that best suits their playstyle.

Thymesia is currently available to Wishlist on Steam.

 

Of Blades & Tails

Of Blades & Tails – An Upcoming 2D Pixel-art RPG

Turn-based Diablo, but you play as a fox! Polish indie publisher Pineapple Works is thrilled to announce its new collaboration. Of Blades & Tails is a turn-based RPG that is action-oriented but rewards a thoughtful approach. The game is being developed by a talented German solo-dev, Felix Laukel. The game is coming to PC, Nintendo Switch, and Xbox One/Series S/X in Q3 2023. In Of Blades & Tails you play Reik, a clever member of the tribe of foxes. A chain of unfortunate events involves you in a quest of vital importance to all the peace-loving creatures of the realm. You will have to leave your home village and explore the world to become strong enough to stand up to evil. The gameplay is inspired by classic Hack & Slays and turn-based RPGs like Tales of Maj’Eyal or Stoneshard. The lore is inspired by the classic point & click adventure […]

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Nintendo Download, August 11, 2022: Put the “You” in University

Nintendo Download, August 11, 2022: Put the “You” in University

In addition to video games available at retail stores, Nintendo also offers a variety of content that people can download directly to their systems. Nintendo Download adds new games weekly to Nintendo eShop, which offers a variety of options for the Nintendo Switch family of systems, the Wii U console and the Nintendo 3DS family of systems. Nintendo eShop is a cash-based service that features a wide variety of content, including new and classic games, applications and demos. Users can add money to their account balances by using a credit card or purchasing a Nintendo eShop Card at a retail store and entering the code from the card. All funds from one card must be loaded in Nintendo eShop on the Nintendo Switch family of systems, Wii U or the Nintendo 3DS family of systems, but can be used in any Nintendo eShop if the systems are linked to a […]

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Overloop

Overloop – condemn countless copies of yourself to death in a dystopian puzzle-platformer, coming to PC and consoles

Clone-based caper launches later this month on PC, console versions to follow  Indie publisher Digerati is delighted to announce it’s teaming up with developer Charge Games to bring clone sacrificing puzzle-platformer, Overloop, to PC, Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S. Overloop will launch first on PC, arriving 26th August on Steam, Epic, GOG, Humble, and other storefronts. The console versions will follow in Q4 2022 (exact release date TBC). Watch the Overloop trailer. Created by Charge Games – a development duo of George Kobyakov (programmer, game design, artist) and Charles Bardin (narrative design, sound design) – Overloop is a light-hearted adventure set in a dark future where big brain scientists create a cloning gun – the Quantum Matter Replication Device – and their profit-hungry paymasters sell it to the masses, with disastrous consequences. “We are a small team, but we are huge game fanatics. We’re especially crazy about fun gameplay, atmosphere, […]

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Humble Games Dives Deep into Temtem 1.0 Features with New Trailer

Today, Humble Games and Crema revealed a brand-new deep dive trailer for their multiplayer creature-collection game, Temtem, which gives an in-depth look at all of the new features coming to the title when it emerges from Early Access and officially launches on September 6 for Xbox Series X, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch and PC via the Humble Store and Steam. The trailer gives Temtem tamers a peek into the new Airborne Archipelago, Tamer’s Paradise, and includes gameplay footage featuring various combat modes, rewards, premium shop items and more. Players can also pre-order the digital and physical versions on PC via the Humble Store and Steam, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X, with Nintendo Switch pre-orders to be available soon. In addition, for fans that want more Temtem, a carefully curated bundle of Temtem essentials will be available for purchase separately from the game with the Temtem Collector’s Edition. More details can be found here. Temtem is a massively multiplayer creature-collection adventure. Journey across the lovely Airborne Archipelago alongside your Temtem squad. Catch […]

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Biomorph

Lucid Dreams Studio Announces Stylish, Soulslike Metroidvania Biomorph for PC and Console

Fight terrifying monsters and steal their shape and powers! Meet quirky characters, rebuild a city, and uncover the secrets of a fallen civilization – and your own mysterious origins Lucid Dreams Studio today announced their upcoming action adventure, Biomorph, a dark, action-packed 2D soulslike Metroidvania set in a sprawling, gorgeous hand-drawn 2D world where enemies are everywhere – and their powers are fair game. Check out the Biomorph revel trailer here. In Biomorph, players must use their skills to explore a vast, varied world. Solve puzzles and platforming challenges, fight deadly monsters and take their shapes to use their powers. But beware – every conquered creature can come back with new and even more threatening powers. Players must rebuild the city of Blightmoor and befriend the townspeople, learning more about both their and the town’s origins. Players will level-up their character as they fight through the vast areas around the city, […]

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Splatoon 3

SPLATOON 3 MAKES A BIG SPLASH IN NEW VIDEO PREVIEW FILLED TO THE GILLS WITH FRESH GAMEPLAY AND NEW DETAILS

Free Global Online Splatoon 3: Splatfest World Premiere Demo Takes Place on Aug. 27 Before Game’s Launch In a new 30-minute Splatoon 3 Direct video presentation fans and viewers are taken on a deep dive through the newest entry in the adrenaline-fueled Splatoon series. The ink-splatting, multiplayer action game Splatoon 3 launches for the Nintendo Switch family of systems on Sept. 9, but pre-orders for the game are available now! Splatoon 3 Direct video presentation is also available on Nintendo’s YouTube channel and Nintendo.com Splatoon 3 features an intense competition where players claim turf with splashes of color and splat their rivals as ink-spraying Inkling and Octoling characters. Splatoon 3 is a new sequel that introduces features and modes that have never been seen in a Splatoon game before, while resurfacing fan-favorite modes that have been reinvented in distinct ways. This sneak peek presentation unveils new battle stages, new maneuvers and a fun assortment of new splatterific weapons. The presentation also showcases new […]

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The DioField Chronicle.

The DioField Chronicle Demo Out Now

STRATEGIZE YOUR WAY TO VICTORY IN THE DIOFIELD CHRONICLE DEMO OUT TODAY Experience the First Chapter of the All-New Strategy RPG with Save Data Carry Over to the Full Game on September 22 SQUARE ENIX today announced a free consumer demo for The DioField Chronicle is now available for the Nintendo Switch system, PlayStation5 / 4 console, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC via Steam. Players can now experience the all-new strategy RPG that immerses players in an epic tale of war and honor. All progress made in the demo, including save data, game progress and character levels will be able to be carried over to the full game at launch on September 22. Players across all platforms can now download a free demo of The DioField Chronicle. The demo sets the stage as DioField Island suddenly finds itself cast into an age of uncertainty due to the rise […]

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Launch Schedule

2024 Launch Schedule
  • Another Code: Recollection Switch 1/19/2024
  • Mario vs. Donkey Kong Switch 2/16/2024
  • Princess Peach: Showtime! Switch 3/22/2024
  • Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD 2024
  • Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door 2024

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