Category: Nintendo

“bullet hell… in space!”.

Revealed as a “one more thing” announcement at today’s Day of the Devs digital showcase, Poncle announced that Vampire Survivors will be landing an all-new DLC package, featuring a collaboration with… wait for it… Among Us.

We don’t know all that much about what the DLC will have in store at the time of writing apart from that it will see some familiar crewmates thrown into a space-set version of the bullet hell roguelike that we haven’t been able to take our eyes off this year. Interesting, right?

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“Welcome to a parallel world of Eastward: population… growing!?”.

Pixpil’s gorgeous adventure game Eastward is getting farming DLC, and it’s out on 31st January 2024 on Nintendo Switch. The date was revealed during the Wholesome Snack presentation, which followed Day of the Devs Game Awards showcase.

Eastward: Octopia was announced earlier this year and is set in a parallel world where Sam and John don’t need to worry about the miasma that plagues the main game. So this is a much more relaxing experience than the base game! We also have to appreciate the cheeky little Animal Crossing in the YouTube description. “Population…. growing!?” We see you, Chucklefish.

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“We are so very sorry”.

League of Geeks, the developer behind the acclaimed Switch game Armello, has announced that over 50% of its staff have been made redundant.

In total, 31 people have been laid off following “unprecedented withdrawal of funding opportunities” within the industry, along with rising operation costs and poor Early Access sales. As a result, plans for a full release of Jumplight Odyssey (which wasn’t announced for Switch) have been put on hold due to the loss of the entire team. The release of Solium Infernum in the new year, however, has not been affected.

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With more planned in the new year.

Bandai Namco Amusement Europe has announced that it is opening three new stores in the UK over the next two weeks.

The first will open on December 7th, 2023 in Ealing, followed by Brighton’s North Street on December 12th, 2023, and finally Meadowhall Sheffield on December 15th, 2023.

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More kontent is on the way.

If you’re wondering what’s planned for Mortal Kombat 1 beyond the Kombat Pack, it seems there’s another Aftermath-style story expansion in the works.

Series co-creator Ed Boon confirmed this last week at CCXP23 in Brazil. While he didn’t go into any specific detail, he did mention how there would also be a “big surprise” after this. Here’s exactly what he had to say, courtesy of IGN:

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Part of the Donkey Kong Country expansion.

Yesterday, Universal Studios announced the Super Nintendo World Donkey Kong Country expansion would be opening in Spring 2024. As part of this, it’s also revealed two brand new Power-Up Bands, featuring amiibo functionality. There’s one for Donkey Kong and the other is based on Diddy Kong.

These special amiibo Power-Up Bands for Super Nintendo World can be used to interact with the park, uncover secrets, and can sync up to the special smartphone app. These bands can also be used in certain games on the Nintendo Switch.

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Touch Detective 3 + The Complete Case is coming to Switch.

The Touch Detective series is making its grand return to the West thanks to publisher Nicalis. Touch Detective 3 + The Complete Case Files is coming to Nintendo Switch physically and digitally on 28th March, 2024. (Thanks, Gematsu!) Physical editions have only been announced for North America at the time of writing.

Notably, this is the first time that Touch Detective Rising 3: Does Funghi Dream of Bananas?, the first 3DS entry in the series, is getting an English localisation. It’s coming over along with the first two games and all added content from the mobile releases. This is a localised version of the compilation that launched in Japan in October 2022, and we covered it here at Nintendo Life.

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Home-brewing a winner.

Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration was already a remarkably comprehensive package when it launched back in 2022, boasting over 100 games from Atari’s history from its humble arcade beginnings to the ill-fated Jaguar console.

Seemingly not content to leave it as it is, however, developer Digital Eclipse has launched the first of several free updates, adding 12 games to the line-up comprised of official titles, unreleased prototypes, and homebrews. While the update is unlikely to convince anybody not already sold on the idea of playing games based largely on tech from the late ’70s, the additions here are going to prove invaluable to fans who might have missed out on homebrew curios like Adventure II and Return to Haunted House.

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Pillow the belt.

The Switch isn’t short of fighting games; if you want to duke it out as adorable animals, heroes in a half shell or beloved Nintendo characters, the console has got you covered. But what if you wanted something a little softer? Something that has all the hallmarks of your favourite fighting games, but without the intense violence that (understandably) underlines the genre? Pillow Champ looks set to fill that niche in Spring 2024.

We had a chance to check out the game in an online presentation and, on the surface, this is a straight-up fighter. It’s “Street Fighter with pillows,” the Frosty Pop developers told us, and we can see why. You choose to play as one of eight pillow-wielding warriors and your goal is to use your bedtime bludgeoning tool to wish your opponent ‘nighty night.’

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Really?!

Physical enthusiasts, you may want to sit down for this one.

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