Dave The Diver Getting Physical Switch Release With Guilty Gear Collab Content

It’s been announced for Japan.

If you’ve already played Dave The Diver and were holding out for a physical release, you’re in luck…kind of. Arc System Works has today announced a physical Switch release, officially titled “Anniversary Edition” will be launching on 30th May 2024.

As part of this collab with Arc System Works, it will also include some content from the fighting game Guilty Gear Strive. This includes themed graphics for the boat, and customers who wear themed costumes. There’ll also be a rhythm game giving you access to the song “The Disaster of Passion”. It’s worth mentioning how this isn’t Dave’s first collab, he’s also teamed up with Godzilla and games like Dredge.

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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Five-Day amiibo Tournament Announced

Celebrating the arrival of the Sora amiibo.

Sora from Kingdom Hearts has finally joined the amiibo line and to go out with a bang Super Smash Bros. Ultimate will be hosting a special amiibo event.

For five days, you’ll be able to participate in an in-game tournament and team up with your own trained amiibo. This event starts on 29th February in the US and will take place on 1st March in the UK and Japan. Here’s another look at the promotional artwork to go with this event:

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Talking Point: What Would Make You Happy To Give Up Physical Games And Go 100% Digital?

Concessions stand.

While the demise of physical media has seemed like an inevitability for many years now, boutique publishers are helping to keep a passionate base of physical-only fans with a stocked game library. The scenario right now isn’t ideal, with eShop releases often only getting a physical version months later (once a publisher has gauged interest and calculated an approach that isn’t going to leave them lumbered with thousands of costly Switch carts in the storeroom) or with orders only open in a limited window.

Decade-old trends have suggested a movement away from physical from the big players — why create a secondhand market if you can limit resales and maximise your own profits? — although at present Nintendo seems content with the status quo. Microsoft is occupied with Game Pass and Sony’s number of first-party releases pales in comparison to Nintendo, quantity-wise, so right now it’s easy to imagine things just staying the same for the next generation — all the big games will still be available in physical form, if that’s how you want them.

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Peacemaker Joins Mortal Kombat 1 In New Update, Here Are The Full Patch Notes

You can’t DLC me.

It’s time for the next DLC fighter to join Mortal Kombat 1 and with that comes another update.

DC’s Peacemaker (sharing the likeness and voice talents of John Cena) enters “early access” in the game today before his full release on 6th March. Janet Cage’s Kameo fighter also enters the fray with today’s update, though she will not be available until next month too. These additions come alongside a bunch of balancing adjustments and fixes too, of course.

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Batman: Arkham Knight Still Runs Poorly On Switch Despite Massive Update

16GB of… what?

Batman: Arkham Knight wasn’t in the best shape when it swooped onto Switch at the end of last year. Fortunately, the game has today received a monster 16GB update, one that’s guaranteed to fix all of its problems, right? Well

By the looks of it, Batman Arkham Knight still runs poorly on Switch. The official patch notes for the latest update are yet to be published, but the changes seem to be minimal at best. The black sheep of the Switch’s Arkham Trilogy collection, Knight’s visuals still seemingly leave much to be desired, frame drops remain regular and it looks like there are still bugs a-plenty.

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Metroidvania ‘Turbo Kid’ Brings Gore, Pixel Art And BMX Tricks To The Apocalypse

Pedal to the metal.

Publisher and developer Outerminds has unveiled an all-new trailer for the upcoming retro-inspired metroidvania Turbo Kid and it is looking rather awesome.

Based on the 2015 award-winning indie film of the same name (for which you can find the trailer here), Turbo Kid will see you exploring an apocalyptic wasteland, armed with a series of increasingly powerful weapons and your trusty BMX.

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Nintendo Store Restocks Pokémon amiibo In Select Regions

Celebrating Pokémon Day 2024.

We’ve got some good news for Pokémon fans and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate amiibo collectors. In celebration of Pokémon Day 2024, Nintendo has restocked its official online stores with select Pokémon amiibo.

The Pokémon included in this restock are Pikachu, Squirtle, Ivysaur, Charizard, Mewtwo, Lucario, Greninja and Incineroar. They will set you back $15.99 USD (or the regional equivalent) and stock may vary between regions. This new batch of Pokémon amiibo are currently available in locations like the US and Australia.

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Nintendo Sets Its Sights On Switch Emulator Yuzu In New Lawsuit

It wants the emulator shut down.

Nintendo has always had an incredibly strong stance against video game piracy and it’s now taking legal action against the creators of the Switch emulator Yuzu.

As highlighted by Stephen Totilo of Game File, the Japanese video game giant known for hits like Super Mario and Zelda accuses the Yuzu creators of “unlawfully” circumventing Nintendo software encryption and facilitating piracy. The Yuzu team allegedly accessed Switch games from a hacked unit and made copies of games, which Nintendo believes is a DMCA and copyright violation.

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Review: Pentiment (Switch) – Obsidian’s Medieval Murder Mystery Is Portable Perfection

Renaissance, man.

Listen. We’ve already reviewed Obsidian’s superlative Pentiment over on our sister site Pure Xbox, where we gave it an excellent 9/10 score. However, now that we’ve been given the opportunity to return to 16th-century Bavaria all over again in this fantastic Switch port, we daresay it’s better — worthy of a slight amendment to that scoreline, even. Ahhhhh, now, that’s much better.

Yes, Pentiment pretty much blew us away when it first arrived back in November of 2022. At its core a very clever and utterly absorbing medieval murder mystery, the hook here comes through a unique style and setting that results in one of the freshest and most original games we’ve played this gen. In fact, this one — previously an Xbox exclusive — is a real highlight of Microsoft’s Game Pass service, so it’s incredibly exciting to see it arrive on Nintendo’s console in such fine form.

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Review: Shiren The Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon Of Serpentcoil Island (Switch) – A Thrilling Return For A Beloved Series

Sweet little mystery dungeon.

It’s nearly guaranteed that during any online discussion about a game of the ‘rogue’ genre, at least one sweaty person will eagerly emerge from the woodwork to say, “Well, ackshually, this game is a roguelite, not a roguelike.” Eyerolls aside, the distinction isn’t without merit, though ‘pure’ roguelikes are relatively rare these days despite the popularity of many of their mechanics in modern games. Shiren the Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island—the latest mainline release in the long-running Mystery Dungeon franchise—is a roguelike, and it unashamedly features all the thrilling randomization and savage brutality that you could expect of one. We’re happy to report that it executes on its unflinching design brilliantly, providing a tough, engaging, and addictive experience that you won’t want to miss (if you like roguelikes).

The narrative of Shiren ‘6’ follows the titular wanderer and Koppa, a talking ferret who accompanies him on his adventures. The two of them both received visions in a dream about a mysterious treasure lying in the stomach of a powerful beast on Serpentcoil Island, so they head there to see if the legends are true. In a rather interesting twist, we then jump forward to the very end of their adventure, right in the middle of their climactic battle with the monster. Shiren takes a blow to the head during the fight that gives him amnesia and though he and Koppa fight bravely, they’re eventually overwhelmed by the creature and awaken in a nearby village. Eager for another crack at the beast, and in an attempt to jog his foggy memory, Shiren and Koppa set out again to retrace their steps and, hopefully, succeed.

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